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Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY
Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY
Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY
Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY

Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | USGS at Work
John Byrnes and Joshua Rosen prepare to remove HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY

man in boat hauling up a water sample from a large river
Niagara River Water Quality Sample 2019
Niagara River Water Quality Sample 2019
Niagara River Water Quality Sample 2019

USGS staffer Matthew Jennings collecting water quality samples on the lower Niagara River for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) project. Photo by John Wernly (Public domain)

USGS staffer Matthew Jennings collecting water quality samples on the lower Niagara River for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) project. Photo by John Wernly (Public domain)

women in cableway car above water pulling orange adcp
Cableway measurement Saranac River at Plattsburgh, NY
Cableway measurement Saranac River at Plattsburgh, NY
Cableway measurement Saranac River at Plattsburgh, NY

USGS contractor Diana Phillips on September 12, 2019, making a section by section measurement at USGS 04273500 SARANAC RIVER AT PLATTSBURGH NY using an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). Photo by Brian McDonald

USGS contractor Diana Phillips on September 12, 2019, making a section by section measurement at USGS 04273500 SARANAC RIVER AT PLATTSBURGH NY using an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). Photo by Brian McDonald

2 people in life vests by dock by water hammering into post with city view in background
HRECOS gage Pier 26 New York, NY
HRECOS gage Pier 26 New York, NY
HRECOS gage Pier 26 New York, NY

Riley Behrens and Anthony Cacace are replacing an intake on Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) gage 01376520 Hudson River at Pier 26 at New York, NY.

Riley Behrens and Anthony Cacace are replacing an intake on Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) gage 01376520 Hudson River at Pier 26 at New York, NY.

large seine on a creek with trees on shoreline
Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey
Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey
Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey

A blocking seine prevents fish from moving in or out of a study reach on the Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey conducted on July 18th by Scott George, Barry Baldigo, and technicians from the New York Water Science Center. Photo by Scott George

A blocking seine prevents fish from moving in or out of a study reach on the Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey conducted on July 18th by Scott George, Barry Baldigo, and technicians from the New York Water Science Center. Photo by Scott George

3 usgs staffers on boat in water capturing fish during electrofishing
Electrofishing on Eighteenmile Creek, NY
Electrofishing on Eighteenmile Creek, NY
Electrofishing on Eighteenmile Creek, NY

A USGS field crew captures fish during a boat electrofishing survey

green pasture outlined by trees and has a USGS gage in the corner
CB-1072 Niverville, NY
CB-1072 Niverville, NY
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | April 2019 | Honorable Mention
Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample

man in boat in large body of water looking at laptop screen
Recovering Project Platform from Seneca Lake, NY
Recovering Project Platform from Seneca Lake, NY
Recovering Project Platform from Seneca Lake, NY

Matt Jennings (pictured) and Andrew Kowalczk (Boat Chief) on Seneca Lake using an underwater camera and grappling hook to locate and recover lost equipment from the Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Project platform that was damaged by an early winter storm. The platform mooring buoy can be seen in the background. Photo by Andrew Kowalczk (Public Domain)

Matt Jennings (pictured) and Andrew Kowalczk (Boat Chief) on Seneca Lake using an underwater camera and grappling hook to locate and recover lost equipment from the Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Project platform that was damaged by an early winter storm. The platform mooring buoy can be seen in the background. Photo by Andrew Kowalczk (Public Domain)

2 men boating to shore from a large iron post with ladder in icy river houses on shore in background
Making repairs at the Green Island streamgage on the Hudson River
Making repairs at the Green Island streamgage on the Hudson River
Making repairs at the Green Island streamgage on the Hudson River

Sean Stewart and Brendan Hallmark making repairs at the Green Island streamgage  (01358000) on the Hudson River. Photo by Travis Smith (Public Domain)

2 people using sledge hammers to crack ice on lake near USGS boat dock
HABS platform removal
HABS platform removal
HABS platform removal

Matthew Jennings and Andrew Kowalczk breaking ice on the boat ramp before retrieving the Harmful Algal Bloom Data Collection Platform moored in Seneca Lake, NY.

Matthew Jennings and Andrew Kowalczk breaking ice on the boat ramp before retrieving the Harmful Algal Bloom Data Collection Platform moored in Seneca Lake, NY.

brick building and trees at edge of icy river
Mohawk River at Vischer Ferry Dam, NY
Mohawk River at Vischer Ferry Dam, NY
river jammed with broken brown ice with bare trees on both banks
Ice Jam at Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, New York
Ice Jam at Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, New York
Ice Jam at Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, New York

An ice jam in place at Buffalo Creek at Gardenville (gage 04214500) Photo by Elizabeth Nystrom (Public Domain)

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