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Lake Abert, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.

Goose Lake, on the Oregon-California border, is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA. 

Many new big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) plants that have just sprouted from the ground in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho.

A field crew member collecting stick-point intercept data at a Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) plot. A meter-long 'stick' is dropped and five recordings of vegetation are collected by dropping a pin flag along the stick. The vegetation it comes into contact with is recorded to estimate cover. 

Director Applegate and staff from Western Fisheries Research Center pose in front of the newly painted mural at the Western Fisheries Research Center’s headquarters. The mural features three swimming salmon, a DNA helix, a microscope, and the USGS logo. 

Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Freshwater waterfall in lush green forested area named Wailua Iki Falls, Maui.