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A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska

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 scenic of the Selawik River, Alaska
The Selawik River, Alaska
The Selawik River, Alaska
The Selawik River, Alaska

Scenic of the Selawik River

Biologists clip the tip of one of the ventral fins of a sheefish that is in a cradle in the Selawik River, Alaska
Clipping a sheefish fin in the Selawik River
Clipping a sheefish fin in the Selawik River
Clipping a sheefish fin in the Selawik River

Biologists clip the tip of one of the ventral fins of a sheefish that is in a cradle in the Selawik River, Alaska. This study was collecting genetic samples to help find impacts of fine sediment on sheefish.  The results were no impacts due to low amounts of sediments present.

Biologists clip the tip of one of the ventral fins of a sheefish that is in a cradle in the Selawik River, Alaska. This study was collecting genetic samples to help find impacts of fine sediment on sheefish.  The results were no impacts due to low amounts of sediments present.

Scientist writing on a paper as he holds a small bird
Biologist recording data on Black-capped Chickadee
Biologist recording data on Black-capped Chickadee
A flock of shorebirds flying over the mudflats in western Alaska
Bar-tailed Godwit flock on Cape Avinof, western Alaska
Bar-tailed Godwit flock on Cape Avinof, western Alaska
Bar-tailed Godwit flock on Cape Avinof, western Alaska

Bar-tailed Godwit flock flying over the mudflats on Cape Avinof, western Alaska.

Image: Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska
Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska
Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska
Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska

Aquatic ecosystems make a difference in the carbon cycle. The location in this photo is located near Beaver, Alaska approximately 100 miles north of Fairbanks.

Aquatic ecosystems make a difference in the carbon cycle. The location in this photo is located near Beaver, Alaska approximately 100 miles north of Fairbanks.

Image: Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

Image: Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska
Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska
Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska
Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska

A spawining sockeye salmon with it's back out of the water in a side channel of the Matanuska River.

Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon
Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon
Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon
Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon

Eelgrass (Zolstera marina) in Kinzarof Lagoon

A bridge over the Matanuska River
A bridge over the Matanuska River
A bridge over the Matanuska River
A bridge over the Matanuska River

Scenic view of the Matanuska River with a bridge spanning across. This photo was part of an erosion project on the river.

Scenic view of the Matanuska River with a bridge spanning across. This photo was part of an erosion project on the river.

Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit
Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit
Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit
Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit

Bob Gill spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest

Lee Tibbitts pointing to a Marbled godwit nest on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

Reflection on McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Scenic photo of McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Small bird in a hand
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska

Townsend's Warbler held in the hand of a scientist in Anchorage, Alaska.  Townsend's Warbler is a landbird.

Townsend's Warbler held in the hand of a scientist in Anchorage, Alaska.  Townsend's Warbler is a landbird.

Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
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