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Image: Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Ayers Rock (Uluru) and vegetation.

Image: Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation
Rocks and Vegetation

An array of rocks with vegetation interspersed.

Image: Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Image: Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation
Stream Bordered by Snow-Covered Trees and Low-Lying Vegetation

Snow covers the coniferous trees and low-lying vegetation on either side of a calm stream or river.

Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River
Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River
Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River
Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River

Hoop fishing net deployed on the Little Colorado River just downstream of a travetine fall

The abandoned Silver Ledge mine in the Upper Animas River watershed, Colorado
The Abandoned Silver Ledge Mine in the Upper Animas River Watershed
The Abandoned Silver Ledge Mine in the Upper Animas River Watershed
The Abandoned Silver Ledge Mine in the Upper Animas River Watershed

The abandoned Silver Ledge mine in the Upper Animas River watershed, Colorado. The Animas River watershed was one of two pilot watersheds studied as part of the USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative.

Cassin's auklet, a small blackish-grey bird with webbed feet, cradled in a scientist's hand, with radio-transmitter attached
Cassin's Auklet
Cassin's Auklet
Cassin's Auklet

Cassin's auklet with a radio transmitter attached for a study in the Channel Islands.

Cassin's auklet with a radio transmitter attached for a study in the Channel Islands.

Sea Otter Catpure and Tagging at Sunrise
Sea Otter Capture and Tagging at Sunrise
Sea Otter Capture and Tagging at Sunrise
Sea Otter Capture and Tagging at Sunrise

USGS marine biologists set sail on a crisp September morning to capture and tag wild sea otters to monitor the health of this threatened species.

USGS marine biologists set sail on a crisp September morning to capture and tag wild sea otters to monitor the health of this threatened species.

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR, with scale bar
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR. These images were captured on the year 2000 as part of an airborne thermal infrared survey conducted in the Santiam River basin, OR. The images were orthorectified and mosaicked into a single raster in order to identify and visualize thermal heterogeneity.

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR. These images were captured on the year 2000 as part of an airborne thermal infrared survey conducted in the Santiam River basin, OR. The images were orthorectified and mosaicked into a single raster in order to identify and visualize thermal heterogeneity.

Image: Anastasia Limestone
Anastasia Limestone
Anastasia Limestone
Anastasia Limestone

An outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along the shoreline
of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.

An outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along the shoreline
of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.

Image: Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone
Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone
Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone
Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone

A close-up of the outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along
the shoreline of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.

A close-up of the outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along
the shoreline of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.

Image: Butterfly and Spanish Needles
Butterfly and Spanish Needles
Butterfly and Spanish Needles
Butterfly and Spanish Needles

A great southern white butterfly visiting spanish needles, a wildflower that
grows in the Blowing Rocks Preserve butterfly garden.

A great southern white butterfly visiting spanish needles, a wildflower that
grows in the Blowing Rocks Preserve butterfly garden.

Image: Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of Strangler Fig

Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.

Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.

Image: Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree

Close-up of a gumbo limbo tree at Blowing Rocks Preserve, showing red-brown,
peeling bark.

Close-up of a gumbo limbo tree at Blowing Rocks Preserve, showing red-brown,
peeling bark.

Image: Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow

Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Image: Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve
Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve
Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve
Dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve

Dune grasses and sea grapes stabilize the dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia Humilis

Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.

Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.

Image: Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee

Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage

A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk of Blowing
Rocks Preserve.

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