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USGS crew deploying Southport buoy
USGS crew deploying Southport Buoy
USGS crew deploying Southport Buoy
USGS crew deploying Southport Buoy

USGS crew deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Southport Harbor, CT in May 2022.

Four USGS scientists deploy a marked buoy platform.
Deploying a Buoy Platform in Southport Harbor, CT
Deploying a Buoy Platform in Southport Harbor, CT
Deploying a Buoy Platform in Southport Harbor, CT

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Southport Harbor, CT in May 2022.

American Beachgrass planted on a beach with the ocean on the right and a hazy sky.
American Beachgrass Planted on a beach in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
American Beachgrass Planted on a beach in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
American Beachgrass Planted on a beach in Aquinnah, Massachusetts

American Beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata) is planted on a beach in the town of Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts for stabilization.

USGS Scientist describes riparian health assessment to a crowd in a forested area with a creek.
USGS Scientist Conducting Field Presentation in Martha's Vineyard
USGS Scientist Conducting Field Presentation in Martha's Vineyard
USGS Scientist Conducting Field Presentation in Martha's Vineyard

A USGS scientist runs a field presentation discussing riparian and stormwater assessment at the EPA Clean Water Act 106/319 Training for Tribal and First Nation Partners in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022.

A USGS scientist runs a field presentation discussing riparian and stormwater assessment at the EPA Clean Water Act 106/319 Training for Tribal and First Nation Partners in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022.

A scientist implants a PIT tag in the underside of a river herring.
Implanting PIT tag in Fish
Implanting PIT tag in Fish
Implanting PIT tag in Fish

USGS scientists implant a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag into a river herring for a monitoring study in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

USGS scientists implant a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag into a river herring for a monitoring study in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

A lighthouse sits atop coastal cliffs overlooking the ocean.
Gay Head Lighthouse
Gay Head Lighthouse
Gay Head Lighthouse

The Gay Head Lighthouse sits atop the coastal cliffs in Aquinnah, Massachusetts  - a town located on the western tip of Martha's Vineyard. 

The Gay Head Lighthouse sits atop the coastal cliffs in Aquinnah, Massachusetts  - a town located on the western tip of Martha's Vineyard. 

Two men with a seine net in a creek on a cloudy day.
In-stream demonstration in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
In-stream demonstration in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
In-stream demonstration in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

In-stream demonstration during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training for Tribal Partners and First Nations that took place in Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022. 

In-stream demonstration during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training for Tribal Partners and First Nations that took place in Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022. 

A group of people standing on a beach listening to a field demonstration.
Field Demonstration in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Field Demonstration in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Field Demonstration in Aquinnah, Massachusetts

A field demonstration on a beach in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) for Tribal and First Nation partners. 

A field demonstration on a beach in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) for Tribal and First Nation partners. 

Black culvert pipes move water in a rocky forested area.
Culvert Pipes in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Culvert Pipes in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Culvert Pipes in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Culvert pipes transporting water in a forested area in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. 

USGS buoy floating in the water
USGS buoy platform with water quality equipment
USGS buoy platform with water quality equipment
USGS buoy platform with water quality equipment

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

A USGS buoy floating in the water
Buoy platform with water quality instruments
Buoy platform with water quality instruments
Buoy platform with water quality instruments

USGS crew deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

A USGS buoy floating in the water.
USGS buoy platform with water quality instruments
USGS buoy platform with water quality instruments
Water Quality sampling in Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, Maine
Water Quality sampling
Water Quality sampling
Water Quality sampling

USGS Hydrologist sampling in Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used for water quality and quantity sampling.

USGS Hydrologist sampling in Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used for water quality and quantity sampling.

Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut
Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut
Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut
Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut

Connecticut River at Essex, Connecticut, station 01194750. The monitoring site houses the data logger and satellite transmitter for data collected by water quality and stage sensors in this tidal part of the Connecticut River.

Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park
Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park
Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park
Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park

Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used by the Park for water quality and quantity sampling. This project involves an assessment of the water quantity data collected at this site (and others).

Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used by the Park for water quality and quantity sampling. This project involves an assessment of the water quantity data collected at this site (and others).

Two USGS employees sit in a motorized boat towing an ADCP
ADCP measurement from the boat
ADCP measurement from the boat
ADCP measurement from the boat

Surveyors using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on the boat to measure the depth of the Connecticut river near Hanover, New Hampshire.

Surveyors using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on the boat to measure the depth of the Connecticut river near Hanover, New Hampshire.

Completing a discharge measurement
Completing a discharge measurement
Completing a discharge measurement
Completing a discharge measurement

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete discharge measurement at the USGS sample location 0119665996 (Denison Brook at Beach Pond Road near Voluntown, Connecticut).

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete discharge measurement at the USGS sample location 0119665996 (Denison Brook at Beach Pond Road near Voluntown, Connecticut).

Hydrologic Technician preparing to complete water quality sample
Preparing to complete water quality sample
Preparing to complete water quality sample
Preparing to complete water quality sample

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete water quality sample at the USGS sample location at 01122875, Downing Brook at Colburn Road near Canterbury, Connecticut.

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete water quality sample at the USGS sample location at 01122875, Downing Brook at Colburn Road near Canterbury, Connecticut.

Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample
Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample
Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample
Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample

Hydrologic technician collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample at USGS site 01195149, Huzzle Guzzle Brook near Madison, Connecticut.

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