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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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Aerial view of Ellis River, New Hampshire
Aerial view of Ellis River, New Hampshire
Aerial view of Ellis River, New Hampshire
Aerial view of Ellis River, New Hampshire

Aerial view of Ellis River, New Hampshire

October 2021 Region 1 Photo Contest Winner Where We Work

USGS staff standing on bridge using tablet, wearing highlighter yellow rain gear, in rainy weather, fast-flowing brown river
ADCP high flow measurement after Hurricane Ida in Carnegie, PA
ADCP high flow measurement after Hurricane Ida in Carnegie, PA
ADCP high flow measurement after Hurricane Ida in Carnegie, PA

Hydrologic Technician Ian Lynch from the Pittsburgh Field Office of the Pennsylvania Water Science Center takes a high flow measurement at USGS station 03085500, Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, PA during flooding from remnants of Hurricane Ida. 

Hydrologic Technician Ian Lynch from the Pittsburgh Field Office of the Pennsylvania Water Science Center takes a high flow measurement at USGS station 03085500, Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, PA during flooding from remnants of Hurricane Ida. 

Image: Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station
Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station
Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station
Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station

USGS gaging station on the Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor, Maine, station 01037000. This station is downstream of Six Mile Falls, a popular spot during the Kenduskeag Canoe Race.

Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River

Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 2

Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River

Continuous water quality station on the Mystic River at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic CT
Continuous water quality station
Continuous water quality station
Continuous water quality station

Continuous water quality station on the Mystic River at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic Connecticut (Site ID 412141071580200). Setup includes top and bottom multiparameter sondes and velocity uplooker.

Continuous water quality station on the Mystic River at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic Connecticut (Site ID 412141071580200). Setup includes top and bottom multiparameter sondes and velocity uplooker.

A single small purple flower grows in the rocky river channel. A USGS gage is in the background.
Saint John River, Maine streamgage station
Saint John River, Maine streamgage station
Saint John River, Maine streamgage station

Flower growing in the river channel of the Saint John River near the 01010000 Ninemile Bridge, Maine streamgage station.

USGS Research Hyrologist Neil Terry preparing for resistivity surveys in Northern Minnesota
Neil Terry preparing for resistivity surveys in Northern Minnesota
Neil Terry preparing for resistivity surveys in Northern Minnesota
Neil Terry preparing for resistivity surveys in Northern Minnesota

Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | USGS at Work

USGS Research Hyrologist Neil Terry preparing for resistivity surveys in Northern Minnesota

 

Hoosick River near Williamstown, MA sculpture
Hoosick River near Williamstown, MA sculpture
Hoosick River near Williamstown, MA sculpture
Hoosick River near Williamstown, MA sculpture

Photo Contest Winner | August 2021 | Where We Work
Hoosick River near Williamstown, MA sculpture

Field sampling crew with favorite equipment
Field sampling crew with favorite equipment
Field sampling crew with favorite equipment
Field sampling crew with favorite equipment

Photo Contest Winner | August 2021 | People
Field sampling crew with favorite equipment

Impounded wetland eddy flux tower install
Impounded wetland eddy flux tower install
Impounded wetland eddy flux tower install
Impounded wetland eddy flux tower install

Photo Contest Winner | August 2021 | USGS at Work
Impounded wetland eddy flux tower install

Chany Huddleston and Ross Clyma prepare QBoat at Schoharie Creek
Chany Huddleston and Ross Clyma prepare QBoat at Schoharie Creek
Chany Huddleston and Ross Clyma prepare QBoat at Schoharie Creek
Chany Huddleston and Ross Clyma prepare QBoat at Schoharie Creek

Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Where We Work

Chany Huddleston and Ross Clyma prepare QBoat at Schoharie Creek

Nick Grim and Cameron Ensor rescuing a goose that got stuck in fishing line on the Delaware River
Nick Grim and Cameron Ensor rescuing a goose
Nick Grim and Cameron Ensor rescuing a goose
Nick Grim and Cameron Ensor rescuing a goose

Photo Contest Winner | August 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Nick Grim and Cameron Ensor rescuing a goose that got stuck in fishing line on the Delaware River

Photo Contest Winner | August 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Nick Grim and Cameron Ensor rescuing a goose that got stuck in fishing line on the Delaware River

Photograph of scientists standing next to SEABoss on the R/V Auk fantail
Celebrating 50000 samples collected on Stellwagen Bank
Celebrating 50000 samples collected on Stellwagen Bank
Celebrating 50000 samples collected on Stellwagen Bank

Celebrating Page Valentine's 5000th sample collected on Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Page Valentine, USGS Research Geologist, collects his 5000th sample on Stellwagen Ba

geologist standing on rock outcrop near water
Indurated bed of the Paleocene Aquia Formation, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Indurated bed of the Paleocene Aquia Formation, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Indurated bed of the Paleocene Aquia Formation, Prince George’s County, Maryland

USGS Scientist Laurel Bybell standing on an indurated bed of the Paleocene Aquia Formation with a thick layer of highly fossilferous Aquia sediment above, Prince George’s County, Maryland

pick lying on a coarsening upward, fossil-rich outcrop
Aquia Formation (Paleocene) shell hash, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Aquia Formation (Paleocene) shell hash, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Aquia Formation (Paleocene) shell hash, Prince George’s County, Maryland

A typical Aquia Formation shell hash consisting mainly of the Paleocene gastropod Kapalmerella mortoni, Prince George’s County, Maryland

Photograph of Yaquina Bay seen from the deck of the Research Vessel Marcus G Langseth
Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon
Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon
Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon

Marcus G. Langseth departs Newport, Oregon (Yaquina Bay) for Cascadia Project OBS Deployment Leg

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