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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.
Photo Contest Winner | Winter 2022 | People
Photo of nine USGS employees posing for a picture during ice training
Photo Contest Winner | Winter 2022 | People
Photo of nine USGS employees posing for a picture during ice training
USGS map showing the movement of a lesser scaup infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (red line) compared to four lesser scaup not infected (maroon, yellow, blue and black lines). Movement was recorded January 23 to 26, 2022. The black dot identifies where the birds were captured and released in Maryland.
USGS map showing the movement of a lesser scaup infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (red line) compared to four lesser scaup not infected (maroon, yellow, blue and black lines). Movement was recorded January 23 to 26, 2022. The black dot identifies where the birds were captured and released in Maryland.
New England WSC hydrologic technicians collect a Water Quality sample at 410606073245700 location, Norwalk River at the Norwalk Aquarium.
New England WSC hydrologic technicians collect a Water Quality sample at 410606073245700 location, Norwalk River at the Norwalk Aquarium.
Photo Contest Winner | Winter 2022 | Where We Work
Aerial view of Middle Patuxent, MD in winter
Photo Contest Winner | Winter 2022 | Where We Work
Aerial view of Middle Patuxent, MD in winter
Hydrologic technician operates Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) via canoe on Connecticut River.
Hydrologic technician operates Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) via canoe on Connecticut River.
A USGS monitoring location (Salmon River Near East Hampton, CT - USGS Water Data for the Nation) on the Salmon River is situated near the historic Comstock Covered Bridge.
A USGS monitoring location (Salmon River Near East Hampton, CT - USGS Water Data for the Nation) on the Salmon River is situated near the historic Comstock Covered Bridge.
Photo Contest | Winter 2022 | Honorable Mention 1
Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander
Photo Contest | Winter 2022 | Honorable Mention 1
Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander
Photo Contest | Winter 2022 | Honorable Mention 2
Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach at Ocracoke Inlet
Photo Contest | Winter 2022 | Honorable Mention 2
Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach at Ocracoke Inlet
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | People
Robert (Bo) Bales works on a Aquadopp for deployment
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | People
Robert (Bo) Bales works on a Aquadopp for deployment
The marshes of Plum Island Estuary are among those predicted by scientists to submerge during the next century under conservative projections of sea-level rise.
The marshes of Plum Island Estuary are among those predicted by scientists to submerge during the next century under conservative projections of sea-level rise.
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
USGS Geologists Jean Self-Trail and Mercer Parker taking field notes, Prince George’s County
USGS Geologists Jean Self-Trail and Mercer Parker taking field notes, Prince George’s County
A densely packed shell bed of the Paleocene gastropods Kapalmerella mortonii and K. humerosa, along with various bivalve molluscs, King George County, Virginia
A densely packed shell bed of the Paleocene gastropods Kapalmerella mortonii and K. humerosa, along with various bivalve molluscs, King George County, Virginia
Fossils of the bivalve mollusc Ostrea alepidota from the Paleocene Aquia Formation, Charles County, Maryland.
Fossils of the bivalve mollusc Ostrea alepidota from the Paleocene Aquia Formation, Charles County, Maryland.
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 1
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 1
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
Scientist standing on the beach holding a fish
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner People
Scientist standing on the beach holding a fish
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner People
View of Essex Island Marina during discrete water quality sample collection near 01194750 location.
View of Essex Island Marina during discrete water quality sample collection near 01194750 location.
Grass Field in Tully Valley, New York
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Honorable Mention #2
Grass Field in Tully Valley, New York
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Honorable Mention #2
Hydrotech Kaylie Butts at Indian Lake
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Honorable Mention #1
Hydrotech Kaylie Butts at Indian Lake
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Honorable Mention #1
Processing a water quality sample from a well in Tully Valley, New York
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner USGS at Work
Processing a water quality sample from a well in Tully Valley, New York
October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner USGS at Work
