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man taking handouts from outreach event table
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Fran Lightsom giving out handouts, maps, brochures, and other goodies to visitors at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Fran Lightsom giving out handouts, maps, brochures, and other goodies to visitors at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Woman showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Woman showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Woman showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Woman showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

scientist talking to visitors about drones at outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Sandy Brosnahan talking to the public about drone work, while they view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption, at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Sandy Brosnahan talking to the public about drone work, while they view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption, at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Two researchers talking to kid about science
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Zafer and Marinna talking with a science savvy kid at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Zafer and Marinna talking with a science savvy kid at the 2019 Science Stroll.

scientist showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini showing and talking about different instrumentation used for sediment transport research at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini showing and talking about different instrumentation used for sediment transport research at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Woman showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Woman showing instrumentation to visitors at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Marinna Martini doing an instrumentation show-and-tell at the 2019 Science Stroll.

computer screens showing modeling program
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

COAWST presentation at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Scientist talking to the public about drones at outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Sandy Brosnahan talking to the public about drone work, while they view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption, at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Sandy Brosnahan talking to the public about drone work, while they view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption, at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Researchers talking to the public about coastal change model
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Zafer Defne and Tarandeep Kalra discusing the COAWST model at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Zafer Defne and Tarandeep Kalra discusing the COAWST model at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Researcher showing drone to the public
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Julia Moriarty showing and talking to the public about drone equipment at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Julia Moriarty showing and talking to the public about drone equipment at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Researcher showing a drone to the public
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Julia Moriarty showing and talking to the public about drone equipment at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Julia Moriarty showing and talking to the public about drone equipment at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Couple learning about a coastal change model
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Taran talking to a couple about the COAWST model at the 2019 Science Stroll.

Taran talking to a couple about the COAWST model at the 2019 Science Stroll.

kids viewing virtual drone footage at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Elizabeth Pendelton of the USGS teaching visitors about drones and letting them view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption at the 2019 Science Stroll outreach event.

Elizabeth Pendelton of the USGS teaching visitors about drones and letting them view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption at the 2019 Science Stroll outreach event.

people viewing virtual drone footage at an outreach event
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019
Science Stroll 2019

Elizabeth Pendelton of the USGS teaching visitors about drones and letting them view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption at the 2019 Science Stroll outreach event.

Elizabeth Pendelton of the USGS teaching visitors about drones and letting them view virtual drone footage taken during the Kilauea volcanic eruption at the 2019 Science Stroll outreach event.

A device that's sort of round and brightly colored sitting on the deck of a ship near a person's feet.
Seafloor transponder for geodetic station
Seafloor transponder for geodetic station
Seafloor transponder for geodetic station

A seafloor transponder recovered from the Cascadia subduction zone.

bee
Bumble bee on a flower
Bumble bee on a flower
Bumble bee on a flower

While surveying high water marks in Oakridge, Oregon, bumble bees buzzed around the river banks. The bees often mistake our bright colored equipment and florescent safety gear for tasty yellow flowers.

While surveying high water marks in Oakridge, Oregon, bumble bees buzzed around the river banks. The bees often mistake our bright colored equipment and florescent safety gear for tasty yellow flowers.

bee
Bumble bee on a flower
Bumble bee on a flower
Bumble bee on a flower

While surveying high water marks in Oakridge, Oregon, bumble bees buzzed around the river banks. The bees often mistake our bright colored equipment and florescent safety gear for tasty yellow flowers.

While surveying high water marks in Oakridge, Oregon, bumble bees buzzed around the river banks. The bees often mistake our bright colored equipment and florescent safety gear for tasty yellow flowers.

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