Thinning rangelands by removing trees such as juniper is a common mangement action done across the intermountain west. The goals of this type of vegetation treatment typically are to increase forage and habitat for grazing animals, improve soil conditions, and/or reduce risks of catastrophic fire.
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Juniper Skeletons
Thinning rangelands by removing trees such as juniper is a common mangement action done across the intermountain west. The goals of this type of vegetation treatment typically are to increase forage and habitat for grazing animals, improve soil conditions, and/or reduce risks of catastrophic fire.
nCounter SPRINT† system simultaneously analyzes transcript abundance
nCounter SPRINT† system simultaneously analyzes transcript abundanceThe nCounter SPRINT† system simultaneously analyzes transcript abundance of hundreds of genes in a single sample
nCounter SPRINT† system simultaneously analyzes transcript abundance
nCounter SPRINT† system simultaneously analyzes transcript abundanceThe nCounter SPRINT† system simultaneously analyzes transcript abundance of hundreds of genes in a single sample
Primary leukocytes have been isolated from experimental fish
Primary leukocytes have been isolated from experimental fishFunctional and Molecular Bioassay Laboratory — Kearneysville, West Virginia. Multiwell cell culture array
Primary leukocytes have been isolated from experimental fish
Primary leukocytes have been isolated from experimental fishFunctional and Molecular Bioassay Laboratory — Kearneysville, West Virginia. Multiwell cell culture array
prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea
prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of KīlaueaDr. Nial Peters from the University of Cambridge sets up the prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea in January 2018. Microwave pulses are transmitted from one dish towards the lava lake surface. Some of the microwave energy is reflected back and is received by the other dish.
prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea
prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of KīlaueaDr. Nial Peters from the University of Cambridge sets up the prototype radar on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea in January 2018. Microwave pulses are transmitted from one dish towards the lava lake surface. Some of the microwave energy is reflected back and is received by the other dish.
Sunrise on the Water
Sunrise on the water during field work.
Sunrise on the water during field work.
WERC's Jon Felis at Piedras Blancas, CA
USGS geogrpaher Jon Felis wtih Piedras Blancas Rock and a lighthouse in the background, San Luis Obisbo County, CA.
USGS geogrpaher Jon Felis wtih Piedras Blancas Rock and a lighthouse in the background, San Luis Obisbo County, CA.
Acoustic Monitoring Devices on False Klamath Rock
An acoustic monitor deployed on False Klamath Rock in Del Norte County, with snowy mountains in the background! The unit is forest green with a gray battery box and partially hidden under rocks.
An acoustic monitor deployed on False Klamath Rock in Del Norte County, with snowy mountains in the background! The unit is forest green with a gray battery box and partially hidden under rocks.
Collecting a water sample for Naegleria fowleri detection
Collecting a water sample for Naegleria fowleri detectionCollecting a water sample for Naegleria fowleri detection in a Yellowstone National Park Hot Springs
Collecting a water sample for Naegleria fowleri detection
Collecting a water sample for Naegleria fowleri detectionCollecting a water sample for Naegleria fowleri detection in a Yellowstone National Park Hot Springs
Equipment used to process a sample analyzed for Naegleria fowleri
Equipment used to process a sample analyzed for Naegleria fowleriEquipment used to process a water sample to be analyzed for Naegleria fowleri
Equipment used to process a sample analyzed for Naegleria fowleri
Equipment used to process a sample analyzed for Naegleria fowleriEquipment used to process a water sample to be analyzed for Naegleria fowleri
Flow over road on way to Teton Riv nr Dutton streamgage
Flow over road on way to Teton Riv nr Dutton streamgageFlow over road on way to Teton Riv nr Dutton streamgage
Flow over road on way to Teton Riv nr Dutton streamgage
Flow over road on way to Teton Riv nr Dutton streamgageFlow over road on way to Teton Riv nr Dutton streamgage
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - ADCP measurement
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making an ADCP measurement
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making an ADCP measurement
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage Reading
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage ReadingKanakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a Wire Weight Gage (WWG) reading.
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage Reading
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage ReadingKanakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a Wire Weight Gage (WWG) reading.
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a measurement
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a measurementKankakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a measurement
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a measurement
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a measurementKankakee River at Davis, IN - Trae Bruce making a measurement
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage reading
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage readingKankakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage reading
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage reading
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage readingKankakee River at Davis, IN - Wire Weight Gage reading
Processing a sample for detection of N. fowleri
Processing a sample for detection of N. fowleri
Yellow River at Knox, IN - downstream of bridge
Yellow River at Knox, IN - downstream of bridge
Yellow River at Knox, IN - water quality equipment
Yellow River at Knox, IN - water quality equipmentYellow River at Knox, IN - water quality equipment
Yellow River at Knox, IN - water quality equipment
Yellow River at Knox, IN - water quality equipmentYellow River at Knox, IN - water quality equipment
Harmful algal blooms turn water in Milford Lake emerald green
Harmful algal blooms turn water in Milford Lake emerald greenHarmful algal blooms turn water in Milford Lake emerald green
Harmful algal blooms turn water in Milford Lake emerald green
Harmful algal blooms turn water in Milford Lake emerald greenHarmful algal blooms turn water in Milford Lake emerald green
ngtoc_ Wasatch Mountains seen from Ogden Valley
View from Ogden Valley of a snow-capped mountain in Wasatch Range
View from Ogden Valley of a snow-capped mountain in Wasatch Range
Processing sample from Granite Hot Springs
Processing sample from Granite Hot Springs
Deploying tripod in the Delta
USGS physical scientist Cordell Johnson, at left, and USGS research oceanographer Jessie Lacy, both from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, guide a tripod with instruments into the waters of the Mokelumne River near the confluence with the San Joaquin River. The Mokelumne is part of the vast Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in California,&nbs
USGS physical scientist Cordell Johnson, at left, and USGS research oceanographer Jessie Lacy, both from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, guide a tripod with instruments into the waters of the Mokelumne River near the confluence with the San Joaquin River. The Mokelumne is part of the vast Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in California,&nbs