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Panorama (180 degree field of view) photograph of smoke rising from the Schultz Pass fire near Flagstaff, Arizona, at 1:34 p.m. on its day of ignition, June 20, 2010. Over the following 10 days, the fire burned an estimated 15,075 acres, or more than 23 square miles of northern Arizona forest, and cost more than \$8.6 million to fight.
Panorama (180 degree field of view) photograph of smoke rising from the Schultz Pass fire near Flagstaff, Arizona, at 1:34 p.m. on its day of ignition, June 20, 2010. Over the following 10 days, the fire burned an estimated 15,075 acres, or more than 23 square miles of northern Arizona forest, and cost more than \$8.6 million to fight.
View from a groundwater well site. Missouri River in the distance, near Huff, North Dakota.
View from a groundwater well site. Missouri River in the distance, near Huff, North Dakota.
View near a groundwater well site, looking at Missouri River, near Huff, North Dakota.
View near a groundwater well site, looking at Missouri River, near Huff, North Dakota.
Rufous Hummingbird in Bellingham, Washington. Rufous Hummingbirds are present in southeast and some select southcentral locations in Alaska.
Rufous Hummingbird in Bellingham, Washington. Rufous Hummingbirds are present in southeast and some select southcentral locations in Alaska.
Mountains towering above the mouth of the Copper River from the coastal Gulf of Alaska.
Mountains towering above the mouth of the Copper River from the coastal Gulf of Alaska.
Maroon Bells at Sunrise.
Maroon Bells at Sunrise.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. Photo by M. Miller.
The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. Photo by M. Miller.
Ken Pierce, at the Curtis Canyon Overlook in Jackson Hole, leading the 2003 INQUA (International Union of Quaternary Research) field trip, one of his many geologic field trips about the Greater Yellowstone Geoecosystem.
Ken Pierce, at the Curtis Canyon Overlook in Jackson Hole, leading the 2003 INQUA (International Union of Quaternary Research) field trip, one of his many geologic field trips about the Greater Yellowstone Geoecosystem.
Unidentified spruce tree with rain dripping from it.
Unidentified spruce tree with rain dripping from it.
Melt water stream discharging from Gulkana Glacier, Alaska.
USGS research of the Yukon River has had a long term goal of determining the source and fate of organic carbon transported by the river to the Bering Sea and ultimately the Arctic Ocean.
Melt water stream discharging from Gulkana Glacier, Alaska.
USGS research of the Yukon River has had a long term goal of determining the source and fate of organic carbon transported by the river to the Bering Sea and ultimately the Arctic Ocean.
Regular avalanche activity keeps this path clear of trees. Snowy peaks of Glacier National Park in the background.
Regular avalanche activity keeps this path clear of trees. Snowy peaks of Glacier National Park in the background.
Climbing Waterrock Knob and viewing the Blue Ridge Pkwy below with the fall foliage around.
Climbing Waterrock Knob and viewing the Blue Ridge Pkwy below with the fall foliage around.
Evening sunset over the mountains in Waynesville.
Evening sunset over the mountains in Waynesville.
This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.
This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.
Evening sunset over the mountains in Waynesville.
Evening sunset over the mountains in Waynesville.
A moose on the shore of the Selawik River. This moose was present during the Sheefish sediment impact study field work.
A moose on the shore of the Selawik River. This moose was present during the Sheefish sediment impact study field work.
A meandering stream that was a possible biomonitoring site for a USGS project in North Dakota.
A meandering stream that was a possible biomonitoring site for a USGS project in North Dakota.
A meandering stream that was a possible biomonitoring site for a USGS project in North Dakota.
A meandering stream that was a possible biomonitoring site for a USGS project in North Dakota.
Caribou crossing the Selawik River, Alaska
