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Hymenachne was introduced into northern Queensland, Australia in the 1970s to use in ponded pastures. It escaped cultivation a few years after its release in 1988. It is spreading throughout the tropical wetlands of northern Australia and is most common in the coastal wetlands of northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Olive hymenachne)
Side view of a Painted Bunting with the right wing, and part of the stomach visible.
Passerina ciris (Painted Bunting)
Illustration of a Longleaf Pine tree.
Pinus palustris (Longleaf Pine)
A side view of a Seaside Sparrow.
Ammodramus maritimus (Seaside Sparrow)
A side view of a Nelson's Sparrow. Nelson's sparrow and the saltmarsh sparrow were considered to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow; because of this it was briefly known as Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow.
Ammodramus nelsoni (Nelson's Sparrow)
This map depicts land use in the Missouri River sub-basin, one of the five major sub-basins of the Mississippi River.
Land use map of the Missouri River basin
This map depicts land use in the Arkansas River and Red River sub-basin, one of the five major sub-basins of the Mississippi River.
Land use in the Arkansas River and Red River…
This diagram depicts potential indicators for the Arkansas River and Red River sub-basin, one of the five major sub-basins of the Mississippi River.
Potential indicators for the Arkansas River and…
A conceptual diagram shows the process between pressure, response, and state during a large storm.
Pressure response diagram
A side view of a three dimensional headdress colored yellow, red, and orange.
Hawaiian Royalty Headdress
A stylized red hibiscus flower with an orange style protruding from the center of the flower. The hibiscus is the state flower of Hawaii.
Hibiscus Flower
A stylized Hi'a Lehua flower shows the green leaves and base and long, upward reaching red petals.
Metrosideros Polymorpha (Hi'a Lehua)
Adult geese and juvenile goslings paddle around a river cove off Lake Michigan.
Canada geese (Branta canadensis) with goslings
Goose and duck hunters build these blinds on the calm waterways of Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
Duck blind
Tree roots are underminded by wave action and eventually succumb while the shoreline is eroded.
Eroded shoreline with tree snags
Mother duck and ducklings paddle around a river cove off Lake Michigan.
Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and ducklings
Stone rip-rap installed by the property owners in an attempt to prevent shoreline erosion. Hardened edges along the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers reduces natural shoreline habitat that fish and other marine animals depend on for food and shelter.
Hardened shoreline prevents erosion
Found on golf courses or vacant gravell parking lots, this noisy plover is best known for its
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) nest in busy…
These traditional boats tended to the oyster fleets working the beds in the Bay, buying harvested oysters from the oystermen in the afternoon, and running those oysters to faraway markets and rail centers in Norfolk, Crisfield, Baltimore, and Washington DC, and to local shucking houses and canneries around the Bay.
Restored Chesapeake Bay oyster buy boat
A graph depicts the low oxygen levels and high ammonium concentrations in 2005 that caused large algae blooms. This put more stress on the ecosystem, resulting in the fish kill.
2005 Corsica River Fish Kill
A conceptual diagram illustrates the factors that can stimulate the growth of harmful algal blooms in brackish rivers and how these blooms can negatively impact other species within the ecosystem.
Algal Bloom Causation and Impacts in Brackish…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the practice of planting or maintaining buffer vegetation along the water's edge.
Buffer Vegetation as a Key Stewardship Behavior
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…
An image depicts the planting of cover crops, which grow during the winter season to stabilize the soil until the spring growing season.
Cover Crops as a Key Watershed Stewardship…
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