Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Multimedia

Explore our multimedia below. You can filter and search by clicking "View All". 

Images

A graphic showing the microbial methane enhancement process.
Biogenic Gas Production
Biogenic Gas Production
Biogenic Gas Production

A graphic showing the process of enhancing microbial methane production with the addition of nutrients to underground coal formations. 

A graphic showing the process of enhancing microbial methane production with the addition of nutrients to underground coal formations. 

A graphic showing the process of enhanced microbial methane production.
Microbial methane production graphic
Microbial methane production graphic
Microbial methane production graphic

A graphic showing the process of enhanced microbial methane production. Nutrients are added to underground coalbeds, where they cause microbes to produce methane faster. This methane is then pumped up to the surface for transport and use. 

A graphic showing the process of enhanced microbial methane production. Nutrients are added to underground coalbeds, where they cause microbes to produce methane faster. This methane is then pumped up to the surface for transport and use. 

An image of a two-story building with rectangular windows. Snow sits on the sidewalk in front of the building.
Bozeman Field Office
Bozeman Field Office
Bozeman Field Office

An image of the Bozeman Field Office site for the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center. 

An image of the Bozeman Field Office site for the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center. 

A graphic showing microbes consuming nutrients and releasing CH4, or methane.
Microbe methane cafe
Microbe methane cafe
Microbe methane cafe

A graphic showing microbes consuming nutrients and releasing (or farting) methane (CH4) out in the process. 

A graphic showing microbes consuming nutrients and releasing (or farting) methane (CH4) out in the process. 

A groundwater sampling well in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole Groundwater Well
Jackson Hole Groundwater Well
Jackson Hole Groundwater Well

Jackson Hole Airport groundwater well used for sampling water quality. Well used by USGS to track water quality over time. 

Jackson Hole Airport groundwater well used for sampling water quality. Well used by USGS to track water quality over time. 

An image of wetland monitoring site west of Missoula, Montana
Richardson Wetland Mitigation Site
Richardson Wetland Mitigation Site
Richardson Wetland Mitigation Site

An image of a wetland monitoring site (Richmond) west of Missoula, Montana. 

An image of a wetland monitoring site (Richmond) west of Missoula, Montana. 

Videos

Broken Ice Jam in Milk River
Broken Ice Jam in Milk River
Broken Ice Jam in Milk River

Ice jam was holding on upstream side of bridge an suddenly broke lose while in the process of making a streamflow measurement. Equipment pulled to safety, and this video taken about 5 minutes later.
 

Ice jam was holding on upstream side of bridge an suddenly broke lose while in the process of making a streamflow measurement. Equipment pulled to safety, and this video taken about 5 minutes later.
 

What's the Big Idea? — Creating Cleaner Energy from Coal
What's the Big Idea? — Creating Cleaner Energy from Coal
What's the Big Idea? — Creating Cleaner Energy from Coal

Elliott Barnhart, a hydrologist with the USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, describes his work developing what could be a cleaner way to develop coal.

Elliott Barnhart, a hydrologist with the USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, describes his work developing what could be a cleaner way to develop coal.

Was this page helpful?