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Two wild turkeys in Wisconsin
Two wild turkeys in Wisconsin
Two wild turkeys in Wisconsin
Two wild turkeys in Wisconsin

A photo of two wild turkeys walking against a wooded background with a dusting of snow in Wisconsin.

A photo of two wild turkeys walking against a wooded background with a dusting of snow in Wisconsin.

Blue-gloved hand holding plastic bottle collecting water out of v-shaped flume
Collecting runoff sample below flume at the Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana
Collecting runoff sample below flume at the Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana
Collecting runoff sample below flume at the Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana

Danielle Szymkowski, USGS Contractor, collecting runoff sample below a the North Flume (USGS Station ID: 413611087201001) at the Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana.

Three scientists in colorful rain ponchos collecting groundwater sample during rainy day
Collecting groundwater sample at Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana
Collecting groundwater sample at Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana
Collecting groundwater sample at Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana

Randy Bayless (kneeling), USGS Research Hydrologist; Caleb Artz (standing in yellow), USGS Hydrologic Technician; and Danielle Szymkowski (standing in red), USGS Contractor; collect a groundwater sample from well CH-3 (USGS Station ID: 413611087201004) at the Gary City Hall rain garden.

Randy Bayless (kneeling), USGS Research Hydrologist; Caleb Artz (standing in yellow), USGS Hydrologic Technician; and Danielle Szymkowski (standing in red), USGS Contractor; collect a groundwater sample from well CH-3 (USGS Station ID: 413611087201004) at the Gary City Hall rain garden.

Person in puffy coat and full balaclava crouching in front of open electrical box during winter
Amy Story repairing data transmission system at Gary City Hall rain garden
Amy Story repairing data transmission system at Gary City Hall rain garden
Amy Story repairing data transmission system at Gary City Hall rain garden

Hydrologic Technician Amy Story repairing the data-transmission system at the Gary City Hall (Indiana) rain garden. The data-transmission system gathers data from several instruments and provides it in real time to the USGS web site.

Hydrologic Technician Amy Story repairing the data-transmission system at the Gary City Hall (Indiana) rain garden. The data-transmission system gathers data from several instruments and provides it in real time to the USGS web site.

Person installing precipitation gage outside city hall building
Caleb Artz installing a heated precipitation gage
Caleb Artz installing a heated precipitation gage
Caleb Artz installing a heated precipitation gage

Caleb Artz, USGS Hyrologic Technician, installing a heated precipitation gage (USGS station ID: 413611087201301) to measure rain and snow falling at the Gary City Hall rain garden. 

Caleb Artz, USGS Hyrologic Technician, installing a heated precipitation gage (USGS station ID: 413611087201301) to measure rain and snow falling at the Gary City Hall rain garden. 

Water chemistry measurements on the Alaska Peninsula
Hydrologist takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula
Hydrologist takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula
Hydrologist takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula

Laura Hubbard of the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula as part of research to understand how long influenza viruses remain viable in the environment.  

Laura Hubbard of the USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center takes water chemistry measures on the Alaska Peninsula as part of research to understand how long influenza viruses remain viable in the environment.  

Longitudinal profiles graphic
Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal for August 30, 2019
Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal for August 30, 2019
Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal for August 30, 2019

Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal (S. Canal) for August 30, 2019.

View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin city skyline with water in foreground
Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline
Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline
Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline

West-facing view of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline from the Milwaukee Breakwater.

West-facing view of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline from the Milwaukee Breakwater.

Milwaukee Wisconsin skyline looking north west
Milwaukee skyline late summer afternoon
Milwaukee skyline late summer afternoon
Milwaukee skyline late summer afternoon

View of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline from Lake Michigan looking northwest on a late summer afternoon.

View of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline from Lake Michigan looking northwest on a late summer afternoon.

Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat
Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat
Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat
Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat

View of downtown Milwaukee with single crew row boat on river.

Large-volume virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic
Virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic
Virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic
Virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic

Custom-designed, automated, large-volume virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic.

USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube
USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube
USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube
USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube

USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota, WI sediment while carefully removing sediment that was in contact with the polycarbonate tube to eliminate “edge effects” and smearing of upper sediment into lower portions of the core, UW-Madison Science Hall Lab.

USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota, WI sediment while carefully removing sediment that was in contact with the polycarbonate tube to eliminate “edge effects” and smearing of upper sediment into lower portions of the core, UW-Madison Science Hall Lab.

Scientist collecting insects with a net on a hoop
Collecting insects in a grassy field
Collecting insects in a grassy field
Collecting insects in a grassy field

A scientist collects insects in a grassy field with wildflowers in the foreground.

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