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Photograph of Elizabeth Lake in the fourth year of drought and two years after the Powerhouse Fire. Note salt encrustation of surface and small accumulations of water remaining in the foreground and background.
Almost all of the turtles living in a southern California lake died following a large fire and years of drought, according to a new USGS report.
Photograph of Elizabeth Lake in the fourth year of drought and two years after the Powerhouse Fire. Note salt encrustation of surface and small accumulations of water remaining in the foreground and background.
Almost all of the turtles living in a southern California lake died following a large fire and years of drought, according to a new USGS report.
A block print of a Myotis bat species by Kate Aitchison, done through a RISD/USGS internship with the Southwest Biological Science Center, 2015.
A block print of a Myotis bat species by Kate Aitchison, done through a RISD/USGS internship with the Southwest Biological Science Center, 2015.
USGS scientist Jessica Mikenas collects surface soil pH data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS scientist Jessica Mikenas collects surface soil pH data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field work.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field work.
Moenkopi Wash, stream gage # 09401400 near Tuba City, AZ. This photo, taken in 2015, is a match to a historic image taken in 1941 of a man on a bridge at the same location. This photo shows extensive vegetation encroachment and channel narrowing of Moenkopi Wash. Photo by David Dean, USGS, SBSC.
Moenkopi Wash, stream gage # 09401400 near Tuba City, AZ. This photo, taken in 2015, is a match to a historic image taken in 1941 of a man on a bridge at the same location. This photo shows extensive vegetation encroachment and channel narrowing of Moenkopi Wash. Photo by David Dean, USGS, SBSC.
A type of aquatic insect called a stonefly (family Perlidae), in its larval stage, from the Green River just downstream of Fontenelle Dam, near Kemmerer, Wyoming (May 10, 2015).
A type of aquatic insect called a stonefly (family Perlidae), in its larval stage, from the Green River just downstream of Fontenelle Dam, near Kemmerer, Wyoming (May 10, 2015).
Sampling invertebrates downstream of Flaming Gorge Dam, on the Green River near Dutch John, Utah, May 8, 2015.
Sampling invertebrates downstream of Flaming Gorge Dam, on the Green River near Dutch John, Utah, May 8, 2015.
In drylands, short-term extreme droughts can have profound ecosystem effects. In this study, we are examining the impacts of extreme seasonal drought on grassland communities of the Colorado Plateau & recovery from drought.
In drylands, short-term extreme droughts can have profound ecosystem effects. In this study, we are examining the impacts of extreme seasonal drought on grassland communities of the Colorado Plateau & recovery from drought.
This repeat photograph is a match to a historic image taken in 1965 in Canyonlands National Park, on Salt Creek just upstream from Peekaboo Arch.
This repeat photograph is a match to a historic image taken in 1965 in Canyonlands National Park, on Salt Creek just upstream from Peekaboo Arch.
Moenkopi Wash, looking upstream, stream gage # 09401400 near Tuba City, AZ. This photo, taken in 2015, is a match to a historic image taken in 1941 taken in the same location. This photo shows extensive vegetation encroachment and channel narrowing of Moenkopi Wash. Photo by David Dean, USGS, SBSC.
Moenkopi Wash, looking upstream, stream gage # 09401400 near Tuba City, AZ. This photo, taken in 2015, is a match to a historic image taken in 1941 taken in the same location. This photo shows extensive vegetation encroachment and channel narrowing of Moenkopi Wash. Photo by David Dean, USGS, SBSC.
People relax on a raft floating through a calm section of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
People relax on a raft floating through a calm section of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
A river guide rows her raft through a big rapid in Grand Canyon. Muddy water suggests recent precipitation and tributary flooding along this dam-regulated section of the Colorado River.
A river guide rows her raft through a big rapid in Grand Canyon. Muddy water suggests recent precipitation and tributary flooding along this dam-regulated section of the Colorado River.
River guide rows a raft through Grand Canyon on a Partners in Science trip with Grand Canyon Youth
River guide rows a raft through Grand Canyon on a Partners in Science trip with Grand Canyon Youth
A panoramic photo of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, Southwest Biological Science Center, USGS.
A panoramic photo of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Photo by Mike Duniway, Southwest Biological Science Center, USGS.
Active oil and gas pad on Bureau of Land Management lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Active oil and gas pad on Bureau of Land Management lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
A map from Federal Register, Determination of Threatened Status for the Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), showing the historic distribution of western yellow-billed cuckoo populations.
A map from Federal Register, Determination of Threatened Status for the Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), showing the historic distribution of western yellow-billed cuckoo populations.
A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) basks in the sun at Montezuma Well, AZ. Kinosternon sonoriense are found only in aquatic habitats in the southwestern United States and northwestern México. They are listed on the IUCN Red List and some subspecies are listed as critically imperiled. Photo by Charles Drost, USGS, SBSC.
A Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) basks in the sun at Montezuma Well, AZ. Kinosternon sonoriense are found only in aquatic habitats in the southwestern United States and northwestern México. They are listed on the IUCN Red List and some subspecies are listed as critically imperiled. Photo by Charles Drost, USGS, SBSC.
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined a Partners in Science river trip in Grand Canyon. She stands here at the Elves Chasm waterfall with trip participants, river guides, Grand Canyon Youth director Emma Wharton, and Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center chief Scott Vanderkooi.
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined a Partners in Science river trip in Grand Canyon. She stands here at the Elves Chasm waterfall with trip participants, river guides, Grand Canyon Youth director Emma Wharton, and Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center chief Scott Vanderkooi.
An adult caddisfly, an emergent aquatic insect. Photo by Eric Kortenhoeven, USGS.
An adult caddisfly, an emergent aquatic insect. Photo by Eric Kortenhoeven, USGS.