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Dorothy Sifuentes (Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center) discusses how tags are used to track movement and behavior of several aquatic imperiled species, like sea turtles. For more than 10 years, the St.

Maddie Mette holds up a slice from a coral core in front of a group of students at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.

At the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival, children had the opportunity to create origami sea creatures and learn fun facts about various species that live in coastal and marine environments. For more than 10 years, the St.

Emily Wei (SPCMSC), Kaitlin Kovacs (WARC), and Kayla Morningstar (WARC) prepare for a fun day of public outreach about USGS invasive species research at the St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.

Kaitlin Kovacs (WARC) holds up a bony scute from a Gulf Sturgeon at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.

Caitlin Beaver (WARC) explains how environmental DNA (eDNA) is used to study invasive and imperiled species while at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.

Sophie Chernoch, Sierra Bloomer, and Maddie Mette show how the layers of coral can be used to extract the age of a coral as well as the history of environmental conditions throughout its life at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.

Children learning how to use a vibracore to extract sediment samples from underground at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.

Dan Ciarletta teaches some students about sediment cores at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.

Ben Galbraith explains how sediment samples collected with a vibracore can be used to study the geologic history of barrier islands at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St.

Donya Frank-Gilchrist conducts a coastal erosion activity with a group of children at the 2023 St. Petersburg Science Festival. For more than 10 years, the St. Petersburg Science Festival has celebrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities with elementary school children and the public over a two-day event.

Meaghan Emory and Drs. Legna Torres-Garcia and Donya Frank-Gilchrist engage with stakeholders and explore potential partnerships across Caribbean nations and territories to further enhance USGS natural hazards research at the 2023 SCDRP annual meeting in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Donya-Frank Gilchrist of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center facilitated a session on "Approaches to Resilience from the International Caribbean" at the 2023 Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership (SCDRP) Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Donya-Frank Gilchrist of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center facilitated a session on "Approaches to Resilience from the International Caribbean" at the 2023 Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership (SCDRP) Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida.

From left to right: Meaghan Emory, Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist, Dr.

Dr. Donya-Frank Gilchrist of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center facilitated a session on "Approaches to Resilience from the International Caribbean" at the 2023 Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership (SCDRP) Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida.

Colorized satellite imagery from 2017-09-19 15:00 UTC of Hurricane Maria impacting the Eastern Caribbean. Data provided by NOAA. Base image is intellectual property of NOAA and is used herein under license. Copyright Esri and its creator. 

Our staff go through training to learn how to safely operate UTVs—utility task vehicles—in the field. We use the UTVs for hauling gear (and people) to field sites that are difficult to get to.

Research Physical Scientist Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited three classes at Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School for the 2022 Great American Teach-In to discuss wave dynamics, extreme storms, and how these processes alter coastal ecosystems.

Our Nation’s coastlines are almost 100,000 miles long. These extensive coastal areas stretch from Maine’s Atlantic shores in the northeast, south along the shores of the Gulf of America and insular areas in the Caribbean.

Inter-dune habitat with a mix of coastal scrub, bare ground, and grass vegetation, on Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL. The foredune (in background) separates the inter-dune habitat from beach habitat (not visible) behind the foredune.