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Location is about 11 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032
Location is about 11 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032
Location is about 5 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032
Location is about 5 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032
USGS scientist Jessica Mikenas collects surface soil pH data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS scientist Jessica Mikenas collects surface soil pH data on decommissioned well pad.
Adult Iiwi being removed from a mist net which was used to capture the bird for banding
Adult Iiwi being removed from a mist net which was used to capture the bird for banding
A view during the 2015 Climate Boot Camp site visit to discuss landscape response to climate change at Mount Rainier, Washington.
A view during the 2015 Climate Boot Camp site visit to discuss landscape response to climate change at Mount Rainier, Washington.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field work.
USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field work.
Adult Iiwi being banded at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
Adult Iiwi being banded at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
Alligators are territorial — an individual’s movements may be influenced by other alligators in close proximity.
Alligators are territorial — an individual’s movements may be influenced by other alligators in close proximity.
Alligator transmitter installation and recovery. Pictured: Abby Lawson, Thomas Rainwater, John Lane (Wofford College), and Erin Weeks (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources)
Alligator transmitter installation and recovery. Pictured: Abby Lawson, Thomas Rainwater, John Lane (Wofford College), and Erin Weeks (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources)
Researchers have deployed 24 external GPS transmitters to male alligators in South Carolina.
Researchers have deployed 24 external GPS transmitters to male alligators in South Carolina.
Transmitters are programmed to acquire an alligator location once every three hours from April to the end of September each year.
Transmitters are programmed to acquire an alligator location once every three hours from April to the end of September each year.
This alligator movement ecology study evaluates home range, daily movement rate, and habitat use patterns of adult male alligators.
This alligator movement ecology study evaluates home range, daily movement rate, and habitat use patterns of adult male alligators.
A subalpine meadow on Niwot Ridge, Colorado, displaying a rich diversity of plants.
A subalpine meadow on Niwot Ridge, Colorado, displaying a rich diversity of plants.
New streamgage on the South Concho river above Twin Buttes Reservoir, in San Angelo, Texas. This new gage will provide resource managers with critical streamflow information.
New streamgage on the South Concho river above Twin Buttes Reservoir, in San Angelo, Texas. This new gage will provide resource managers with critical streamflow information.
USGS scientists collecting water quality samples at a public-supply well in Texas, overlying the Eagle Ford shale production area.
USGS scientists collecting water quality samples at a public-supply well in Texas, overlying the Eagle Ford shale production area.
Installing tide gauges in rivers of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is dirty work.
Location: Tutakoke River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK
Installing tide gauges in rivers of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is dirty work.
Location: Tutakoke River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK
Microcystis is one of the most common bloom-forming cyanobacteria, AKA, blue-green algae. Many strains of this species produce a family of potent liver toxins, the microcystins.
Microcystis is one of the most common bloom-forming cyanobacteria, AKA, blue-green algae. Many strains of this species produce a family of potent liver toxins, the microcystins.
The Hawaiian ‘I‘iwi, a native forest bird species only found in the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian ‘I‘iwi, a native forest bird species only found in the Hawaiian Islands.
The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. This location is an overlook along I-90.
The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. This location is an overlook along I-90.