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Maryland State House in Annapolis — Capital building

Acidic mine tailings in an impacted stream — Acid mine tailings

Anemones are voracious eaters. Stinging cells (nematocytes) on their tentacles parlyze small prey. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Anemone

First annual release of the Maryland's Coastal Bays Report Card. These sensitive coastal lagoons received an overall grade of C+ for 2008. Scientists, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, National Parks Service, state and local politicians, other dignitaries, and the general public gathered to hear the assessment which was based on water quality and other monitoring data and disseminated widely through various media. The Report Card was a collaboration between several entities, including the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, IAN, EcoCheck, and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. — Bill gets interviewed

Cliff dwelling birds along the lava rock coast of Maui — Cliff dwelling birds

David holds a frothing blue crab found in a ghost crab pot. — David caught a frothing crab

Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations. — Death Valley National Park

The trail leads around a bend in Golden Canyon. Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations. — Death Valley National Park

Drum Point Lighthouse at the Calvert Maritime Museum in Solomons, MD — Drum Point Lighthouse

Alkaline chemicals are added to mitigate acid mine tailings. When water is added to the alkaline chemicals, the exothermic (heat releasing) reaction burned through the cubitainer. — Exothermic reaction

Streamflow was high during March in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park en route to Ramsey Cascades — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Heavy flow in a rocky stream — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Heavy flow in a rocky stream — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

This wooden bridge is one of the stream crossings along the trail to Ramsey Cascades in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Heavy flow in a rocky stream — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Ramsey Cascades — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Woodpecker holes — Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Moon jellyfish, named for their translucent, moonlike circular bell. Moon jellies have a short, fine fringe (cilia) that sweeps food toward the mucous layer on the edge of the bell. Prey is stored in pouches until the oral arms pick it up and begin to digest it. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)

Oyster dredge aboard the R/V Aquarius — Oyster dredge

Tropical blue fish also known as Palette Surgeonfish, Hippo Tang, Hepatus Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, and Regal Tang. Photographed at Monterey Bay Auarium — Pacific Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)

Sea nettles hunt by trailing tentacles and mouth-arms covered in stinging cells which paralyze and capture prey, moving them to the mouth where they can be digested. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens)

Shenandoah Mountain range along Shenandoah National Park — Shenandoah Mountain Range

This doser times the mechanical addition of alkaline chemicals to acidic mine tailings to mitigate the acidity. — The Doser

The tree-lined Skyline Drive wends through Shenandoah National Park along mountain ridges, providing opportunities to see expansive vistas as well as hardwood forests. — Tree-lined Skyline Drive

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