A red-eared slider suns its self at the edge of a permanent pond March 4, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Years of drought and lowering water levels in ponds and lakes across Northern California have stressed the populations of aquatic creatures living in these habitats. Travis AFB’s Natural Resources Program is responsible for surveys, analysis and documentation of threatened and endangered species, wetlands, forest resources and other field studies.

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