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Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

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.

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Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

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)

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Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

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.

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Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

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.

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Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

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.

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San Angelo Streamgage
San Angelo Streamgage
San Angelo Streamgage

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.

Two men collecting groundwater samples at a public well in the middle of a grassy field in Texas
Scientists Sampling Groundwater from a Public Supply Well in Texas
Scientists Sampling Groundwater from a Public Supply Well in Texas
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Installing Tide Gauges
Installing Tide Gauges
Installing Tide Gauges

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

Image: Microcystis aeruginosa Microscopic View
Microcystis aeruginosa Microscopic View
Microcystis aeruginosa Microscopic View
Microcystis aeruginosa Microscopic View

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.

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Iiwi on Mamane
Iiwi on Mamane
Iiwi on Mamane

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. 

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Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook

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.

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Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook

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.

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Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook

The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. This location is an overlook along I-90. The town of Vantage can be seen on the righthand side where I-90 crosses the Columbia.

The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. This location is an overlook along I-90. The town of Vantage can be seen on the righthand side where I-90 crosses the Columbia.

Image: Sagebrush along the Columbia River
Sagebrush along the Columbia River
Sagebrush along the Columbia River
Sagebrush along the Columbia River

The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. Along its banks can be found sagebrush.

The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. Along its banks can be found sagebrush.

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Blockade Glacier
Blockade Glacier
Blockade Glacier

USGS geologist Richard Lease collects samples of granitic bedrock high above Blockade glacier, Neacola Mountains, Alaska.

USGS geologist Richard Lease collects samples of granitic bedrock high above Blockade glacier, Neacola Mountains, Alaska.

Image: Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook
Columbia River Overlook

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.

Image: Sagebrush along the Columbia River
Sagebrush along the Columbia River
Sagebrush along the Columbia River
Sagebrush along the Columbia River

The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. Along its banks can be found sagebrush.

The Columbia River winds its way through Washington State before becoming the border with Oregon. Along its banks can be found sagebrush.

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Sioux Falls Waterfall
Sioux Falls Waterfall
Sioux Falls Waterfall

The Big Sioux River, as it passes through the city of Sioux Falls, has a beautiful waterfall for which the town is named.

The Big Sioux River, as it passes through the city of Sioux Falls, has a beautiful waterfall for which the town is named.

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Sioux Falls Waterfall
Sioux Falls Waterfall
Sioux Falls Waterfall

The Big Sioux River, as it passes through the city of Sioux Falls, has a beautiful waterfall for which the town is named.

The Big Sioux River, as it passes through the city of Sioux Falls, has a beautiful waterfall for which the town is named.

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Sioux Falls Waterfall
Sioux Falls Waterfall
Sioux Falls Waterfall

The Big Sioux River, as it passes through the city of Sioux Falls, has a beautiful waterfall for which the town is named.

The Big Sioux River, as it passes through the city of Sioux Falls, has a beautiful waterfall for which the town is named.

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