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A large metal arch against a bright blue sky.
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri

Can you find something around you that reminds you of a rock arch? www.usgs.gov/findafeature

Can you find something around you that reminds you of a rock arch? www.usgs.gov/findafeature

A rock covered with invertebrates to include large orange and purple sea stars, green, shell-covered anomenes, and black mussels
Intertidal Zone Invertebrates
Intertidal Zone Invertebrates
Intertidal Zone Invertebrates

This rock is covered with invertebrate animals over nearly the entire surface including orange and purple sea stars, green anemones spotted with shell debris of other animals, and black mussels.

 

This rock is covered with invertebrate animals over nearly the entire surface including orange and purple sea stars, green anemones spotted with shell debris of other animals, and black mussels.

 

Looking skyward at a canopy of deciduous trees on a sunny day.
Deciduous trees in Reston, Virginia
Deciduous trees in Reston, Virginia
Deciduous trees in Reston, Virginia

Decidous trees in Reston, Virginia. Photo taken for Arbor Day 2021 near USGS Headquarters.

Decidous trees in Reston, Virginia. Photo taken for Arbor Day 2021 near USGS Headquarters.

This image shows ripples on the surface of a lake on a sunny day.
Lake Audubon, Reston, Virginia
Lake Audubon, Reston, Virginia
Lake Audubon, Reston, Virginia

World Water Day image

A coloring page showing two scientists with labels identifying parts of their field outfit.
Ichthyologist Coloring Page - Tools of the Trade
Ichthyologist Coloring Page - Tools of the Trade
Ichthyologist Coloring Page - Tools of the Trade

This illustration is for an Ichthyologist coloring page. This coloring page can easily be added to lesson plans for students in science classes. 

This illustration is for an Ichthyologist coloring page. This coloring page can easily be added to lesson plans for students in science classes. 

Paper Models
Photo of colorful paper models from USGS Education
Photo of colorful paper models from USGS Education
Photo of colorful paper models from USGS Education

USGS Education has several paper models learners can color, cut out, and build. This photo shoes a stratovolcano, trilobite, nautiloid, triceratops, and pterodactyl

USGS Education has several paper models learners can color, cut out, and build. This photo shoes a stratovolcano, trilobite, nautiloid, triceratops, and pterodactyl

Photo of a group of USG paper models
USGS paper models collection
USGS paper models collection
USGS paper models collection

USGS Education paper models collection includes dinosaurs and other fossils, and geologic processes like volcanoes and sand dune formation.

USGS Education paper models collection includes dinosaurs and other fossils, and geologic processes like volcanoes and sand dune formation.

view of landscape of river with cottonwood galleries in background and tent in foreground
Flora and Fauna - Cottonwoods Galleries
Flora and Fauna - Cottonwoods Galleries
Flora and Fauna - Cottonwoods Galleries

Both Powell’s crew and this year’s modern expedition camped along the river with views of cottonwood galleries. 

Both Powell’s crew and this year’s modern expedition camped along the river with views of cottonwood galleries. 

scientists holding a test tube with aquatic insects.
Flora and Fauna - Emerging Aquatic Insects
Flora and Fauna - Emerging Aquatic Insects
Flora and Fauna - Emerging Aquatic Insects

USGS scientists collected the adult life stage of emerging aquatic insects each evening of the recent Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition.

USGS scientists collected the adult life stage of emerging aquatic insects each evening of the recent Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition.

Girls hike along a trail at Mount St. Helens
GeoGirls Hike the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens
GeoGirls Hike the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens
GeoGirls Hike the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens

The GeoGirls hike the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens, examining lava outcrops and volcanic sediment.

Girls stand in circle with one pointing a paper on the ground
The GeoGirls Create Field Drawings
The GeoGirls Create Field Drawings
The GeoGirls Create Field Drawings

The GeoGirls create field drawings of 1980 pyroclastic flow deposits on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain.

Girls stand in stream and take measurements
GeoGirls Hike to Willow Creek
GeoGirls Hike to Willow Creek
GeoGirls Hike to Willow Creek

GeoGirls hike to Willow Creek, on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain, to learn more about the ecology of the blast zone and how the area has recovered since the catastrophic May 18, 1980, eruption. Here, they look at stream characteristics and how it has influenced the return of life to the area.

GeoGirls hike to Willow Creek, on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain, to learn more about the ecology of the blast zone and how the area has recovered since the catastrophic May 18, 1980, eruption. Here, they look at stream characteristics and how it has influenced the return of life to the area.

Girls standing in a large circle around a volcano monitoring station
The GeoGirls Visit a Volcano Monitoring Station at Mount St. Helens
The GeoGirls Visit a Volcano Monitoring Station at Mount St. Helens
The GeoGirls Visit a Volcano Monitoring Station at Mount St. Helens

The GeoGirls visit a volcano monitoring station on the east side of Mount St. Helens, finding out how scientists use different monitoring methods (seismic, GPS, tiltmeter) to understand more about the volcano.

The GeoGirls visit a volcano monitoring station on the east side of Mount St. Helens, finding out how scientists use different monitoring methods (seismic, GPS, tiltmeter) to understand more about the volcano.

People standing with lights in a dark cave
GeoGirls Venture into Ape Cave
GeoGirls Venture into Ape Cave
GeoGirls Venture into Ape Cave

GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.

GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.

Girls stand in cave with headlamps lighting a book
GeoGirls Venture into Ape Cave II
GeoGirls Venture into Ape Cave II
GeoGirls Venture into Ape Cave II

GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.

GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.

This image shows a forest of coniferous trees.
North Rim Grand Canyon conifer forest
North Rim Grand Canyon conifer forest
North Rim Grand Canyon conifer forest

Conifers, incluing ponderosa pines, can be seen along the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

Conifers, incluing ponderosa pines, can be seen along the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

This image shows brown layered sedimentary rocks and the brown-colored Colorado River.
Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

This image from a viewpoint at Dead Horse State Park in Utah shows horizontal Mesozoic sedimentary rocks characteristic of the Colorado Plateau. The Colorado River can be seen from this vantage point and this state park is located between Canyonlands National Park to the southwest and Arches National Park to the northeast.

This image from a viewpoint at Dead Horse State Park in Utah shows horizontal Mesozoic sedimentary rocks characteristic of the Colorado Plateau. The Colorado River can be seen from this vantage point and this state park is located between Canyonlands National Park to the southwest and Arches National Park to the northeast.