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Keychain in Inupiaq for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting
Keychain in Inupiaq for USGS outreach activities about bird banding
Keychain in Inupiaq for USGS outreach activities about bird banding
Keychain in Inupiaq for USGS outreach activities about bird banding

Keychain developed for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting in Inupiaq and English. Inupiaq translation provided by Qaiyaan and Jana Harcharek.

Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta
Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta, Alaska
Tundra swan on the Colville River Delta, Alaska
Beaver dam complex and lodge at the confluence of Wrench Creek and Kelly River, Noatak National Preserve
Beaver dam complex and lodge at the confluence
Beaver dam complex and lodge at the confluence
Beaver dam complex and lodge at the confluence

Beaver dam complex and lodge at the confluence of Wrench Creek and Kelly River, Noatak National Preserve

Adult Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) caught in impounded water above beaver dam. >2 5rKM from coast
Adult Pacific salmon caught in impounded water above beaver dam
Adult Pacific salmon caught in impounded water above beaver dam
Adult Pacific salmon caught in impounded water above beaver dam

Adult Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) caught in impounded water above beaver dam. >25 rKM (river KM) from coast.

Keychain for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting
Keychain for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting
Keychain for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting
Keychain for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting

Keychain developed for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting in Yup'ik and English. Yup'ik translation provided by Jakob Sipary, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP).

Keychain developed for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting in Yup'ik and English. Yup'ik translation provided by Jakob Sipary, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP).

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Gas Hydrates in Alaska 2019
Gas Hydrates in Alaska 2019
Gas Hydrates in Alaska 2019

The Alaska North Slope is rich in gas hydrate-bearing formations which contain significant natural gas resources. The USGS has released a geologically based assessment for how much of these resources is technically recoverable.

The Alaska North Slope is rich in gas hydrate-bearing formations which contain significant natural gas resources. The USGS has released a geologically based assessment for how much of these resources is technically recoverable.

Water chemistry measurements on the Alaska Peninsula
Hydrologist takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula
Hydrologist takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula
Hydrologist takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula

Laura Hubbard of the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula as part of research to understand how long influenza viruses remain viable in the environment.  

Laura Hubbard of the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula as part of research to understand how long influenza viruses remain viable in the environment.  

Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses on beach in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses and debris on beach in Alaska
Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses and debris on beach in Alaska
Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses and debris on beach in Alaska

Short-tailed Shearwater die-off in the Bering Sea. Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses littered the beaches of Bristol Bay during the summer of 2019

Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) and Dolly varden (Salvelinus malma)  from impounded water of beaver dam on the Wrench Creek
Arctic grayling and Dolly varden from impounded water of beaver dam
Arctic grayling and Dolly varden from impounded water of beaver dam
Arctic grayling and Dolly varden from impounded water of beaver dam

Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) and Dolly varden (Salvelinus malma)  from impounded water of beaver dam on the Wrench Creek, Noatak National Preserve. 

Measuring temperature and dissolved oxygen in impounded water of beaver dam on the Wrench Creek, Noatak National Preserve
Measuring temperature and dissolved oxygen in impounded water
Measuring temperature and dissolved oxygen in impounded water
Measuring temperature and dissolved oxygen in impounded water

Measuring temperature and dissolved oxygen in impounded water of beaver dam on the Wrench Creek, Noatak National Preserve.

 

Gnawed tree from beaver activity on tributary of the Agashashok River, Noatak National Preserve
Gnawed tree from beaver activity on tributary of the Agashashok River
Gnawed tree from beaver activity on tributary of the Agashashok River
Gnawed tree from beaver activity on tributary of the Agashashok River

Gnawed tree from beaver activity on tributary of the Agashashok River, Noatak National Preserve

Beaver dam crossing mainstem of Rabbit Creek near the headwaters, Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Beaver dam crossing mainstem of Rabbit Creek near the headwaters
Beaver dam crossing mainstem of Rabbit Creek near the headwaters
Beaver dam crossing mainstem of Rabbit Creek near the headwaters

Beaver dam crossing mainstem of Rabbit Creek near the headwaters, Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Measuring the amount of water impounded by a beaver dam on Rabbit Creek, Cape Krusenstern National Monument.
Measuring the amount of water impounded by a beaver dam
Measuring the amount of water impounded by a beaver dam
Measuring the amount of water impounded by a beaver dam

 

Measuring the amount of water impounded by a beaver dam on Rabbit Creek, Cape Krusenstern National Monument. 

Beaver swimming near dam on Rabbit Creek, Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Beaver swimming near dam on Rabbit Creek, Cape Krusenstern
Beaver swimming near dam on Rabbit Creek, Cape Krusenstern
Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcass on beach in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcass in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcass in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcass in Bristol Bay, Alaska

Short-tailed Shearwater die-off in the Bering Sea. Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses littered the beaches of Bristol Bay during the summer of 2019

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