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Graduate students at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit calibrate gear and test new fish sampling techniques (hydroacoustics, electrofishing boat operation) in Western canyon-bound reservoirs in Arizona.  The research compares Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) sampling protocols with American Fisheries Society (AFS) standar

This is a landscape photo of a wildfire burn site located in Oregon, USA. Photo taken in November of 2021.

Restoration project at Tsegi Canyon in support of cultural and ecological resources. It was a community project that brought together agency professionals, elders and native youth. This was a partnership with Navajo Nation and USGS Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest.

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The Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is working with the Navajo Nation Department of Natural Heritage to build capacity for ecosystem restoration in response to climate change and drought.

USGS scientists and partners applied hot water as a control method for invasive corallimorphs at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.

USGS scientists and partners applied a toothpaste-like compound mixed with sodium hydroxide as a control method for invasive corallimorphs at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

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Locations of barred owl sightings recorded during 2015 owl monitoring activities. Barred owls were lethally removed from the areas highlighted in pink. Supporting data is found at https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201089.

Barred owls spread west during the 1900s and today completely overlap the range of the northern spotted owl.

Locations of barred owl sightings recorded during 2020 owl monitoring activities. Barred owls were lethally removed from the areas highlighted in pink. Supporting data is found at https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201089.

Field crew in the Adirondacks of New York using detection dogs to find moose scats for a capture-recapture study to estimate moose density. 

In cooperation with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) the Idaho Unit recently completed a series of research projects to better understand the effects of catch-and-release angling on survival and reproductive success of native trout and steelhead. 

Five tule white-fronted geese flying over Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.

Six tule white-fronted geese flying over Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.

Five tule white-fronted geese take off from Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.

Tule white-fronted geese get ready to land at Summer Lake Wildlife Area in Oregon. The geese turn upside down and sideways to drop altitude quickly to land, a behavior known as "whiffling" or "maple leafing."

Cactus blossom in the southeast Arizona grasslands, looking into Mexico.

Cactus blossom in the southeast Arizona grasslands, looking into Mexico.

The Aravipa Hotshots (fire crew) work on the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe in California.