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View of the crowd and presenters at an outdoor venue with benches.
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain Campground
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain Campground
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain Campground

There was an educational outreach event to describe the fish conservation and Powell expedition involving SCREE and Bureau of Reclamation.

There was an educational outreach event to describe the fish conservation and Powell expedition involving SCREE and Bureau of Reclamation.

Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a river
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a river
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a river
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a river

Tildon Jones (Fish Biologist, USFWS) and Jim Prairie (hydro modeler, BOR) lecture to a public audience at Dinosaur the intricacies of the modern Adaptive Management Program for hydropower operation that considers the ecological needs of 3 endangered, endemic fish species in the Basin.

Tildon Jones (Fish Biologist, USFWS) and Jim Prairie (hydro modeler, BOR) lecture to a public audience at Dinosaur the intricacies of the modern Adaptive Management Program for hydropower operation that considers the ecological needs of 3 endangered, endemic fish species in the Basin.

Split Mountain Marks the transition from the Canyons of Lodore to the Uinta Basin.
Split Mountain - a very large rock.
Split Mountain - a very large rock.
Split Mountain - a very large rock.

Split Mountain Campground was the beginning of our jouney. We met up with the SCREE expedition in this cozy spot tucked beneath the imposing Split Mountains.

Split Mountain Campground was the beginning of our jouney. We met up with the SCREE expedition in this cozy spot tucked beneath the imposing Split Mountains.

Looking downstream along the Green River as the country opens up into the Uinta Basin.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.

Looking at the route we would be taking the next day, we pondered what lay ahead. Vast, open country and lots of rocks were in our future.

Looking at the route we would be taking the next day, we pondered what lay ahead. Vast, open country and lots of rocks were in our future.

Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)

Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground for an "evening program" at Dinosaur National Monument. Many campers were in attendance, as were several deer across the river.

Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground for an "evening program" at Dinosaur National Monument. Many campers were in attendance, as were several deer across the river.

Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar

Matt Kauffman, Unit Leader, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, second from left, works with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and University of Wyoming collaborators to release an elk fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar.

Matt Kauffman, Unit Leader, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, second from left, works with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and University of Wyoming collaborators to release an elk fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar.

Geologists examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike

Geologists from the USGS and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Geologists from the USGS and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Image of the poster session at the 2019 CDI workshop.
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop

Image of the poster hall at the 2019 CDI Workshop, held in Boulder, CO.

Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019

USGS Research Scientist Nicholas Johnson Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River in 2019.

Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike

Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, discussing a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, discussing a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Hammond Bay Biological Station Field Work Collage
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station

GLSC Hammond Bay Biological Station research was filmed by Voice of America (VOA) News on June 2-3, 2019.

Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019
Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019
Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019
Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019

COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019, covering Kīlauea Volcano’s summit region. Each color fringe represents 1.65 centimeters (0.65 inches) of ground displacement.

COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019, covering Kīlauea Volcano’s summit region. Each color fringe represents 1.65 centimeters (0.65 inches) of ground displacement.

Night 2 Milky Way galaxy with panorama near Firehole
Milky Way
Milky Way
Milky Way

Night 2 Milky Way galaxy with panorama near Firehole

Night 2 Milky Way galaxy with panorama near Firehole

Common tern with Atlantic herring. Photo credit Michelle Staudinger
Common tern with Atlantic herring.
Common tern with Atlantic herring.
Common tern with Atlantic herring.

A photo of a Common tern holding an Atlantic herring in its bill. Photo credit Michelle Staudinger, PhD.

A photo of a Common tern holding an Atlantic herring in its bill. Photo credit Michelle Staudinger, PhD.

Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls

Dark Hollow Falls - Shenandoah National Park, VA

Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone
Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone
Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone

Computer model of Lone Star Geyser constructed from multiple overlapping and scaled photographs and looking down into the geyser vent. This is a perspective that is only possible with images collected specifically to build a 3D model. Only the inner portion is obscured because in all the images, this area is continuously blanketed in opaque vapor.

Computer model of Lone Star Geyser constructed from multiple overlapping and scaled photographs and looking down into the geyser vent. This is a perspective that is only possible with images collected specifically to build a 3D model. Only the inner portion is obscured because in all the images, this area is continuously blanketed in opaque vapor.

A view looking down on the river from hills above camp and upstream at the Green River
A meander in the Green River at Brown's Park
A meander in the Green River at Brown's Park
A meander in the Green River at Brown's Park

A view looking down on the river from the hills above camp. View is upstream and shows a nice river meander with a point bar and scenic hills in the background. This is in Brown's Park.

A view looking down on the river from the hills above camp. View is upstream and shows a nice river meander with a point bar and scenic hills in the background. This is in Brown's Park.

View looking down onto the SCREE camp and river in Dinosaur National Monument
Camp and River in Dinosaur National Monument
Camp and River in Dinosaur National Monument
Camp and River in Dinosaur National Monument

View looking upstream from the hiking trail at Dinosaur national monument. Shows Brown's Park, our camp and the boats, beach, river, scenic background with cottonwoods

View looking upstream from the hiking trail at Dinosaur national monument. Shows Brown's Park, our camp and the boats, beach, river, scenic background with cottonwoods

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