http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif http://gallery.usgs.gov/ http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/01_24_2013_v06Dt22tsn_01_24_2013_0 A native bull trout swims in the cool waters of the Flathead River near Glacier National Park, Montana. The tail end of a native Westslope cutthroat trout can be seen below.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/01_24_2013_v06Dt22tsn_01_24_2013_1 Native Westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout swim in the cool waters of the Flathead River near Glacier National Park, Montana.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_31_2012_mRIt48Wkj1_05_31_2012_0 An endangered California condor flies over the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, California. USGS scientists are helping managers understand how California condors use their habitat, gaining valuable information that will help inform not only which potential energy development sites are likely to have the least impact on condors but also which areas of Oregon might be most suitable for future reintroductions of this large, endangered bird. 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_31_2012_mRIt48Wkj1_05_31_2012_2 A golden eagle perches in a tree at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. USGS researchers are conducting research that will help support the FWS’s and energy industry efforts to reduce impacts to golden eagles from wind energy operations, including, of course, collision with the turbine blades, but also disruption of the bird’s habitat or disturbance from construction and operations.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_29_2012_eiy4CPo00V_05_29_2012_0 Canyonlands National Park in Utah has numerous cayons and buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. This picture was taken in the Needles District of the park.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_29_2012_eiy4CPo00V_05_29_2012_1 The Colorado Plateau lies in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States: western Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, southeastern and eastern Utah, and northern Arizona. Most of the area is drained by the Colorado River and its main tributaries.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_29_2012_eiy4CPo00V_05_29_2012_2 A desert tortoise walks in the Mojave Desert.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_29_2012_eiy4CPo00V_05_29_2012_4 A rainbow over the rock spies in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_21_2012_i41Pg66FFa_03_21_2012_0 The dark-green, rectangular, reforested area of the Auwahi dryland forest as seen from above with surrounding grassland.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_21_2012_i41Pg66FFa_03_21_2012_1 View of trees in the Auwahi reforestation area with glimpses of the invasive grassland in the distance.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_21_2012_i41Pg66FFa_03_21_2012_2 View of the Auwahi reforestation area fence line with native species on the left and invasive grassland on the right.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_14_2011_kOFr3VUih1_07_14_2011_0 The new solar heating system will reduce the center's carbon footprint by supplementing the current natural gas boiler and reduce energy costs.

 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_14_2011_kOFr3VUih1_07_14_2011_1 The new solar heating system will reduce the center's carbon footprint by supplementing the current natural gas boiler and reduce energy costs.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/06_21_2011_txo0RFd65L_06_21_2011_0 The native bee Perdita gerhardi is a specialist (oligolege) on horsemint, pictured here, exhibiting a strong preference for collecting pollen from this plant species. Horsemint grows well on disturbed sandy soils and can occur in developed areas where such soil disruption can be common. This type of soil disturbance can, therefore, be associated with frequent observation of Perdita gerhardi.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/06_20_2011_rvm8PCb55J_06_20_2011_0 This cuckoo bee, or Nomada vegana, is a native bee species associated with open grassland habitats in northwest Indiana. It is a parasitic bee that lays its eggs in nests of other bees.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/06_20_2011_rvm8PCb55J_06_20_2011_1 This native leafcutter bee, Trachusa zebratum, is a solitary bee species associated with sandy soils where the female builds her own nest to lay her eggs in.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_11_2011_uYpb6FE664_03_11_2011_0 Adult lionfish, approximately 250 mm total length.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_11_2011_uYpb6FE664_03_11_2011_1 A group of juvenile lionfish, approximately 120 mm total length.

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