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Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in an exposure tank housed inside of a mobile laboratory at the legacy fire-training area contaminated by PFAS derived from aqueous film-forming foams on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Pond mussel (Ligumia subrostrata) in an exposure tank housed inside of a mobile laboratory at the legacy fire-training area contaminated by PFAS derived from aqueous film-forming foams on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Mobile laboratory deployed at the legacy fire-training area contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) derived from aqueous film-forming foams on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 

Passive samplers in an exposure tank housed inside of a mobile laboratory at the legacy fire-training area contaminated by PFAS derived from aqueous film-forming foams on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Between 2009 and 2018, scientists conducted a national scale assessment of mercury accumulation in the National Park System using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels (species that accumulate a pollutant in their tissues as an index of exposure to other organisms without significant adverse effects to the biosentinel) through a citizen science network called the Dragonf

Photovoltaic, or solar, cells array at the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in the Mojave Desert and a wind energy facility in the Northeastern United States.

A completed restoration field trial site just after installation. Half of the site is seeded, and the other half had plants and weed cloth (white fabric) installed.

These workers are planting seedlings as part of the restoration field trial network. Each garden in the network is examining seedlings and seeds in conjunction with restoration treatments to better und

View of a recently installed Restoration Field Trial Network site in the rangelands of Northern Arizona.

A Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) is outfitted with a radio transmitter to help lead us to its roost. The transmitter is attached with a temporary adhesive that will wear off within around 2 weeks, about as long as the battery life of the transmitter lasts.

The RestoreNet gardens test seedlings of priority restoration species across the Southwest. This is a recently installed garden located in the juniper woodlands of the Colorado Plateau. The experiemental network will support land managers by providing insight into various restoration techniques, including testing seedlings vs seeds.

Image of scientist setting up a radar system in Colorado to test its efficacy in detecting birds and bats flying towards spinning wind turbines.

Throughout Hawaii, fishponds are considered by their local communities as important cultural touchstones, a source of local, sustainably produced food, and an important component to the development of community-based management for nearshore fisheries.

Hawaiian fishponds were important cultural and economic resources for native Hawaiians as they were an important component of a sophisticated, integrated food production system. However, changing demographics and systems of land ownership resulted in a decline in the use and upkeep of Hawaiian fishponds throughout the 19th century.

Many bumble bee species have declined in recent decades due to changes in habitat, climate, and pressures from pathogens, pesticides and introduced species. The western bumble bee, once common throughout western North America, is a species of concern and is being considered for listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act.

View of the barrier islands off Lafayette, LA while conducting low-level aerial seabird surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, as part of the GoMMAPPS project.

Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico viewed as part of GoMMAPPS aerial surveys for seabirds.

An adult, female northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) flies overhead in Suisun Marsh, CA. Before habitat loss drove declines in the bird's populations, Suisun Marsh hosted the state's largest population of northern harriers.

An adult male Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) surveys Suisun Marsh, CA. Males are known for their beautiful, steel-gray plumage.

These tree cores, taken from living trees with an increment borer, show the rings of the tree and allow scientists to learn about the tree's growth.

A Federally endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) climbs a branch.