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A person in a USGS shirt stands by a monitor displaying maps of Puerto Rico with red and white lines indicating probabilities
Priscila Vargas-Babilonia attended the 2023 CariCOOS General Assembly
Priscila Vargas-Babilonia attended the 2023 CariCOOS General Assembly
Priscila Vargas-Babilonia attended the 2023 CariCOOS General Assembly

The Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) hosted a General Assembly May 26, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and featured a presentation about USGS coastal hazards research, shoreline change geonarrative, natural hazards web pages, and other research related to the island.

The Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) hosted a General Assembly May 26, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and featured a presentation about USGS coastal hazards research, shoreline change geonarrative, natural hazards web pages, and other research related to the island.

Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn
Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn
Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn
Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn

(a) Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. Base outlines and height data were used to calculate total building floor areas, which combined with live and dead load values yields a building's mass.

A research vessel with equipment and 3 people on deck sits dockside on a clear, sunny day.
The R/V Weatherbird II in port
The R/V Weatherbird II in port
The R/V Weatherbird II in port

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.

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 F
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.
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.
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.

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.

Fourteen shells are pictured with details about species name and collection locality.
Lineup of shells collected from along Florida coastline
Lineup of shells collected from along Florida coastline
Lineup of shells collected from along Florida coastline

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.

A group of people talking in a group outside
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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.

Group of people talking outside in a circle
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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.

Three people standing behind sign outside with river and trees in the background
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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.

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.

Two people talking outside amidst other people
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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. 

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. 

A group of people outside posing for a photo
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project 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.

A group of people talking and laughing outside
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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

Sky, trees, bridge, and river
Herring River Bridge
Herring River Bridge
Herring River Bridge

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

Two people having a conversation outside amidst other people
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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.

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.

A large group of people outside posing for a photo
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project 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.

A group of people posing for a photo outside
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project 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.

Three people standing on either side of a sign detailing the Herring River Restoration Project outside with trees in back
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event
Herring River Restoration Project Groundbreaking Event

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

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