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John Reed (USGS scientist) holding a gull marked with a satellite transmitter at the Soldotna landfill in June 2016
A gull marked with a satellite transmitter at the Soldotna landfill
A gull marked with a satellite transmitter at the Soldotna landfill
Scientist laying cable in a field
Laying Ground Cable to Measure Permafrost
Laying Ground Cable to Measure Permafrost
Laying Ground Cable to Measure Permafrost

USGS scientist Burke Minsley and project partners from the U. Alaska Fairbanks lay ground cable to measure permafrost depth at Nome Creek site north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

USGS scientist Burke Minsley and project partners from the U. Alaska Fairbanks lay ground cable to measure permafrost depth at Nome Creek site north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Gulls using beach at the mouth of Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery for sockeye salmon.
Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery for sockeye salmon.
Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery for sockeye salmon.
Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery for sockeye salmon.

Gulls using beach at the mouth of Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery for sockeye salmon; photo taken during sampling trip in July 2016.

A bird nest camouflaged in the grass
American Golden-Plover nest in dwarf shrub mat habitat
American Golden-Plover nest in dwarf shrub mat habitat
American Golden-Plover nest in dwarf shrub mat habitat

American Golden-Plover nest in dwarf shrub mat habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

American Golden-Plover nest in dwarf shrub mat habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

Euphausids (also known as krill) and a shrimp from a trawl catch
Euphausids and a shrimp from a trawl catch
Euphausids and a shrimp from a trawl catch
Euphausids and a shrimp from a trawl catch

Euphausids (also known as krill) and a shrimp from a trawl catch. Some of the most important forage fish species in this region include Pacific capelin, sand lance, herring and, even though they aren’t fish, euphausiids (also known as krill).

Euphausids (also known as krill) and a shrimp from a trawl catch. Some of the most important forage fish species in this region include Pacific capelin, sand lance, herring and, even though they aren’t fish, euphausiids (also known as krill).

Scientist on the bow of the R/V Alaskan Gyre looking through binoculars
Scientist conducting marine bird and mammal survey
Scientist conducting marine bird and mammal survey
Scientist conducting marine bird and mammal survey

Scientists on the bow of the R/V Alaskan Gyre looking through binoculars

An ice worm on the tip of a finger
A True Ice Worm on La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park
A True Ice Worm on La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park
A True Ice Worm on La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park

A true ice worm (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) on the La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park. 

View of the deck from the mast of the boat
Coring earthquake-related submarine landslide deposits in Skilak Lake
Coring earthquake-related submarine landslide deposits in Skilak Lake
Coring earthquake-related submarine landslide deposits in Skilak Lake

USGS scientists work with academic collaborators from the University of Ghent (Belgium) to core earthquake-related submarine landslide deposits in Skilak Lake, Alaska.

Cassin’s Auklet decomposes on the beach west of Cape Grieg
Cassin’s Auklet decomposes on the beach west of Cape Grieg
Cassin’s Auklet decomposes on the beach west of Cape Grieg
Cassin’s Auklet decomposes on the beach west of Cape Grieg

A Cassin’s Auklet decomposes on the beach west of Cape Grieg following a die-off in 2015/2016.  West of Cape Grieg, Alaska Peninsula.

Scientists search for beachcast Common Murres
Scientists search for beachcast Common Murres
Scientists search for beachcast Common Murres
Scientists search for beachcast Common Murres

Sarah Schoen and pilot Chris Klosterman search for beachcast Common Murres along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Sarah Schoen and pilot Chris Klosterman search for beachcast Common Murres along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

A Common Murre carcass decomposes
A Common Murre carcass decomposes
A Common Murre carcass decomposes
A Common Murre carcass decomposes

A Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Portage Bay, Alaska Peninsula.

A Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Portage Bay, Alaska Peninsula.

Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses
Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses
Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses
Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses

Retired USGS biologist Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Puale Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Retired USGS biologist Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Puale Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Sarah Schoen identifies and counts Common Murre carcasses
Sarah Schoen identifies and counts Common Murre carcasses
Sarah Schoen identifies and counts Common Murre carcasses
Sarah Schoen identifies and counts Common Murre carcasses

USGS biologist Sarah Schoen identifies and counts Common Murre carcasses on the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016. Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

USGS biologist Sarah Schoen identifies and counts Common Murre carcasses on the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016. Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses above the high tide line
Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses above the high tide
Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses above the high tide
Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses above the high tide

Retired USGS biologist Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses above the high tide line on the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016. Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Retired USGS biologist Tony DeGange searches for Common Murre carcasses above the high tide line on the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016. Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Common Murre carcass decomposes just above the high tide
Common Murre carcass decomposes just above the high tide
Common Murre carcass decomposes just above the high tide
Common Murre carcass decomposes just above the high tide

A Common Murre carcass decomposes just above the high tide line along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

A Common Murre carcass decomposes just above the high tide line along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula

Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula
Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula
Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula
Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula

A Common Murre carcass decomposes along the Alaska Peninsula following the massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.  Wide Bay, Alaska Peninsula.

Dead birds on the beach
Dead Common Murres found on the beach along the Alaska Peninsula
Dead Common Murres found on the beach along the Alaska Peninsula
Dead Common Murres found on the beach along the Alaska Peninsula

Dead Common Murres found on the beach along the Alaska Peninsula May 2, 2016. This bird was part of the large die-off of Common Murres across the Gulf of Alaska in 2015-2016.

Dead Common Murres found on the beach along the Alaska Peninsula May 2, 2016. This bird was part of the large die-off of Common Murres across the Gulf of Alaska in 2015-2016.

Alaska Surveying
Alaska Surveyors Circa 1924
Alaska Surveyors Circa 1924
Alaska Surveyors Circa 1924

Alaska surveying crew circa 1924 using alidade and plane table; transportation by dogsled. USGS photo files.

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