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aerial photography of a wastewater treatment plant
Aerial drone photograph showing the Chickasha wastewater treatment plant.
Aerial drone photograph showing the Chickasha wastewater treatment plant.
Aerial drone photograph showing the Chickasha wastewater treatment plant.

Image of the Chickasha  wastewater treatment plant taken as part of a study to understand the runoff of contaminants in wastewater applied to an agricultural field.

Stakeholders discussing drought experiments under a rainout shelter
Colorado Plateau Extreme Drought in Grassland Experiment (EDGE)
Colorado Plateau Extreme Drought in Grassland Experiment (EDGE)
Colorado Plateau Extreme Drought in Grassland Experiment (EDGE)

In drylands, short-term extreme droughts can have profound ecosystem effects. In this study, we are examining the impacts of extreme seasonal drought on grassland communities of the Colorado Plateau & recovery from drought.

In drylands, short-term extreme droughts can have profound ecosystem effects. In this study, we are examining the impacts of extreme seasonal drought on grassland communities of the Colorado Plateau & recovery from drought.

Image: Experimental Stream Segment
Experimental Stream Segment
Experimental Stream Segment
Experimental Stream Segment

One of six experimental stream segments used to study the dispersal of free embryo sturgeon at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.  The stream segment is 5 meters long and 0.5 meters wide, and is filled with cobble-sized rock to a depth of 12 centimeters.  Streams are covered during studies.

One of six experimental stream segments used to study the dispersal of free embryo sturgeon at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.  The stream segment is 5 meters long and 0.5 meters wide, and is filled with cobble-sized rock to a depth of 12 centimeters.  Streams are covered during studies.

Image: juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease
juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease
juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease
juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease

A juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease (SFD) exhibiting several crusty ventral scales  from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. SFD has proven lethal in many snakes, and the disease is recognized as an emerging threat to wild snake populations.

A juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease (SFD) exhibiting several crusty ventral scales  from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. SFD has proven lethal in many snakes, and the disease is recognized as an emerging threat to wild snake populations.

Image: Juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with SFD
Juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with SFD
Juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with SFD
Juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with SFD

A juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease (SFD) exhibiting ulceration of the skin on the head from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. SFD has proven lethal in many snakes, and the disease is recognized as an emerging threat to wild snake populations.

A juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease (SFD) exhibiting ulceration of the skin on the head from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. SFD has proven lethal in many snakes, and the disease is recognized as an emerging threat to wild snake populations.

Image: juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease
juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease
juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease
juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease

A juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease (SFD) exhibiting numerous nodules overlaid by roughened skin on the dorsal surface from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. SFD has proven lethal in many snakes, and the disease is recognized as an emerging threat to wild snake populations.

A juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake that tested positive for snake fungal disease (SFD) exhibiting numerous nodules overlaid by roughened skin on the dorsal surface from St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. SFD has proven lethal in many snakes, and the disease is recognized as an emerging threat to wild snake populations.

A laboratory technician waits next to a device used to analyze eDNA
Technician next to PCR machine
Technician next to PCR machine
Technician next to PCR machine

laboratory technician waiting for PCR analysis to be completed on an eDNA sample

laboratory technician waiting for PCR analysis to be completed on an eDNA sample

Mangrove forest, Rhizophora mangle tunnel, Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, Florida
Mangrove forest, Rhizophora mangle tunnel, Florida
Mangrove forest, Rhizophora mangle tunnel, Florida
Mangrove forest, Rhizophora mangle tunnel, Florida

Mangrove forest, Rhizophora mangle tunnel, Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, Florida. 

pair of American Avocets
pair of American Avocets
pair of American Avocets
pair of American Avocets

A pair of American avocets wading in a saline lake in the Great Basin. Many bird species rely on food resources found in saline lakes, such as brine shrimp and brine flies.

A pair of American avocets wading in a saline lake in the Great Basin. Many bird species rely on food resources found in saline lakes, such as brine shrimp and brine flies.

Image:  Black-footed Albatross with Chick
Black-footed Albatross with Chick
Black-footed Albatross with Chick
Black-footed Albatross with Chick

Black-footed albatross with chick, nesting black-footed albatrosses are especially vulnerable to sea-level rise and sudden flooding on low-lying islands.

Location: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge


Black-footed albatross with chick, nesting black-footed albatrosses are especially vulnerable to sea-level rise and sudden flooding on low-lying islands.

Location: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge


Capturing juvenile bull trout by electroshocking Logging Creek and then transporting them to another lake upstream.
Capturing juvenile bull trout by electroshocking in Logging Creek.
Capturing juvenile bull trout by electroshocking in Logging Creek.
Capturing juvenile bull trout by electroshocking in Logging Creek.

Capturing juvenile bull trout by electroshocking Logging Creek and then transporting them in a backpack up the trail to Grace Lake.

Chesapeake Bay 2014 Landsat imagery
Chesapeake Bay Landsat mosaic 2014
Chesapeake Bay Landsat mosaic 2014
Chesapeake Bay Landsat mosaic 2014

Chesapeake Bay and surroundings, mosaic of 5 Landsat images taken in October and November 2014.

Image: American Bullfrog
American Bullfrog
American Bullfrog
American Bullfrog

An American bullfrog along the Yellowstone River near Billings, MT.

An American bullfrog along the Yellowstone River near Billings, MT.

Image: Surveying Bullfrogs
Surveying Bullfrogs
Surveying Bullfrogs
Surveying Bullfrogs

USGS biologists surveying for bullfrogs at Two Moon Park, Billings, MT.

USGS biologists surveying for bullfrogs at Two Moon Park, Billings, MT.

Image: Transporting a Captured Mule Deer
Transporting a Captured Mule Deer
Transporting a Captured Mule Deer
Transporting a Captured Mule Deer

Researchers with the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department transport a captured a mule deer in the Wyoming Range of Wyoming. The deer was fitted with a GPS tracking and its body fat was assesssed and other biolgogical samples taken before release. 

 

Researchers with the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department transport a captured a mule deer in the Wyoming Range of Wyoming. The deer was fitted with a GPS tracking and its body fat was assesssed and other biolgogical samples taken before release. 

 

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