Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forestWild turkeys run along a path in Massachusetts. Photo by Meredith Hartwell, USGS.
Multimedia
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Images
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forestWild turkeys run along a path in Massachusetts. Photo by Meredith Hartwell, USGS.
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout displayUSGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout displayUSGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout displayUSGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display
Two USGS scientists smile through a playful humpback chub cutout displayUSGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app screenshot
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app screenshotA screenshot of the Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app form fields.
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app screenshot
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app screenshotA screenshot of the Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app form fields.
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting appA screenshot of the Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app form fields.
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app
Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting appA screenshot of the Grand Canyon community science natural hazard event reporting app form fields.
A USGS Ecologist gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet site
A USGS Ecologist gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet siteLaura Shriver, RAMPS coordinator, gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet site to Northern Arizona University students. Photo by Jessica Archibald (Diablo Trust).
A USGS Ecologist gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet site
A USGS Ecologist gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet siteLaura Shriver, RAMPS coordinator, gives a tour of a Northern Arizona RestoreNet site to Northern Arizona University students. Photo by Jessica Archibald (Diablo Trust).
Videos
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand Canyon
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand CanyonOn a scorching day in June 2022, the summer Lake Powell reached its lowest water level in five decades, National Park Service staff caught baby smallmouth bass in the lower Colorado River.
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand Canyon
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand CanyonOn a scorching day in June 2022, the summer Lake Powell reached its lowest water level in five decades, National Park Service staff caught baby smallmouth bass in the lower Colorado River.
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife RefugeA group of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana) interact near a water catchment, also known as a tinaja, in the Sonoran Desert, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southern Arizona.
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife RefugeA group of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana) interact near a water catchment, also known as a tinaja, in the Sonoran Desert, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southern Arizona.
B-Roll of Lees Ferry
A collection of video for use in products related to the USGS's streamgage at Lees Ferry. The USGS installed the Lees Ferry gauge 100 years ago, and the data collected since have become critical to monitoring water availability in the West.
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A collection of video for use in products related to the USGS's streamgage at Lees Ferry. The USGS installed the Lees Ferry gauge 100 years ago, and the data collected since have become critical to monitoring water availability in the West.
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WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY - A Colorado River Reflection
Meet Katie, one of the 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Pondering life after high school, Katie finds comfort in reflecting on her time in one of the Nation’s most iconic National Parks.
Meet Katie, one of the 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Pondering life after high school, Katie finds comfort in reflecting on her time in one of the Nation’s most iconic National Parks.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray FoxThere were two documented gray fox visits at the burrows, making them the third most documented predator. Gray foxes are implicated predators of various life stages of desert tortoises, but it is difficult to catch them in the act. In this case, a gray fox approaches a burrow, and thoroughly investigates the burrow mouth.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray FoxThere were two documented gray fox visits at the burrows, making them the third most documented predator. Gray foxes are implicated predators of various life stages of desert tortoises, but it is difficult to catch them in the act. In this case, a gray fox approaches a burrow, and thoroughly investigates the burrow mouth.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted SkunkThere was one documented skunk event captured on camera - the least documented predator. Here, a western spotted skunk is thoroughly investigating the burrow of one of the marked female tortoises in the study population. Western spotted skunks are known predators of turtle eggs.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted SkunkThere was one documented skunk event captured on camera - the least documented predator. Here, a western spotted skunk is thoroughly investigating the burrow of one of the marked female tortoises in the study population. Western spotted skunks are known predators of turtle eggs.
Audio
USGS Outstanding in the Field: Biocrusts (Ep. 9)
Welcome to another episode of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. We highlight our fun and fascinating fieldwork studying ecosystems across the country. Today we’ll be discussing tiny communities that are found on the surface of the soil in the harsh environments of cold and hot deserts.
Welcome to another episode of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. We highlight our fun and fascinating fieldwork studying ecosystems across the country. Today we’ll be discussing tiny communities that are found on the surface of the soil in the harsh environments of cold and hot deserts.
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we are talking about beaches in a place that most people probably would not think of—the Grand Canyon.
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we are talking about beaches in a place that most people probably would not think of—the Grand Canyon.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand Canyon
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand CanyonThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them. In this episode we describe some of the one-of-a-kind native fish species that call the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River home.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand Canyon
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand CanyonThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them. In this episode we describe some of the one-of-a-kind native fish species that call the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River home.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in Action
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in ActionThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in Action
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in ActionThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.