A stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. The stream is in the Agashashok River watershed. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
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A stream in the Agashashok River watershed
A stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. The stream is in the Agashashok River watershed. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
Pacific sand lance from a purse seine in Prince William Sound
Pacific sand lance from a purse seine in Prince William SoundPacific sand lance in a sieve that were captured in a small purse seine in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Pacific sand lance from a purse seine in Prince William Sound
Pacific sand lance from a purse seine in Prince William SoundPacific sand lance in a sieve that were captured in a small purse seine in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Goose Creek Watershed
Goose Creek Watershed
Wetlands in the Goose Creek Watershed
Wetlands in the Goose Creek watershed.
Wetlands in the Goose Creek watershed.
Pulling in a cast net in Prince William Sound
Pulling in a cast net in Prince William Sound.
Pulling in a cast net in Prince William Sound.
Scientist with a Pacific Herring caught in Prince William Sound, AK
Scientist with a Pacific Herring caught in Prince William Sound, AKSarah Schoen with a Pacific Herring in her hand that was caught in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Scientist with a Pacific Herring caught in Prince William Sound, AK
Scientist with a Pacific Herring caught in Prince William Sound, AKSarah Schoen with a Pacific Herring in her hand that was caught in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Scenic Prince William Sound, Alaska
A scenic view of the mountains and the ocean in Prince William Sound
A scenic view of the mountains and the ocean in Prince William Sound
Beautiful Prince William Sound, Alaska
A scenic view of the sea and the mountains in Prince William Sound
A scenic view of the sea and the mountains in Prince William Sound
A Wilson’s Snipe
A close up of the head of a Wilson’s Snipe.
A close up of the head of a Wilson’s Snipe.
White-fronted geese defend their nest against an arctic fox
White-fronted geese defend their nest against an arctic foxWhite-fronted geese aggressively defend their nest against an arctic fox. Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA
White-fronted geese defend their nest against an arctic fox
White-fronted geese defend their nest against an arctic foxWhite-fronted geese aggressively defend their nest against an arctic fox. Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA
Juvenile Northern Shrike
Juvenile Northern Shrike. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Juvenile Northern Shrike. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaWhimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaWhimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
North shore of Barter Island on Alaska’s Arctic coast
North shore of Barter Island on Alaska’s Arctic coastPhoto from a time-lapse camera looking eastward along the north shore of Barter Island on Alaska’s Arctic coast, June 15, 2014. View the complete time-lapse sequence to see how the coastal bluffs and beach changed during a single summer.
North shore of Barter Island on Alaska’s Arctic coast
North shore of Barter Island on Alaska’s Arctic coastPhoto from a time-lapse camera looking eastward along the north shore of Barter Island on Alaska’s Arctic coast, June 15, 2014. View the complete time-lapse sequence to see how the coastal bluffs and beach changed during a single summer.
Alaska Native Youth
Alaska Native youths at the mouth of the Kodeelno' KodeelKKaakk'et (Kateel River).
Alaska Native youths at the mouth of the Kodeelno' KodeelKKaakk'et (Kateel River).
Alaskan Elders
Elders Eliza Jones and Bill Williams sharing knowledge of historic land use and place names.
Elders Eliza Jones and Bill Williams sharing knowledge of historic land use and place names.
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward Peninsula
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward PeninsulaUSGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward Peninsula
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward PeninsulaUSGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, Alaska
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, AlaskaAn acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, Alaska
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, AlaskaAn acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Water quality measurements on the Pilgrim River
Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.
Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.
Alaska Hyperspectral Minerals Map
Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.
Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.
West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain
The open black spruce forest of the West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain in the background
The open black spruce forest of the West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain in the background
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife RefugeCarson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife RefugeCarson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.