Agriculture

These images of agricultural lands and methods illustrate how humans use land and water to grow food and other natural products.

Domestic Animals

Development & Urbanization

Using concrete, mud, steel, plants, and other tools, humans change the landscape in both positive and negative ways.

Energy

Energy is a fundamental unit of nature that can be transferred and stored, and then used to perform work later. Humans capture energy from the environment in a variety of ways.

Forest Industry

Images like these help in determining which forest industry practices are best suited to a landscape, from tree thinning and clear-cutting, to reforestation.

Fire

Despite images showing apparent devastation, fires of lower intensity can result in positive effects on species and their habitats.

Indigenous Populations

Humans and nature are intertwined, especially those populations that have lived in one area the longest and who often depend more directly on nature for their survival.

Introduced Species

Humans have introduced thousands of plants and animal species into new habitats worldwide, bringing in new crops and ornamental plants, but also pests and problems. This folder only includes images of introduced species at locations outside of their native or normal cultivated ranges.

Pollution

By definition, pollution is the contamination of the environment by man-made wastes, whether solid, liquid, or air-borne. These images illustrate instances of pollution and its impact.

Tourism & Recreation

This folder includes images of all types of recreation involving nature – whether designed to be minimally invasive or not.