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Willows in a greenhouse experiment to determine how they respond to flows that cause inundation or drying along the Colorado River. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
Willows in a greenhouse experiment to determine how they respond to flows that cause inundation or drying along the Colorado River. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps
An illustration by Diana Valentin from Northern Arizona University shows the use of a bat echometer and a light trap to detect emerging aquatic insects, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.
An illustration by Diana Valentin from Northern Arizona University shows the use of a bat echometer and a light trap to detect emerging aquatic insects, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.
An illustration of a Parastrellus hesperus canyon bat drawn by Diana Valentin during a Northern Arizona University/USGS internship. This illustration was drawn during a study that examined how the diversity and abundance of emerging aquatic insects affected bat abundance and foraging.
An illustration of a Parastrellus hesperus canyon bat drawn by Diana Valentin during a Northern Arizona University/USGS internship. This illustration was drawn during a study that examined how the diversity and abundance of emerging aquatic insects affected bat abundance and foraging.
An illustration by Diana Valentin from Northern Arizona University shows the use of a bat echometer and a light trap to detect emerging aquatic insects, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. This illustration was drawn during Diana Valentin's internship with USGS.
An illustration by Diana Valentin from Northern Arizona University shows the use of a bat echometer and a light trap to detect emerging aquatic insects, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. This illustration was drawn during Diana Valentin's internship with USGS.
An illustration of a Myotis yuma bat drawn by Diana Valentin during a Northern Arizona University/USGS internship. This illustration was drawn during a study that examined how the diversity and abundance of emerging aquatic insects affected bat abundance and foraging.
An illustration of a Myotis yuma bat drawn by Diana Valentin during a Northern Arizona University/USGS internship. This illustration was drawn during a study that examined how the diversity and abundance of emerging aquatic insects affected bat abundance and foraging.
Thomas Franklin (depicted) is the eDNA Program Leader at the U.S. Forest Service, National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation. The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center's eDNA project is collaborating with the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service, U.S.
Thomas Franklin (depicted) is the eDNA Program Leader at the U.S. Forest Service, National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation. The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center's eDNA project is collaborating with the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service, U.S.
A USGS technician holds an eDNA sample in a labeled biohazard plastic bag. Photo by Kim Dibble, USGS.
A USGS technician holds an eDNA sample in a labeled biohazard plastic bag. Photo by Kim Dibble, USGS.
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.
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.
An Apache trout (Oncorhynchus apache), Arizona's state fish. Photo by Morgan Ford, USGS.
An Apache trout (Oncorhynchus apache), Arizona's state fish. Photo by Morgan Ford, USGS.
A 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, 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 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 long-term vegetation and drought study site in a Canyonlands National Park grassland, Utah, where long-term monitoring has occurred since 1998.
The United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.
The United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.
USGS 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.
USGS 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 (Antilocapra americana) using habitat with oil and gas development near Vernal, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, SBSC, USGS.
A pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) using habitat with oil and gas development near Vernal, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, SBSC, USGS.
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 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 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 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 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. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated, for the USGS.
Boats 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. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated / USGS.
Cholla 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 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 during a science expedition to analyze resource effects during a low flow experiment. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.