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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
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.

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

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: Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider

A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.

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: 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: Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed

Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of 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: Close-Up of Sea Grapes
Close-Up of Sea Grapes
Close-Up of Sea Grapes
Close-Up of Sea Grapes

Close-up of sea grapes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

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: 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.

Image: Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed

Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Image: Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees

Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.

Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.

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: 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.

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