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USGS and USFWS logos with title "An Orchestra of Conservation for the Melodies of Hakalau Forest" featured on an image of a red apapane bird against a blue sky background
USGS and USFWS logos with title "An Orchestra of Conservation for the Melodies of Hakalau Forest" featured on an image of a red apapane bird against a blue sky background
Summer Lake, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
Summer Lake, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
A red, native 'apanane bird sits on pink and white shrubbery against a bright blue sky in Hawaii.
A red, native 'apanane bird sits on pink and white shrubbery against a bright blue sky in Hawaii.
Photo of people birding in the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge in Hawai'i. Individuals hold binoculars and look out into the forested area.
Photo of people birding in the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge in Hawai'i. Individuals hold binoculars and look out into the forested area.
Volunteers lean over to plant trees in grassy area of a forest in Hawai'i. These trees provide crucial habitat for native birds within the refuge.
Volunteers lean over to plant trees in grassy area of a forest in Hawai'i. These trees provide crucial habitat for native birds within the refuge.
Volunteers and scientists stand amidst tall trees in a Hawaiian forest where habitat restoration is taking place for native birds.
Volunteers and scientists stand amidst tall trees in a Hawaiian forest where habitat restoration is taking place for native birds.
Bright orange native Hawai‘i ‘ākepa sits in lush green tropical forested area in Hawai'i.
Bright orange native Hawai‘i ‘ākepa sits in lush green tropical forested area in Hawai'i.
During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.
During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.
Photo of green forested area and blue sky overlooking the ocean in Kahanahāiki, Oʻahu on a sunny day.
Photo of green forested area and blue sky overlooking the ocean in Kahanahāiki, Oʻahu on a sunny day.
Photo of misty clouds in a forested area of Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Kauaʻi.
Photo of misty clouds in a forested area of Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Kauaʻi.
Freshwater waterfall in lush green forested area named Wailua Iki Falls, Maui.
Freshwater waterfall in lush green forested area named Wailua Iki Falls, Maui.
Photo of a lush green forested area around Makamaka‘ole Stream near Kānoa Ridge, Maui.
Photo of a lush green forested area around Makamaka‘ole Stream near Kānoa Ridge, Maui.
Photo of lush green forested area around Makamaka‘ole Stream near Kānoa Ridge, Maui.
Photo of lush green forested area around Makamaka‘ole Stream near Kānoa Ridge, Maui.
A soil moisture data logger buried in the ground is a specialized instrument designed to measure and record the moisture content of soil over time. Here's how it generally functions:
A soil moisture data logger buried in the ground is a specialized instrument designed to measure and record the moisture content of soil over time. Here's how it generally functions:
This is a drone photo of the bio-acoustic fish fence in the Georgiana Slough, a tributary of the Sacramento River Delta. It is used to guide fish safely out to the ocean.
This is a drone photo of the bio-acoustic fish fence in the Georgiana Slough, a tributary of the Sacramento River Delta. It is used to guide fish safely out to the ocean.
USGS streamgage at Alcatraz Island, California
San Francisco Bay a NE Shore Alcatraz Island CA - 374938122251801 https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/374938122251801/
USGS streamgage at Alcatraz Island, California
San Francisco Bay a NE Shore Alcatraz Island CA - 374938122251801 https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/374938122251801/
Three biologists capture a brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) and record its measurements during field work on Guam. Bea Daria (center) trains Keisha Johnson (left) and Christiana Quinata (right) on the capture and processing of brown treesnakes.
Three biologists capture a brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) and record its measurements during field work on Guam. Bea Daria (center) trains Keisha Johnson (left) and Christiana Quinata (right) on the capture and processing of brown treesnakes.
This site was burned but not invaded by exotic annual grasses. Many perennial bunchgrasses were present before the fire and were able to recover quickly afterwards.
This site was burned but not invaded by exotic annual grasses. Many perennial bunchgrasses were present before the fire and were able to recover quickly afterwards.
Cheatgrass has invaded the space between sagebrush shrubs on this landscape south of Rock Springs in Wyoming.
Cheatgrass has invaded the space between sagebrush shrubs on this landscape south of Rock Springs in Wyoming.
This site south of Rock Springs in Wyoming was not burned but cheatgrass has invaded the space between sagebrush shrubs.
This site south of Rock Springs in Wyoming was not burned but cheatgrass has invaded the space between sagebrush shrubs.
This landscape south of Rock Springs, Wyoming was burned and subsequently invaded by cheatgrass. Cheatgrass has a short growing season and leaves behind mats of dry, dead material that serves as wildfire fuel--contributing to a cycle of more frequent and larger wildfires and more plant invasions.
This landscape south of Rock Springs, Wyoming was burned and subsequently invaded by cheatgrass. Cheatgrass has a short growing season and leaves behind mats of dry, dead material that serves as wildfire fuel--contributing to a cycle of more frequent and larger wildfires and more plant invasions.