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A USGS researcher leans over a study grid in a vegetation drought experiment in Canyonlands NP
A long-term vegetation and soil drought experiment in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
A long-term vegetation and soil drought experiment in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
A black cow with a green tag in one ear on the range at Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ
A black cow on the range at Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ
A black cow on the range at Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ
A black cow on the range at Bar T Bar Ranch, AZ

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

A SM4 bat detector and recorder is placed on top of a pole in Grand Canyon as part of a study
A SM4 bat detector that records ultrasonic ball calls is placed on top of a pole in Grand Canyon as part of a study
A SM4 bat detector that records ultrasonic ball calls is placed on top of a pole in Grand Canyon as part of a study
A SM4 bat detector that records ultrasonic ball calls is placed on top of a pole in Grand Canyon as part of a study

A SM4 bat detector is placed on top of a pole in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River, below Emerald Rapid. This weatherproof detector records ultrasonic bat calls. The recording is part of an ongoing study that is examining bat abundance and foraging in Grand Canyon along the Colorado River.

A native plant with white flowers on long stalks alongside the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
A native plant, Eriogonum sp., beside the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
A native plant, Eriogonum sp., beside the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
A native plant, Eriogonum sp., beside the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

A native plant, Eriogonum sp., beside the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo taken during a riparian vegetation monitoring trip by USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

A native plant, Eriogonum sp., beside the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo taken during a riparian vegetation monitoring trip by USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

Photographs of different types of erosion that physically degrade archaeological sites along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Photographs of archaeological sites with physical degradation from erosion along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park
Photographs of archaeological sites with physical degradation from erosion along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park
Photographs of archaeological sites with physical degradation from erosion along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park

Photographs of different types of erosion that physically degrade archaeological sites along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park: (A) Cutbank erosion in a large alluvial terrace has exposed a prehistoric hearth (buried charcoal lens) in profile; (B) Surface erosion from both water runoff and wind has deflated the archaeological matrix, and in the absenc

Photographs of different types of erosion that physically degrade archaeological sites along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park: (A) Cutbank erosion in a large alluvial terrace has exposed a prehistoric hearth (buried charcoal lens) in profile; (B) Surface erosion from both water runoff and wind has deflated the archaeological matrix, and in the absenc

Lauren Tango staff photo, smiling, wearing a life jacket, in a boat working in the field, on Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Lauren Tango staff photo
Lauren Tango staff photo
Lauren Tango staff photo

A staff photo of Lauren Tango, conducting field research on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. 

A staff photo of Lauren Tango, conducting field research on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. 

RAMPS Biologist collecting soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments
RAMPS Biologist collecting soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments
RAMPS Biologist collecting soil for greenhouse inoculation experiments
A woman on a research boat in the Colorado River holds up a sucker that the science team is measuring
Lindsay Hansen photo
Lindsay Hansen photo
Lindsay Hansen photo

Lindsay Hansen holds a flannelmouth sucker on a research boat during Colorado River Grand Canyon fish monitoring. 

Lindsay Hansen holds a flannelmouth sucker on a research boat during Colorado River Grand Canyon fish monitoring. 

A SM4 bat detector to record ultrasonic bat calls is deployed in Grand Canyon
A SM4 bat detector is deployed in Grand Canyon to record ultrasonic bat calls
A SM4 bat detector is deployed in Grand Canyon to record ultrasonic bat calls
A SM4 bat detector is deployed in Grand Canyon to record ultrasonic bat calls

A SM4 bat detector is deployed at Kwagunt Canyon in Grand Canyon. This weatherproof detector records ultrasonic bat calls. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS, SBSC. This is part of an ongoing study during a study that is examining bat abundance and foraging in Grand Canyon along the Colorado River.

A SM4 bat detector is deployed at Kwagunt Canyon in Grand Canyon. This weatherproof detector records ultrasonic bat calls. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS, SBSC. This is part of an ongoing study during a study that is examining bat abundance and foraging in Grand Canyon along the Colorado River.

A hidden bat detector and recorder is placed in a mesquite tree in Grand Canyon
A incognito SM4 bat detector that records ultrasonic bat calls is hidden in a mesquite tree in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River
A incognito SM4 bat detector that records ultrasonic bat calls is hidden in a mesquite tree in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River
A incognito SM4 bat detector that records ultrasonic bat calls is hidden in a mesquite tree in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River

An incognito SM4 bat detector is placed in a hidden location in a mesquite tree in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River, below Emerald Rapid. This weatherproof detector records ultrasonic bat calls. This is part of an ongoing study during a study that is examining bat abundance and foraging in Grand Canyon.

A school of humpback chub swim together through clear light green water in Havasu Creek, AZ
Humpback chub, Havasu Creek, AZ
Humpback chub, Havasu Creek, AZ
Humpback chub, Havasu Creek, AZ

Humpback chub swim together in Havasu Creek, a tributary to the Colorado River near Grand Canyon, AZ. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.

Humpback chub swim together in Havasu Creek, a tributary to the Colorado River near Grand Canyon, AZ. Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated.

Researchers conducting vegetation and soil fieldwork in the Mojave Desert
Researchers conducting vegetation and soil fieldwork in the Mojave Desert
Researchers conducting vegetation and soil fieldwork in the Mojave Desert
Researchers conducting vegetation and soil fieldwork in the Mojave Desert

Researchers conducting vegetation and soil fieldwork in the Mojave Desert, Nevada. Photo by Claire Karban, USGS, SBSC.

Erica Byerley and Shannon Sartain tabling at the Grand Canyon river guides training seminar
Erica Byerley and Shannon Sartain tabling at the Grand Canyon River Guides Training seminar
Erica Byerley and Shannon Sartain tabling at the Grand Canyon River Guides Training seminar
Erica Byerley and Shannon Sartain tabling at the Grand Canyon River Guides Training seminar

Erica Byerley and Shannon Sartain tabling at the Grand Canyon River Guides Training Seminar, April 2023. Photo by SBSC, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.

Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)
Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)
Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)
Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)

Stalks of Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) near Roosevelt Lake, AZ. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.

Stalks of Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) near Roosevelt Lake, AZ. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.

Purple Owl's Clover (Plantago patagonica) flowers
Purple Owl's Clover (Plantago patagonica) flowers
Purple Owl's Clover (Plantago patagonica) flowers
Purple Owl's Clover (Plantago patagonica) flowers

Purple owl's clover (Plantago patagonica) flowers in Arizona. Photo by Laura Shriver, USGS, SBSC.

A newly installed Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at Grand Canyon gaging station above the Colorado River
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite receiver in Grand Canyon at historic Grand Canyon gage house overlooking the Colorado River
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite receiver in Grand Canyon at historic Grand Canyon gage house overlooking the Colorado River
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite receiver in Grand Canyon at historic Grand Canyon gage house overlooking the Colorado River

A newly installed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite receiver is connected to a suspended sediment concentration sensor at the historic Grand Canyon gaging station. In the background is the South Kaibab Trail bridge and Boat Beach located at Phantom Ranch.

A desert tortoise burrow at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
A desert tortoise burrow at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
A desert tortoise burrow at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
A desert tortoise burrow at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada

A desert tortoise burrow at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada. Desert tortoise burrows are also used by other wildlife. 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 Claire Karban, USGS.

A desert tortoise burrow at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada. Desert tortoise burrows are also used by other wildlife. 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 Claire Karban, USGS.

The Nevada desert Gemini Solar Array with shrubs underneath and between the panels. A person walks between the panels.
The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada

The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada. Gemini developed measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to the environment during construction and operation. The USGS partners with the Bureau of Land Management on studies at the site. Photo by Claire Karban, USGS, public domain.

The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada. Gemini developed measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to the environment during construction and operation. The USGS partners with the Bureau of Land Management on studies at the site. Photo by Claire Karban, USGS, public domain.

Shrubs growing in the Gemini Solar Project site in Nevada
The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada
The Gemini Solar Project in Nevada

Shrubs growing in and around the arrays 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 Claire Karban, USGS.

Shrubs growing in and around the arrays 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 Claire Karban, USGS.

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