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Image: Blue Ridge Parkway With Fall Foliage
Blue Ridge Parkway With Fall Foliage
Blue Ridge Parkway With Fall Foliage
Blue Ridge Parkway With Fall Foliage

Climbing Waterrock Knob and viewing the Blue Ridge Pkwy below with the fall foliage around.

Image: Fall Foliage Along Blue Ridge Parkway
Fall Foliage Along Blue Ridge Parkway
Fall Foliage Along Blue Ridge Parkway
Image: Fall Foliage From Waterrock Knob
Fall Foliage From Waterrock Knob
Fall Foliage From Waterrock Knob
Fall Foliage From Waterrock Knob

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Image: Fall Foliage along Blue Ridge Parkway
Fall Foliage along Blue Ridge Parkway
Fall Foliage along Blue Ridge Parkway
Image: Diploying the Gillnets
Diploying the Gillnets
Diploying the Gillnets
Diploying the Gillnets

Graduate student Christy Kitterman and Research technician Ben Davis get ready to deploy some gillnets for sauger below a cold, cold dam on the Tennessee River.

Graduate student Christy Kitterman and Research technician Ben Davis get ready to deploy some gillnets for sauger below a cold, cold dam on the Tennessee River.

Image: Tracking Sauger
Tracking Sauger
Tracking Sauger
Tracking Sauger

Graduate student Christy Kitterman tracking tagged sauger in the lower Tennessee River.

Graduate student Christy Kitterman tracking tagged sauger in the lower Tennessee River.

Image: Pallid Sturgeon
Pallid Sturgeon
Pallid Sturgeon
Pallid Sturgeon

Graduate student Michele Casto-Yerty releasing an endangered pallid sturgeon that was removed from a gillnet set by a commercial fisherman on the Mississippi River.

Graduate student Michele Casto-Yerty releasing an endangered pallid sturgeon that was removed from a gillnet set by a commercial fisherman on the Mississippi River.

Image: Fitting a Bird with a Tiny Radio Transmitter
Fitting a Bird with a Tiny Radio Transmitter
Fitting a Bird with a Tiny Radio Transmitter
Fitting a Bird with a Tiny Radio Transmitter

A captured bird is fitted with a tiny radio transmitter (designed to fall off after a few weeks) that allows it to be tracked, as well as gather data on the bird’s age, weight, fat load, wing size and shape, and general condition. 

A captured bird is fitted with a tiny radio transmitter (designed to fall off after a few weeks) that allows it to be tracked, as well as gather data on the bird’s age, weight, fat load, wing size and shape, and general condition. 

Adult Oregon spotted frog
Adult Oregon spotted frog
Adult Oregon spotted frog

Adult Oregon spotted frog at Dilman Meadows, near Wickiup Reservoir, OR

Image: Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest

Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.

Image: Denali National Park Landscape
Denali National Park Landscape
Denali National Park Landscape
Denali National Park Landscape

Coniferous trees and grass growing on mountain side.

Image: Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest

A forest of coniferous trees can be seen along a mountain. The tree line can be seen, which is the point at which trees stop, because conditions for growth become unideal.

A forest of coniferous trees can be seen along a mountain. The tree line can be seen, which is the point at which trees stop, because conditions for growth become unideal.

Image: Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest

A forest of coniferous trees can be seen along a mountain. The tree line can be seen, which is the point at which trees stop, because conditions for growth become unideal.

A forest of coniferous trees can be seen along a mountain. The tree line can be seen, which is the point at which trees stop, because conditions for growth become unideal.

Image: Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest
Mountains and Coniferous Forest

A forest of coniferous trees can be seen along a mountain. The tree line can be seen, which is the point at which trees stop, because conditions for growth become unideal.

A forest of coniferous trees can be seen along a mountain. The tree line can be seen, which is the point at which trees stop, because conditions for growth become unideal.

Image: Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest

Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.

Image: Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest

Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.

Image: Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest

Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.

Image: Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous Mountain Forest

Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.

Image: Coniferous Trees by Pond
Coniferous Trees by Pond
Coniferous Trees by Pond
Coniferous Trees by Pond

Coniferous trees growing by pond. A reflection of the trees can be seen in the water.

Coniferous trees growing by pond. A reflection of the trees can be seen in the water.

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