Crater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Crater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife RefugeCrater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
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Crater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Crater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN staff taking notes.
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN staff taking notes.
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - staff servicing gage
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - staff servicing gage
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - high water
'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), or scarlet honeycreeper.
'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), or scarlet honeycreeper.
Andrew Reeves retrieving samples within Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska as part of USGS research to investigate the persistence of avian influenza viruses in North American wetlands. USGS scientists and colleagues found that influenza A viruses may remain infectious in surface waters of northern wetlands for more than seven months.
Andrew Reeves retrieving samples within Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska as part of USGS research to investigate the persistence of avian influenza viruses in North American wetlands. USGS scientists and colleagues found that influenza A viruses may remain infectious in surface waters of northern wetlands for more than seven months.
Fish biologist Carolyn Malecha with the Klamath Falls Field Station catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring program that estimates survival and recruitment of suckers.
Fish biologist Carolyn Malecha with the Klamath Falls Field Station catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring program that estimates survival and recruitment of suckers.
Lauren Toth (Research Physical Scientist, SPCMSC) and collaborator Mike Colella (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) collect measurements of reef erosion at Molasses reef off Key Largo, FL.
Lauren Toth (Research Physical Scientist, SPCMSC) and collaborator Mike Colella (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) collect measurements of reef erosion at Molasses reef off Key Largo, FL.
HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa to evaluate for a possible equipment upgrade in the near future.
HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa to evaluate for a possible equipment upgrade in the near future.
HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument to ensure its stability during a multi-day deployment in the Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument to ensure its stability during a multi-day deployment in the Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
Snow covered banks but the channel is still free flowing at Soda Butte Creek near the Yellowstone National Park boundary.
Snow covered banks but the channel is still free flowing at Soda Butte Creek near the Yellowstone National Park boundary.
Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.
Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.
Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.
Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.
Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.
Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.
A high-precision GPS unit (on white "T" in foreground) records its position at a ground control point along Pohoiki Road. This marker was painted in July 2018 and is visible in numerous aerial photographs taken by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists throughout Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption last summer.
A high-precision GPS unit (on white "T" in foreground) records its position at a ground control point along Pohoiki Road. This marker was painted in July 2018 and is visible in numerous aerial photographs taken by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists throughout Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption last summer.
Mangrove forest on the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia, dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (locally called sohmw).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Mangrove forest on the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia, dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (locally called sohmw).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Map of moderate, high and very high threat volcanoes monitored by the California
Map of moderate, high and very high threat volcanoes monitored by the California
Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge