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Image: RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR. Photo courtesy of Ferdinand Oberle.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR. Photo courtesy of Ferdinand Oberle.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Image: RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

 

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

 

Image: Botton Trawler Boat
Bottom Trawler Boat
Bottom Trawler Boat
Bottom Trawler Boat

One of the many passing bottom trawlers on the NW Iberian Shelf as seen from Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

One of the many passing bottom trawlers on the NW Iberian Shelf as seen from Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Image: Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel
Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel
Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel
Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel

Deployment of Scientific Research Equipment (Tripod) from ship, RV Meteor

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Image: Bakken Oil Well
Bakken Oil Well
Bakken Oil Well
Bakken Oil Well

Oil-well pads dotting the landscape of typical badland topography. Thousands of new wells are drilled into the Bakken and Three Forks annually, making this one of the most productive plays in the Nation.

Oil-well pads dotting the landscape of typical badland topography. Thousands of new wells are drilled into the Bakken and Three Forks annually, making this one of the most productive plays in the Nation.

Image: Beaver Creek Burn Area Precipitation Gage
Beaver Creek Burn Area Precipitation Gage
Beaver Creek Burn Area Precipitation Gage
Beaver Creek Burn Area Precipitation Gage

During August 2013, the Beaver Creek wildfire burned more than 114,000 acres near the south-central Idaho communities of Sun Valley, Ketchum, and Hailey. Partnering with Blaine County, the USGS installed a network of real-time precipitation gages in the burn area.

During August 2013, the Beaver Creek wildfire burned more than 114,000 acres near the south-central Idaho communities of Sun Valley, Ketchum, and Hailey. Partnering with Blaine County, the USGS installed a network of real-time precipitation gages in the burn area.

Image: Eggs and Milt Being Mixed
Eggs and Milt Being Mixed
Eggs and Milt Being Mixed
Eggs and Milt Being Mixed

Collected eggs and extracted milt mixed with water and stirred with a feather to stimulate fertilization.

Collected eggs and extracted milt mixed with water and stirred with a feather to stimulate fertilization.

Image: Milt Collection
Milt Collection
Milt Collection
Milt Collection

Milt being collected from a male Pallid Sturgeon.

A landscape view of the drylands of southern Utah
Drylands of Southern Utah
Drylands of Southern Utah
Drylands of Southern Utah

USGS Image Drylands of Southern Utah - April 28, 2014

Image: Experimental Stream Section
Experimental Stream Section
Experimental Stream Section
Experimental Stream Section

Researchers at the Columbia Environmental Research Center will use experimental streams with sand, gravel or cobble bottoms to help to determine the influence of the different substrates on hatch and initiation of dispersal of pallid sturgeon free-embryos.

Researchers at the Columbia Environmental Research Center will use experimental streams with sand, gravel or cobble bottoms to help to determine the influence of the different substrates on hatch and initiation of dispersal of pallid sturgeon free-embryos.

Image: Free Embryo Sampling in the Platte and Missouri Rivers
Free Embryo Sampling in the Platte and Missouri Rivers
Free Embryo Sampling in the Platte and Missouri Rivers
Free Embryo Sampling in the Platte and Missouri Rivers

Weekly sturgeon free embryo efforts were initiated on April 15, 2014 near the confluence of the Platte and Missouri Rivers.  Pictured is biologist Jeff Beasley preparing to deploy a sampling net into the Missouri River. 

 

Weekly sturgeon free embryo efforts were initiated on April 15, 2014 near the confluence of the Platte and Missouri Rivers.  Pictured is biologist Jeff Beasley preparing to deploy a sampling net into the Missouri River. 

 

Field crews on a Florida Bay island
Florida Bay island sediments reveal past, may foretell future
Florida Bay island sediments reveal past, may foretell future
Florida Bay island sediments reveal past, may foretell future

Field crew on Bob Allen Key in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, April 14, 2014, conferring on next steps near core sites marked with orange flags.  The mangroves that form the islands’ perimeter are to the left and in the background.

Field crew on Bob Allen Key in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, April 14, 2014, conferring on next steps near core sites marked with orange flags.  The mangroves that form the islands’ perimeter are to the left and in the background.

Image: Deer Island, Missouri River Restoration Site
Deer Island, Missouri River Restoration Site
Deer Island, Missouri River Restoration Site
Deer Island, Missouri River Restoration Site

Photo of restoration structures in the Deer Island restoration site, Missouri River, during April 2014.  

Image: Osprey Nest
Osprey Nest
Osprey Nest
Osprey Nest

An osprey's nest in Piscataway Park, just south of the District of Columbia. The osprey sits just to the right of the nest.

An osprey's nest in Piscataway Park, just south of the District of Columbia. The osprey sits just to the right of the nest.

Image: Creek and River
Creek and River
Creek and River
Creek and River

A small creek drains into the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

A small creek drains into the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

Image: Accokeek Creek Panorama
Accokeek Creek Panorama
Accokeek Creek Panorama
Accokeek Creek Panorama

A panorama of Accokeek Creek in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

A panorama of Accokeek Creek in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

Image: Driftwood along the Potomac
Driftwood along the Potomac
Driftwood along the Potomac
Driftwood along the Potomac

Driftwood along the banks of the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

Driftwood along the banks of the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

Image: Tree Stump along the Potomac River
Tree Stump along the Potomac River
Tree Stump along the Potomac River
Tree Stump along the Potomac River

A tree stump has been weathered away by tidal action into this unique shape. The stump lies on the shores of the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, just south of the District of Columbia.

A tree stump has been weathered away by tidal action into this unique shape. The stump lies on the shores of the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, just south of the District of Columbia.

Image: Mouth of Accokeek Creek
Mouth of Accokeek Creek
Mouth of Accokeek Creek
Mouth of Accokeek Creek

The mouth of Accokeek Creek as it empties into the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

The mouth of Accokeek Creek as it empties into the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

Image: River and Creek
River and Creek
River and Creek
River and Creek

A small creek drains into the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

A small creek drains into the Potomac River in Piscataway Park, south of the District of Columbia.

Image: Osprey Nest
Osprey Nest
Osprey Nest
Osprey Nest

An osprey's nest in Piscataway Park, just south of the District of Columbia.

An osprey's nest in Piscataway Park, just south of the District of Columbia.

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