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Burying a data logger during a culturally prescribed burn is a strategic method used to protect this valuable equipment from the high temperatures and destructive potential of fire. Here's the reasoning behind this practice:

The Yurok prairie habitat that the Roosevelt Elk inhabit is a significant part of their traditional lands in Northern California. This habitat primarily consists of expansive, open prairies mixed with forested areas, which are typical of the region along the Pacific Coast from Northern California to British Columbia.

Staff from the USGS and Yurok Tribe working together in the Yurok Tribe Office. The Yurok Tribal Office on the Yurok Reservation is located in Klamath, California. It serves as the administrative hub for the Yurok Tribe, the largest Native American tribe in California.

A sediment core extracted from a salt marsh along the Herring River at the National Park Service’s Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. USGS scientists and partners are applying the mineral olivine to the marsh to study its role in capturing carbon dioxide in tidal wetlands. Credit: Kevin Kroeger, USGS.

A salt marsh along the Herring River at the National Park Service’s Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. USGS scientists and partners are applying the mineral olivine to the marsh to study its role in capturing carbon dioxide in tidal wetlands. Credit: Kevin Kroeger, USGS.

A salt marsh along the Herring River at the National Park Service’s Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. USGS scientists and partners are applying the mineral olivine to the marsh to study its role in capturing carbon dioxide in tidal wetlands.

A view of the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring from the vantage point of the Grand Prismatic Overlook Trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 

A picturesque shot of the sun setting while driving through north Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

A rainbow rises over Ledge Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. "Ledge is the second largest geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin, capable of shooting water 125 feet into the air. Because it erupts at an angle, however, the water will sometimes reach the ground 220 feet away." - NPS

A view of Castle Geyser erupting as a rainbow rises out and over the eruption. Castle Geyser is located in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

A herd of bison strolls through an open meadow close to sunset in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

The famous Old Faithful geyser begins an eruption as visitors watch in the distance. This view is looking from Beehive Geyser toward Old Faithful.

"Ear Spring is a truly hot spring, with surface water temperatures often above the boiling point of 198°F (92°C) at this elevation. True to its name, this pool is shaped somewhat like an ear." - NPS

An explosive eruption of silica water erupts from Beehive Geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Upper Geyser Basin is also home to the famous Old Faithful geyser which sits just behind Beehive Geyser in the distance.

This photo shows a river with thermal views below the bridge near the Monument Geyser Trailhead in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

This mudpot is located at the upper level of the trail at the Artists' Paintpots in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Some people will smell rotten eggs, others might even pick up the scent of hickory-smoked ham. 

Looking down from the lookout point at Brink of Lower Falls, over the Yellowstone River, as it flows south into the distance.

"Tucked away in the Norris Geyser Basin is Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest active geyser. Its major eruptions shoot water more than 300 feet (91 m). Only Waimangu Geyser in New Zealand has rocketed to greater heights—but not in more than one hundred years.

A foggy, early morning view looking down the Gibbon River, off of Grand Loop Rd in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Looking down from the lookout point at Brink of Lower Falls, over the Yellowstone River, as it flows eastward through the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone".

On the drive south of Mammoth Springs, you pass through Silver Gate which is a landslide deposit of travertine stone at least 400,000 years old.