An ideal ice core site is the highest, flattest glacier in a region. In 2016, a transect of 7-9 m ice cores was drilled on the Matthes Glacier, Juneau Icefield to determine if recent fires are affecting the glacier surface. (Photo: Lucas Foglia, used with permission)
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Coring on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska
An ideal ice core site is the highest, flattest glacier in a region. In 2016, a transect of 7-9 m ice cores was drilled on the Matthes Glacier, Juneau Icefield to determine if recent fires are affecting the glacier surface. (Photo: Lucas Foglia, used with permission)
Loading Coal in the Trapper Mine
Coal is loaded into trucks at the Trapper Mine in northwest Colorado.
Coal is loaded into trucks at the Trapper Mine in northwest Colorado.
Devil's Backbone Open Space
A landscape view of the "Devil's Backbone" near Loveland, CO.
A landscape view of the "Devil's Backbone" near Loveland, CO.
Sunset in Western Loveland, CO
A sunset in western Loveland, Colorado.
A sunset in western Loveland, Colorado.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.USGS scientist Robert Baskin takes a boat out on the Great Salt Lake to conduct research.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.USGS scientist Robert Baskin takes a boat out on the Great Salt Lake to conduct research.
Biocrusts in healthy grassland data collection
Person taking data in a healthy dryland grassland with dark biocrusts between bunchgrasses and cacti in Utah.
Person taking data in a healthy dryland grassland with dark biocrusts between bunchgrasses and cacti in Utah.
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Map showing sediment-hosted copper and porphyry copper deposits across the world.
Map showing sediment-hosted copper and porphyry copper deposits across the world.
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam
Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)
Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)
Devils Tower - Unmanned Aircraft System
This image of Devils Tower National Monument was created by combining elevation data and a digital photograph, captured over the landmark the same time by an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 2016.
This image of Devils Tower National Monument was created by combining elevation data and a digital photograph, captured over the landmark the same time by an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 2016.
Rio Brazos near Tierra Amarilla, NM
Hydrologic technician Lindsay Hastings took this photo of the Rio Brazos near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico during her first field trip as a streamgager with the New Mexico Water Science Center. Did you know that New Mexico was the birth place of streamgaging?
Hydrologic technician Lindsay Hastings took this photo of the Rio Brazos near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico during her first field trip as a streamgager with the New Mexico Water Science Center. Did you know that New Mexico was the birth place of streamgaging?
Nature's Balance — Schwabacher's Landing
This was an early morning capture as the sun was rising at Schwabacher's Landing, Wyoming. The heavy cloud cover shielded the Grand Tetons from full view, but as we sat there, a small sliver of the mountains peeked through the clouds just long enough to take a few shots.
This was an early morning capture as the sun was rising at Schwabacher's Landing, Wyoming. The heavy cloud cover shielded the Grand Tetons from full view, but as we sat there, a small sliver of the mountains peeked through the clouds just long enough to take a few shots.
Grand Tetons
A shot taken from the walkway behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
A shot taken from the walkway behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Eureka Graben, Silverton caldera complex, CO
USGS scientist David Fey walking through the Eureka Graben in the Silverton caldera complex.
USGS scientist David Fey walking through the Eureka Graben in the Silverton caldera complex.
Biocrust
On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other organisms. Disturbed biocrusts are lighter in color, looking more like the underlying sand than undisturbed ones, and are less capable of stabilizing soils or providing soil fertility.
On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other organisms. Disturbed biocrusts are lighter in color, looking more like the underlying sand than undisturbed ones, and are less capable of stabilizing soils or providing soil fertility.
USGS scientist Jayne Belnap examines instruments to measure biocrust
USGS scientist Jayne Belnap examines instruments to measure biocrustUSGS scientist Jayne Belnap examines instrumentation to measure photosynthetic rates of biocrusts.
USGS scientist Jayne Belnap examines instruments to measure biocrust
USGS scientist Jayne Belnap examines instruments to measure biocrustUSGS scientist Jayne Belnap examines instrumentation to measure photosynthetic rates of biocrusts.
Footprint damage to biocrusts
Many human activities can be unintentionally harmful to biological crusts. The biocrusts are no match for the compressional stress caused by footprints of livestock or people or tracks from vehicles.
Many human activities can be unintentionally harmful to biological crusts. The biocrusts are no match for the compressional stress caused by footprints of livestock or people or tracks from vehicles.
Dark-colored mature biocrust
On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other organisms. These organisms perform critical functions, such as fertilizing soils and increasing soil stability, therefore reducing dust.
On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other organisms. These organisms perform critical functions, such as fertilizing soils and increasing soil stability, therefore reducing dust.
View from Canyonlands Research Center
View from Canyonlands Research Center.
False-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 2016
False-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 2016This is a false-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Utah, Sept 2016. Vegetation appears red in image.
False-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 2016
False-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 2016This is a false-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Utah, Sept 2016. Vegetation appears red in image.