Last updated: July 16, 2024
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Dragonfly Mercury Project Resources
This page is a collection of multimedia resources on the Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP). Visit the DMP landing page for information on data & results, how to get involved, and more.
Featured Videos & Media
![A group of volunteers in life jackets wade in a lake with nets](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/7EF79B04-E6AE-9B3D-0A5CA301D41587FA.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Discover what it's like to be a community member or citizen scientist volunteering with the DMP.
![Two volunteers look at dragonfly larvae in a white bin and magnifying cubes.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/DA35FEC6-A96F-255B-70D868F7DDEE1F7A.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Hear from different DMP partners about why this work is exciting and meaningful to them.
![A volunteer compares dragonfly larvae in a magnifying box to an ID key.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/EDED8A0C-A37F-9849-AF9DB1C3DC22D409.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
See DMP sampling in action at Rocky Mountain and Great Sand Dunes national parks.
![Close up of a dragonfly larva on a white plastic spoon](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/8E21B7BC-063A-4BFA-CBF028080A05B6B0.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Find out how tracing mercury isotopes in dragonfly larvae revealed mercury delivery pathways to ecosystems.
![A calm lake with small mountain in the background.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/843E29F0-03B5-A326-A61F15DB9FE03A5C.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Read about DMP collaboration with another federal agency, the U.S. Forest Service.
![Adult dragonfly suns wings on emergent grass](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/079BAF46-FCD0-4939-5DECB34AB26A412B.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Learn about two of the first DMP partners, Acadia National Park and Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park.
![Close up of a woman with short black hair, a colorful scarf, and gray sweater.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/DA634B9B-F967-8ADC-7CAEE85E3212357B.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Watch Dr. Celia Chen describe Dartmouth College's work with the DMP.
![A team of scientists stands in front of joshua trees.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/7F987856-EA4F-6A70-8CB2310EC246768F.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Listen to Dr. Collin Eagles Smith from U.S. Geological Survey explain the importance of studying mercury in dragonflies.
![Three volunteers use nets to search a wooded stream with mud and fallen leaves.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/articles/crop16_9/805FA988-F2CA-87EB-3A59C68257B7E014.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Scroll through a story map on this branch of the DMP, focused on the marginalized communities of Lowell and Lawrence, Massachusetts.