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At the heart of Wisconsin’s rich fishing culture is the walleye – a legendary fish with big, pearly, reflective eyes. In Ojibwe, the fish is called “ogaa" and symbolizes knowledge, illumination, and guidance. Their unique eyes guide them through cool, dark, murky waters, making them formidable predators and a challenging catch for anglers.

Benjamin Miller holding an endangered razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) captured at an experimental wood addition site on the San Juan River. 

Bird Banding Chief Tony Celis shows a small banded bird to a young member of the Paterson Audubon Society during a visit to the Fall Banding Station. 

USGS and NPS walk Drakes Beach to sample a pond for the presence of AIV at Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Fragmented tropical forest in western Costa Rica near USGS Las Cruces Biological Station.

USGS collects environmental samples for AIV detection at Crissy Marsh at Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Contiguous tropical forest in western Costa Rica near Las Cruces Biological Station

The USGS One Health approach addresses the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.

RAMPS and the Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) get together to discuss potential seeding network across New Mexico at the Society for Ecological Restoration – Southwest Chapter 2023 Annual Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

RAMPS Coordinator Laura Shriver (left) and RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo (right) pose with a poster describing the RAMPS project RestoreNet at the Society for Ecological Restoration – Southwest Chapter 2023 Annual Conference in Sant

A fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus cf. boskianus) not native to California was discovered in Ventura County, California on October 14, 2023.

The fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus cf. boskianus) is an introduced species to the United States. It was found in Ventura County, California on October 14, 2023. USGS biologists are investigating its distribution and how to eradicate the species most efficiently before it becomes invasive. (Photo: Spencer Williams, USGS) 

Ted Castro-Santos of the S.O. Conte Research Laboratory implants a small pit tag into a juvenile American shad before release it into the canal at Turners Falls, MA. 

Ted-Castro Santos of the S.O. Conte Research Laboratory measures a juvenile American shad before tagging and releasing it into the Canal at Turners Falls, MA. 

Updated image that shows the strategic approach for the Environmental Health Program for Environmental Contaminants

Fish Biologist Micah Kieffer holds a shortnose sturgeon during a public outreach event at EESC's S.O. Conte Research Lab in Turners Falls, MA. 

USGS scientist swabs fresh duck feces at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC for AIV study

USGS and NPS employees sample for environmental AIV at Constitution Gardens, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC

Ted Castro-Santos, EESC, and Katie Deters, PNNL, release tagged American Shad in the canal at the Conte Lab 

USGS scientists collects water samples for AIV sampling at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC

Workflow for integrating fire behavior modeling into post-fire hazard risk models. QUIC-Fire is a fast, 3-D simulation tool for prescribed fire planning. It can help managers understand the complex and dynamic behavior of wildland fires.