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Below are images associated with SBSC's science and staff. Images appear according to the year they were taken. To search, type a keyword or select a year from the dropdown menu. Or, click through the pages using the arrows at the bottom of the page.
30m resolution soil map for the Colorado River Basin, Four Corners region showing uncertainty in electrical connectivity.
30m resolution soil map for the Colorado River Basin, Four Corners region showing uncertainty in electrical connectivity.
Aquatic insect eggs are laid on rocks just at the waterline along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and here they are exposed as the water levels fluctuate. Aquatic insects are an important part of the food base in the Colorado River, providing food for fish, bats, and birds. Aquatic insects need to stay damp to survive and hatch.
Aquatic insect eggs are laid on rocks just at the waterline along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and here they are exposed as the water levels fluctuate. Aquatic insects are an important part of the food base in the Colorado River, providing food for fish, bats, and birds. Aquatic insects need to stay damp to survive and hatch.
View of the Colorado River in Eastern Grand Canyon below Basalt Creek, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo by Mike Moran, USGS.
View of the Colorado River in Eastern Grand Canyon below Basalt Creek, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo by Mike Moran, USGS.
Mature biocrust with lichen. Photo taken by SBSC during surveys, 2018, courtesy of Erika Geiger.
Mature biocrust with lichen. Photo taken by SBSC during surveys, 2018, courtesy of Erika Geiger.
Well pad reclamation experiment, Vernal, Utah, December 8, 2018. Photo by Rebecca Mann, USGS, SBSC.
Well pad reclamation experiment, Vernal, Utah, December 8, 2018. Photo by Rebecca Mann, USGS, SBSC.
Working to develop climate adaptation actions on National Park Service lands on the Colorado Plateau and 4-corners region.
Working to develop climate adaptation actions on National Park Service lands on the Colorado Plateau and 4-corners region.
RestoreNet locations are testing commonly used restoration techniques, including pitting, mulching, and above-ground micro sites. Here, pits have filled with water, illustrating how this technique increases soil moisture by capturing rainwater.
RestoreNet locations are testing commonly used restoration techniques, including pitting, mulching, and above-ground micro sites. Here, pits have filled with water, illustrating how this technique increases soil moisture by capturing rainwater.
RestoreNet locations are testing commonly used restoration techniques, including pitting, mulching, and above-ground micro sites. This photo shows the mulching treatment, which can increase soil moisture and lead to higher plant survival under some conditions.
RestoreNet locations are testing commonly used restoration techniques, including pitting, mulching, and above-ground micro sites. This photo shows the mulching treatment, which can increase soil moisture and lead to higher plant survival under some conditions.
RestoreNet locations are testing commonly used restoration techniques, including pitting, mulching, and above-ground micro sites. Here, metal crosses create an above-ground microsite that can increase soil moisture by providing shade and collecting debris under some conditions.
RestoreNet locations are testing commonly used restoration techniques, including pitting, mulching, and above-ground micro sites. Here, metal crosses create an above-ground microsite that can increase soil moisture by providing shade and collecting debris under some conditions.
Burned, hollowed out base of a sequoia tree in Sequoia National Park
Burned, hollowed out base of a sequoia tree in Sequoia National Park
Criollo cattle, a heritage breed of cows, at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, USGS, SBSC.
Criollo cattle, a heritage breed of cows, at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, USGS, SBSC.
Criollo heritage cattle stand in a corral at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Criollo cows are descended from Iberian, or Spanish, stock brought to Mexico hundreds of years ago. They are hardier than Angus cattle and better suited to dry climates.
Criollo heritage cattle stand in a corral at Canyonlands Research Center, Utah. Criollo cows are descended from Iberian, or Spanish, stock brought to Mexico hundreds of years ago. They are hardier than Angus cattle and better suited to dry climates.
San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) with a radio collar inside the Panoche Solar Farm in the San Joaquin Desert. Photo by Tory Westall (Stanislaus State).
Information about species and solar facilities can be found in this paper:
San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) with a radio collar inside the Panoche Solar Farm in the San Joaquin Desert. Photo by Tory Westall (Stanislaus State).
Information about species and solar facilities can be found in this paper:
Looking down on Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.
Looking down on Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.
Remote Camera, 30-mile Camp (River MIe 30.7)
A completed restoration field trial site just after installation. Half of the site is seeded, and the other half had plants and weed cloth (white fabric) installed.
A completed restoration field trial site just after installation. Half of the site is seeded, and the other half had plants and weed cloth (white fabric) installed.
These workers are planting seedlings as part of the restoration field trial network. Each garden in the network is examining seedlings and seeds in conjunction with restoration treatments to better und
These workers are planting seedlings as part of the restoration field trial network. Each garden in the network is examining seedlings and seeds in conjunction with restoration treatments to better und
View of a recently installed Restoration Field Trial Network site in the rangelands of Northern Arizona.
View of a recently installed Restoration Field Trial Network site in the rangelands of Northern Arizona.
Threatened western yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) nestlings in their nest in southern Arizona. The nestlings' feather sheaths (as seen on these young) break and are groomed off by the young bird all within a couple of hours' time, so that the bird transforms from the scaly-looking creature here to a fluffy little fledgling within a single day.
Threatened western yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) nestlings in their nest in southern Arizona. The nestlings' feather sheaths (as seen on these young) break and are groomed off by the young bird all within a couple of hours' time, so that the bird transforms from the scaly-looking creature here to a fluffy little fledgling within a single day.
A USGS river research boat investigating a flash flow at Lower National Camp sandbar/beach at National Canyon on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. This is the third in a series of photos that show before, during and after of a flash flow (not quite a flood) event during summer monsoon. This photo was taken 8/10/2018 by Tom Gushue, USGS.
A USGS river research boat investigating a flash flow at Lower National Camp sandbar/beach at National Canyon on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. This is the third in a series of photos that show before, during and after of a flash flow (not quite a flood) event during summer monsoon. This photo was taken 8/10/2018 by Tom Gushue, USGS.