Chelsea Delsack snaps a selfie in sample pickup PPE after packaging samples for shipment to Leetown, WV
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Sampling is FUN
Chelsea Delsack snaps a selfie in sample pickup PPE after packaging samples for shipment to Leetown, WV
Safety First
Initial PPE kits sent to field crews for wastewater sampling to ensure proper safety protocols are followed for all waste sampling.
Initial PPE kits sent to field crews for wastewater sampling to ensure proper safety protocols are followed for all waste sampling.
First Samples Arrive
An early morning FedEx delivery brings great news - the arrival of the first Saturday delivery!
An early morning FedEx delivery brings great news - the arrival of the first Saturday delivery!
Waiting for Boxes
Christopher Ottinger sits outside the Leetown, WV lab, waiting for delayed deliveries
Christopher Ottinger sits outside the Leetown, WV lab, waiting for delayed deliveries
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortalityPhoto of a 45" muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality during warmer summer conditions. This study was led by Kyle Hartman from West Virginia University and his graduate student, Taylor Booth.
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality
Muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortalityPhoto of a 45" muskellunge used in a catch and release study on angling mortality during warmer summer conditions. This study was led by Kyle Hartman from West Virginia University and his graduate student, Taylor Booth.
Day 1 Sample Processing - Logging Samples
Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore Logging in first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.
Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore Logging in first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.
Day 1 Sample Processing
Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore processing first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.
Deb Iwanowicz and Christine Densmore processing first wastewater samples in BSL3 Lab.
First Boxes Arrive
The first three samples from Utah and Colorado arrive at the Leetown Lab.
The first three samples from Utah and Colorado arrive at the Leetown Lab.
A recently banded Canada Warbler
A Canada Warbler with new band at the Bird Banding Lab's fall station.
A Canada Warbler with new band at the Bird Banding Lab's fall station.
Conneticut Warbler
A Connecticut Warbler banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
A Connecticut Warbler banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Downy Woodpecker tail molt
Downy Woodpecker's tail is spread to better view marking and two new tail feathers growing in, during banding at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Downy Woodpecker's tail is spread to better view marking and two new tail feathers growing in, during banding at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Blue-winged Warbler in the hand
An adult female Blue-winged Warbler at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
An adult female Blue-winged Warbler at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Box Party at Utah WSC
Sample boxes prepped in Utah for sampling to start take over offices as they wait to be delivered to facilities.
Sample boxes prepped in Utah for sampling to start take over offices as they wait to be delivered to facilities.
Brown Thrasher with USGS band
A Brown Thrasher who has just received its unique 9-digt USGS band at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
A Brown Thrasher who has just received its unique 9-digt USGS band at the USGS Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Hopewell Run at the Leetown Research Laboratory
Photo of Hopewell Run below the reservoir (located off Leetown Rd) taken during a bird walk with the Potomac Valley Audobon Society. The reservoir above where this photo was taken often has ducks (such as wood ducks, gadwall, black ducks, mallards, and even canvasback) and geese swimming around on it.
Photo of Hopewell Run below the reservoir (located off Leetown Rd) taken during a bird walk with the Potomac Valley Audobon Society. The reservoir above where this photo was taken often has ducks (such as wood ducks, gadwall, black ducks, mallards, and even canvasback) and geese swimming around on it.
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the hand
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher banded at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Banding an American Woodcock
An American Woodcock receives its USGS metal band at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
An American Woodcock receives its USGS metal band at the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Technician at BSC
Photo of a technician working at a biological safety cabinet.
Photo of a technician working at a biological safety cabinet.
Northern cricket frog on wet leaves
This Northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) was encountered while conducting dipnet surveys in Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, VA. These amphibian surveys support NPS goals of monitoring amphibians throughout all parks in the National Capital Region Network.
This Northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) was encountered while conducting dipnet surveys in Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, VA. These amphibian surveys support NPS goals of monitoring amphibians throughout all parks in the National Capital Region Network.
Blue-eyed Cicada - Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Blue-eyed Cicada - Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variantJune 2021 "People" category winner Erick Hernandez
USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
the rare blue-eyed version of one of the periodical cicadas
Blue-eyed Cicada - Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Blue-eyed Cicada - Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variantJune 2021 "People" category winner Erick Hernandez
USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
the rare blue-eyed version of one of the periodical cicadas
Stream gages in Bullskin Run, West Virginia
Conductivity, water temperature, and water level gages in Bullskin Run, West Virginia. These gages are part of a regional study to understand how groundwater-surface water interactions affect fish habitat and thermal resiliency to climate change.
Conductivity, water temperature, and water level gages in Bullskin Run, West Virginia. These gages are part of a regional study to understand how groundwater-surface water interactions affect fish habitat and thermal resiliency to climate change.