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Illustration of Orectolobus spp. (Wobbegong)
Orectolobus spp. (Wobbegong)
A beautiful red skimmer takes off and lands from a marsh grass.
Sympetrum vicinum (Autumn Meadowhawk) on reed in…
Icon representing oil extraction.
Oil Derrick
A small well located in Scio, Ohio used for hydraulic fracturing. The tower is the drill used to make the hole which will later be used to shoot liquid down to fracture the rock and extract the petroleum products. Sometime these areas are called Well Pads.
Well Pad
View of part of a fractionation plant used for hydraulic fracturing located in Cadiz, Ohio. These are likely storage tanks prior to transport.
Fractionation Plant
An image illustrates the importance of cleaning up after pets, and of having pet cleanup materials available to the public.
Cleaning Up Pet Waste as a Key Watershed…
Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora.
Distichlis spicata (Coastal Salt Grass)
Illustration of an oil tanker.
Petroleum industry: oil tanker
Conceptual diagram illustrating density and change in species of seagrasses in Florida Bay following long-term (left column) and short-term (right column) fertilization after the installation of bird roosting stakes in a turtle grass bed.
Change in seagrasses after bird stake installation
Front view illustration of a gasoline pump.
Retail: gasoline pump
Illustration of Amniataba caudavittata (Yellowtail trumpeter)
Amniataba caudavittata (Yellowtail trumpeter)
Camels can provide transportation for both people and cargo in the desert, but in this case they are used for tourism.
Camel
Illustration of Pelates sexlineatus (Six-lined Trumpeter)
Pelates sexlineatus (Six-lined Trumpeter)
The highly defensible treasury hall at Petra, Jordan was carved into the soft rock. The double line of notches to either side of the main building held ladders for the carvers, who started from top.
Treasury Hall at Petra, Jordan
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Pu'u Loa Petrogylphs
Illustration map of West Mississippi Sound in Louisiana and Mississippi, USA
USA LA MS: West Mississippi Sound
Illustration map of East Mississippi Sound in Mississippi, USA
USA MS: East Mississippi Sound
Illustration of a waste station for pet owners to discard pet waste. These stations are generally located in recreational areas such as parks where people walk their dogs.
Pet waste station
Illustration of a petrogylph (cave drawing) of a Hawaiian Honu (green sea turtle)
Petroglyph: (Hawaiian Honu)
Illustration of Dendroica petechia (Yellow Warbler)
Dendroica petechia (Yellow Warbler)
Illustration of oil rig platform
Petroleum industry: oil rig platform 2
Illustration of Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)
Illustration of Molotov cocktail for dynamite fishing
Dynamite fishing: Molotov cocktail
Organisms living on rocks at Bass Harbor Head Light, Acadia National Park, Maine
Limpets and algae, Acadia National Park, Maine
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