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Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge  with Inset Map of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming
Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge & Inset Map
Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge & Inset Map
Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge & Inset Map

Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge (left) and the town of Jackson, Wyoming (right) with inset map of study area including the National Elk Refuge and areas around the refuge of winter elk habitat.

Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge (left) and the town of Jackson, Wyoming (right) with inset map of study area including the National Elk Refuge and areas around the refuge of winter elk habitat.

Image: Post-Harvest Rice Straw
Post-Harvest Rice Straw
Post-Harvest Rice Straw
Post-Harvest Rice Straw

After harvest, fields are reflooded to decay the remaining straw. This decaying material can fuel the bacteria that create methylmercury, even during the cold months.

After harvest, fields are reflooded to decay the remaining straw. This decaying material can fuel the bacteria that create methylmercury, even during the cold months.

A woman collects soil samples in a field with the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA, in the background.
Taking surface sediment measurements at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco, CA.
Taking surface sediment measurements at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco, CA.
Taking surface sediment measurements at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco, CA.

USGS researcher Jennifer Agee taking surface sediment oxidation-reduction and pH measurements at Crissy Marsh, a vegetated saltmarsh near the Golden Gate Bridge (background) in San Francisco, CA. Photographer: L. Windham-Myers.

Image: Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina with many fall colors underway.

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina with many fall colors underway.

Image: Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith
Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith
Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith
Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith

Cross section of a sagittal otolith from a juvenile Chinook salmon 79 days after emergence. The letters represent: H = hatch, E = emergence, FF = first feed, FW = freshwater residence, TDCK = tidal delta check, and D = tidal delta residence (40x objective).

Cross section of a sagittal otolith from a juvenile Chinook salmon 79 days after emergence. The letters represent: H = hatch, E = emergence, FF = first feed, FW = freshwater residence, TDCK = tidal delta check, and D = tidal delta residence (40x objective).

Image: Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

Image: Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

Image: Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income forits owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income forits owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Field of Sorghum
Field of Sorghum
Field of Sorghum
Field of Sorghum

Field of grasses tentatively identified as sorghum.

Field of grasses tentatively identified as sorghum.

Image: Wood Stork
Wood Stork
Wood Stork
Wood Stork

Numbers of Wood Storks are declining

Numbers of Wood Storks are declining

Image: Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California
Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California
Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California
Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California

A kelp greenling fish swimming above a seafloor of mixed gravel, cobble and rock outcrop with scattered shell. Fish is approx. 20 cm (8 inches) long. Image acquired 1 km (0.62 miles) offshore Half Moon Bay, California at a depth of 14 meters (46 ft). Also in the image are encrusting sponges, red algae (seaweed), and orange cup corals.

A kelp greenling fish swimming above a seafloor of mixed gravel, cobble and rock outcrop with scattered shell. Fish is approx. 20 cm (8 inches) long. Image acquired 1 km (0.62 miles) offshore Half Moon Bay, California at a depth of 14 meters (46 ft). Also in the image are encrusting sponges, red algae (seaweed), and orange cup corals.

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