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Lake Martin in Louisiana
Lake Martin in Louisiana
Lake Martin in Louisiana
Lake Martin in Louisiana

Lake Martin, a popular spot for bird-watching, fishing and boating, is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Cypress Island Preserve. The site, located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is a beautiful example of a bald cypress swamp. The first case of Snake Fungal Disease in a free-ranging wild snake in Louisiana was documented by a USGS scientist from there in 2015.

Lake Martin, a popular spot for bird-watching, fishing and boating, is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Cypress Island Preserve. The site, located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is a beautiful example of a bald cypress swamp. The first case of Snake Fungal Disease in a free-ranging wild snake in Louisiana was documented by a USGS scientist from there in 2015.

Lake Martin in Louisiana
Lake Martin in Louisiana
Lake Martin in Louisiana
Lake Martin in Louisiana

Lake Martin, a popular spot for bird-watching, fishing and boating, is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Cypress Island Preserve. The site, located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is a beautiful example of a bald cypress swamp. The first case of Snake Fungal Disease in a free-ranging wild snake in Louisiana was documented by a USGS scientist from there in 2015.

Lake Martin, a popular spot for bird-watching, fishing and boating, is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Cypress Island Preserve. The site, located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is a beautiful example of a bald cypress swamp. The first case of Snake Fungal Disease in a free-ranging wild snake in Louisiana was documented by a USGS scientist from there in 2015.

Image: Firefighters in Smoke
Firefighters in Smoke
Firefighters in Smoke
Firefighters in Smoke

Firefighters surrounded by clouds of smoke and dust of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson, U.S. Navy.

Firefighters surrounded by clouds of smoke and dust of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson, U.S. Navy.

USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon

USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.

Image: Sturgeon Egg
Sturgeon Egg
Sturgeon Egg
Sturgeon Egg

At 68 hours post fertilization, this laboratory produced sturgeon egg is about ready to hatch.

At 68 hours post fertilization, this laboratory produced sturgeon egg is about ready to hatch.

Image: Landslide Sampling
Landslide Sampling
Landslide Sampling
Landslide Sampling

Scientist Jonathan Godt samples a landslide headscarp in Alameda County, CA.

Scientist Jonathan Godt samples a landslide headscarp in Alameda County, CA.

Image: Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation

An array of rocks with vegetation interspersed.

Image: Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Ayers Rock (Uluru) and vegetation.

Image: Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation

Snow covers the coniferous trees and low-lying vegetation on either side of a calm stream or river.

Image: Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Two tall red tanks
Marcellus Shale Storage Tanks
Marcellus Shale Storage Tanks
Marcellus Shale Storage Tanks

Storage tanks for produced water from natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale gas play of western Pennsylvania.

Storage tanks for produced water from natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale gas play of western Pennsylvania.

Grasslands and agricultural fields in the flat foreground, with housing development on the hills beyond.
Grasslands and agricultural fields, with housing development on the hills beyond.
Grasslands and agricultural fields, with housing development on the hills beyond.
Grasslands and agricultural fields, with housing development on the hills beyond.

Conversions of grassland/shrubland and agriculture to developed land were two common land-cover changes in Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands Ecoregion.

Image: San Carlos River near Peridot, Southern Arizona - 2000
San Carlos River near Peridot, Southern Arizona - 2000
San Carlos River near Peridot, Southern Arizona - 2000
San Carlos River near Peridot, Southern Arizona - 2000

The gaging station has been removed, but the approximate position of the original camera can be established from the background mountains.

Earth As Art image Malaspina Glacier
Malaspina Glacier
Malaspina Glacier
Malaspina Glacier

The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).

The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).

Image: Yellowtop
Yellowtop
Yellowtop
Yellowtop

Yellowtop in bloom along the roadside, just south of the US 27/I-75 (Alligator
Alley) intersection.

Yellowtop in bloom along the roadside, just south of the US 27/I-75 (Alligator
Alley) intersection.

Image: Yellowtop
Yellowtop
Yellowtop
Yellowtop

Yellowtop in bloom along the roadside, just south of the US 27/I-75 (Alligator
Alley) intersection.

Yellowtop in bloom along the roadside, just south of the US 27/I-75 (Alligator
Alley) intersection.

Image: Cypress Trees Along Trail
Cypress Trees Along Trail
Cypress Trees Along Trail
Cypress Trees Along Trail

Cypress trees with buttressed bases along trail in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Image: Staghorn fern
Staghorn fern
Staghorn fern
Staghorn fern

A staghorn fern growing along the trunk of a cypress tree in Big Cypress
National Preserve.

A staghorn fern growing along the trunk of a cypress tree in Big Cypress
National Preserve.

Image: Panoramic of Biscayne Bay
Panoramic of Biscayne Bay
Panoramic of Biscayne Bay
Panoramic of Biscayne Bay

Facing east, a panoramic view of Biscayne Bay. The mainland is seen at far
right. Biscayne Bay is an estuary, a place where freshwater and salt water
meet. Freshwater flow from the land supplies the bay with nutrients.

Facing east, a panoramic view of Biscayne Bay. The mainland is seen at far
right. Biscayne Bay is an estuary, a place where freshwater and salt water
meet. Freshwater flow from the land supplies the bay with nutrients.

Image: Marine Vegetation and Rocks
Marine Vegetation and Rocks
Marine Vegetation and Rocks
Marine Vegetation and Rocks

Marine vegetation and rocks seen through the surface of Biscayne Bay waters.

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