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Image: Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

Image: Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

Image: Pallidon Nets
Pallidon Nets
Pallidon Nets
Pallidon Nets

Pallid sturgeon caught in the Lower Missouri River.

Pallid sturgeon caught in the Lower Missouri River.

Image: Tracking Equipment
Tracking Equipment
Tracking Equipment
Tracking Equipment

SRX receivers (left) and a ruggedized laptop computer (right) are essential tools for telemetry tracking on the Lower Missouri River.

SRX receivers (left) and a ruggedized laptop computer (right) are essential tools for telemetry tracking on the Lower Missouri River.

Image: Ultrasound of Pallid Sturgeon
Ultrasound of Pallid Sturgeon
Ultrasound of Pallid Sturgeon
Ultrasound of Pallid Sturgeon

An ultrasound is used to determine the reproductive condition of female pallid sturgeon.

Image: Pipetting Plasma into Vials
Pipetting Plasma into Vials
Pipetting Plasma into Vials
Pipetting Plasma into Vials

Plasma separated from the blood by centrifuge of a pallid sturgeon is carefully divided into 3 vials.  The plasma samples are immediately frozen for laboratory analysis. 

Plasma separated from the blood by centrifuge of a pallid sturgeon is carefully divided into 3 vials.  The plasma samples are immediately frozen for laboratory analysis. 

Image: Bluff in Spring
Bluff in Spring
Bluff in Spring
Bluff in Spring

Red Buds blooming along the banks of the Missouri River in April 2011.

Red Buds blooming along the banks of the Missouri River in April 2011.

Image: Pallid Sturgeon Release
Pallid Sturgeon Release
Pallid Sturgeon Release
Pallid Sturgeon Release

Biologists with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission release a 3 kilogram non-reproductive male pallid sturgeon.

Biologists with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission release a 3 kilogram non-reproductive male pallid sturgeon.

Image: Viewing Imagery
Viewing Imagery
Viewing Imagery
Viewing Imagery

Researchers are viewing imagery obtained via the underwater microscope.

Researchers are viewing imagery obtained via the underwater microscope.

Image: Incision in reproductive female pallid sturgeon
Incision in reproductive female pallid sturgeon
Incision in reproductive female pallid sturgeon
Incision in reproductive female pallid sturgeon

Upon making an incision in PLS11-008 in which to implant a telemetry transmitter, black eggs pushed to the surface.  A few of the eggs were collected for analysis on how close she is to spawning.  

Upon making an incision in PLS11-008 in which to implant a telemetry transmitter, black eggs pushed to the surface.  A few of the eggs were collected for analysis on how close she is to spawning.  

Image: Moose
Moose
Moose
Moose

Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit - Laura Linn checking for ticks and Scott Becker calling helicopter during moose captures in the Buffalo Valley, Wyoming.

Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit - Laura Linn checking for ticks and Scott Becker calling helicopter during moose captures in the Buffalo Valley, Wyoming.

Image: Honey Bees Make Life Sweet
Honey Bees Make Life Sweet
Honey Bees Make Life Sweet
Honey Bees Make Life Sweet

Honey bees live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.

Honey bees live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.

Image: USGS Honey Bee Research
USGS Honey Bee Research
USGS Honey Bee Research
USGS Honey Bee Research

The USGS researches land use and honey bee health in the northern Great Plains. This research will be useful in equipping land managers and policy makers with the best-available science to improve forage and habitat for pollinators in a part of the country that is undergoing rapid land-use change.

The USGS researches land use and honey bee health in the northern Great Plains. This research will be useful in equipping land managers and policy makers with the best-available science to improve forage and habitat for pollinators in a part of the country that is undergoing rapid land-use change.

Image: Honey Bees Make Life Sweet
Honey Bees Make Life Sweet
Honey Bees Make Life Sweet
Honey Bees Make Life Sweet

Honey bees live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.

Honey bees live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.

Image: Red and Bonita Mine
Red and Bonita Mine
Red and Bonita Mine
Red and Bonita Mine

Red and Bonita Mine located approximately .4 miles from the Gold King Mine.

Red and Bonita Mine located approximately .4 miles from the Gold King Mine.

Image: Aphanizomenon Flos-aquae Bloom
Aphanizomenon Flos-aquae Bloom
Aphanizomenon Flos-aquae Bloom
Aphanizomenon Flos-aquae Bloom

Aphanizomenon is a common bloom-forming cyanobacteria, AKA, blue-green algae.  Many strains produce saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin.

Aphanizomenon is a common bloom-forming cyanobacteria, AKA, blue-green algae.  Many strains produce saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin.

Image: Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass

A curious smallmouth bass following behind scuba divers in Sparkling Lake, Vilas County, Wis.

A curious smallmouth bass following behind scuba divers in Sparkling Lake, Vilas County, Wis.

Image: USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work

Steve Nagel collects data from a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park.

Steve Nagel collects data from a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park.

Image: Little Blue Heron Siblings
Little Blue Heron Siblings
Little Blue Heron Siblings
Little Blue Heron Siblings

Little blue herons are a species recorded in the historical bird phenology cards.

Image: Bird Migration Cards
Bird Migration Cards
Bird Migration Cards
Bird Migration Cards

North American Bird Phenology Program Coordinator Jessica Zelt working with old migration bird cards.

North American Bird Phenology Program Coordinator Jessica Zelt working with old migration bird cards.

Image: USGS Technician Collects Water Sample at a Weir
USGS Technician Collects Water Sample at a Weir
USGS Technician Collects Water Sample at a Weir
USGS Technician Collects Water Sample at a Weir

A USGS technician collects a water sample at the Faka Union Canal Weir #1, Collier County, Florida. The sample was used to help determine the source of the warm water responsible for the site's popularity among manatees as a warm water refuge.

A USGS technician collects a water sample at the Faka Union Canal Weir #1, Collier County, Florida. The sample was used to help determine the source of the warm water responsible for the site's popularity among manatees as a warm water refuge.

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