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After the ceremony, attendees gather outside the new Tech Park facility to celebrate its grand opening. 

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong gives opening remarks at Tech Park II facility grand opening.

Geoff Cromwell chats with a visitor at the field office grand opening. 

A Pacific Golden-Plover in Alaska. Photograph by Daniel R. Ruthrauff, USGS, Public Domain.

Ribbon cutting by Jim Dunning, Associate Executive Director of Cal Poly Partners. 

USGS Hydrologic Technician Davis Badger enjoys the festivities.

Ben Glass (USGS) with Jen Michels of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 

This is a photograph of the outside of USGS California Water Science Center West Sacramento Projects Office.

A drone view of where scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey gathered shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County.

Amelia Ayers, a Physical Scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, packs up the equipment used to gather shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County, California. The shellfish trap and composite samplers are attached to a rope with a heavy weight and deployed in the water. It is retrieved once or twice a month depending on the season.

Amelia Ayers, Zoë Siman‑Tov, of the USGS and Lexi Yokomizo of Restore the Delta arrive at Martinez Harbor in Contra Costa County, California to sample shellfish and test them for toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and Restore the Delta gather shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. The shrimp are tested for levels of toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). P. macrodactylus shrimp is an invasive shrimp found in the region and commonly caught in the USGS traps.

A drone view of where scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey gathered shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County.

A drone view of where scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and Restore the Delta gathered shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. The shrimp are tested for levels of toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Zoë Siman-Tov (left), a Hydrologic Technician with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Amelia Ayers (center), a Physical Scientist with USGS, gather and measure shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. The shellfish trap is baited and deployed for two days in the water before being retrieved.

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and Restore the Delta gather shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. The shrimp are tested for levels of toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and Restore the Delta gather shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. The shrimp are tested for levels of toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and Restore the Delta measure shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. All shellfish are collected, species identified, and individuals measured with calipers. These specimens will all be sent to a laboratory to test their tissue for toxins caused by Harmful Algal Blooms.

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and Restore the Delta measure shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County. All shellfish are collected, species identified, and individuals measured with calipers. The shrimp are then tested for levels of toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Zoë Siman-Tov (left) and Amelia Ayers, both with the U.S. Geological Survey, analyze shellfish samples collected at Martinez Harbor, Contra Costa County, CA. Shellfish (shrimp, crab, or crayfish) caught in the traps are analyzed for toxins found in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). 

This picture shows the Mojave River in southern California during a high flow stage.