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An aerial view of subsiding marshes in the Mississippi River Delta. An aerial view of subsiding marshes in the Mississippi River Delta. This region contains vast areas of marshes, swamps, and barrier islands—important habitat for wildlife, as nursery grounds for marine life, and as protective buffers against storms and hurricanes.
An aerial view of subsiding marshes in the Mississippi River Delta. An aerial view of subsiding marshes in the Mississippi River Delta. This region contains vast areas of marshes, swamps, and barrier islands—important habitat for wildlife, as nursery grounds for marine life, and as protective buffers against storms and hurricanes.
USGS scientists Paul Frederick and Mike Descant make sure there is enough clearance for their boat to drive under a bridge on the Atchafalaya River near Melville, La.
USGS scientists Paul Frederick and Mike Descant make sure there is enough clearance for their boat to drive under a bridge on the Atchafalaya River near Melville, La.
A reptilian audience watches as a discharge measurement is made.
A reptilian audience watches as a discharge measurement is made.
Scientists set up to measure flow from a mangrove forest.
Scientists set up to measure flow from a mangrove forest.
Scientist measures the profile of a tidal creek at low tide. Note main Shark River off to the right side of photo.
Scientist measures the profile of a tidal creek at low tide. Note main Shark River off to the right side of photo.
Adelaide Baker returns from sampling water at Harney Lake, a shallow alkali lake, in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Adelaide Baker returns from sampling water at Harney Lake, a shallow alkali lake, in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
USGS Provides a tour of the research vessel and the lower Columbia River to Deputy Assistant Secretary Deanna Archuleta discussing the lower Columbia River estuary water quality and aquatic health.
USGS Provides a tour of the research vessel and the lower Columbia River to Deputy Assistant Secretary Deanna Archuleta discussing the lower Columbia River estuary water quality and aquatic health.
A lower Columbia River estuary tour on a USGS research vessel with NWA Deputy REx and WFRC Director.
A lower Columbia River estuary tour on a USGS research vessel with NWA Deputy REx and WFRC Director.
Guests arrive at the Elwha Dam for the ceremony commemorating the official start of the dam decommissioning and river restoration project on the Elwha River in Washington state.
Guests arrive at the Elwha Dam for the ceremony commemorating the official start of the dam decommissioning and river restoration project on the Elwha River in Washington state.
The Mameyes River in flood. Eastern Puerto Rico.
The Mameyes River in flood. Eastern Puerto Rico.