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Lava flows from a volcano into the ocean while a boater passes
Lava flow at the coast in Hawaii
Vaccinium reticulatum, found in Hawaii
Ohelo in Hawaiian
off a road, looking out into the Chesapeake Bay
No Littering
Taken from a fishing pier in Cape Charles, Virginia
Fishing Rod
Two Ghost Crabs on the beaches of Cape Charles, VA
Ocypode (Ghost Crab)
The reflection of a Painted turtle as is sits on the river bank
Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle)
Egret sits next to a runoff pipe
Egret in a Local Runoff Pipe
an osprey occupies it's nest overlooking a river
Osprey
snapping turtle lies on the pavement during a summer day
Snapping Turtle
summer high humidity hangs suspended over soybean field
summer humidity over soybean field
waterspout rises over a local river
Waterspout
The seabeach amaranth is an endangered species, this one was found on Assateague Island, Maryland
Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth)
The seabeach amaranth is an endangered species, this one was found on Assateague Island, Maryland
Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth)
A sensitive species, seabeach amaranth is aided at Assateague Island National Seashore by a management program that protects a portion of the annual population from being eaten and trampled by horses and deer so they can mature and produce seeds. Conservation efforts have helped the plant population increase to nearly 2,200 individuals in 2007.
Cages protect seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus…
Crab hole on the beach of Assateague Island, Maryland
Crab Hole
American dune grass found on the beaches of Assateague Island, Maryland
Dune Grass
Sea-level causes overwash on island beaches such as here on Assateague Island, Maryland
Dune Overwash
Sea-level causes overwash on island beaches such as here on Assateague Island, Maryland
Dune Overwash
A freshwater forest on Assateague Island, Maryland
Freshwater forest
A freshwater forest on Assateague Island, Maryland
Freshwater forest
A strong ocean storm has sent wave and sand overwash and debris over the dunes, clearing the vegetation almost to the salt marsh on the bay side of Assateague Island.
Ocean overwash area
These cages protect sea beach amaranth, an endangered species, from deer and wild horses
Plant Cage
These cages protect sea beach amaranth, an endangered species, from deer and wild horses
Plant Cage
A natural geomorphological function of this mid-Atlantic barrier island is westward migration. On the northern end of Assateague Island, these ocean sand dunes are moving and encroaching on the edge of woodlands as part of the rollover process.
Sand dunes encroach upon forest and shrub zone
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