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HOW FORESTS CAPTURE CARBON
Illustration: Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into sugars, using the food to grow. This process, called photosynthesis, allows plants to make their own food, storing the carbon in their tissues as they grow roots, branches and leaves. In this way, forests help fight climate change by absorbing and storing carbon pollution that is heating the planet. Big trees store the most carbon because of their mass, and long-lived species such as Douglas fir and red cedar can lock carbon away for centuries. Trees absorb carbon dioxide gas through openings in leaves or needles called stomata. Chloroplasts within leaves and needles use the energy of the sun to split water molecules drawn up through tree roots into hydrogen and oxygen, released through their stomata. Trees and other green plants create the air we breathe, and shelter and nourish life as we know it.
HOW FORESTS CAPTURE CARBON
PINK SALMON BOOM
PINK SALMON BOOM
GEOLOGY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
GEOLOGY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
WHO ARE THE ZIZIANS?
WHO ARE THE ZIZIANS?
GREEN GOLD
GREEN GOLD
LOG-JAMMING A RIVER
LOG-JAMMING A RIVER
URBAN BARRIERS TO SALMON
URBAN BARRIERS TO SALMON
ARE SPIT HOODS SAFE?
Illustration of patient in a spit hood, screaming. Dark blue background abstract green paint.
ARE SPIT HOODS SAFE?
HUMPBACK WHALES REBOUND
HUMPBACK WHALES REBOUND
LIFE AFTER THE OSO LANDSLIDE
LIFE AFTER THE OSO LANDSLIDE
PUGET SOUND’S UNDERWATER FORESTS
Illustration of bull kelp
PUGET SOUND’S UNDERWATER FORESTS
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
CORAL REEFS
Illustration of lion fish
CORAL REEFS
NOAA CLIMATE REPORT
Illustration of young students and adults viewing a 3D globe map of a marine heat wave with elevated sea surface temperatures. Illustration created for an NOAA climate report by Fiona Martin / Visualizing Science.
NOAA CLIMATE REPORT
A GLACIER IN RETREAT
Illustration of Emmons Glacier with labeled features, including what causes the glacier to gain or lose mass. (Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
A GLACIER IN RETREAT
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
UNDERWATER TRAIL
UNDERWATER TRAIL
COASTAL UPWELLING
COASTAL UPWELLING
ALPINE SPECIES
An illustration of a pika holding a bouquet of alpine wildflowers.
ALPINE SPECIES
JEFFREY PINE CONE
JEFFREY PINE CONE
ADAPTIVE RIDING
Painting of Jason, Belgian draft/quarter horse Malakai, and his adaptive riding team.
ADAPTIVE RIDING
WATER RESERVOIR
WATER RESERVOIR
ESA ANNIVERSARY
Feature illustration for Seattle Times story on 50th anniversary of ESA.
ESA ANNIVERSARY
RESTORATION ECONOMY
RESTORATION ECONOMY
VISUALS AS A CATALYST FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Illustration of the Earth's seven spheres, with the anthrosphere having a disproportionate impact on the other six natural domains. Published in Visuals as a Catalyst for Climate Science Communication p. 251.
VISUALS AS A CATALYST FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
FIRST IN FLY: DROSOPHILA RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
FIRST IN FLY: DROSOPHILA RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
INVASIVE WALLEYE
INVASIVE WALLEYE
FENTANYL OVERDOSE RESPONSE
FENTANYL OVERDOSE RESPONSE
BIRD FLU TRANSMISSION
BIRD FLU TRANSMISSION
WASHINGTON STEELHEAD
WASHINGTON STEELHEAD
CANNERY ROW TROMPÉ L’OIEL
Trompé l'oiel painting of objects telling the story of Cannery Row.
CANNERY ROW TROMPÉ L’OIEL
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Painting of an ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) nesting in a crevasse. Acrylics on illustration board.
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
CALCIUM CARBONATE IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
Illustration of various calcium carbonate deposits in aquatic ecosystems. In many lakes, rivers, wetlands, and streams, calcium carbonate may form temporary or permanent deposits like travertine dams, layered microbial structures, or suspended particles (whiting events).
CALCIUM CARBONATE IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
FISHING FOR eDNA
FISHING FOR eDNA
ANNUAL REVIEWS: MARINE SCIENCE
ANNUAL REVIEWS: MARINE SCIENCE
INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO SAVE TREES
INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO SAVE TREES
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PLANTS
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PLANTS
MIDAIR BLOWOUT
MIDAIR BLOWOUT
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RAINBOW
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RAINBOW
IMMUNITY JOURNAL COVER + GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
IMMUNITY JOURNAL COVER + GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
PLEIN AIR PAINTING TECHNIQUES
PLEIN AIR PAINTING TECHNIQUES
BERRY PIE
Branding for a DEI event featuring an illustration of mixed berry pie and the words "Together at the Table."
BERRY PIE