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Scientist Charles Drost records data on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Mark Sogge, USGS Emeritus.
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.
Illustrations of eight Grand Canyon native fish species by Lindsay Hansen, USGS, SBSC.
Painting (gouache painting) depicting the Blue Mesa Reservoir during a year of low precipitation totals and the resulting cyanobacteria distribution.
Painting (gouache painting) depicting the Blue Mesa Reservoir during a year of low precipitation totals and the resulting cyanobacteria distribution.
Scientist Charles Drost carries gear along a road on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
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.
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.
A series of flash flood warnings sent by text on June 3, 2025, from the Grand Canyon River Alerts System (GCRAS) for the Colorado River Basin.
A series of flash flood warnings sent by text on June 3, 2025, from the Grand Canyon River Alerts System (GCRAS) for the Colorado River Basin.
An open eDNA autosampler device showing the console.
An open eDNA autosampler device showing the console.
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.
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.
USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought drylands experiment on the Colorado Plateau, Utah.
USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought drylands experiment 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.
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research as part of grasslands and drought research in rangelands, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research as part of grasslands and drought research in rangelands, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Sampling for invasive aquatic species in a reservoir in the southwest US.
Sampling for invasive aquatic species in a reservoir in the southwest US.
An eDNA sampling device is lowered into a reservoir's water column to monitor for invasive aquatic species including zebra, quagga, and golden mussels.
An eDNA sampling device is lowered into a reservoir's water column to monitor for invasive aquatic species including zebra, quagga, and golden mussels.
Shrubs and biocrust soils with a view of rock formations in the landscape of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Shrubs and biocrust soils with a view of rock formations in the landscape of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park in May 2025.
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park in May 2025.
An eDNA sampling cup with an integrated filter is lowered from the boat into a reservoir to detect invasive aquatic species.
An eDNA sampling cup with an integrated filter is lowered from the boat into a reservoir to detect invasive aquatic species.
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.
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.
San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
An Island Night Lizard, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
An Island Night Lizard, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.