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Banu Bayraktar making a streamflow measurement at Carmans River, Yaphank, NY
Banu Bayraktar making a streamflow measurement at Carmans River, Yapha
Banu Bayraktar making a streamflow measurement at Carmans River, Yapha
Banu Bayraktar making a streamflow measurement at Carmans River, Yapha

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | February 2019 | USGS at Work
Banu Bayraktar making a streamflow measurement at Carmans River, Yaphank, NY

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | February 2019 | USGS at Work
Banu Bayraktar making a streamflow measurement at Carmans River, Yaphank, NY

person standing in stream holding a pole with 2 people on horse crossing stream in background
Carmans River, Long Island, NY
Carmans River, Long Island, NY
Carmans River, Long Island, NY

Banu Bayraktar learns how to make a streamflow measurement at Carmans River at Yaphank, NY, as part of our new "Hydrologic Monitoring in the Central Pine Barrens" program. Photo by Amy Simonson (Public Domain)

Banu Bayraktar learns how to make a streamflow measurement at Carmans River at Yaphank, NY, as part of our new "Hydrologic Monitoring in the Central Pine Barrens" program. Photo by Amy Simonson (Public Domain)

Phragmites australis on the Shore of Lake St. Clair
Phragmites australis on the Shore of Lake St. Clair
Phragmites australis on the Shore of Lake St. Clair
Phragmites australis on the Shore of Lake St. Clair

Phragmites australis on the Shore of Lake St. Clair, 2015

Recording groundwater levels
Recording Groundwater Levels
Recording Groundwater Levels
Recording Groundwater Levels

USGS Hydrologist Robert Rosman sketching site information at a production well during a water-level-site visit, Camden County.

USGS Hydrologist Robert Rosman sketching site information at a production well during a water-level-site visit, Camden County.

Researcher in Mojave Desert
Researcher in Mojave Desert
Researcher in Mojave Desert
Researcher in Mojave Desert

One of 1,695 repeat photographs taken to provide context for the classification of the Central Mojave Desert into various vegetation classes.

One of 1,695 repeat photographs taken to provide context for the classification of the Central Mojave Desert into various vegetation classes.

The GLSC Aquatic Laboratory
The GLSC Aquatic Laboratory
The GLSC Aquatic Laboratory
The GLSC Aquatic Laboratory

Dr. Wendy Stott (GLSC) discusses the science carried out in the Ann Arbor aquatic research laboratory.

Dr. Wendy Stott (GLSC) discusses the science carried out in the Ann Arbor aquatic research laboratory.

Snow falls on USGS Hydrologist, Joe Nawikas, as he collects groundwater samples in Mammoth, California.
Collecting Groundwater Samples in Mammoth, CA
Collecting Groundwater Samples in Mammoth, CA
Collecting Groundwater Samples in Mammoth, CA

Snow falls on USGS Hydrologist, Joe Nawikas, as he collects groundwater samples in Mammoth, California.

Snow falls on USGS Hydrologist, Joe Nawikas, as he collects groundwater samples in Mammoth, California.

A woman with gloves and safety glasses inserts a tray of tiny samples into a laboratory instrument
Dr. Christina Kellogg loads coral samples for DNA extraction
Dr. Christina Kellogg loads coral samples for DNA extraction
Dr. Christina Kellogg loads coral samples for DNA extraction

SPCMSC Research Microbiologist Christina Kellogg loading coral samples into an automated DNA extraction instrument for processing.

SPCMSC Research Microbiologist Christina Kellogg loading coral samples into an automated DNA extraction instrument for processing.

Taking a tapedown at a groundwater well
Layne Tapedown
Layne Tapedown
Layne Tapedown

USGS Scientist Robert Rossman checking groundwater levels with a steel tape 

USGS Scientist Robert Rossman checking groundwater levels with a steel tape 

Groundwater tapedown
Worthington groundwater tapedown
Worthington groundwater tapedown
Worthington groundwater tapedown

USGS Hydrologist Robert Rosman using an electric tape to measure static water level in a production well, Burlington County. 

USGS Hydrologist Robert Rosman using an electric tape to measure static water level in a production well, Burlington County. 

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Clear views of Halema‘uma‘u
Clear views of Halema‘uma‘u
Clear views of Halema‘uma‘u

Good weather provided clear views of Halema‘uma‘u during a routine visit to the webcam on the northwest rim of the caldera.

Good weather provided clear views of Halema‘uma‘u during a routine visit to the webcam on the northwest rim of the caldera.

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Students use science for the benefit of their communities
Students use science for the benefit of their communities
Students use science for the benefit of their communities

Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance students in the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program install a large display showing measurements from their air-quality monitoring station outside the Pāhoa Community Center, which was used as a temporary shelter for displaced residents from Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption.

Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance students in the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program install a large display showing measurements from their air-quality monitoring station outside the Pāhoa Community Center, which was used as a temporary shelter for displaced residents from Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption.

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Students use science for the benefit of their communities
Students use science for the benefit of their communities
Students use science for the benefit of their communities

Students from the Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program, install an air-quality monitoring station outside the Dragon's Eye Learning Center on Papaya Farms Road. Photo courtesy of Adam Low, T3 Alliance.

Students from the Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program, install an air-quality monitoring station outside the Dragon's Eye Learning Center on Papaya Farms Road. Photo courtesy of Adam Low, T3 Alliance.

HVO geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava...
Geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flo...
Geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flo...
Geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flo...

HVO geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flow field for a documentary about Hawaiian volcanism. Growing lava delta (left background) steaming at the point of ocean entry.

HVO geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flow field for a documentary about Hawaiian volcanism. Growing lava delta (left background) steaming at the point of ocean entry.

Scientist writing on clipboard, with small seismometer on the ground and mountains in the background
Collecting geophysics data at Pinnacles National Park
Collecting geophysics data at Pinnacles National Park
Collecting geophysics data at Pinnacles National Park

Research Hydrologist Paul Hsieh collects seismic data during a groundwater study at Pinnacles National Park in California. The red seismometer on the ground measures ambient seismic noise, which includes microtremors induced by wind, ocean waves, and human activity.

Research Hydrologist Paul Hsieh collects seismic data during a groundwater study at Pinnacles National Park in California. The red seismometer on the ground measures ambient seismic noise, which includes microtremors induced by wind, ocean waves, and human activity.

GPS data plots from station NRWY in Yellowstone
GPS time series data station NRWY Yellowstone, Norris Geyser Basin
GPS time series data station NRWY Yellowstone, Norris Geyser Basin
GPS time series data station NRWY Yellowstone, Norris Geyser Basin

GPS time series from station NRWY, near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The three plots show how the station is moving in a north-south direction (top), east-west direction (middle), and up-down direction (bottom).

GPS time series from station NRWY, near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The three plots show how the station is moving in a north-south direction (top), east-west direction (middle), and up-down direction (bottom).

USGS scientists collect sediment cores from Lake Powell
USGS scientists collect sediment cores from Lake Powell
USGS scientists collect sediment cores from Lake Powell
USGS scientists collect sediment cores from Lake Powell

USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.  

USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.  

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William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter
William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter
William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter

William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter of 1807-1808. (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C.)

William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter of 1807-1808. (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C.)

Ion Chromatograph
Ion Chromatograph
Ion Chromatograph
Ion Chromatograph

 Major ions such as Sulfate and Chloride are measured with an Ion Chromatograph

Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg
Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg
Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg
Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg

Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg - Lynne Fahlquist USGS. 

Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg - Lynne Fahlquist USGS. 

Moffett Award Presented to Yu-Chun Kao
Moffett Award Presented to Yu-Chun Kao
Moffett Award Presented to Yu-Chun Kao
Moffett Award Presented to Yu-Chun Kao

GLSC Director Russ Strach presents the 2018 GLSC Moffett Award to lead author Yu-Chun Kao for his 2017 paper, Evaluating Stocking Efficacy in an Ecosystem Undergoing Oligotrophication, with GLSC coauthors Mark Rogers and David “Bo” Bunnell.

GLSC Director Russ Strach presents the 2018 GLSC Moffett Award to lead author Yu-Chun Kao for his 2017 paper, Evaluating Stocking Efficacy in an Ecosystem Undergoing Oligotrophication, with GLSC coauthors Mark Rogers and David “Bo” Bunnell.

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