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Riparian vegetation along Colorado River near Whitmore in Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
Riparian vegetation along Colorado River near Whitmore in Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
A desert tortoise in the shade of a solar panel at the Gemini Solar Project. Gemini developed measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to the environment during construction and operation, including slightly raised fences that allow desert tortoises, other reptiles and small mammals to pass underneath.
A desert tortoise in the shade of a solar panel at the Gemini Solar Project. Gemini developed measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to the environment during construction and operation, including slightly raised fences that allow desert tortoises, other reptiles and small mammals to pass underneath.
A desert tortoise in the shade of a solar panel at Gemini Solar Project. The fencing at the array is slightly raised to allow smaller animals to pass underneath. Gemini developed measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to the environment during construction and operation. USGS collaborates with the Bureau of Land Management on research at this array.
A desert tortoise in the shade of a solar panel at Gemini Solar Project. The fencing at the array is slightly raised to allow smaller animals to pass underneath. Gemini developed measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to the environment during construction and operation. USGS collaborates with the Bureau of Land Management on research at this array.
The cover page of a USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center cooperator publication prepared as part of an Interagency Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation.
The cover page of a USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center cooperator publication prepared as part of an Interagency Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Seedballs produced by a seedball bike drying before field implementation. The seedball bike was constructed at USGS with help from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University for RestoreNet restoration experiments.
Seedballs produced by a seedball bike drying before field implementation. The seedball bike was constructed at USGS with help from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University for RestoreNet restoration experiments.
Acoustic data recording can be used to identify bats to species and to quantify bat activity. Here, river runners gather around a tablet and microphone to view live translations of the ultrasonic sounds that bats use to navigate the world. Software translates recordings into visuals and sounds that are audible to human ears.
Acoustic data recording can be used to identify bats to species and to quantify bat activity. Here, river runners gather around a tablet and microphone to view live translations of the ultrasonic sounds that bats use to navigate the world. Software translates recordings into visuals and sounds that are audible to human ears.
A staff photo of Trevor Faske, research ecologist and plant conservation geneticist at the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
A staff photo of Trevor Faske, research ecologist and plant conservation geneticist at the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff at the USGS table during the Grand Canyon River Guides training, in spring 2024.
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center staff at the USGS table during the Grand Canyon River Guides training, in spring 2024.
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration
RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration
Kevin Coronado (Bureau of Indian Affairs intern, left) and Sarah Costanzo (USGS, right) monitor soil moisture in the seed coat greenhouse experiment.
Kevin Coronado (Bureau of Indian Affairs intern, left) and Sarah Costanzo (USGS, right) monitor soil moisture in the seed coat greenhouse experiment.
Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) seeds coated with a hydrophobic seed coat designed to delay germination being planted in the Northern Arizona University research greenhouse. Photo by Sarah Costanzo (USGS).
Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) seeds coated with a hydrophobic seed coat designed to delay germination being planted in the Northern Arizona University research greenhouse. Photo by Sarah Costanzo (USGS).
Monitoring bumble bees and flowering plants in alpine meadows at Glacier National Park, photo by Lindsay Dose (USGS contractor)
Monitoring bumble bees and flowering plants in alpine meadows at Glacier National Park, photo by Lindsay Dose (USGS contractor)
The USGS Fire, Invasives, Restoration, and Ecology in Sagebrush Steppe (FIREss Team) plants a common garden of rubber rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) near Boise, Idaho in collaboration with USFS.
The USGS Fire, Invasives, Restoration, and Ecology in Sagebrush Steppe (FIREss Team) plants a common garden of rubber rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) near Boise, Idaho in collaboration with USFS.
Implementing the Seed Strategy creates jobs and provides career-building opportunities for students and early career professionals.
Implementing the Seed Strategy creates jobs and provides career-building opportunities for students and early career professionals.
Kat Cooney stands in front of an outreach table on the Flagstaff USGS campus during the USGS Open House, Nov. 2023.
Kat Cooney stands in front of an outreach table on the Flagstaff USGS campus during the USGS Open House, Nov. 2023.
Greg Vaughn at USGS Astrogeology talks to visitors at the 2023 USGS Open House. Grover is pictured to Greg's right. Photo courtesy of Lori Pigue, USGS Astrogeology.
Greg Vaughn at USGS Astrogeology talks to visitors at the 2023 USGS Open House. Grover is pictured to Greg's right. Photo courtesy of Lori Pigue, USGS Astrogeology.
Visitors attend the USGS Open House and look through outreach materials in the Astrogeology Science Center, 2023. Photo courtesy of Lori Pigue, USGS Astrogeology.
Visitors attend the USGS Open House and look through outreach materials in the Astrogeology Science Center, 2023. Photo courtesy of Lori Pigue, USGS Astrogeology.
Lori Pigue of USGS Astrogeology discusses planetary geology during the USGS Open House in 2023
Lori Pigue of USGS Astrogeology discusses planetary geology during the USGS Open House in 2023
Ryan Crow of the Geology, Minerals, Energy, Geophysics (GMEG) Science Center discusses geology and displays rock samples during the USGS Flagstaff Open House, 2023. Photo courtesy of Meredith Hartwell, USGS, SBSC.
Ryan Crow of the Geology, Minerals, Energy, Geophysics (GMEG) Science Center discusses geology and displays rock samples during the USGS Flagstaff Open House, 2023. Photo courtesy of Meredith Hartwell, USGS, SBSC.
Janet Richie, Greg Vaughn and a visitor at the Astrogeology Science Center during the USGS Open House in 2023. Photo courtesy of Lori Pigue, USGS Astrogeology.
Janet Richie, Greg Vaughn and a visitor at the Astrogeology Science Center during the USGS Open House in 2023. Photo courtesy of Lori Pigue, USGS Astrogeology.
RAMPS and the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) get together to discuss potential seeding network across New Mexico at the Society for Ecological Restoration – Southwest Chapter 2023 Annual Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
RAMPS and the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) get together to discuss potential seeding network across New Mexico at the Society for Ecological Restoration – Southwest Chapter 2023 Annual Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.