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Thompson getting ready for take off to visit caribou cratering areas (areas where caribou dig for lichens in the winter time).
Thompson getting ready for take off to visit caribou cratering areas (areas where caribou dig for lichens in the winter time).
Caribou in northern Ontario, Canada.
Caribou in northern Ontario, Canada.
David Pelunis-Messier and Milton Roberts navigating on the Tanana River, a main tributary of the Yukon River. The two are taking part in the Yukon River permafrost study.
David Pelunis-Messier and Milton Roberts navigating on the Tanana River, a main tributary of the Yukon River. The two are taking part in the Yukon River permafrost study.
Yukon River freezing up at Pilot Station, AK
Yukon River freezing up at Pilot Station, AK
Whitefish drying on a fish rack in Pilot Station, AK, in the Yukon River Basin.
Whitefish drying on a fish rack in Pilot Station, AK, in the Yukon River Basin.
An adult pallid sturgeon, an endangered species.
An adult pallid sturgeon, an endangered species.
The Hawaiian ‘I‘iwi, a native forest bird species only found in the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian ‘I‘iwi, a native forest bird species only found in the Hawaiian Islands.
Researcher Carol Hasburgh taking winter water chemistry samples on the Yukon River for a permafrost loss study.
Researcher Carol Hasburgh taking winter water chemistry samples on the Yukon River for a permafrost loss study.
Thompson holding a back bear cub in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA.
Thompson holding a back bear cub in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA.
Heading out to do field work for a permafrost loss study in the Yukon River Basin.
Heading out to do field work for a permafrost loss study in the Yukon River Basin.
This image was taken at the Strong River at D'Lo, Mississippi by Shane Stocks who is a Hydrologic Technician out of the Jackson, MS office. Shane used an infared camera to take this long exposure shot of the river.
This image was taken at the Strong River at D'Lo, Mississippi by Shane Stocks who is a Hydrologic Technician out of the Jackson, MS office. Shane used an infared camera to take this long exposure shot of the river.
Winter landscape in northern Ontario, Canada.
Winter landscape in northern Ontario, Canada.
Aerial view of caribou in northern Ontario, Canada.
Aerial view of caribou in northern Ontario, Canada.
Thompson working on ice training, Ontario, Canada.
Thompson working on ice training, Ontario, Canada.
Non-native Cuban treefrogs have established a breeding population in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first such population on the U.S. mainland outside Florida. The treefrogs were discovered at the Audubon Zoo shortly after a shipment of palm trees from Florida were planted in the zoo's elephant enclosure in 2016.
Non-native Cuban treefrogs have established a breeding population in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first such population on the U.S. mainland outside Florida. The treefrogs were discovered at the Audubon Zoo shortly after a shipment of palm trees from Florida were planted in the zoo's elephant enclosure in 2016.
Cliffs of Franciscan Complex rocks near the Point Bonita Lighthouse reveal metamorphosed pillow lava at their bases. USGS photo by Jessica L. Ball
Cliffs of Franciscan Complex rocks near the Point Bonita Lighthouse reveal metamorphosed pillow lava at their bases. USGS photo by Jessica L. Ball
Big Southern Butte, Idaho. The butte is among the largest rhyolite domes in the world and is located in the eastern Snake River Plain. Photo by James Neeley, BLM (https://flic.kr/p/CsA4TV).
Big Southern Butte, Idaho. The butte is among the largest rhyolite domes in the world and is located in the eastern Snake River Plain. Photo by James Neeley, BLM (https://flic.kr/p/CsA4TV).
Part of the project team for a scenario planning effort with Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Part of the project team for a scenario planning effort with Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Adirondack stream in New York
Prescribed fires, such as this one, are used by land managers to restore ponderosa pine forests to more resilient conditions. We are fortunate to be able to occasionally participate in such burns because we are co-located with land managers.
Prescribed fires, such as this one, are used by land managers to restore ponderosa pine forests to more resilient conditions. We are fortunate to be able to occasionally participate in such burns because we are co-located with land managers.
Spruce-covered mountains surround a dried-up lake.
Spruce-covered mountains surround a dried-up lake.