Connecting powerline rights-of-way vegetation management to improve pollinator habitat. A USGS RAMPS technician samples pollinating insects along the Salt River Project powerline that crosses through Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests.
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Powerlines & Pollinators
Connecting powerline rights-of-way vegetation management to improve pollinator habitat. A USGS RAMPS technician samples pollinating insects along the Salt River Project powerline that crosses through Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests.
A SBSC technician collects data on native plants for restoration, near Escalante, UT
A SBSC technician collects data on native plants for restoration, near Escalante, UTA SBSC technician, Shannon Lencioni, collects data on native plants for restoration, near Escalante, UT, in May 2021. Photo by Morgan Andrews, SBSC, USGS.
A SBSC technician collects data on native plants for restoration, near Escalante, UT
A SBSC technician collects data on native plants for restoration, near Escalante, UTA SBSC technician, Shannon Lencioni, collects data on native plants for restoration, near Escalante, UT, in May 2021. Photo by Morgan Andrews, SBSC, USGS.
USGS researchers walk to a vegetation and drought study site in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
USGS researchers walk to a vegetation and drought study site in Canyonlands National Park, UtahUSGS researchers walk to a long-term vegetation and drought study site in a Canyonlands National Park grassland, Utah, where long-term monitoring has occurred since 1998.
USGS researchers walk to a vegetation and drought study site in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
USGS researchers walk to a vegetation and drought study site in Canyonlands National Park, UtahUSGS researchers walk to a long-term vegetation and drought study site in a Canyonlands National Park grassland, Utah, where long-term monitoring has occurred since 1998.
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar Array
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar ArrayThe United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar Array
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar ArrayThe United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.
Vegetation drought research in Canyonlands National Park
Vegetation drought research in Canyonlands National ParkUSGS scientist Dr. Erika Geiger gathers research at a vegetation drought monitoring study in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Here Dr. Geiger collects data on warm season grasses at a control plot associated with a long-term drought experiment.
Vegetation drought research in Canyonlands National Park
Vegetation drought research in Canyonlands National ParkUSGS scientist Dr. Erika Geiger gathers research at a vegetation drought monitoring study in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Here Dr. Geiger collects data on warm season grasses at a control plot associated with a long-term drought experiment.
A pronghorn uses habitat with oil and gas development infrastructure, Utah
A pronghorn uses habitat with oil and gas development infrastructure, UtahA pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) using habitat with oil and gas development near Vernal, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, SBSC, USGS.
A pronghorn uses habitat with oil and gas development infrastructure, Utah
A pronghorn uses habitat with oil and gas development infrastructure, UtahA pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) using habitat with oil and gas development near Vernal, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, SBSC, USGS.
Canyonlands National Park panorama
A panoramic photo of the Colorado River Basin in Canyonlands National Park. Photo by Mike Duniway, Southwest Biological Science Center, USGS.
A panoramic photo of the Colorado River Basin in Canyonlands National Park. Photo by Mike Duniway, Southwest Biological Science Center, USGS.
USGS staff collects vegetation data on reclaimed oil or gas pad
USGS staff collects vegetation data on reclaimed oil or gas padUSGS Southwest Biological Science Center staff collects vegetation data on reclaimed oil or gas pad, Grand Junction, CO, April 2021. Photo by Mike Duniway, SBSC, USGS.
USGS staff collects vegetation data on reclaimed oil or gas pad
USGS staff collects vegetation data on reclaimed oil or gas padUSGS Southwest Biological Science Center staff collects vegetation data on reclaimed oil or gas pad, Grand Junction, CO, April 2021. Photo by Mike Duniway, SBSC, USGS.
A group of researchers near boats on a sandbar along the Colorado River
A group of researchers near boats on a sandbar along the Colorado RiverA group of USGS and other researchers disembark from river research boats at a sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.
A group of researchers near boats on a sandbar along the Colorado River
A group of researchers near boats on a sandbar along the Colorado RiverA group of USGS and other researchers disembark from river research boats at a sandbar on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.
Boats on a sandbar on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Boats on a sandbar on the Colorado River, Grand CanyonBoats on a sandbar on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated, for the USGS.
Boats on a sandbar on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Boats on a sandbar on the Colorado River, Grand CanyonBoats on a sandbar on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated, for the USGS.
Cholla cacti above the Colorado River in western Grand Canyon
Cholla cacti above the Colorado River in western Grand CanyonCholla cacti above the Colorado River in western Grand Canyon. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated / USGS.
Cholla cacti above the Colorado River in western Grand Canyon
Cholla cacti above the Colorado River in western Grand CanyonCholla cacti above the Colorado River in western Grand Canyon. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated / USGS.
USGS research boats travel along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
USGS research boats travel along the Colorado River in Grand CanyonUSGS research boats travel along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during a science expedition to analyze resource effects during a low flow experiment. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.
USGS research boats travel along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
USGS research boats travel along the Colorado River in Grand CanyonUSGS research boats travel along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during a science expedition to analyze resource effects during a low flow experiment. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-134.jpgA rock covered with algae is exposed during an experimental low flow release from Glen Canyon Dam in March 2021.
FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-134.jpg
FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-134.jpgA rock covered with algae is exposed during an experimental low flow release from Glen Canyon Dam in March 2021.
A USGS researcher conducting a metabolism modeling study using a sonde, on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam
A USGS researcher conducting a metabolism modeling study using a sonde, on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon DamA USGS researcher, Bridget Deemer, conducting a metabolism modeling study using a submerged sonde, on the Colorado River in Glen Canyon below Glen Canyon Dam. Photo by Freshwaters Illustrated for USGS.
A USGS researcher conducting a metabolism modeling study using a sonde, on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam
A USGS researcher conducting a metabolism modeling study using a sonde, on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon DamA USGS researcher, Bridget Deemer, conducting a metabolism modeling study using a submerged sonde, on the Colorado River in Glen Canyon below Glen Canyon Dam. Photo by Freshwaters Illustrated for USGS.
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-45.jpgBotanist Emily Palmquist examines vegetation common to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-45.jpgBotanist Emily Palmquist examines vegetation common to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-62.jpgScientist on shore and in waders holds up a clear bag full of green algae and insects sampled from Glen Canyon National Recreational Area
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-62.jpgScientist on shore and in waders holds up a clear bag full of green algae and insects sampled from Glen Canyon National Recreational Area
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-128.jpgLooking upstream at Glen Canyon Dam during the low flow experiment in March 2021
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FreshwatersIllustrated_USGS_GlenCanyonLowFlowMonitoring20210316b-128.jpgLooking upstream at Glen Canyon Dam during the low flow experiment in March 2021
Monitoring along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during a low flow experiment
Monitoring along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during a low flow experimentMonitoring riparian vegetation at Paria Beach along the Colorado River just below Lees Ferry. Photo by Freshwaters Illustrated / USGS.
Monitoring along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during a low flow experiment
Monitoring along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon during a low flow experimentMonitoring riparian vegetation at Paria Beach along the Colorado River just below Lees Ferry. Photo by Freshwaters Illustrated / USGS.
Two scientists collect plant data during vegetation monitoring on the bank of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Two scientists collect plant data during vegetation monitoring on the bank of the Colorado River in Grand CanyonTwo scientists collect plant data during vegetation monitoring on the bank of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy of Brad Butterfield, Northern Arizona University and Emily Palmquist, USGS.
Two scientists collect plant data during vegetation monitoring on the bank of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Two scientists collect plant data during vegetation monitoring on the bank of the Colorado River in Grand CanyonTwo scientists collect plant data during vegetation monitoring on the bank of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy of Brad Butterfield, Northern Arizona University and Emily Palmquist, USGS.
A boat at a landing and a kayak on the water at Lees Ferry, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
A boat at a landing and a kayak on the water at Lees Ferry, Colorado River, Grand CanyonA boat with fishing poles tied at a landing at Lees Ferry, Colorado River, downstream of Glen Canyon Dam in Grand Canyon National Park. A kayaker is on the water, and people are visible at the far shore. Photo taken during the spring "disturbance flow" in March, 2021 by Lucas Bair, SBSC, USGS.
A boat at a landing and a kayak on the water at Lees Ferry, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
A boat at a landing and a kayak on the water at Lees Ferry, Colorado River, Grand CanyonA boat with fishing poles tied at a landing at Lees Ferry, Colorado River, downstream of Glen Canyon Dam in Grand Canyon National Park. A kayaker is on the water, and people are visible at the far shore. Photo taken during the spring "disturbance flow" in March, 2021 by Lucas Bair, SBSC, USGS.
Drylands outside Moab, Utah
A photo of drylands near Moab, Utah. Image taken by Erika Geiger, SBSC. Public domain.
A photo of drylands near Moab, Utah. Image taken by Erika Geiger, SBSC. Public domain.