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The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
This is the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Here, it is being tested in a hotel swimming pool.
This is the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Here, it is being tested in a hotel swimming pool.
A burrowing owl, captured by a wildlife camera, standing next to the enterence of its den.
A burrowing owl, captured by a wildlife camera, standing next to the enterence of its den.
Landslide from bluff below rail grade north of Rabbit Creek. Main scarp of slump/flow slide at Potter Hill. Railroad grade is to the left, tidal flat to the right. Note ponded drainage and disrupted slide material.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Landslide from bluff below rail grade north of Rabbit Creek. Main scarp of slump/flow slide at Potter Hill. Railroad grade is to the left, tidal flat to the right. Note ponded drainage and disrupted slide material.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
This lava fountain, which erupted on September 6, 1969, during the Mauna Ulu eruption, was about 540 m (1770 ft) tall. The tephra cone, eventually named Mauna Ulu, can be seen in the fallout area (right of the fountains. in middle of image). It is now a 121 m (397 ft) tall lava shield in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
This lava fountain, which erupted on September 6, 1969, during the Mauna Ulu eruption, was about 540 m (1770 ft) tall. The tephra cone, eventually named Mauna Ulu, can be seen in the fallout area (right of the fountains. in middle of image). It is now a 121 m (397 ft) tall lava shield in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
Route 66 was established in November 1926. Named “The Mother Road” by John Steinbeck, the route is a cultural icon of America, symbolizing mobility and freedom.
We mark the route with this satellite mosaic and a combination of historical aerial photos and current aerial imagery from the USGS EROS Center archive.
Route 66 was established in November 1926. Named “The Mother Road” by John Steinbeck, the route is a cultural icon of America, symbolizing mobility and freedom.
We mark the route with this satellite mosaic and a combination of historical aerial photos and current aerial imagery from the USGS EROS Center archive.
USGS conducts a health assessment on a mantee in Crystal River, Florida.
USGS conducts a health assessment on a mantee in Crystal River, Florida.
Extensional cracking and settling around private residence in Chugiak.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Extensional cracking and settling around private residence in Chugiak.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Eagle Creek at Zionsville, IN - downstream of gage
Eagle Creek at Zionsville, IN - downstream of gage
Crack observed in 2018 along headscarp of 1964 Government Hill landslide.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Crack observed in 2018 along headscarp of 1964 Government Hill landslide.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - bridge
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - bridge
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - brush on stream
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - brush on stream
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - large debris mass
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - large debris mass
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - downstream of gage
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - downstream of gage
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - equipment
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - equipment
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - gage equipment box
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - gage equipment box
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - gushing water and debris
School Branch at Maloney Road near Brownsburg IN - gushing water and debris
My neighbor's driveway with some water on it... not very exciting, but it is an excellent example of how groundwater flows underground and can seep back to the land surface. This simple process demonstrates one of the basic aspects of the water cycle.
My neighbor's driveway with some water on it... not very exciting, but it is an excellent example of how groundwater flows underground and can seep back to the land surface. This simple process demonstrates one of the basic aspects of the water cycle.
Slumping along the Alaska Railroad right-of-way evolved into long-runout landslides. The same area failed in earthquakes in 1954 and 1964.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Slumping along the Alaska Railroad right-of-way evolved into long-runout landslides. The same area failed in earthquakes in 1954 and 1964.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Superficial slides along Eagle River east of Eagle River Loop Road.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Superficial slides along Eagle River east of Eagle River Loop Road.
2018 Anchorage Earthquake
Eklutna Lake dam appeared to be undamaged the day after the earthquake; overflights of the lake showed no landslides impacted the lake shoreline.
Eklutna Lake dam appeared to be undamaged the day after the earthquake; overflights of the lake showed no landslides impacted the lake shoreline.
