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Image: Red mangrove leaves
Red mangrove leaves
Red mangrove leaves
Red mangrove leaves

Leaf detail of red mangrove at West Lake Park.

Image: Male fiddler crab
Male fiddler crab
Male fiddler crab
Male fiddler crab

A male fiddler crab at West Lake Park.

Image: Canopy of mangroves
Canopy of mangroves
Canopy of mangroves
Canopy of mangroves

Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower at a thick canopy of mangroves.

Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower at a thick canopy of mangroves.

Image: Red mangrove trees
Red mangrove trees
Red mangrove trees
Red mangrove trees

Young red mangrove trees grow among the prop roots of mature red mangroves
at West Lake Park.

Young red mangrove trees grow among the prop roots of mature red mangroves
at West Lake Park.

Image: Black mangroves
Black mangroves
Black mangroves
Black mangroves

A group of black mangroves at West Lake Park.

A group of black mangroves at West Lake Park.

Image: Mangroves and mud flats
Mangroves and mud flats
Mangroves and mud flats
Mangroves and mud flats

Low tide in the mangrove forest of West Lake Park.

Image: Mangroves and water
Mangroves and water
Mangroves and water
Mangroves and water

Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower
at an extensive mangrove canopy and West Lake.

Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower
at an extensive mangrove canopy and West Lake.

Image: Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cows Near Lake Okeechobee

Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is
extensive.

Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is
extensive.

Image: Orange Grove
Orange Grove
Orange Grove
Orange Grove

Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Canal and water control structure
Canal and water control structure
Canal and water control structure
Canal and water control structure

Wider view of Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which
controls water flow into Lake Okeechobee.

Wider view of Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which
controls water flow into Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock

After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed,
lakeside gates opened and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted
into the enclosed area.

After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed,
lakeside gates opened and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted
into the enclosed area.

Image: Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock

The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position.
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.

The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position.
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.

Image: Turf Farm
Turf Farm
Turf Farm
Turf Farm

Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Boaters Anchor at Navigational Lock
Boaters Anchor at Navigational Lock
Boaters Anchor at Navigational Lock
Boaters Anchor at Navigational Lock

To gain access to Lake Okeechobee, boaters anchor themselves to the Port
Mayaca Navigational Lock wall as the canal-side gates close.

To gain access to Lake Okeechobee, boaters anchor themselves to the Port
Mayaca Navigational Lock wall as the canal-side gates close.

Image: Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock

Looking through the open lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock,
onto Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Boats ready to exit navigational lock
Boats ready to exit navigational lock
Boats ready to exit navigational lock
Boats ready to exit navigational lock

With the Lake Okeechobee lakeside gates open, boaters get ready to exit the
Port Mayaca Navigational Lock.

With the Lake Okeechobee lakeside gates open, boaters get ready to exit the
Port Mayaca Navigational Lock.

Image: Boat Entering Lake Okeechobee
Boat Entering Lake Okeechobee
Boat Entering Lake Okeechobee
Boat Entering Lake Okeechobee

Boaters leave the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock and head out into the open
waters of Lake Okeechobee.

Boaters leave the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock and head out into the open
waters of Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant

On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.

On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.

graduate student wearing an orange hat, blue sweatshirt, and orange chest waders, holds a paddlefish
Ryan Gary holding a paddlefish in Oklahoma
Ryan Gary holding a paddlefish in Oklahoma
Ryan Gary holding a paddlefish in Oklahoma

Ryan’s thesis research focuses on the importance of appropriate spawning substrate as a key driver of paddlefish restoration success in reservoirs of Oklahoma. Paddlefish, an important sportfish, have been stocked in reservoirs throughout the State, but these stocking efforts have had variable success.

Ryan’s thesis research focuses on the importance of appropriate spawning substrate as a key driver of paddlefish restoration success in reservoirs of Oklahoma. Paddlefish, an important sportfish, have been stocked in reservoirs throughout the State, but these stocking efforts have had variable success.

Image: Alligator on Bank
Alligator on Bank
Alligator on Bank
Alligator on Bank

An alligator sunning itself along the banks of a canal, in Big Cypress National
Preserve.

An alligator sunning itself along the banks of a canal, in Big Cypress National
Preserve.

Image: A Red-Faced Warbler in Arizona
A Red-Faced Warbler in Arizona
A Red-Faced Warbler in Arizona
A Red-Faced Warbler in Arizona

Red-faced warblers are one of the species affected by climate change in the form of reduced snowpack in the Arizona Mountains, according to a USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit study.

Red-faced warblers are one of the species affected by climate change in the form of reduced snowpack in the Arizona Mountains, according to a USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit study.

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