Images

This is a photograph of Ryan Byrne, a scientist at the Klamath Falls Field Station in Klamath Falls, OR. He is a part of the Western Fisheries Research Center.

This is Keno Dam, in Klamath, OR. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) is doing work here to ensure proper fish passage is functioning and to provide science to help better address the water needs of the Klamath River Basin.

The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) is partnering with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to discuss ways to monitor fish passage at Keno Dam. With the recent removal of four mainstem dams along the Klamath River, Keno Dam now stands as the most downstream fish passage challenge , and the first major obstacle for migrating salmon returning upstream.

This geomorphic map of Echo, Oregon shows the town is built on valley bottom terrain. Other landforms such as slopes, fans, bedrock, etc. are delineated in the surrounding area. From https://www.usgs.gov/maps/geomorphic-map-umatilla-river-corridor-oregon.

2024 USFWS Fire Employee Photo and Video Contest - Landscape Category The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon.

Underside of Bell Jet Helicopter with thermal infrared and true-color image sensors and JN and M.D. The helicopter is used for airborne surveys of river reaches to capture temperature values of water-surfaces.

A tall, partially dead western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) surrounded by smaller, dead juniper trees. Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) plots are sampled across a variety of rangeland ecosystems and treatment prescriptions, including juniper removal.

Profile view of a Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside of the nose. These sensors are used in airborne thermal infrared surveys for remotely sensing land/water surface temperature.

This is a photo of a sunset in August, 2024 in Klamath Falls, OR. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) conducts work on fish health and monitoring in this area.

Fish health monitoring efforts in Upper Klamath Lake have revealed a high prevalence of warmwater pathogens. The fish health team is investigating parasites as a potential threat to the vulnerable sucker populations.

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. 

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.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Layer Sources

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:

Map of areas predicted as having conditions favorable for fostering a hydrothermal system in the western United States.  Black dots are mapped hydrothermal systems.  From Mordensky et al., 2023 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375650523000160).

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.

Following a wet winter, bulrush is shown growing in Malheur Lake. Emergent vegetation like bulrush provides nesting habitat and food resources for birds. 

A substrate mapping survey in action. Scientists aim to map the size and distribution of river sediments.

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.

The Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Waterbird Movement Project began tagging American Avocets in March 2023 to track their movements across the landscape. Tracking data from these birds will help scientists better understand why these birds choose to use the terminal lake and wetland habitats they do in the Great Basin.