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Saildrone, an autonomous surface vehicle with a sail, is towed through the harbor
Saildrone being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA
Saildrone being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA
Saildrone being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA

A Saildrone Explorer being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.

A Saildrone is towed through the harbor in Erie, PA, past the Bayfront Convention Center
Saildrone being towed through Erie, PA harbor
Saildrone being towed through Erie, PA harbor
Saildrone being towed through Erie, PA harbor

A Saildrone Explorer being towed in the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.

A Saildrone, an orange surface vehicle with a rigid sail-like structure, is towed on a lake
Saildrone being towed on before launch on Lake Erie
Saildrone being towed on before launch on Lake Erie
Saildrone being towed on before launch on Lake Erie

A Saildrone Explorer being towed through the harbor in Erie, PA at the beginning of a mission to collect data to improve fishery surveys in July 2023.

A woman in a vest looks at the water levels near a creek.
Otter Creek Check
Otter Creek Check
Otter Creek Check

Sara Weaver, a USGS hydrologic technician, manually measures the water level of Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont, July 12, 2023. USGS image. 

Sara Weaver, a USGS hydrologic technician, manually measures the water level of Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont, July 12, 2023. USGS image. 

A graphic of the globe with scenes of different ecosystems in flux and associated scientific fields of study noted
Science to Understand Changing Ecosystems
Science to Understand Changing Ecosystems
Science to Understand Changing Ecosystems

The USGS provides science to understand, protect, restore, and solve problems in the world around us, and that includes interconnected communities of living things called ecosystems. 

The USGS provides science to understand, protect, restore, and solve problems in the world around us, and that includes interconnected communities of living things called ecosystems. 

Woman receiving lei from a man.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei.

Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei by David Phillips, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, during a ceremony to celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.

Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei by David Phillips, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, during a ceremony to celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.

People sitting on a lawn during a ceremony
Celebration for the creation of a new USGS facility
Celebration for the creation of a new USGS facility
Celebration for the creation of a new USGS facility

Federal, state, local and University of Hawai´i leaders and students celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.

View of blue marks on a computer screen representing bat calls, viewed over the shoulder of the scientist looking at screen
Examining an acoustic bat recording
Examining an acoustic bat recording
Examining an acoustic bat recording

Andrea Schuhmann examines an acoustic bat recording using a software for bat call analysis during NA Bat Fieldwork in 2023.

Andrea Schuhmann examines an acoustic bat recording using a software for bat call analysis during NA Bat Fieldwork in 2023.

Two scientists wearing USGS shirts hold microphones attached to bat detectors high in the air
Testing acoustic microphones
Testing acoustic microphones
Testing acoustic microphones

Ben Lohre and Andrea Schuhmann test acoustic microphones prior to bat surveys, as part of the 2023 NABat field season.

Ben Lohre and Andrea Schuhmann test acoustic microphones prior to bat surveys, as part of the 2023 NABat field season.

A scientist with a neon hat and vest and a ponytail holds out a root cookie with a stream in the background
Molly Huber holds out a root cookie
Molly Huber holds out a root cookie
Molly Huber holds out a root cookie

Molly Huber holds out a freshly cut root cookie in Pennsylvania. Root cookies help scientists study stream bank erosion.

Molly Huber holds out a freshly cut root cookie in Pennsylvania. Root cookies help scientists study stream bank erosion.

satellite image of wildfires in Canada
Canada Wildfire
Canada Wildfire
Canada Wildfire

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Near the end of May, rain and cooler temperatures finally brought some relief for the out-of-control fires.

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Near the end of May, rain and cooler temperatures finally brought some relief for the out-of-control fires.

Drawing showing climate change impacts to each life cycle stage of monarchs
How Climate Change Affects the Life Cycle of Monarch Butterflies
How Climate Change Affects the Life Cycle of Monarch Butterflies
How Climate Change Affects the Life Cycle of Monarch Butterflies

Drawing showing climate change impacts to each life cycle stage of monarchs: 1) Butterflies lay fewer eggs in wetter conditions, 2) Warmer temperatures reduce milkweed growth, leaving caterpillars hungry, 3) Erratic winters freeze overwintering pupae, 4) Shifting seasons disrupt migrations.

Drawing showing climate change impacts to each life cycle stage of monarchs: 1) Butterflies lay fewer eggs in wetter conditions, 2) Warmer temperatures reduce milkweed growth, leaving caterpillars hungry, 3) Erratic winters freeze overwintering pupae, 4) Shifting seasons disrupt migrations.

A gif of Hurricane Ian moving northeast toward Florida.
Hurricane Ian approaching Florida
Hurricane Ian approaching Florida
Hurricane Ian approaching Florida

This image shows Hurricane Ian making its first U.S. landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa September 28, 2022, bringing with it extreme storm surge, category 4 winds and a deluge of rain. Ian made a second U.S. landfall September 30, 2022, in Georgetown, South Carolina. Photos by NOAA.  

This image shows Hurricane Ian making its first U.S. landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa September 28, 2022, bringing with it extreme storm surge, category 4 winds and a deluge of rain. Ian made a second U.S. landfall September 30, 2022, in Georgetown, South Carolina. Photos by NOAA.  

A teenager sits in a boat holding a tiny turtle in each hand, smiling.
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle

Aidan Ford, a citizen-scientist, holds up two juvenile Ringed Map Turtles during fieldwork with the U.S. Geological Survey, on May 5, 2023 on the Bouge Falaya river, in Louisiana. (Courtesy photo). 

Aerial photo of the Klamath River
Klamath River
Klamath River
Klamath River

The Yurok Tribe’s Condor Aviation and Fisheries Department collect LiDAR data on the Klamath River in Northern California. 

The Yurok Tribe’s Condor Aviation and Fisheries Department collect LiDAR data on the Klamath River in Northern California. 

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