Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage in the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
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Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage
Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage in the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with eroding cliff near Kaktovik
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with eroding cliff near KaktovikEroding coastline of the Beaufort Sea on Arey Island near Kaktovik.
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with eroding cliff near Kaktovik
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with eroding cliff near KaktovikEroding coastline of the Beaufort Sea on Arey Island near Kaktovik.
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with flock of birds
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with flock of birdsFlock of birds over Arey Island near Kaktovik on the coastline of the Beaufort Sea.
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with flock of birds
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with flock of birdsFlock of birds over Arey Island near Kaktovik on the coastline of the Beaufort Sea.
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaA Tufted Puffin swimming in the sea near Gull Island in Lower Cook Inlet , Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaA Tufted Puffin swimming in the sea near Gull Island in Lower Cook Inlet , Alaska
Capturing Black-legged Kittiwakes for study in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Capturing Black-legged Kittiwakes for study in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBrielle Heflin and Brian Robinson capturing Black-legged Kittiwakes at the base of the colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. These birds were used in adult physiology studies.
Capturing Black-legged Kittiwakes for study in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Capturing Black-legged Kittiwakes for study in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBrielle Heflin and Brian Robinson capturing Black-legged Kittiwakes at the base of the colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. These birds were used in adult physiology studies.
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AK
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AKBrian Robinson holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AK
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AKBrian Robinson holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AK
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AKBlack-legged Kittiwake with a herring in it's bill. These seabirds were foraging near Gull Island in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AK
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AKBlack-legged Kittiwake with a herring in it's bill. These seabirds were foraging near Gull Island in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Geologist collecting igneous rock samples in Lake Clark Nat'l Park
Geologist collecting igneous rock samples in Lake Clark Nat'l ParkThe photo was taken by Erin Todd during helicopter-supported geologic fieldwork in Lake Clark National Park this past summer.
Geologist collecting igneous rock samples in Lake Clark Nat'l Park
Geologist collecting igneous rock samples in Lake Clark Nat'l ParkThe photo was taken by Erin Todd during helicopter-supported geologic fieldwork in Lake Clark National Park this past summer.
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Geologist collecting rock samples exposed in a glacial stream valley
Geologist collecting rock samples exposed in a glacial stream valleyUSGS research geologist Jamey Jones collects multiple samples of rocks exposed in a glacial stream valley near Lake Clark.
Geologist collecting rock samples exposed in a glacial stream valley
Geologist collecting rock samples exposed in a glacial stream valleyUSGS research geologist Jamey Jones collects multiple samples of rocks exposed in a glacial stream valley near Lake Clark.
Geologist stands on granite dike intruding darker granodiorite
Geologist stands on granite dike intruding darker granodioriteUSGS research geologist Jamey Jones stands on a dike of granite intruding darker granodiorite, with helicopter in background.
Geologist stands on granite dike intruding darker granodiorite
Geologist stands on granite dike intruding darker granodioriteUSGS research geologist Jamey Jones stands on a dike of granite intruding darker granodiorite, with helicopter in background.
Geologists make observations above glacial valley
USGS research geologists Jamey Jones (left) and Richard Lease (right) make observations of rock units revealed by the glacier below.
USGS research geologists Jamey Jones (left) and Richard Lease (right) make observations of rock units revealed by the glacier below.
Geologists collect samples and take notes near Lake Clark
Geologists collect samples and take notes near Lake ClarkUSGS research geologists Richard Lease (left) and Jamey Jones (right) take notes and collect samples of fine-grained metamorphic rock hosted as an inclusion in coarser-grained granodiorite.
Geologists collect samples and take notes near Lake Clark
Geologists collect samples and take notes near Lake ClarkUSGS research geologists Richard Lease (left) and Jamey Jones (right) take notes and collect samples of fine-grained metamorphic rock hosted as an inclusion in coarser-grained granodiorite.
Fire ecologists discuss wildfire impacts
Fire ecologists discuss wildfire impacts at a repeat fire site in Wrangells-St. Elias National Park, AK
Fire ecologists discuss wildfire impacts at a repeat fire site in Wrangells-St. Elias National Park, AK
Male Wilson's Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Wilson's Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaMale Wilson's Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Male Wilson's Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Wilson's Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaMale Wilson's Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colonyA Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 3, 2017.
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colonyA Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 3, 2017.
Male Wilson's Warbler in a shrub on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Wilson's Warbler in a shrub on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaMale Wilson's Warbler. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Male Wilson's Warbler in a shrub on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Wilson's Warbler in a shrub on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaMale Wilson's Warbler. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
An aerial view of McKinley Lake, outside of Cordova, Alaska
An aerial view of McKinley Lake, outside of Cordova, AlaskaMcKinley Lake, outside of Cordova, Alaska. This is the site of deployment of limnocorrals for an Elodea spp. experiment.
An aerial view of McKinley Lake, outside of Cordova, Alaska
An aerial view of McKinley Lake, outside of Cordova, AlaskaMcKinley Lake, outside of Cordova, Alaska. This is the site of deployment of limnocorrals for an Elodea spp. experiment.
Shannon Waters Releases Chinook Salmon, Alaska
USGS biological science technician Shannon Waters releases a Chinook Salmon into an Alaskan river.
USGS biological science technician Shannon Waters releases a Chinook Salmon into an Alaskan river.
Seismic survey of the Queen Charlotte Fault
USGS scientists deploy a seismic streamer aboard the R/V David Starr offshore of southeast Alaska to study the Queen Charlotte Fault.
USGS scientists deploy a seismic streamer aboard the R/V David Starr offshore of southeast Alaska to study the Queen Charlotte Fault.