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California sea lions swim amongst kelp.

This Sierra Marten was caught on wildlife camera in October. The camera was set up to study animal movement under a new road crossing structure known as the “toad road” in Sierra National Forest. The Sierra marten (Martes caurina sierra) is a mammal in the weasel family about the size of a house cat.

Mixed feeding congregation of pinnipeds, porpoises, gulls, and shearwaters.

Aerial view of Brandt's Cormorants, California Sea Lion, and Kelp.

Aerial image of Western Gull flying over kelp.

USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Tule White-fronted Goose.

Central CA coast during aerial surveys.

Increasing seed stocks in the greenhouse for use in the USGS-WERC network of common garden experiments throughout the Mojave Desert.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Mangrove forest in Pohnpei, Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Mangrove forest in Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Mangrove roots in Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Members of the Micronesian Conservation Trust and other partners assist with fieldwork in the mangrove forest.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Mangrove forest in Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

USGS and partners work together to install water loggers in the mangrove forest.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Mangrove forest in Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Close-up on roots of a mangrove tree in Micronesia.

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Shark and kelp, viewed at great distance.

Phytoplankton bloom in the southern CA Bight.

Humpback and shearwaters off the California coast.