English: Alaskan Pipeline — A view of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, from the northern Brooks Range, Alaska. The rocks in the background produce oil on the North Slope.

Alaska’s scenic wilderness, its Arctic ecosystems with their unique flora and fauna, and its significant potential for energy and mineral resources are unmatched by any other onshore region of the U.S. Thus, the accurate and unbiased scientific data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey are crucial to the Federal, State, and Native organizations that manage Alaska’s resources to meet the challenge of balancing America’s needs for nonrenewable resources and a clean and healthy environment.

Learn more about the work that USGS conducts at bit.ly/AKPipeline. Photo credit: Dave Houseknecht, USGS.