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Explore photos, graphics, and illustrations related to projects from across the CASC Network. And be sure to check out our Climate Illustrations page, featuring free-to-download illustrations that help describe tricky climate concepts and explain how climate change affects the world around us. 

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Image: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY

This is nearly the same view depicted in the 1872 sketch by Thomas Moran, and printed for the 150th anniversary commemoration of DOI. 

A photo of Dinkey Creek showing a small waterfall along a bedrock slope
Photo of Dinkey Creek in the southern Sierra Nevada, California
Photo of Dinkey Creek in the southern Sierra Nevada, California
Photo of Dinkey Creek in the southern Sierra Nevada, California

Photo of Dinkey Creek in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, showing a small waterfall cascading down a bedrock slope.

Image: Sabine's Gull in Flight
Sabine's Gull in Flight
Sabine's Gull in Flight
Sabine's Gull in Flight

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Image: Jemez Red Rocks at Walatowa
Jemez Red Rocks at Walatowa
Jemez Red Rocks at Walatowa
Jemez Red Rocks at Walatowa

A view of the Red Rocks at Walatowa on a clear day at 12:18pm.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I was hiking to Mt. Cammerer in the park and got caught in a torrential thunderstorm.  On my way back to the campground, I met this view of the swollen creek and crossed by foot using hiking poles at the widest, shallowest point I could find. 

I was hiking to Mt. Cammerer in the park and got caught in a torrential thunderstorm.  On my way back to the campground, I met this view of the swollen creek and crossed by foot using hiking poles at the widest, shallowest point I could find. 

Fish River on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Fish River on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Fish River on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Fish River on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.

Maui silversword on Haleakalā volcano
Maui silversword on Haleakalā volcano
Maui silversword on Haleakalā volcano
Maui silversword on Haleakalā volcano

Beautifully striking contrast between the pale Maui silversword plant and the red volcanic rock of Haleakalā volcano. 

Image: Cement Creek Following Storm Event
Cement Creek Following Storm Event
Cement Creek Following Storm Event
Cement Creek Following Storm Event

Cement Creek following storm event in July, 2004. Note the orange discoloration of the stream derived from weathering of bedrocks and from mined areas. This type of event happens frequently in the Animas Watershed near Silverton, Colorado. View is to the south, with Kendall Mountain in the distance.

Cement Creek following storm event in July, 2004. Note the orange discoloration of the stream derived from weathering of bedrocks and from mined areas. This type of event happens frequently in the Animas Watershed near Silverton, Colorado. View is to the south, with Kendall Mountain in the distance.

Image: Scenic Panjsher Valley
Scenic Panjsher Valley
Scenic Panjsher Valley
Image: Grassland-Forest Ecotone Near Tebicuary River
Grassland-Forest Ecotone Near Tebicuary River
Grassland-Forest Ecotone Near Tebicuary River
Grassland-Forest Ecotone Near Tebicuary River

Grassland-Forest ecotone near Tebicuary river. This former pasture has not been grazed since an endangered bird species was discovered there half a dozen years ago. Monkeys are still found in the forest. The Ñeembucú Region is typified by extensive grasslands and wetlands.

Grassland-Forest ecotone near Tebicuary river. This former pasture has not been grazed since an endangered bird species was discovered there half a dozen years ago. Monkeys are still found in the forest. The Ñeembucú Region is typified by extensive grasslands and wetlands.

Image: Apalachicola River Near Bristol, FL
Apalachicola River Near Bristol, FL
Apalachicola River Near Bristol, FL
Apalachicola River Near Bristol, FL

View of the apalachicola River looking upstream from in a bluff in the Nature Conservancy's Apalchicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.

View of the apalachicola River looking upstream from in a bluff in the Nature Conservancy's Apalchicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.

View of Colorado River confluence with the Little Colorado River
View of Colorado River confluence with the Little Colorado River
View of Colorado River confluence with the Little Colorado River
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