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Images below come from a wide variety of USGS science activities in the Northeast Region. Science Center staff showcase what we do, who we are, and where we work conducting science that inform decision makers and addresses societal needs. 

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Economist Anthony Good staff profile photo

Nicholas E Powell gives a thumbs up while proudly showing off new lab equipment
Nicholas E Powell gives a thumbs up in front of lab equipment
Nicholas E Powell gives a thumbs up in front of lab equipment
Nicholas E Powell gives a thumbs up in front of lab equipment

Nicholas E Powell stands in a lab in Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, showing a thumbs up, in front of lab equipment and multiple monitors

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Anthony Good Economist profile photo

A person with a brown outfit and orange hat takes a soil sample in the woods with snow on the ground.
Hydrologist Collects Shallow Soil from a Site in Goshen, Connecticut
Hydrologist Collects Shallow Soil from a Site in Goshen, Connecticut
Hydrologist Collects Shallow Soil from a Site in Goshen, Connecticut

A USGS hydrologist collects a shallow soil sample from a site in Goshen, Connecticut. This soil sample collection is part of a larger investigation in the state of Connecticut for the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils and shallow groundwater.

A USGS hydrologist collects a shallow soil sample from a site in Goshen, Connecticut. This soil sample collection is part of a larger investigation in the state of Connecticut for the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils and shallow groundwater.

Technician bores a hole in a frozen lake to take water quality samples on Long Pond, Lakeville, MA.
Frozen sample
Frozen sample
Frozen sample

U.S. Geological Survey Hydrological Technician, Meghan Santos, bores a hole in a frozen lake to take water quality samples on Long Pond, Lakeville, MA.

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winer: Phillip Woodford, People Category

U.S. Geological Survey Hydrological Technician, Meghan Santos, bores a hole in a frozen lake to take water quality samples on Long Pond, Lakeville, MA.

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winer: Phillip Woodford, People Category

Geologist examines water bearing fractures.
Geologic mapping
Geologic mapping
Geologic mapping

U.S. Geological Survey Geologist, Mercer Parker, examines water bearing fractures in gneiss rock while conducting geologic mapping in Amherst, NH. 

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Greg Walsh, USGS at Work

U.S. Geological Survey Geologist, Mercer Parker, examines water bearing fractures in gneiss rock while conducting geologic mapping in Amherst, NH. 

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Greg Walsh, USGS at Work

A view of a grassy hill covering an old landfill.
The Coakley Landfill Superfund Site
The Coakley Landfill Superfund Site
The Coakley Landfill Superfund Site

A view of the nort-facing slope of the Coakley Landfill Superfund Site in Northampton, New Hampshire. Pipes used to vent landfill gases can be seen in the distance.

A view of the nort-facing slope of the Coakley Landfill Superfund Site in Northampton, New Hampshire. Pipes used to vent landfill gases can be seen in the distance.

A large fracture in a granite rock.
Fractures in the Breakfast Hill granite of the Rye Complex
Fractures in the Breakfast Hill granite of the Rye Complex
Fractures in the Breakfast Hill granite of the Rye Complex

A fracture in granite within New Hampshire's Rye Complex, one of two lithotectonic belts in the state's coastal region. 

Photo of a U.S. Geological streamgage with solar panels added to help charge battery due to low light in the winter.
Where We Work
Where We Work
Where We Work

Photo of a U.S. Geological streamgage with additional solar panels added to help charge battery due to low light in the winter in Hancock, MA. 

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Salvador Amador, Where We Work category

Photo of a U.S. Geological streamgage with additional solar panels added to help charge battery due to low light in the winter in Hancock, MA. 

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Salvador Amador, Where We Work category

Aerial image of the USGS Fish Research Laboratory and Connecticut River
Aerial view of a fish research laboratory
Aerial view of a fish research laboratory
Aerial view of a fish research laboratory

Aerial view of the USGS S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory and Connecticut River at Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

Fall 2025 Photo Contest Winner: Shannon Fisher, Honorable Mention category

Aerial view of the USGS S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory and Connecticut River at Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

Fall 2025 Photo Contest Winner: Shannon Fisher, Honorable Mention category

USGS colleagues and friends on the ice at a rink following a class.
Learn to Curl class
Learn to Curl class
Learn to Curl class

U.S. Geological Survey colleagues and friends on the ice at Ion Ice Rink following a Learn to Curl class in Leesburg, VA.

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Jean Self-Trail, Honorable Mention

U.S. Geological Survey colleagues and friends on the ice at Ion Ice Rink following a Learn to Curl class in Leesburg, VA.

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Jean Self-Trail, Honorable Mention

Technician removes a water quality deployment for the winter.
Winter removal
Winter removal
Winter removal

U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Technician, Ian Lynch, deconstructs a water quality deployment, removing it for the winter, at USGS gage 03012545 Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam at Big Bend, PA.

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Lindsey Sabo, Honorable Mention

U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Technician, Ian Lynch, deconstructs a water quality deployment, removing it for the winter, at USGS gage 03012545 Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam at Big Bend, PA.

Winter 2026 Photo Contest Winner: Lindsey Sabo, Honorable Mention

A streamgage next to a sign on the water.
Lake Champlain Streamgage in Burlington, Vermont
Lake Champlain Streamgage in Burlington, Vermont
Lake Champlain Streamgage in Burlington, Vermont

The USGS streamgage on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, is near the ECHO Leahy Center, Vermont’s Science and Nature Museum.

Morning rounds at West Harbor
Making early morning at West Harbor Beach, New York
Making early morning at West Harbor Beach, New York
Making early morning at West Harbor Beach, New York

Sunrise during early morning checks at a USGS water quality/elevation station in West Harbor Beach Memorial Park, in Bayville, New York.

Fall 2025 Photo Contest Winner: Natalie Cheung, Where We Work category

Sunrise during early morning checks at a USGS water quality/elevation station in West Harbor Beach Memorial Park, in Bayville, New York.

Fall 2025 Photo Contest Winner: Natalie Cheung, Where We Work category

A dry streambed in a wooded forest.
Dry Coopertown Brook in Douglas State Forest in Massachusetts
Dry Coopertown Brook in Douglas State Forest in Massachusetts
Dry Coopertown Brook in Douglas State Forest in Massachusetts

Coopertown Brook, located in Douglas State Forest, Massachusetts, is completely dry in late September 2025.

A woman wades a river and writes notes on a pad.
Locating a Groundwater Seep in Namekagon River in Cable, Wisconsin
Locating a Groundwater Seep in Namekagon River in Cable, Wisconsin
Locating a Groundwater Seep in Namekagon River in Cable, Wisconsin

USGS New England Water Science Center physical scientist Shannon Fisher documenting the location of a groundwater seep under a pine tree on the Namekagon River near Cable, Wisconsin.

USGS New England Water Science Center physical scientist Shannon Fisher documenting the location of a groundwater seep under a pine tree on the Namekagon River near Cable, Wisconsin.

A close up of a handheld device pointed at a river.
Using a Thermal Infrared Camera to Identify Groundwater Seeps in the Namegagon River
Using a Thermal Infrared Camera to Identify Groundwater Seeps in the Namegagon River
Using a Thermal Infrared Camera to Identify Groundwater Seeps in the Namegagon River

Cold groundwater seep identified using a handheld thermal infrared camera (FLIR E8) on the upper Namekagon River near Cable, Wisconsin. The groundwater discharge area was about 7-8 degrees cooler than the main channel of the Namekagon.

Cold groundwater seep identified using a handheld thermal infrared camera (FLIR E8) on the upper Namekagon River near Cable, Wisconsin. The groundwater discharge area was about 7-8 degrees cooler than the main channel of the Namekagon.

A man in a red vest stands in knee-deep water in a river with a handheld device while another man paddles a canoe.
Identifying Groundwater Seeps in the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Identifying Groundwater Seeps in the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Identifying Groundwater Seeps in the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

National Park Service Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network (GLKM) biologist Ted Gostomski uses a handheld thermal infrared sensor to identify cold groundwater seeps in the upper Namekagon River near Cable, Wisconsin.  Al Kirschbaum, a remote sensing specialist with the NPS-GLKM, documents Gostomski's findings from the canoe.

National Park Service Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network (GLKM) biologist Ted Gostomski uses a handheld thermal infrared sensor to identify cold groundwater seeps in the upper Namekagon River near Cable, Wisconsin.  Al Kirschbaum, a remote sensing specialist with the NPS-GLKM, documents Gostomski's findings from the canoe.

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