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

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

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!

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!

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.

The 2023 annual report of the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center highlights accomplishments of 2023, includes a list of 2023 publications, and summarizes the work of the center, as well as the work of each of its science groups.

As sea levels rise, salt water extends further up tidal rivers. As sea-level rise accelerates, vegetation transitions are increasingly observed and USGS scientists are busy assessing those changes. USGS scientists take soil cores in the marsh. 

USGS scientists collect core samples from marsh to explore the drives of wetland accretion in the face of rising seas and human impacts impact the evolution on salt marshes.

(Top): Map of dives labeled and shown in red and orange located near the Mona Rift, northwest of Puerto Rico. Contours show depths in meters at 500 m intervals. Square indicates location of dive. Bathymetry from Andrews et al. Yellow curve denotes landslide tsunami source of Lopéz-Venegas et al.

Nautilus dive on the Mona Rift western slope, off the coast of Puerto Rico.

A recent study from the U.S. Geological Survey offers a workflow for generating virtual maps of the deep seafloor from archived exploration dives. This work can help advance exploration of the deep-sea frontier and extends into other fields. 

USGS scientists collect core samples from marsh to explore the drives of wetland accretion in the face of rising seas and human impacts impact the evolution on salt marshes.

Nautilus dive on the Mona Rift western slope, off the coast of Puerto Rico.

A collage of images depicts shoreline habitat and wildlife that use the Salton Sea area in southern California.

Video footage of USGS Research Geologist Patrick Barnard in the field, from the short film "Our Beautiful Planet - Saving Our Shores"