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Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, prepares to lower an acoustic doppler current profiler device into the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. This device uses sound waves to measure streamflow. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, prepares to lower an acoustic doppler current profiler device into the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. This device uses sound waves to measure streamflow. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, guides an acoustic doppler current profiler device across the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, guides an acoustic doppler current profiler device across the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
A technician installs strong motion and high frequency sensors April 11 at a station selected to record aftershock data from the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
A technician installs strong motion and high frequency sensors April 11 at a station selected to record aftershock data from the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
A map of the 4.8-magnitude Whitehouse Station, New Jersey earthquake, which hit the area on April 5, 2024.
A map of the 4.8-magnitude Whitehouse Station, New Jersey earthquake, which hit the area on April 5, 2024.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner installs an "aftershock kit" in New Jersey April 10 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner installs an "aftershock kit" in New Jersey April 10 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner, left, and Patrick Bowen, a hydrologic technician, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner, left, and Patrick Bowen, a hydrologic technician, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Patrick Bowen, foreground, and electronics technician Greg Tanner, background, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Patrick Bowen, foreground, and electronics technician Greg Tanner, background, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
A red, native 'apanane bird sits on pink and white shrubbery against a bright blue sky in Hawaii.
A red, native 'apanane bird sits on pink and white shrubbery against a bright blue sky in Hawaii.
Photo of people birding in the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge in Hawai'i. Individuals hold binoculars and look out into the forested area.
Photo of people birding in the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge in Hawai'i. Individuals hold binoculars and look out into the forested area.
Rare photo of 'alawi sitting on tree bark in a forested area of Hawai'i. The bird has a greenish/yellow coloring against a brown bark backdrop.
Rare photo of 'alawi sitting on tree bark in a forested area of Hawai'i. The bird has a greenish/yellow coloring against a brown bark backdrop.
Volunteers lean over to plant trees in grassy area of a forest in Hawai'i. These trees provide crucial habitat for native birds within the refuge.
Volunteers lean over to plant trees in grassy area of a forest in Hawai'i. These trees provide crucial habitat for native birds within the refuge.
Volunteers and scientists stand amidst tall trees in a Hawaiian forest where habitat restoration is taking place for native birds.
Volunteers and scientists stand amidst tall trees in a Hawaiian forest where habitat restoration is taking place for native birds.
A yellow, native Akiapola’au bird sits in a forest on a mossy branch in Hawai'i.
A yellow, native Akiapola’au bird sits in a forest on a mossy branch in Hawai'i.
Red ‘i‘iwi bird with hooked beak sits on a branch in a green, tropical environment in Hawai'i.
Red ‘i‘iwi bird with hooked beak sits on a branch in a green, tropical environment in Hawai'i.
Bright orange native Hawai‘i ‘ākepa sits in lush green tropical forested area in Hawai'i.
Bright orange native Hawai‘i ‘ākepa sits in lush green tropical forested area in Hawai'i.
Photo of a Native Hawaiian Bird with a banner featuring the USGS and USFWS logos to signify partner activities.
Photo of a Native Hawaiian Bird with a banner featuring the USGS and USFWS logos to signify partner activities.
During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.
During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.
USGS scientists Kimberly Beisner and Keely Miltenberger walk into the Rio Grande to collect water samples for a PFAS study near Valle de Oro, New Mexico.
USGS scientists Kimberly Beisner and Keely Miltenberger walk into the Rio Grande to collect water samples for a PFAS study near Valle de Oro, New Mexico.