Images

Mangrove forest, Rhizophora mangle tunnel, Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, Florida. 

Pinyon-juniper and sagebrush on Juniper Mountain, Nevada.                  

Sagebrush ecosystem in the winter.                      

Sagebrush after juniper removal in Utah.                       

The copious rocks carried by the September 2013 Colorado floodwaters pulverized and diluted non-floatable materials from the built environment on the Left Hand Canyon.

While sampling the sediments deposited by the September 2013 Colorado floods, the scientists observed that roads (Left Hand Canyon highway) and houses built on the outside bends of river meanders were particularly vulnerable to flood damages.

Map of historic and current sage-grouse range in 2000, provided as a download from the old USGS Sagemap website.

Greater sage-grouse male, in flight.                         

Leking Greater sage-grouse and pronghorn male, Twin Springs lek, Nevada.            

Sagebrush in the Great Basin, Utah                           

Sagebrush-dominated ecoregions in the western United States (sagebrush cover types shown in various shades of yellow, pink, and blue-grey).