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American sycamore alternate canopy configuration without overhanging branch
Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore)…
View of Horseshoe Bend in Arizona.
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
Conceptual diagram illustrating the life cycle of a Marine Protected Area (MPA).
Life Cycle of a Marine Protected Area
Conceptual diagram illustrating the eight key recommendations to assist those working towards creating functioning Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Recommendations for becoming a functioning Marine…
Trash has built up over time on the shoreline of the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. This trash comes from people throwing it off of boats as well as people leaving it on the small beach. Sandusky, Ohio.
Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline
Trash has built up over time on the shoreline of the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. This trash comes from people throwing it off of boats as well as people leaving it on the small beach. Sandusky, Ohio.
Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline
Industrial storage area and Baltimore Harbor Tunnel on the right.
Industrial storage
On a property that was grandfathered to build on a tiny waterfront lot, the owner was allowed by the local zoning department to fill in a low wetland where his well (white pipe) and dock electric service (right center of photo) were located. As this photo documents, this low area was frequently flooded.
Homeowner is allowed to fill in wetlands
Conceptual diagram illustrating what a waterfront owner can do to protect their property from climate change. Existing structures can be elevated in low-lying areas, and eco-friendly living shorelines can be implemented, to lessen climate change effects like flooding.
Elevation and Living Shoreline
Conceptual diagram illustrating different monitoring activities implemented on Assateague Island to track changing habitats. Monitoring activities - which are habitat specific - include water quality, seagrass area, salt marsh nekton survey, surface elevation table, plover nests and fledgling success, upland elevation change, shoreline rate of change, and beach topography.
Monitoring Activities to Track Changing Habitats…
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
Mountain vistas viewed from Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park
Mountain ridge
Shenandoah National Park has a wide variety of recreation options, including camping, hiking, and fishing.
Matthews Arm campground
The tree-lined Skyline Drive wends through Shenandoah National Park along mountain ridges, providing opportunities to see expansive vistas as well as hardwood forests.
Skyline Drive
Views of wetlands along the boardwalk in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Views of wetlands along the boardwalk in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
A solitary locust munching on marsh grass.
Locust
Elevation and slope are important features of the forests found in Shenandoah National Park
Slope and elevation
Hiking to Annapolis Rocks in Western Maryland via Appalachian Trail
View along Appalachian Trail
Hiking to Annapolis Rocks in Western Maryland via Appalachian Trail
Annapolis Rocks
Overlooking valleys along Skyline Drive, in Shenandoah National Park. Air quality and visibility are key features of this park, are threatened by pollutants including particulates. Vigilant monitoring is required to identify incipient air pollution conditions.
Vista from Skyline Drive
Overlooking valleys along Skyline Drive, in Shenandoah National Park. Air quality and visibility are key features of this park, are threatened by pollutants including particulates. Vigilant monitoring is required to identify incipient air pollution conditions.
Vista from Skyline Drive
Boardwalk through various habitats, including forest and wetlands in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife refuge
Boardwalk
Overlooking valleys along Skyline Drive, in Shenandoah National Park. Air quality and visibility are key features of this park, are threatened by pollutants including particulates. Vigilant monitoring is required to identify incipient air pollution conditions.
Vista from Skyline Drive
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