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Multimedia
Below are multimedia (photos, graphics, audio, and video) associated with the Ecosystems Mission Area.
Be certain to check out Outstanding in the Field, an original podcast series that tells stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
Images
Sky Glow Graphic
This is an informational graphic detailing how sky glow works.
Light Sensors
Photo showing a typical setup for nighttime light mapping by boat. The Mk9, BioMAST, and SQM each collect light data in different ways, so researchers can deploy them simultaneously and compare data between the instruments.
Photo showing a typical setup for nighttime light mapping by boat. The Mk9, BioMAST, and SQM each collect light data in different ways, so researchers can deploy them simultaneously and compare data between the instruments.
Nighttime Hydroacoustics Data Collection on Lake Union
Nighttime Hydroacoustics Data Collection on Lake UnionPhoto showing nighttime hydroacoustics data collection on Lake Union, with the Seattle skyline in the background.
Nighttime Hydroacoustics Data Collection on Lake Union
Nighttime Hydroacoustics Data Collection on Lake UnionPhoto showing nighttime hydroacoustics data collection on Lake Union, with the Seattle skyline in the background.
Artificial Light at Night Pool Experiment Infographic
Artificial Light at Night Pool Experiment InfographicThe goal of this experiment is to determine the relationship between light level and predator fish reaction distance. This is part of the larger body of fish ecology work on how artificial light at night affects salmon survival in Washington waters.
Artificial Light at Night Pool Experiment Infographic
Artificial Light at Night Pool Experiment InfographicThe goal of this experiment is to determine the relationship between light level and predator fish reaction distance. This is part of the larger body of fish ecology work on how artificial light at night affects salmon survival in Washington waters.
Seattle Skyline at Night
Visible skyglow over downtown Seattle on a clear night, as seen from Lake Union.
Visible skyglow over downtown Seattle on a clear night, as seen from Lake Union.
Light Measuring Instruments
Photo showing different light measuring instruments used for research at the Western Fisheries Research Center.
Photo showing different light measuring instruments used for research at the Western Fisheries Research Center.
Videos
Structured Decision Making and RAD
In this webinar, Mike Runge talks about the linkages between normative methods of decision analysis (i.e., structured decision making) and the RAD framework. First, what does SDM contribute to RAD?
In this webinar, Mike Runge talks about the linkages between normative methods of decision analysis (i.e., structured decision making) and the RAD framework. First, what does SDM contribute to RAD?
Artificial Light At Night
This is a video about the artificial light at night project, happening in Seattle, WA out of the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center.
This is a video about the artificial light at night project, happening in Seattle, WA out of the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center.
Artificial Light At Night (AD Version)
This is a video about the artificial light at night project, happening in Seattle, WA out of the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center.
This is a video about the artificial light at night project, happening in Seattle, WA out of the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center.
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Spring Seminar: Project Updates and 2026 Field Season Plans
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Spring Seminar: Project Updates and 2026 Field Season PlansThis video presents the Spring 2026 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Narrated by Lisa Hoaks, the seminar provides project updates, summer 2026 field season plans, and recently published products.
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Spring Seminar: Project Updates and 2026 Field Season Plans
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Spring Seminar: Project Updates and 2026 Field Season PlansThis video presents the Spring 2026 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Narrated by Lisa Hoaks, the seminar provides project updates, summer 2026 field season plans, and recently published products.
RAD and Adaptive Management Webinar
RAD and Adaptive Management Webinar, part of the NCASC Webinar Series: Incorporating the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) Framework into Resource Management Planning.
RAD and Adaptive Management Webinar, part of the NCASC Webinar Series: Incorporating the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) Framework into Resource Management Planning.
Big Game and Chronic Wasting Disease
USGS science on chronic wasting disease (CWD) tackles multiple facets of this complex management challenge.
USGS science on chronic wasting disease (CWD) tackles multiple facets of this complex management challenge.
Audio
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 11, Designing Accessible Research for Rural Communities
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 11, Designing Accessible Research for Rural CommunitiesThis is a special edition of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. In this episode we highlight stories from the Alaska Voices podcast, a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 11, Designing Accessible Research for Rural Communities
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 11, Designing Accessible Research for Rural CommunitiesThis is a special edition of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. In this episode we highlight stories from the Alaska Voices podcast, a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 10, Bats
Welcome to the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area Outstanding in the Field podcast series that tells stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
Welcome to the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area Outstanding in the Field podcast series that tells stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
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, Episode 8, Braving thin ice
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 8, Braving thin iceThis is the first in a special edition of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. In this series we will be highlighting stories from the Alaska Voices podcast, a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 8, Braving thin ice
USGS Outstanding in the Field, Episode 8, Braving thin iceThis is the first in a special edition of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. In this series we will be highlighting stories from the Alaska Voices podcast, a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Outstanding in the Field Episode 7 - Science in the Swamp
Outstanding in the Field Episode 7 - Science in the SwampIn this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we take you to the swamps and coastal wetlands of Louisiana, the land of bayous and beignets and a state with one of the most dynamic coastlines in the United States. The wetlands that make up the Louisiana coast are vast and help protect important cultural and natural resources.
Outstanding in the Field Episode 7 - Science in the Swamp
Outstanding in the Field Episode 7 - Science in the SwampIn this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we take you to the swamps and coastal wetlands of Louisiana, the land of bayous and beignets and a state with one of the most dynamic coastlines in the United States. The wetlands that make up the Louisiana coast are vast and help protect important cultural and natural resources.
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.