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An open eDNA autosampler box
An open eDNA autosampler device
An open eDNA autosampler device
An open eDNA autosampler device

An open eDNA autosampler device showing the console.

An inside view of the components of an eDNA autosampler device
An eDNA autosampler
An eDNA autosampler
An eDNA autosampler

An inside view of an eDNA autosampler to monitor for invasive aquatic species.

An inside view of an eDNA autosampler to monitor for invasive aquatic species.

A man wearing a beige cap looks directly at the camera with a stream and red rock canyon behind him
Ben Miller staff photo
Ben Miller staff photo
Ben Miller staff photo

Benjamin Miller is a fish biologist with the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center’s Grand Canyon and Monitoring and Research Center in Flagstaff, AZ.

Benjamin Miller is a fish biologist with the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center’s Grand Canyon and Monitoring and Research Center in Flagstaff, AZ.

Four researchers watch cows passing by a fenced study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah

USGS and university scientists observe a herd of cattle while taking a break from collecting vegetation cover data from an experiment examining the impacts of drought and grazing on grassland productivity on the Colorado Plateau, Utah.

USGS and university scientists observe a herd of cattle while taking a break from collecting vegetation cover data from an experiment examining the impacts of drought and grazing on grassland productivity on the Colorado Plateau, Utah.

Researchers examine vegetation and soil in Canyonlands NP, with a backdrop of rock formations and a wide-open landscape
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research as part of grasslands and drought research in rangelands, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

From a boat, an eDNA sampler connected to a hose is lowered into a reservoir to identify invasive aquatic species
An eDNA sampler is lowered into a reservoir to identify invasive aquatic species
An eDNA sampler is lowered into a reservoir to identify invasive aquatic species
An eDNA sampler is lowered into a reservoir to identify invasive aquatic species

An eDNA sampling device is lowered into a reservoir's water column to monitor for invasive aquatic species including zebra, quagga, and golden mussels.

Researchers taking vegetation and soil measurements in Canyonlands NP with red rock formations in the distance
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park
An eDNA sampling cup with an attached filter is connected to a hose and lowered from the boat into the water
eDNA sampling for invasive aquatic species in a reservoir
eDNA sampling for invasive aquatic species in a reservoir
eDNA sampling for invasive aquatic species in a reservoir

An eDNA sampling cup with an integrated filter is lowered from the boat into a reservoir to detect invasive aquatic species.

A man in a boat places a filter cap on eDNA equipment during sampling in a reservoir
A Bureau of Reclamation researcher works with eDNA equipment during sampling at a reservoir
A Bureau of Reclamation researcher works with eDNA equipment during sampling at a reservoir
A Bureau of Reclamation researcher works with eDNA equipment during sampling at a reservoir

A Bureau of Reclamation civil engineer works with eDNA equipment during sampling at a reservoir. USGS Southwest Biological Science Center partners with the Bureau of Reclamation on eDNA detection of invasive aquatic species. Photo courtesy of Kim Dibble, USGS.

A Bureau of Reclamation civil engineer works with eDNA equipment during sampling at a reservoir. USGS Southwest Biological Science Center partners with the Bureau of Reclamation on eDNA detection of invasive aquatic species. Photo courtesy of Kim Dibble, USGS.

Shrubs, grasses, biocrusts and red soils with rock formations in the distance in Canyonlands NP
Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Shrubs and biocrust soils with a view of rock formations in the landscape of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

A desert tortoise sleeps in purple Phacelia flowers
A Mojave desert tortoise sleeps in Phacelia flowers, Coachella Valley, CA
A Mojave desert tortoise sleeps in Phacelia flowers, Coachella Valley, CA
A Mojave desert tortoise sleeps in Phacelia flowers, Coachella Valley, CA

A federally listed Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) fondly named "Juice" sleeps in beautiful purple Phacelia flowers at a study site in Coachella Valley, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center. 

A federally listed Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) fondly named "Juice" sleeps in beautiful purple Phacelia flowers at a study site in Coachella Valley, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center. 

Green slopes with prickly pear cacti on San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA
San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA
San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA
San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA

San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

A brown and black mottled island night lizard in someone's hands
Island Night Lizard, San Clemente Island
Island Night Lizard, San Clemente Island
Island Night Lizard, San Clemente Island

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

Natural resources sign at Wilson Cove Field Station on San Clemente Island
Natural resources sign at Wilson Cove Field Station on San Clemente Island
Natural resources sign at Wilson Cove Field Station on San Clemente Island
Natural resources sign at Wilson Cove Field Station on San Clemente Island

Natural resources sign at Wilson Cove Field Station on San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

Trees growing on a slope above the ocean on San Clemente Island, CA Channel Island National Park
San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands National Park
San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands National Park
San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands National Park

Trees growing on a slope above the ocean on San Clemente Island, California Channel Islands National Park. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

Researchers with plywood boards to increase rare lizard habitat on a slope overlooking the ocean, San Clemente Island
Researchers with plywood boards to increase rare lizard habitat, San Clemente Island
Researchers with plywood boards to increase rare lizard habitat, San Clemente Island
Researchers with plywood boards to increase rare lizard habitat, San Clemente Island

Researchers with plywood boards to increase rare endemic Island Night Lizard habitat, San Clemente Island, California Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.

White flowers of Island morning glory (Calystegia macrostegia) blooms on a hillside above the ocean on San Clemente Island
Island morning glory (Calystegia macrostegia) blooms on a hillside above the ocean on San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands
Island morning glory (Calystegia macrostegia) blooms on a hillside above the ocean on San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands
Grasses and native purple and white flowers stretch across a green meadow on San Clemente Island, Channel Islands
Grasses and native flowers on San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands
Grasses and native flowers on San Clemente Island, CA Channel Islands
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