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Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1981
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1981
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1981
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1981

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1981

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1998
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1998
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1998
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1998

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 1998

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2009
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2009
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2009
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2009

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2009

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2013
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2013
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2013
Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2013

Grinnell Glacier from Mount Gould - 2013

Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 1941
Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 1941
Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 1941
Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 1941

Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 1941.

Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 2013
Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 2013
Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 2013
Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 2013

Grinnell Glacier from the summit of Mount Gould 2013.

Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 - black and white
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 - black and white
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 - black and white
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 - black and white

Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 - black and white

Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.

Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.

Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.
Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.

Grinnell Glacier from trail 2008 in black and white.

Grinnell Glacier overlook 1940
Grinnell Glacier overlook 1940
Grinnell Glacier overlook 1940
Grinnell Glacier overlook 1940

Grinnell Glacier overlook 1940.

Grinnell Glacier overlook 2013
Grinnell Glacier overlook 2013
Grinnell Glacier overlook 2013
Grinnell Glacier overlook 2013

Grinnell Glacier overlook 2013.

Grinnell Glacier overlook 2006
Grinnell Glacier overlook 2016
Grinnell Glacier overlook 2016
Grinnell Glacier overlook 2016

Grinnell Glacier overlook 2006.

Satellite image showing the fires by Oklahoma and Kansas border
Wildfires Scorch Large Swaths Along Oklahoma-Kansas Border
Wildfires Scorch Large Swaths Along Oklahoma-Kansas Border
Wildfires Scorch Large Swaths Along Oklahoma-Kansas Border

Using shortwave infrared, near infrared, and visible bands, these Landsat images provide a before and after look at the 350 Complex and Anderson Creek fires.

Using shortwave infrared, near infrared, and visible bands, these Landsat images provide a before and after look at the 350 Complex and Anderson Creek fires.

A USGS scientist skis in to Dead Horse Point on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier NP.
Dead Horse Point
Dead Horse Point
Dead Horse Point

A USGS scientist skis in to Dead Horse Point on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier NP.

A USGS scientist skis in to Dead Horse Point on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier NP.

It requires heavy machinery to remove snow and debris along the road. In this image, crews are removing 20+ feet of snow from th
Heavy equipment remove snow and debris from Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Heavy equipment remove snow and debris from Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Heavy equipment remove snow and debris from Going-to-the-Sun Road.

It requires heavy machinery to remove snow and debris along the road. In this image, crews are removing 20+ feet of snow from the Rim Rock area near Logan Pass along the Goin-to-the-Sun Road.

It requires heavy machinery to remove snow and debris along the road. In this image, crews are removing 20+ feet of snow from the Rim Rock area near Logan Pass along the Goin-to-the-Sun Road.

Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project
Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project
Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project
Assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project

USGS scientists conduct a post-construction assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project on the St. Clair River, Michigan.

USGS scientists conduct a post-construction assessment of the Cottrellville Shoreline Restoration Project on the St. Clair River, Michigan.

Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.

Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.

Mapping the glacier's edge in Glacier National Park.
Mapping the glacier's edge in Glacier National Park.
Mapping the glacier's edge in Glacier National Park.
Mapping the glacier's edge in Glacier National Park.

Mapping the glacier's edge in Glacier National Park.

Monitoring glaciers in Glacier National Park.
Monitoring glaciers in Glacier National Park.
Monitoring glaciers in Glacier National Park.
Monitoring glaciers in Glacier National Park.

Monitoring glaciers in Glacier National Park.

two newly-hatched osprey chicks in the nest
Osprey hatchlings in Chesapeake Bay
Osprey hatchlings in Chesapeake Bay
Osprey hatchlings in Chesapeake Bay

Between 2011 and 2013 USGS researchers from Patuxent Wildlife Research Center sampled fish, osprey eggs, and osprey chicks' blood plasma at multiple sites in Chesapeake Bay to track the movement of certain pollutants through the Bay food chain. These hatchlings are just a few days old.

Between 2011 and 2013 USGS researchers from Patuxent Wildlife Research Center sampled fish, osprey eggs, and osprey chicks' blood plasma at multiple sites in Chesapeake Bay to track the movement of certain pollutants through the Bay food chain. These hatchlings are just a few days old.

Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park.

Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park.

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