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FALA teachers Jessina Clasen and John Compton were finalists for STEM Teacher of the Year in the 2026 Flagstaff STEMMY Awards. Photo of all finalists standing alongside a projector screen during the awards ceremony at Lowell Observatory..

Scientist Charles Drost hikes on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

An Island Night Lizard on San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

Wild turkeys run along a path in Massachusetts. Photo by Meredith Hartwell, USGS.

Illustration by Izaiah Chairez created in collaboration with Dr. Kimberly Dibble during Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Project Based Learning course during Fall 2025. The art features Humpback Chub in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. The artwork was displayed at the USGS campus digitally during the Art of Inquiry exhibit on September 22, 2025. 

Art of Inquiry show hosted at USGS on 22 September, 2025 as part of Flagstaff Festival of Science and in collaboration with Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy

Artwork by LeighAnne, Grade 10, as part of the Art of Inquiry exhibit at USGS Flagstaff Science Campus on Sept 22, 2025 featured artwork by students from Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy that was inspired by research and 1:1 collaboration with USGS scientists. 

Illustration by Wally created in collaboration with Dr. Madeline Kelley during Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Project Based Learning course during Fall 2025. The artwork was displayed at the USGS campus digitally during the Art of Inquiry exhibit on September 22, 2025. 

USGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.

USGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.

A screenshot of the Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app form fields. 

A screenshot of the Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app form fields. 

Laura Shriver, RAMPS coordinator, gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet site to Northern Arizona University students. Photo by Jessica Archibald (Diablo Trust).

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Arizona collaborate with Diablo Trust ranchers on range improvement and restoration efforts on Northern Arizona rangelands. Photo by Jessica Archibald (Diablo Trust).

A RestoreNet site in Northern Arizona with late summer monsoon rain clouds in the background. Photo by Laura Shriver.

Biologist Sarah Birchard at Pyramid Point, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Mark Sogge, USGS Emeritus.

Scientist Charles Drost and Emeritus Mark Sogge look at a map of San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

Scientist Charles Drost records data on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Mark Sogge, USGS Emeritus.

Illustrations of eight Grand Canyon native fish species by Lindsay Hansen, USGS, SBSC. 

Scientist Charles Drost carries gear along a road on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

Charles Drost walks up a steep hill on San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands, CA, during a population monitoring survey. Photo by Sarah Birchard, 2025.