USGS Biological Resources Division
Page links to programs, publications, photo galleries, and more.
Center of Coastal Geology
Contains online student activities, education resources, and publications.
Mapping Coastal Change Hazards
An illustrated discussion of coastal change hazards and the work that the U.S. Geological Survey is doing to map and understand these hazards.
Navassa Island: A Photographic Tour
Several thematic photographic tours of the Caribbean island of Navassa, compiled from photographs.
A Photo Gallery of Florida's Big Bend Tidal Wetlands
Photo gallery of the Gulf of Mexico Tidal Wetlands research project at the USGS Center for Coastal Geology, St. Petersburg, Florida
Aerial Photographic Gallery
Find aerial photos and landstat images of places, space, hazardous locations, and weather.
Water Science for Schools
Find information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center.
USGS South Florida Ecosystem / Kids’ Corner
Games, photos, and dictionary for kids.
Bedrock Geology and Photo Gallery
Learn about metamorphic sedimentary rocks and see photos.
Geologic Images
Contains images of rocks, fossils, sinkholes, landscapes, and maps.
USGS Geology in Parks
Learn geology basics from touring the national parks.
Landslide Images
View photos of landslides.
Media for Science
Photo collections of maps, natural disasters, and activities at the USGS.
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Contains abundant information about coasts, beaches, storms, and marine life.
Earth Science Photographs
Search for rocks, minerals, national parks, monuments, and other geologic images from the photo archive of the USGS.
Panoramic Photographs of Glacier National Park
Gallery of panoramic photographs taken from fire lookout stations in Glacier National Park, Montana during the 1930's.
South Florida Information Access
Provides geological and biological information for the South Florida region.
South Florida Virtual Tour
View beautiful habitat, plants, and animals of South Florida.
TerraWeb
View image and information generated using remote sensing in various Earth environments.
Toxic Water Photo Gallery
View images of areas of contaminated water.
USGS Volcano Hazards Program
A comprehensive overview of the U.S. Geological
Photo Glossary of Volcano Terms
A picture speaks a thousand words. Learn volcano terms with images and photos.
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Focuses on hazards, activity, history, and monitoring of volcanoes, with emphasis on volcanoes of the Western United States.
Photo Archives of Volcanoes
Numerous photos of various volcanoes, live images, eruption features, volcanic monitoring equipments, and more...
VolcanoCams Around the World
"Live" views of volcanoes from around the world, including Europe and Japan.
Coastal and Marine Geology: Education & Outreach
Links to classroom activities and other education information.
The Whooping Crane Report
Regularly updated reports on breeding whooping cranes.
Glaciers
Informative page on how glaciers grow and various types. Contains a gallery of illustrations and photos.
Sea Birds Photo Gallery
View photos of sea birds.
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Information for wildlife managers, scientists, and the public on natural-resource issues and biota of the North American Great Plains.
North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations
Information on the issue of malformed amphibians, including a current map of the situation in the United States and Canada, and current literature and news articles.
What do the malformations of amphibians look like?
Photos that illustrate different types of abnormalities and malformations on amphibians, such as frogs and lizards.
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Includes species descriptions, life cycle and morphology information, and tips on photographing, rearing, collecting, and preserving specimens of many caterpillars living in forests of the eastern United States.
Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands
A field guide to caterpillars commonly found in forests and woodlands of the Pacific Northwest, including sections describing the natural history, nomenclature, identification keys, and details for collection and preservation of specimens.
Butterflies of North America
Contains species photo gallery, information, and maps as to where butterflies appear.
Butterflies of North America
View over 500 photos of butterflies and species descriptions.
Moths of North America
Know more about moths, what they look like, where they live, and how they live.
Western Wetland Flora
Field guide containing color photographs, line drawings, distinquishing features, range maps, and textual descriptions for 300 species of wetland plants that live in the western U.S.
Northern Prairie Biological Resources
List of information on the biotic resources of the Great Plains for decisionmakers, resource managers, scientists, and the public.
The Patuxent Plant List and Herbarium Collection
Its photo gallery contains a large collection of plants.
Picturing Science
A collection of photographs that creates six tours that focus on different aspects of science and include: Magnificent Waterways, Phenomenal Landscapes, Wonderful Wildlife, Changing Worlds, Earth Scientists, and Popular Products.
A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California
Contains species photos, field guides, and illustrated glossary of amphibians and reptiles.
Flagstaff Field Center
Reports of various geoscience studies.
Maui Fog Research
Cloud forest hydrology
Student Employment Web Site
Information about the USGS and its programs, student employment options, major occupations and their qualifications, salaries, benefits, career fair tips and interviewing techniques are located on the USGS Student Employment Web Site.
Geologic Photo Search
Search photos of national parks.
Park Geology Tour of National Parks
Learn geology through online tour of national parks.
Windows to the Universe
Fun and intriguing site about the earth and space sciences.
NOAA Photo Library
Contains a vast variety of pictures from animals to landscape, the Arctic to China, space to ocean, historical art to satellite images and more.
Photo Library of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Find photos and images of wildlife, environment, fishery, landscape, ships, space, weather, and much more!
New Millennium Observatory Education Page
Features a curriculum for high school and middle school students based on the daily reports from expedictions at sea and NeMo results.
National Oceans and Atmosphere Administration Homepage
Come here to learn about global weather, oceans, fisheries, and view real-time information.
Children's Butterfly Site
Developed for grades 4-6. Information is given on moths and butterflies, along with a coloring page, frequently asked questions and answers, a gallery of butterfly photographs, and links to other sites.
The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
Use the NBII to answer a wide range of questions related to the management, use, or conservation of this Nation's biological resources.
Post Card Tours of National Parks
View national parks from post card images.
Photo Library Resources
Link to various image galleries from the Department of Interior.
Photo Gallery of Mount St. Helens
View over 190 photos of Mount St. Helens' landscape and wildlife before and after eruption.
Geostationary Satellite Server
NOAA's real-time satellite weather images.
Arctic Theme Page
Provides access to widely distributed Arctic data and information for scientists, students, teachers, academia, managers, decisionmakers and the general public.
Image Gallery from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Find images of fishes, wildlife, duck stamps, landscapes, and more.
Earth from Space: Astronauts' Views of the Home Planet
Search photos taken from space from a database of over 375,000 images.