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Arctic Cod New inventory of Arctic fish species photos
New inventory of Arctic fish species photos
Arctic Cod

New inventory of Arctic fish species photos

New inventory of Arctic fish species photos
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Communications and Publishing
Arctic Cod

New inventory of Arctic fish species photos

New inventory of Arctic fish species photos

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Communications and Publishing
Black-throated gray warbler Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures
Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures
Black-throated gray warbler

Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures

Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures
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Northwest Climate Science Center, Communications and Publishing
Black-throated gray warbler

Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures

Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures

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Northwest Climate Science Center, Communications and Publishing
Gage House 01479000 MD Gage Houses
MD Gage Houses
Gage House 01479000

MD Gage Houses

MD Gage Houses
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Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
Gage House 01479000

MD Gage Houses

MD Gage Houses

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Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
Dr. Pam Schofield (USGS) getting the teams ready to fish for non-natives. Fish Slam 2015
Fish Slam 2015
Dr. Pam Schofield (USGS) getting the teams ready to fish for non-natives.

Fish Slam 2015

Fish Slam 2015
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Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Dr. Pam Schofield (USGS) getting the teams ready to fish for non-natives.

Fish Slam 2015

Fish Slam 2015

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Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Photo of the National Water Quality Lab building National Water Quality Laboratory
National Water Quality Laboratory
Photo of the National Water Quality Lab building

National Water Quality Laboratory

National Water Quality Laboratory
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Water Resources, National Water Quality Program, Communications and Publishing
Photo of the National Water Quality Lab building

National Water Quality Laboratory

National Water Quality Laboratory

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Water Resources, National Water Quality Program, Communications and Publishing
Gulf sturgeon being weighed and measured Preserving Gulf Sturgeon
Preserving Gulf Sturgeon
Gulf sturgeon being weighed and measured

Preserving Gulf Sturgeon

Preserving Gulf Sturgeon
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Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Gulf sturgeon being weighed and measured

Preserving Gulf Sturgeon

Preserving Gulf Sturgeon

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Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Boat washed ashore on Arctic coast of Alaska Alaska
Alaska
Boat washed ashore on Arctic coast of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska
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Alaska Science Center
Boat washed ashore on Arctic coast of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska

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Alaska Science Center
Biological Science Technicians collects respiration data on tropical trees. SBSC - Reed Projects
SBSC - Reed Projects
Biological Science Technicians collects respiration data on tropical trees.

SBSC - Reed Projects

SBSC - Reed Projects
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Fort Collins Science Center
Biological Science Technicians collects respiration data on tropical trees.

SBSC - Reed Projects

SBSC - Reed Projects

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Fort Collins Science Center
Image: juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana
Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana
Image: juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease

Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana

Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana
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Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Image: juvenile Broad-banded Watersnake with snake fungal disease

Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana

Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana

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Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
The Yampa River, Steamboat, Colorado. Water
Water
The Yampa River, Steamboat, Colorado.

Water

Water
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Fort Collins Science Center
The Yampa River, Steamboat, Colorado.

Water

Water

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Fort Collins Science Center
Image: Honey Bees are Valuable Pollinators Featured Story: Honey Bee Helpers
Featured Story: Honey Bee Helpers
Image: Honey Bees are Valuable Pollinators

Featured Story: Honey Bee Helpers

Featured Story: Honey Bee Helpers
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Ecosystems, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Communications and Publishing
Image: Honey Bees are Valuable Pollinators

Featured Story: Honey Bee Helpers

Featured Story: Honey Bee Helpers

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Ecosystems, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Communications and Publishing
Scan of the 1909 USGS quadrangle of the Yosemite, California area, to include El Capitan, from the USGS Historic Topographic Map Preserving the Past
Preserving the Past
Scan of the 1909 USGS quadrangle of the Yosemite, California area, to include El Capitan, from the USGS Historic Topographic Map

Preserving the Past

Preserving the Past
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National Geospatial Program
Scan of the 1909 USGS quadrangle of the Yosemite, California area, to include El Capitan, from the USGS Historic Topographic Map

Preserving the Past

Preserving the Past

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National Geospatial Program
Underwater view of reefs, look like small spiky bushes, with a wave breaking above them. Release: Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts
Release: Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts
Underwater view of reefs, look like small spiky bushes, with a wave breaking above them.

Release: Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts

Release: Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts
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Land Resources, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Communications and Publishing
Underwater view of reefs, look like small spiky bushes, with a wave breaking above them.

Release: Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts

Release: Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts

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Land Resources, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Communications and Publishing
Grinnell Glacier from 1938 and 2019 Repeat Photography Gallery
Repeat Photography Gallery
Grinnell Glacier from 1938 and 2019

Repeat Photography Gallery

Repeat Photography Gallery
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Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Grinnell Glacier from 1938 and 2019

Repeat Photography Gallery

Repeat Photography Gallery

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Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Heartland Maps
Heartland Maps

Heartland Maps

Heartland Maps
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Communications and Publishing

Heartland Maps

Heartland Maps

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Communications and Publishing
Photo of Lake Delton on June 9, 2008 June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin
June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin
Photo of Lake Delton on June 9, 2008

June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin

June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Photo of Lake Delton on June 9, 2008

June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin

June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin

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Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Image: Microcystis aeruginosa Bloom Release: 100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives
Release: 100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives
Image: Microcystis aeruginosa Bloom

Release: 100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives

Release: 100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives
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Ecosystems, Water Resources, Communications and Publishing
Image: Microcystis aeruginosa Bloom

Release: 100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives

Release: 100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives

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Ecosystems, Water Resources, Communications and Publishing
Release: Declines and Slow Recovery in Little Brown Bat Populations Predicted
Release: Declines and Slow Recovery in Little Brown Bat Populations Predicted

Release: Declines and Slow Recovery in Little Brown Bat Populations Predicted

Release: Declines and Slow Recovery in Little Brown Bat Populations Predicted
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Ecosystems, Communications and Publishing

Release: Declines and Slow Recovery in Little Brown Bat Populations Predicted

Release: Declines and Slow Recovery in Little Brown Bat Populations Predicted

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Ecosystems, Communications and Publishing
A female grizzly with a cub. Adult females are considered the most important segment of the grizzly population and consequently Grizzly Bear Capture Procedures
Grizzly Bear Capture Procedures
A female grizzly with a cub. Adult females are considered the most important segment of the grizzly population and consequently

Grizzly Bear Capture Procedures

Grizzly Bear Capture Procedures
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Ecosystems, Wildlife Program, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
A female grizzly with a cub. Adult females are considered the most important segment of the grizzly population and consequently

Grizzly Bear Capture Procedures

Grizzly Bear Capture Procedures

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Ecosystems, Wildlife Program, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center