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Image: Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Ayers Rock (Uluru) and vegetation.

Image: Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation

An array of rocks with vegetation interspersed.

Image: Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation

Snow covers the coniferous trees and low-lying vegetation on either side of a calm stream or river.

Image: Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Cassin's auklet, a small blackish-grey bird with webbed feet, cradled in a scientist's hand, with radio-transmitter attached
Cassin's Auklet
Cassin's Auklet
Cassin's Auklet

Cassin's auklet with a radio transmitter attached for a study in the Channel Islands.

Cassin's auklet with a radio transmitter attached for a study in the Channel Islands.

The abandoned Silver Ledge mine in the Upper Animas River watershed, Colorado
The Abandoned Silver Ledge Mine in the Upper Animas River Watershed
The Abandoned Silver Ledge Mine in the Upper Animas River Watershed
The Abandoned Silver Ledge Mine in the Upper Animas River Watershed

The abandoned Silver Ledge mine in the Upper Animas River watershed, Colorado. The Animas River watershed was one of two pilot watersheds studied as part of the USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative.

Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River
Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River
Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River
Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River

Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River just downstream of a travetine fall

Sea Otter Catpure and Tagging at Sunrise
Sea Otter Capture and Tagging at Sunrise
Sea Otter Capture and Tagging at Sunrise
Sea Otter Capture and Tagging at Sunrise

USGS marine biologists set sail on a crisp September morning to capture and tag wild sea otters to monitor the health of this threatened species.

USGS marine biologists set sail on a crisp September morning to capture and tag wild sea otters to monitor the health of this threatened species.

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR, with scale bar
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR. These images were captured on the year 2000 as part of an airborne thermal infrared survey conducted in the Santiam River basin, OR. The images were orthorectified and mosaicked into a single raster in order to identify and visualize thermal heterogeneity.

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR. These images were captured on the year 2000 as part of an airborne thermal infrared survey conducted in the Santiam River basin, OR. The images were orthorectified and mosaicked into a single raster in order to identify and visualize thermal heterogeneity.

Image: Young Red Mangrove
Young Red Mangrove
Young Red Mangrove
Young Red Mangrove

A young red mangrove and its arching prop roots seen in the exposed tidal flats
along Indian River Lagoon, found on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

A young red mangrove and its arching prop roots seen in the exposed tidal flats
along Indian River Lagoon, found on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee

Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage

A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk of Blowing
Rocks Preserve.

Image: Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees

Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.

Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.

Image: Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed

Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.

Image: Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider

A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.

Image: Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve
Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve
Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve
Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve

Dune grasses and sea grapes stabilize the dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia Humilis

Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.

Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.

Image: Close-Up of Sea Grapes
Close-Up of Sea Grapes
Close-Up of Sea Grapes
Close-Up of Sea Grapes

Close-up of sea grapes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed

Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

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