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A long, skinny sea lamprey tagged with a red LED light holds onto a rock with its sucking mouth
Sea lamprey tagged with LED light
Sea lamprey tagged with LED light
Sea lamprey tagged with LED light

A sea lamprey tagged with a red LED light as part of a study of sex pheromone antagonists, altered sex pheromone compounds that can interfere with sea lamprey spawning.

A sea lamprey tagged with a red LED light as part of a study of sex pheromone antagonists, altered sex pheromone compounds that can interfere with sea lamprey spawning.

Bins of plants lines up outside a greenhouse
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought.
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought.
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought.

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Rat snake museum specimen
Rat snake museum specimen
Rat snake museum specimen
Rat snake museum specimen

This rat snake is a preserved museum specimen with snake fungal disease that was collected in Tennessee in 1973. The photo was taken at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2017 as part of a study.

This rat snake is a preserved museum specimen with snake fungal disease that was collected in Tennessee in 1973. The photo was taken at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2017 as part of a study.

Man standing next to river with a fishing pole and mountains in the background
Trout fishing in Montana
Trout fishing in Montana
Trout fishing in Montana

Fly fishing for trout in one on Montana's rivers.                                                             

Fly fishing for trout in one on Montana's rivers.                                                             

A woman stands in front of a table full of grasses in a greenhouse.
Drought experiments shed light on plant responses to climate change.
Drought experiments shed light on plant responses to climate change.
Drought experiments shed light on plant responses to climate change.

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Three scientists with backpacks in low shrubs searing for landbird nests in Denali National Park. Mountains in background.
Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park and Preserve
Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park and Preserve
Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park and Preserve

USGS biologists Steve Matsuoka, Lauren Hitt, and Rachel Richardson search for landbird nests in Denali National Park and Preserve.

Four researchers walking across grassland
Pollinator field crew enroute to sampling site
Pollinator field crew enroute to sampling site
Pollinator field crew enroute to sampling site

Field crew enroute to a pollinator sampling site in the Northwester Great Plains ecoregion during training. Many flowers are low to the ground in this windy area. 

Field crew enroute to a pollinator sampling site in the Northwester Great Plains ecoregion during training. Many flowers are low to the ground in this windy area. 

Stem of purple flower being held growing among grass
A flower growing among the grass at a pollinator sampling site
A flower growing among the grass at a pollinator sampling site
A flower growing among the grass at a pollinator sampling site

A flower at the Northwestern Great Plains ecoregion pollinator sampling site being recorded by a USGS field crew member.

Scientist collecting soil and worms
USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Mass.
USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Mass.
USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Mass.

USGS scientists Gregory D'Agostino and Katherine Wares collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by PFAS from fire-fighting foam.  

Scientist placing invertebrate into sampling container
Invertebrates being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Invertebrates being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Invertebrates being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Invertebrate being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by PFAS from fire-fighting foam used at the site. 

researcher holding a fly rod in yellowstone is standing near a bison along a river with mountains in the backdrop
Daniel Magoulick
Daniel Magoulick
Daniel Magoulick

Dan is from Michigan originally and received his BS from Michigan State University, MS from Eastern Michigan University and PhD from University of Pittsburgh. Dan joined the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2000, where he is the Assistant Unit Leader and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Dan is from Michigan originally and received his BS from Michigan State University, MS from Eastern Michigan University and PhD from University of Pittsburgh. Dan joined the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2000, where he is the Assistant Unit Leader and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

A man captures insects using a net.
Powerlines & Pollinators
Powerlines & Pollinators
Powerlines & Pollinators

Connecting powerline rights-of-way vegetation management to improve pollinator habitat. A USGS RAMPS technician samples pollinating insects along the Salt River Project powerline that crosses through Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests.

Connecting powerline rights-of-way vegetation management to improve pollinator habitat. A USGS RAMPS technician samples pollinating insects along the Salt River Project powerline that crosses through Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests.

A scientist wearing black gloves is collecting a sample of tap water from the kitchen sink using small plastic vials.
Water Sampling for PFAS
Water Sampling for PFAS
Water Sampling for PFAS

 A USGS scientist wearing black gloves is collecting a sample of tap water from the kitchen sink using small plastic vials to test for PFAS.

Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path
Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path
Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path
Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path

This tree-ring sample from an avalanche path captures 256 years of data between the years 1777 and 2013. The scars in 1818 and 1974 are examples of mechanical damage caused by an avalanche. The pith is the center of the tree.

This tree-ring sample from an avalanche path captures 256 years of data between the years 1777 and 2013. The scars in 1818 and 1974 are examples of mechanical damage caused by an avalanche. The pith is the center of the tree.

Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page
Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page
Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page
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