The Colorado River as it runs near Moab, UT, surrounded by sandstone cliffs.
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Colorado River near Moab
The Colorado River as it runs near Moab, UT, surrounded by sandstone cliffs.
Colorado River near Moab
The Colorado River as it runs near Moab, UT, surrounded by sandstone cliffs.
The Colorado River as it runs near Moab, UT, surrounded by sandstone cliffs.
View into Green River Basin from Wyoming Range, Dry Piney Basin
View into Green River Basin from Wyoming Range, Dry Piney BasinView into Green River Basin from Wyoming Range, Dry Piney Basin
View into Green River Basin from Wyoming Range, Dry Piney Basin
View into Green River Basin from Wyoming Range, Dry Piney BasinView into Green River Basin from Wyoming Range, Dry Piney Basin
Active oil and gas pad near Canyonlands National Park
Active oil and gas pad near Canyonlands National ParkActive oil and gas pad on Bureau of Land Management lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Active oil and gas pad near Canyonlands National Park
Active oil and gas pad near Canyonlands National ParkActive oil and gas pad on Bureau of Land Management lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
A managed wildfire burns in a Ponderosa pine stand, New Mexico
A managed wildfire burns in a Ponderosa pine stand, New MexicoA managed wildfire burns in a Ponderosa pine stand, New Mexico
A managed wildfire burns in a Ponderosa pine stand, New Mexico
A managed wildfire burns in a Ponderosa pine stand, New MexicoA managed wildfire burns in a Ponderosa pine stand, New Mexico
Cloud Lightning
What looks like lightning arcing through an ominous cloud is actually a dry landscape of rocky buttes in southern Utah and northeastern Arizona. River channels flow north from Arizona into the San Juan River. The light vertical feature at the top of the image is referred to as Comb Ridge, a jagged fold in the Earth's crust called a monocline.
What looks like lightning arcing through an ominous cloud is actually a dry landscape of rocky buttes in southern Utah and northeastern Arizona. River channels flow north from Arizona into the San Juan River. The light vertical feature at the top of the image is referred to as Comb Ridge, a jagged fold in the Earth's crust called a monocline.
Installing piezometer on the bank of the New Fork River
Installing piezometer on the bank of the New Fork RiverInstalling piezometer on the bank of the New Fork River
Installing piezometer on the bank of the New Fork River
Installing piezometer on the bank of the New Fork RiverInstalling piezometer on the bank of the New Fork River
Confluence of New Fork (foreground) and Green Rivers
Confluence of New Fork (foreground) and Green RiversConfluence of New Fork (foreground) and Green Rivers
Confluence of New Fork (foreground) and Green Rivers
Confluence of New Fork (foreground) and Green RiversConfluence of New Fork (foreground) and Green Rivers
Installing stream thermistor at New Fork Groundwater Streamgage
Installing stream thermistor at New Fork Groundwater StreamgageInstalling stream thermistor at New Fork Groundwater Streamgage
Installing stream thermistor at New Fork Groundwater Streamgage
Installing stream thermistor at New Fork Groundwater StreamgageInstalling stream thermistor at New Fork Groundwater Streamgage
Bull elk in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Bull elk in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Bull elk in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Assessing impacts to archaeological sites through collaboration
Assessing impacts to archaeological sites through collaborationArchaeologists and fire scientists collaborate to assess impacts of wildfires on archaeological sites in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Assessing impacts to archaeological sites through collaboration
Assessing impacts to archaeological sites through collaborationArchaeologists and fire scientists collaborate to assess impacts of wildfires on archaeological sites in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
How fire research can help reduce cultural resource fire damage
How fire research can help reduce cultural resource fire damagePre- and post-fire measurements of fire effects can help archaeologists and fire scientists determine how wildfires and prescribed fires impact cultural resources, and how management actions may reduce likelihood of damage
How fire research can help reduce cultural resource fire damage
How fire research can help reduce cultural resource fire damagePre- and post-fire measurements of fire effects can help archaeologists and fire scientists determine how wildfires and prescribed fires impact cultural resources, and how management actions may reduce likelihood of damage
Confluence of Cement Creek and the Animas River in Colorado
Confluence of Cement Creek and the Animas River in ColoradoAlthough the visual picture of mixing zones at stream confluences appears straightforward, such as this one at the confluence of Cement Creek and the Animas River in Colorado, the chemical reactions that occur make them extremely complex from a water-quality perspective.
Confluence of Cement Creek and the Animas River in Colorado
Confluence of Cement Creek and the Animas River in ColoradoAlthough the visual picture of mixing zones at stream confluences appears straightforward, such as this one at the confluence of Cement Creek and the Animas River in Colorado, the chemical reactions that occur make them extremely complex from a water-quality perspective.
A managed wildfire in New Mexico
A managed wildfire in New Mexico demonstrates application of wildland fire
science for forest restoration and risk reduction
A managed wildfire in New Mexico demonstrates application of wildland fire
science for forest restoration and risk reduction
A convective smoke plume from a managed wildfire
A convective smoke plume from a managed wildfire rises above Ponderosa pine trees, New Mexico
A convective smoke plume from a managed wildfire rises above Ponderosa pine trees, New Mexico
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New MexicoFlames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New MexicoFlames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
Flames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New Mexico
Flames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New MexicoFlames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New Mexico
Flames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New Mexico
Flames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New MexicoFlames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New Mexico
Little Powder River above Dry Week, near Weston, Wyoming
Little Powder River above Dry Week, near Weston, WyomingLittle Powder River above Dry Week, near Weston, Wyoming
Little Powder River above Dry Week, near Weston, Wyoming
Little Powder River above Dry Week, near Weston, WyomingLittle Powder River above Dry Week, near Weston, Wyoming
Flowing well used for stock water, Green River Basin
Flowing well used for stock water, Green River BasinFlowing well used for stock water, Green River Basin
Flowing well used for stock water, Green River Basin
Flowing well used for stock water, Green River BasinFlowing well used for stock water, Green River Basin
Windmill and cattle near Big Piney
Windmill and cattle near Big Piney
Wind turbines in Wyoming.
Wind turbines working in Wyoming.
Wind turbines working in Wyoming.