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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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Photo of nine USGS employees posing for a picture during ice training
Photo of nine USGS employees posing for a picture during ice training
Photo of nine USGS employees posing for a picture during ice training
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

Movement of a lesser scaup infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza
Movement of a Lesser Scaup Infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Movement of a Lesser Scaup Infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Movement of a Lesser Scaup Infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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.

Collecting Water Quality sample
Collecting a Water Quality sample
Collecting a Water Quality sample
Collecting a Water Quality sample

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.

Aerial view of Middle Patuxent, MD in winter
Aerial view of Middle Patuxent, MD in winter
Aerial view of Middle Patuxent, MD in winter
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 ADCP via canoe on Connecticut River
ADCP measurement via canoe on Connecticut River
ADCP measurement via canoe on Connecticut River
ADCP measurement via canoe on Connecticut River



Hydrologic technician operates Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) via canoe on Connecticut River.

Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander
Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander
Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander
Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander

Photo Contest | Winter 2022 | Honorable Mention 1
Amphibian research technician with begrudgingly cooperative salamander

Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach at Ocracoke Inlet
Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach
Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach
Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach

Photo Contest | Winter 2022 | Honorable Mention 2
Aerial view of four vehicles parked on the beach at Ocracoke Inlet

Robert (Bo) Bales works on a Aquadopp for deployment
Robert (Bo) Bales works on a Aquadopp for deployment
Robert (Bo) Bales works on a Aquadopp for deployment
Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts
Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts
Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts
Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts

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.

Winter water-quality sample collection
Winter water-quality sample collection
Winter water-quality sample collection
Winter water-quality sample collection

Winter water-quality sample collection at USGS gage 01188000, Bunnell Brook near Burlington, Connecticut.

Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park

Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine.

two people standing outside taking notes
Geologists taking field notes
Geologists taking field notes
Geologists taking field notes

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

tan rock with numerous cm-scale shells and shell fragments
Paleocene gastropods and bivalve molluscs of the Aquia Formation
Paleocene gastropods and bivalve molluscs of the Aquia Formation
Paleocene gastropods and bivalve molluscs of the Aquia Formation

A densely packed shell bed of the Paleocene gastropods Kapalmerella mortonii and K. humerosa, along with various bivalve molluscs, King George County, Virginia

shells on black beach sand
Paleocene bivalve mollusc shells, Aquina Formation, Charles County, Maryland
Paleocene bivalve mollusc shells, Aquina Formation, Charles County, Maryland
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River
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
Scientist standing on the beach holding a fish
Scientist standing on the beach holding a fish
Scientist standing on the beach holding a fish

Scientist standing on the beach holding a fish

October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner People

Grass Field in Tully Valley, New York
Grass Field in Tully Valley, New York
Grass Field in Tully Valley, New York
Grass Field in Tully Valley, New York

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
Hydrotech Kaylie Butts at Indian Lake
Hydrotech Kaylie Butts at Indian Lake
Hydrotech Kaylie Butts at Indian Lake

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
Processing a water quality sample from a well in Tully Valley, New York
Processing a water quality sample from a well in Tully Valley, New York
Processing a water quality sample from a well in Tully Valley, New York

Processing a water quality sample from a well in Tully Valley, New York

October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner USGS at Work

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