A USGS botanist monitors riparian vegetation along the Colorado River just downstream of Glen Canyon Dam
By Southwest Biological Science Center
August 2021 (approx.)
Detailed Description
A USGS research ecologist and botanist, Emily Palmquist, conducts riparian vegetation monitoring along the Colorado River just below Glen Canyon Dam. This work is part of the research conducted by the Southwest Biological Science Center's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center as the science provider for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. Photo by Hanna Ryder.
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Public Domain.
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