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Image: Forest Clear-cut
Forest Clear-cut
Forest Clear-cut
Forest Clear-cut

A forest clear-cut in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Forestry land use often changes land cover by harvesting and replanting trees. Documenting these changes provide some of the critical information needed to understand regional and national carbon dynamics. 

A forest clear-cut in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Forestry land use often changes land cover by harvesting and replanting trees. Documenting these changes provide some of the critical information needed to understand regional and national carbon dynamics. 

Red Irish lord sculpin
Red Irish lord sculpin
Red Irish lord sculpin
Red Irish lord sculpin

Red Irish lord sculpin - Scuba divers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center, Washington Sea Grant, EPA and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe collected data and images from a long-term study of the Elwha River dam removals and the resulting effects on the nearshore ecosystem.

Red Irish lord sculpin - Scuba divers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center, Washington Sea Grant, EPA and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe collected data and images from a long-term study of the Elwha River dam removals and the resulting effects on the nearshore ecosystem.

Western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata)
Western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata)
Western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata)
Western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata)

Margaritifera falcata, Big Creek, Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, ID, July 2009

Image: Wilderness Sign
Wilderness Sign
Wilderness Sign
Wilderness Sign

Wilderness sign beside a mountain hiking trail in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

Wilderness sign beside a mountain hiking trail in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

Aerial photo of the prairie pothole region of North American
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American

Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American, while often appearing as being isolated from each other, are interconnect to each through a variety of ways including temporary surface-water flows, long-term groundwater flows, and biotic movements.

Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American, while often appearing as being isolated from each other, are interconnect to each through a variety of ways including temporary surface-water flows, long-term groundwater flows, and biotic movements.

three people standing in an Idaho sagebrush landscape
Scientists collecting data in Idaho sagebrush
Scientists collecting data in Idaho sagebrush
Scientists collecting data in Idaho sagebrush

USGS scientists collect data for a landscape genetics study in the sagebrush of the Great Basin.

Image: Deer Tick Nymph
Deer Tick Nymph
Deer Tick Nymph
Deer Tick Nymph

Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. This is an image of a blacklegged (deer) tick nymph.

Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. This is an image of a blacklegged (deer) tick nymph.

Image: Suburban Growth
Suburban Growth
Suburban Growth
Suburban Growth

A dense suburban neighborhood located north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The conversion of forest, agriculture, and grasslands to development can change hydrology at local and regional scales, alter wildlife habitat, and affect local weather patterns. 

A dense suburban neighborhood located north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The conversion of forest, agriculture, and grasslands to development can change hydrology at local and regional scales, alter wildlife habitat, and affect local weather patterns. 

Image: Mapleleaf Mussel
Mapleleaf Mussel
Mapleleaf Mussel
Mapleleaf Mussel

Mapleleaf mussel, Quadrula quadrula, collected from the Great Lakes region of Canada.  

Mapleleaf mussel, Quadrula quadrula, collected from the Great Lakes region of Canada.  

Image: Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
Image: Agapostemon Splendens Sweat Bee
Agapostemon Splendens "Sweat Bee"
Agapostemon Splendens "Sweat Bee"
Agapostemon Splendens "Sweat Bee"

A male Agapostomen splendens: A bee of sandy areas also known as the "sweat bee."

Image: Summer Day in North Dakota
Summer Day in North Dakota
Summer Day in North Dakota
Summer Day in North Dakota

A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.

A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.

Image: Summer Day in North Dakota
Summer Day in North Dakota
Summer Day in North Dakota
Summer Day in North Dakota

A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.

A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.

Image: Water Under the Bridge
Water Under the Bridge
Water Under the Bridge
Water Under the Bridge

Water flowing under a bridge on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, North Dakota.

Water flowing under a bridge on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, North Dakota.

Image: Scientists Preparing to Radio-Tag Walruses
Scientists Preparing to Radio-Tag Walruses
Scientists Preparing to Radio-Tag Walruses
Scientists Preparing to Radio-Tag Walruses

Scientists prepare to radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi sea to track movements as sea ice is reduced in the region.  

Scientists prepare to radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi sea to track movements as sea ice is reduced in the region.  

Image: Lunch Date
Lunch Date
Lunch Date
Lunch Date

A queen trigger fish and a green turtle feeding together on a reef in Belize.

A queen trigger fish and a green turtle feeding together on a reef in Belize.

Eft Stage of a Red-Spotted Newt
Eft Stage of a Red-Spotted Newt
Eft Stage of a Red-Spotted Newt
Eft Stage of a Red-Spotted Newt

The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)

The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)

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