Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.
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Economic benefits of marshes
Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.
Saltmarsh vegetation
Photo showing different species of salt tolerant plants near a saltmarsh.
Photo showing different species of salt tolerant plants near a saltmarsh.
School of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation
School of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetationPhoto showing school of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation.
School of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation
School of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetationPhoto showing school of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation.
Social benefits of marshes
Photo of a boardwalk over a saltmarsh creek showing people.
Photo of a boardwalk over a saltmarsh creek showing people.
The Androscoggin river in Maine during Fall
The Androscoggin river in Maine during Fall colors.
The Androscoggin river in Maine during Fall colors.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with GLSC employees next to R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee with GLSC employees next to R/V ArcticusUS Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), third from left, and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson, third from right, visit the science and vessel crew of the USGS research vessel Arcticus. Jill Wingifield of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, second from right, also joined the two-hour cruise.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with GLSC employees next to R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee with GLSC employees next to R/V ArcticusUS Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), third from left, and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson, third from right, visit the science and vessel crew of the USGS research vessel Arcticus. Jill Wingifield of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, second from right, also joined the two-hour cruise.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with USGS personnel aboard the R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee with USGS personnel aboard the R/V ArcticusUS Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson experience Great Lakes fisheries research first hand aboard the USGS research vessel Arcticus.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with USGS personnel aboard the R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee with USGS personnel aboard the R/V ArcticusUS Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson experience Great Lakes fisheries research first hand aboard the USGS research vessel Arcticus.
Andrea "Andy" O'Neill in Monterey
“The ocean is the closest I can get to an unexplored world, without going into space... I mean, I feel a deep connection to the ocean and its constant rhythms, but when I visit, there's a new discovery or appreciation every time.
“The ocean is the closest I can get to an unexplored world, without going into space... I mean, I feel a deep connection to the ocean and its constant rhythms, but when I visit, there's a new discovery or appreciation every time.
Ashley Bussell working in the field
Bussell, Ashley M working on site, with Blue USGS Shirt.
Bussell, Ashley M working on site, with Blue USGS Shirt.
Preparing the multi-channel streamer
USGS science crew prepare to pull in the multi-channel streamer to troubleshoot the system.
USGS science crew prepare to pull in the multi-channel streamer to troubleshoot the system.
Hill at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Hill at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Hill at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Hill at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Hillside at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
Landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After FireA landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Looking at the ocean through the bottom of a plane
Looking at the ocean through the bottom of a planeLooking through the belly port of a small airplane before an aerial photographic survey starts, Fall 2018.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Looking at the ocean through the bottom of a plane
Looking at the ocean through the bottom of a planeLooking through the belly port of a small airplane before an aerial photographic survey starts, Fall 2018.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Mapping nearshore depths along a beach
Cordell Johnson uses a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with GPS and sonar to measure seafloor depths near the beach.
Cordell Johnson uses a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with GPS and sonar to measure seafloor depths near the beach.
One of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone River
One of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone RiverView of one of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone River south of LaDuke Hot Spring.
One of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone River
One of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone RiverView of one of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone River south of LaDuke Hot Spring.
Preparing for data collection on a aerial photographic survey
Preparing for data collection on a aerial photographic surveyWhile still over land, Biological Technician, Amelia DuVall prepares the computer for data collection at the beginning of an aerial photographic survey.
Preparing for data collection on a aerial photographic survey
Preparing for data collection on a aerial photographic surveyWhile still over land, Biological Technician, Amelia DuVall prepares the computer for data collection at the beginning of an aerial photographic survey.
FPI Forecast
Fire Potential Index map for October 10, 2018.
Fire Potential Index map for October 10, 2018.
Measuring dune elevations
Dan Nowacki measures dune elevations near the mouth of the Pajaro River with a precision GPS unit carried in his backpack.
Dan Nowacki measures dune elevations near the mouth of the Pajaro River with a precision GPS unit carried in his backpack.
New Gulf of Mexico network speeds USGS hurricane preparations
New Gulf of Mexico network speeds USGS hurricane preparationsEach one these blue dots represents a site where a storm-tide sensor bracket has been installed for the Gulf of Mexico pre-defined network. There are currently 85 brackets in Florida, 6 in Alabama, 3 in Mississippi, 18 in Louisiana and 26 in Texas, for a total of 138 bracketed sites. (Not all brackets will be used in all storms.)
New Gulf of Mexico network speeds USGS hurricane preparations
New Gulf of Mexico network speeds USGS hurricane preparationsEach one these blue dots represents a site where a storm-tide sensor bracket has been installed for the Gulf of Mexico pre-defined network. There are currently 85 brackets in Florida, 6 in Alabama, 3 in Mississippi, 18 in Louisiana and 26 in Texas, for a total of 138 bracketed sites. (Not all brackets will be used in all storms.)