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Dead trees stand in water
Ghost Forest II - Goose Creek
Ghost Forest II - Goose Creek
Ghost Forest II - Goose Creek

A ghost forest stands in Goose Creek State Park in North Carolina. This is an example of a freshwater forested wetland that is transitioning to open water.

A ghost forest stands in Goose Creek State Park in North Carolina. This is an example of a freshwater forested wetland that is transitioning to open water.

Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA.
Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA.
Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA.
Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA.

Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA.  (A) Colony in situ showing bare white, recently denuded skeleton with no turf algae growth (arrowheads) with dark discoloration along the active tissue loss margins (arrows).

Photomicrographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Florida, USA.
Photomicrographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Florida, USA.
Photomicrographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Florida, USA.
Photomicrographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Florida, USA.

Photomicrographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Florida, USA. (A) A large cluster of filamentous bacteria are within the gastrovascular space and gastrodermis (asterisk) and extending through mesoglea (arrow) with necrosis and loss of the surface gastrodermis (arrowheads). H&E stain.  Scale bar 200 μm.

Photomicrographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) in Florida, USA. (A) A large cluster of filamentous bacteria are within the gastrovascular space and gastrodermis (asterisk) and extending through mesoglea (arrow) with necrosis and loss of the surface gastrodermis (arrowheads). H&E stain.  Scale bar 200 μm.

Two graphs of different colors
Effect of proactive versus reactive management for chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal)
Effect of proactive versus reactive management for chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal)
Effect of proactive versus reactive management for chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal)

Density plots showing higher probability of host occupancy, on average, under proactive disease management (b, right) versus reactive disease management (a, left) for chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal). Adapted from 

Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside
View of nose of Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside
View of nose of Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside
View of nose of Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside

Profile view of a Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside of the nose. These sensors are used in airborne thermal infrared surveys for remotely sensing land/water surface temperature.

mallard duck with yellow bill, green head, and grey black feathers, on water
Mallard
Mallard
Mallard

Mallard is a large dabbling duck, length 15-16 inches, with a wingspan up to 36 inches. 

Mallard is a large dabbling duck, length 15-16 inches, with a wingspan up to 36 inches. 

white tailed deer with black eyes, black nose, white ears and tail, and brown fur, standing in snow near the woods
White-tailed deer
White-tailed deer
White-tailed deer

White-tailed deer is native to North America and live in most states except Alaska, California, Nevada, and Utah (source: USFS). 

White-tailed deer is native to North America and live in most states except Alaska, California, Nevada, and Utah (source: USFS). 

green leaves on trees in michigan
Oak forest in Waterloo State Recreation area in southern Michigan
Oak forest in Waterloo State Recreation area in southern Michigan
Oak forest in Waterloo State Recreation area in southern Michigan

Waterloo State Recreation area in southern MI. Like the Huron National Forest near Cadillac, Michigan, this site had around 68% cover of northern red oak and red maple was the largest associate.

Waterloo State Recreation area in southern MI. Like the Huron National Forest near Cadillac, Michigan, this site had around 68% cover of northern red oak and red maple was the largest associate.

Grey fish with large dorsal fin laying on sand.
Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arctus) caught in the Nakolikuruk River near an orange tributary, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arctus) caught in the Nakolikuruk River near an orange tributary, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arctus) caught in the Nakolikuruk River near an orange tributary, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

A man in a blue jacket standing in front of a river.
Surveying for "rusting rivers" in the Nakolikurok Creek watershed, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Surveying for "rusting rivers" in the Nakolikurok Creek watershed, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Surveying for "rusting rivers" in the Nakolikurok Creek watershed, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Two people walking up an orange creek bed.
Researchers walking to a site to sample rusting in the Nakolikurok Creek Watershed
Researchers walking to a site to sample rusting in the Nakolikurok Creek Watershed
Researchers walking to a site to sample rusting in the Nakolikurok Creek Watershed

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange-stained rock along a creek bed.
Researchers following orange staining up the braidplain of the Nakolikurok Creek
Researchers following orange staining up the braidplain of the Nakolikurok Creek
Researchers following orange staining up the braidplain of the Nakolikurok Creek

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

A blue creek running down a hillside into an orange river.
A seep emanates from a hillslope in the Nakolikurok Creek Watershed, blackening vegetation and staining the streambanks orange
A seep emanates from a hillslope in the Nakolikurok Creek Watershed, blackening vegetation and staining the streambanks orange
A seep emanates from a hillslope in the Nakolikurok Creek Watershed, blackening vegetation and staining the streambanks orange

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

A narrow wooden box mounted on a pole, viewed from the bottom, showing four narrow sections for bats to roost
Bat box
Bat box
Bat box

A bat box, photographed as part of NABat fieldwork in 2024.

 

A bat box, photographed as part of NABat fieldwork in 2024.

 

A scientist wearing a USGS shirt reaches out a gloved hand towards a net where a bat is tangled
Removing a bat from a mist net
Removing a bat from a mist net
Removing a bat from a mist net

Andrea Schuhmann removes a bat from a mist net during NABat Fieldwork in 2024.

Two people sampling water from an orange creek.
Two scientists sample the orange water of a seep in the Kelly River Watershed, Alaska
Two scientists sample the orange water of a seep in the Kelly River Watershed, Alaska
Two scientists sample the orange water of a seep in the Kelly River Watershed, Alaska

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Person walking through green grass next to an orange creek.
A scientist walks uphill towards the source of an orange seep
A scientist walks uphill towards the source of an orange seep
A scientist walks uphill towards the source of an orange seep

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Two people walking across and orange seep.
Two scientists investigating the source of an orange seep
Two scientists investigating the source of an orange seep
Two scientists investigating the source of an orange seep

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange stream with brown mountain in background.
Orange staining and blackened vegetation where a seep emerges from a debris fan
Orange staining and blackened vegetation where a seep emerges from a debris fan
Orange staining and blackened vegetation where a seep emerges from a debris fan

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange stained rock along a creek.
Orange staining in the braidplain of the Nakolikurok Creek
Orange staining in the braidplain of the Nakolikurok Creek
Orange staining in the braidplain of the Nakolikurok Creek

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.

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