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Upper Midwest Water Science Center images.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter holds the column containing the net and water flowing out of the copper flow meter during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter holds the column containing the net and water flowing out of the copper flow meter during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The field deployed net containing debris after pumping 400 gallons of stream water through the microplastic sampling system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The field deployed net containing debris after pumping 400 gallons of stream water through the microplastic sampling system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A sampling jar contains debris found in a sampling net after being rinsed thoroughly during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At this point the sample is ready to be shipped to the lab for analysis.
A sampling jar contains debris found in a sampling net after being rinsed thoroughly during a microplastics sampling effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At this point the sample is ready to be shipped to the lab for analysis.
Physical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo shows the entirety of the sampling system from afar.
Physical Scientist James Romano and Hydrologist Hailey Trompeter sampling an Underwood Creek Tributary from an overlook using a sampling pole near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo shows the entirety of the sampling system from afar.
USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center staff, Supervisory Hydrologic Technician Russ Buesing and Hydrologic Technician Josh Larson pose for the streamgage webcam while making an under-ice discharge measurement at the Knife River near Two Harbors, MN.
USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center staff, Supervisory Hydrologic Technician Russ Buesing and Hydrologic Technician Josh Larson pose for the streamgage webcam while making an under-ice discharge measurement at the Knife River near Two Harbors, MN.
Molly Conway collects a water sample at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan.
Molly Conway collects a water sample at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan.
Biologist Molly Conway with the USGS Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory (MIBaRL; Lansing, MI) transfers a concentrated virus sample from wetland water.
Biologist Molly Conway with the USGS Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory (MIBaRL; Lansing, MI) transfers a concentrated virus sample from wetland water.
USGS and NPS walk Drakes Beach to sample a pond for the presence of AIV at Point Reyes National Seashore, California
USGS and NPS walk Drakes Beach to sample a pond for the presence of AIV at Point Reyes National Seashore, California
USGS and National Park Service scientists walk Drakes Beach to sample water from a pond at Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
USGS and National Park Service scientists walk Drakes Beach to sample water from a pond at Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
USGS streamgage at Alcatraz Island, California
San Francisco Bay a NE Shore Alcatraz Island CA - 374938122251801 https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/374938122251801/
USGS streamgage at Alcatraz Island, California
San Francisco Bay a NE Shore Alcatraz Island CA - 374938122251801 https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/374938122251801/
USGS collects environmental samples for AIV detection at Crissy Marsh at Golden Gate National Recreation Area
USGS collects environmental samples for AIV detection at Crissy Marsh at Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Research Hydrologist Laura Hubbard samples water at Crissy Marsh at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Golden Gate bridge is in the background. Photograph by Lisa Shender, National Park Service.
Research Hydrologist Laura Hubbard samples water at Crissy Marsh at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Golden Gate bridge is in the background. Photograph by Lisa Shender, National Park Service.
Ducks swim in a pool at Memorial Gardens at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on a sunny autumn day.
Ducks swim in a pool at Memorial Gardens at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on a sunny autumn day.
Lisa Shender (National Park Service) swabs fresh duck feces at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC.
Lisa Shender (National Park Service) swabs fresh duck feces at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC.
USGS scientist swabs fresh duck feces at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC for AIV study
USGS scientist swabs fresh duck feces at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC for AIV study
USGS and NPS employees sample for environmental AIV at Constitution Gardens, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC
USGS and NPS employees sample for environmental AIV at Constitution Gardens, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC
USGS scientists collects water samples for AIV sampling at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC
USGS scientists collects water samples for AIV sampling at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC
Ducks swim in the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on a sunny autumn day.
Ducks swim in the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on a sunny autumn day.
USGS Director Dr. David Applegate speaks to Upper Midwest Water Science Center employees in Madison, Wisconsin on October 12, 2023.
USGS Director Dr. David Applegate speaks to Upper Midwest Water Science Center employees in Madison, Wisconsin on October 12, 2023.
David Applegate speaks to Upper Midwest Water Science Center staff during a visit to the Madison office at the Forest Products Laboratory.
David Applegate speaks to Upper Midwest Water Science Center staff during a visit to the Madison office at the Forest Products Laboratory.
David Applegate speaks to Upper Midwest Water Science Center staff in person and virtually from the Mounds View, Minnesota office.
David Applegate speaks to Upper Midwest Water Science Center staff in person and virtually from the Mounds View, Minnesota office.