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The R/V Weatherbird II docked at the Florida Institute of Oceanography at University of South Florida (USF) College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, Florida. USGS scientists and partners at Eckerd College and USF load the vessel in preparation for a research cruise as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Scientist-at-Sea program.

USGS Research Geologist Curt Storlazzi and FEMA Mitigation Grants Specialist Janan Reilly present at the US Coral Reef Task Force meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 2023.

Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist of the USGS St.

Various species of bivalve shells with potential to serve as environmental proxy archives. The shells will be studied to understand their lifespan and geochemical properties.

Kevin Kroeger, Marcel Belaval, and Rob Thieler of the U.S. Geological Survey talking with other collaborators involved in the Herring River Restoration Project.

The Chequessett Neck bridge in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, the construction site of the first and largest infrastructure component of the Herring River Restoration Project. 

State and Federal officials joined partners involved in the Herring River Restoration Project for a group photo at the groundbreaking event at Chequessett Neck bridge in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

The USGS attendees of the Herring River Restoration Project groundbreaking event standing proudly next to a sign detailing the project.

Kevin Kroeger, Marcel Belaval, and Rob Thieler of the U.S. Geological Survey talking with other collaborators involved in the Herring River Restoration Project.

Marcel Belaval (Deputy Director, USGS New England Water Science Center), Rob Thieler (Center Director, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center), Brian Carlstrom (Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore, U.S.

Marcel Belaval (Deputy Director, USGS New England Water Science Center), Rob Thieler (Center Director, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center), Brian Carlstrom (Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore, U.S.

Meagan Eagle, Research Physical Scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, talking about USGS contributions to the Herring River Restoration Project with Congressman Bill Keating at the groundbreaking event.

State and Federal officials joined partners involved in the Herring River Restoration Project for a group photo at the groundbreaking event at Chequessett Neck bridge in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

State and Federal officials joined partners involved in the Herring River Restoration Project for a group photo at the groundbreaking event at Chequessett Neck bridge in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

The USGS celebrating the groundbreaking of the Herring River restoration!

Rob Thieler, Meagan Eagle, and Sophie Kuhl of the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center posing with the “Salt Marshes: A Carbon Bank in Our Backyard” sign near the Herring River.

Kevin Kroeger, Research Chemist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, talking about blue carbon research with Congressman Bill Keating at the Herring River Restoration Project groundbreaking event. 

The USGS celebrating the groundbreaking of the Herring River restoration!

A sign at the Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event detailing restoration plans. 

Aerial image of rocky shoreline at Garrapata State Park, along the Central California coast.

Meaghan Emory and Drs. Legna Torres-Garcia and Donya Frank-Gilchrist engage with stakeholders and explore potential partnerships across Caribbean nations and territories to further enhance USGS natural hazards research at the 2023 SCDRP annual meeting in Miami, Florida.