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USGS scientist discussing differences in local geology within the groundwater aquifer with Hinkley residents.
Dr. John Izbicki discusses differences in local geology within the groundwater aquifer with Hinkley residents.
Dr. John Izbicki discusses differences in local geology within the groundwater aquifer with Hinkley residents.
Dr. John Izbicki discusses differences in local geology within the groundwater aquifer with Hinkley residents.

Dr. John Izbicki (seated) discusses differences in local geology within the groundwater aquifer with Hinkley residents. This took place at a meeting in Sacramento to discuss the development of MODFLOW Model.

USGS researcher meets with Hinkley resident to discuss the day's work.
USGS researcher meets with Hinkley resident to discuss the day's work.
USGS researcher meets with Hinkley resident to discuss the day's work.
USGS researcher meets with Hinkley resident to discuss the day's work.

A USGS scientist meets with a Hinkley resident at research site to discuss the details of a geophysical survey.

The USGS mobile lab being used to carry out on-site sample analyses.
The USGS mobile lab being used to carry out on-site sample analyses.
The USGS mobile lab being used to carry out on-site sample analyses.
USGS researchers discussing Menlo Park lab analysis.
USGS researchers discuss Menlo Park lab analysis
USGS researchers discuss Menlo Park lab analysis
USGS researchers discuss Menlo Park lab analysis

USGS researchers discuss Menlo Park lab analysis details with representatives from the Technical Advisory Committee. 

Citrus orchard and canal in California's Coachella-Valley
Citrus orchard and canal in California's Coachella-Valley
Citrus orchard and canal in California's Coachella-Valley
Citrus orchard and canal in California's Coachella-Valley

This is a photograph of a Citrus orchard and canal in California's Coachella-Valley.

USGS team at Expanding Your Horizons conference
USGS Youth Outreach at Expanding Your Horizons Conference
USGS Youth Outreach at Expanding Your Horizons Conference
USGS Youth Outreach at Expanding Your Horizons Conference

Elisabeth LaBarbera, Andrea Jaegge, Nick Framsted, and Schuyler Nardelli hosted a workshop for the Expanding Your Horizons Conference. During lunchtime networking, Anna Conlen and Lawrence Fujiwara from the West Sacramento Projects Office hosted a USGS table where the girls were able to learn all about a future career with the USGS.

Elisabeth LaBarbera, Andrea Jaegge, Nick Framsted, and Schuyler Nardelli hosted a workshop for the Expanding Your Horizons Conference. During lunchtime networking, Anna Conlen and Lawrence Fujiwara from the West Sacramento Projects Office hosted a USGS table where the girls were able to learn all about a future career with the USGS.

Workshop leader pouring hot water over the Skittles while students observe how the running colors form a pattern
Dive into the Bay-Delta - 2
Dive into the Bay-Delta - 2
Dive into the Bay-Delta - 2

One part of the “Dive into the Bay Delta” workshop involved using Skittles to help demonstrate the concept of chromatography. Here, Elisabeth LaBarbera pours hot water over the Skittles and students observe how the running colors form a pattern. 

One part of the “Dive into the Bay Delta” workshop involved using Skittles to help demonstrate the concept of chromatography. Here, Elisabeth LaBarbera pours hot water over the Skittles and students observe how the running colors form a pattern. 

Workshop leaders assisting students with their hands-on activity.
Dive into the Bay-Delta - 1
Dive into the Bay-Delta - 1
Dive into the Bay-Delta - 1

The USGS workshop called “Dive into the Bay-Delta” featured chromatography, microscopy, and sediment cores. Here USGS workshop leaders assist students with their hands-on activity.

The USGS workshop called “Dive into the Bay-Delta” featured chromatography, microscopy, and sediment cores. Here USGS workshop leaders assist students with their hands-on activity.

USGS volunteers talk to student at careers table.
USGS volunteers talk to student at careers table.
USGS volunteers talk to student at careers table.
USGS volunteers talk to student at careers table.

During lunchtime networking, Anna Conlen and Lawrence Fujiwara from the West Sacramento Projects Office hosted a USGS table where the girls were able to learn all about a future career with the USGS.

During lunchtime networking, Anna Conlen and Lawrence Fujiwara from the West Sacramento Projects Office hosted a USGS table where the girls were able to learn all about a future career with the USGS.

View of San Francisco Bay as seen from a boat, with the water in the foreground and container ships, the City of San Francisc
View of San Francisco Bay from the USGS R/V Peterson
View of San Francisco Bay from the USGS R/V Peterson
View of San Francisco Bay from the USGS R/V Peterson

San Francisco Bay as seen from USGS R/V Peterson with the bay waters, the City of San Francisco and Bay Bridge.

A profile of a silver ship with a USGS logo, has three people standing at the bow end dressed in dark colors with yellow pers
USGS R/V Peterson
USGS R/V Peterson
USGS R/V Peterson

The USGS R/V Peterson conducts monthly cruises covering the San Francisco Estuary up to the Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California. The USGS has been researching and monitoring the San Francisco Estuary since 1969.

The USGS R/V Peterson conducts monthly cruises covering the San Francisco Estuary up to the Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California. The USGS has been researching and monitoring the San Francisco Estuary since 1969.

Twitchell Island Pump Station Monitoring Site. Instruments are housed in vertical PVC pipes.
High-frequency monitoring of Delta island drainage waters.jpg
High-frequency monitoring of Delta island drainage waters.jpg
High-frequency monitoring of Delta island drainage waters.jpg

Twitchell Island Pump Station Monitoring Site. Instruments are housed in vertical PVC pipes.

Existing monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin v2
Existing monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin v2
Existing monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin v2
Existing monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin v2

Existing monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin v2 

Continuous, Water-Quality Monitoring of the Los Angeles River

Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin
Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin 1
Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin 1
Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin 1

Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin Map of the Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin for the Continuous, Water-Quality Monitoring of the Los Angeles River website.

Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Basin Map of the Sediment-monitoring locations in the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin for the Continuous, Water-Quality Monitoring of the Los Angeles River website.

2023 Tahoe Summit crowd
2023 Tahoe Summit crowd
2023 Tahoe Summit crowd
2023 Tahoe Summit crowd

Audience at Tahoe summit, Wednesday, August 9, 2023. With Sen. Alex Padilla as event host.

Audience at Tahoe summit, Wednesday, August 9, 2023. With Sen. Alex Padilla as event host.

USGS Booth at 2023 Tahoe Summit
USGS Booth at 2023 Tahoe Summit
USGS Booth at 2023 Tahoe Summit
USGS Booth at 2023 Tahoe Summit

USGS Booth at 2023 Tahoe Summit - Wednesday, August 9th, 2023, with host Sen. Alex Padilla

Cover - 2023 Lake Tahoe Summit Info Sheet
Cover - 2023 Lake Tahoe Summit Info Sheet
Cover - 2023 Lake Tahoe Summit Info Sheet
Cover - 2023 Lake Tahoe Summit Info Sheet

Cover - 2023 Lake Tahoe Summit Info Sheet. Title: 2023 Lake Tahoe Water Monitoring and Research Activities

antelope on golden grass with green trees behind them
Roosevelt Elk on Yurok Tribal Land
Roosevelt Elk on Yurok Tribal Land
Roosevelt Elk on Yurok Tribal Land

Roosevelt elk are primarily found in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, including parts of Oregon, Washington, and northern California. They inhabit a variety of habitats, including forests, meadows, and marshlands, and are often associated with old-growth and second-growth forests.

Roosevelt elk are primarily found in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, including parts of Oregon, Washington, and northern California. They inhabit a variety of habitats, including forests, meadows, and marshlands, and are often associated with old-growth and second-growth forests.

USGS Hydrotech Jon Ferguson above Sacramento River
USGS Hydrotech Jon Ferguson over Sacramento River
USGS Hydrotech Jon Ferguson over Sacramento River
USGS Hydrotech Jon Ferguson over Sacramento River

USGS Hydrotech Jon Ferguson over Sacramento River. Hydrologic technicians from the USGS California Water Science Center were featured on Sacramento News Channel ABC10 KXTV.

USGS Hydrotech Jon Ferguson over Sacramento River. Hydrologic technicians from the USGS California Water Science Center were featured on Sacramento News Channel ABC10 KXTV.

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