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USGS staff and technicians from the Southwest Biological Science Center conduct fieldwork near Moab, Utah. Sasha Reed is in the center of the photo. Photo courtesy of Sasha Reed, SBSC.

USGS Biologist Sarah Costanzo monitors a RestoreNet plot within a sea of invasive cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and tall tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) in western Colorado.

Scanning medium format film negative as part of the archival process in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection. This is a screenshot from an AZ PBS film about the Collection.

Rebecca Finger-Higgens is a USGS scientist at the Southwest Biological Science Center. Here she is conducting fieldwork in the southwest US, Utah.

Riparian plant community monitoring on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.

Photograph of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photo taken on September 8, 2023.

Vehicle tracks between solar panels at the Gemini Solar Project show an example of the "Drive and Crush" method to preserve soil and plant roots at the site. This method preserves more habitat than the "Blade and Grade" method which removes all vegetation and topsoil, compacting the soil.

USGS and others at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada. 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. Photo by Jeff Lovich, USGS.

USGS researchers conducting Phragmites (common reed) research from a research boat on the Colorado River. Phragmites can be seen on the bank to the right of the boat. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

Non-native Phragmites australis ssp. australis (common reed) at the Paria Beach, Glen Canyon. Native Phragmites australis ssp. americanus is most dominant in the Colorado River ecosystem.

A screenshot of a frame in the USGS b-roll video "Mapping biocrust with UAS technology in Moab, Utah". USGS researchers teamed up for a biological soil crust (biocrust) remote sensing and field data campaign near Moab, Utah in February of 2022.

RAMPS and NPS host South African National Park scientist, Dr. Mmoto Masubelele, for field visits to exchange information on restoration and climate adaptation strategies. From left to right: Seth Munson, Dr. Mmoto Masubelele, park biologist Mark Szydlo. Photo by Seth Munson (USGS).

Dry Lake Solar Project in Nevada, with mountains in the distance. Photo by Claire Karban, USGS. 

Two biologists conduct fieldwork research at the Gemini solar array energy and storage project in the Mojave Desert, Nevada. They are collecting data on plant identification and soil sampling. Photo by Claire Karban, USGS, SBSC.

Dry Lake Solar Facility in Nevada. The ground in this facility has been graded and completely cleared of topsoil and vegetation. Photo by Claire Karban, USGS.

Anya Metcalfe displays aquatic insect samples at the Flagstaff library during an outreach event about the Colorado River ecosystem, June 2023. Photo by SBSC, GCMRC.

A two-track dirt road through sagebrush near Hwy 80 and Elko, Nevada. Photo by Mike Duniway, USGS.

A picture of Glacier National Park with native plants, including Indian paintbrushes in the foreground, confiders in the midground, and snowy mountains in the background. Photo by Linsday Dose, USGS contractor.

USGS Emeritus Dr. Charles van Riper conducts outreach during a "firewise" event on Mt. Lemmon, near Tucson, AZ. Dr. van Riper shared Cordilleran Flycatcher research, and displayed bird banding materials. He also gave away Flycatcher nesting platforms. His research demonstrated that providing nesting platforms on Mt.

A USGS researcher takes measurements at a long-term vegetation and soil drought experiment in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

A black cow on the range at Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.