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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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Connecticut River landscape
Connecticut River landscape
Connecticut River landscape
Connecticut River landscape

A vibrant photograph of the Connecticut River and surrounding landscape. The River is bordered by farm fields with mountains in the distance. The image was taken from Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, MA​.​

A vibrant photograph of the Connecticut River and surrounding landscape. The River is bordered by farm fields with mountains in the distance. The image was taken from Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, MA​.​

Photograph of USGS scientist on a ladder checking equipment
Rebecca Sanders-DeMott performing maintenance on an eddy flux tower
Rebecca Sanders-DeMott performing maintenance on an eddy flux tower
Rebecca Sanders-DeMott performing maintenance on an eddy flux tower

Instruments continue to collect vital data during workplace closures. Here staff perform maintenance on an eddy flux tower located within a phragmites wetland at the Cape Cod National Seashore. The instruments on this tower measure methane and CO2 fluxes related to plant and soil processes day in and day out for the entire year.

Instruments continue to collect vital data during workplace closures. Here staff perform maintenance on an eddy flux tower located within a phragmites wetland at the Cape Cod National Seashore. The instruments on this tower measure methane and CO2 fluxes related to plant and soil processes day in and day out for the entire year.

Map of gas hydrate locations known and inferred
Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred
Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred
Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred

Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred.  Browse graphic for ScienceBase data release, Preliminary global database of known and inferred gas hydrate locations. 

Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred.  Browse graphic for ScienceBase data release, Preliminary global database of known and inferred gas hydrate locations. 

Map of SW Puerto Rico coast and seafloor
Finding Seafloor Faults Linked to Puerto Rico Earthquake
Finding Seafloor Faults Linked to Puerto Rico Earthquake
Finding Seafloor Faults Linked to Puerto Rico Earthquake

Map of the portion of the southwest coast of Puerto Rico affected by an earthquake sequence that began in December 2019, along with portions of the seafloor where faults involved in the earthquake sequence were suspected to exist.

Map of the portion of the southwest coast of Puerto Rico affected by an earthquake sequence that began in December 2019, along with portions of the seafloor where faults involved in the earthquake sequence were suspected to exist.

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding in New York
USGS hydrographer makes a flood measurement in Tusten, NY
USGS hydrographer makes a flood measurement in Tusten, NY
USGS hydrographer makes a flood measurement in Tusten, NY

USGS hydrographer Dave Thompson makes a near-peak flood measurement off a bridge at Tenmile River in Tusten, New York.

Photograph of USGS Scientist wearing a protective face covering
Meagan Gonneea at the Herring River Estuary, Wellfleet, MA
Meagan Gonneea at the Herring River Estuary, Wellfleet, MA
Meagan Gonneea at the Herring River Estuary, Wellfleet, MA

When wetland plants in the northeast emerged this spring, USGS scientists were working from home and unable to start many planned research activities. However, many instruments were already deployed and continued to collect information critical to USGS research.

When wetland plants in the northeast emerged this spring, USGS scientists were working from home and unable to start many planned research activities. However, many instruments were already deployed and continued to collect information critical to USGS research.

Map of seismic research site on seafloor off Puerto Rico
Scientists find signs of undersea faults off SW Puerto Rico
Scientists find signs of undersea faults off SW Puerto Rico
Scientists find signs of undersea faults off SW Puerto Rico

Locations of multichannel seismic reflection profiles (in black), collected during cruise FA2020-14. The profiles are overlain on colored and shaded multibeam bathymetry, Lidar topography (green and white) and near-shore bathymetry (darker blue), and NOAA coastal relief model (light blue and white).

Locations of multichannel seismic reflection profiles (in black), collected during cruise FA2020-14. The profiles are overlain on colored and shaded multibeam bathymetry, Lidar topography (green and white) and near-shore bathymetry (darker blue), and NOAA coastal relief model (light blue and white).

Red-crowned cranes
Red-crowned cranes
Red-crowned cranes
Red-crowned cranes

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Where We Work
Red-crowned cranes at USGS Wildlife Toxicology site visit to Kushiro Marsh, Japan

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Where We Work
Red-crowned cranes at USGS Wildlife Toxicology site visit to Kushiro Marsh, Japan

man inprotective gear being lowered into a storm sewer
Green Infrastructure project West Delavan Ave. Gage
Green Infrastructure project West Delavan Ave. Gage
Green Infrastructure project West Delavan Ave. Gage

Supervisory Research Hydrologist, Mike McHale taking a volumetric flow measurement in a storm sewer at USGS 425520078535601 West Delavan Avenue, Buffalo, New York, as part of the Green Infrastructure project. (Credit: Michael Antidormi, USGS. Public domain.)

 

Supervisory Research Hydrologist, Mike McHale taking a volumetric flow measurement in a storm sewer at USGS 425520078535601 West Delavan Avenue, Buffalo, New York, as part of the Green Infrastructure project. (Credit: Michael Antidormi, USGS. Public domain.)

 

Hydrologic Technician is drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger
Drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger
Drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger
Drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger

Hydrologic technician measured the streamflow of ice-covered rivers in Northern Maine as part of the North Index Trip. Certain gages are considered "Index" sites because they make for good references when comparing discharges of nearby streamgages, especially in frozen conditions. 

Hydrologic technician measured the streamflow of ice-covered rivers in Northern Maine as part of the North Index Trip. Certain gages are considered "Index" sites because they make for good references when comparing discharges of nearby streamgages, especially in frozen conditions. 

​​​​​​​Surveyors Road
​​​​​​​Surveyors Road
​​​​​​​Surveyors Road
​​​​​​​Surveyors Road

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | People
Surveyors Road

Marine technician deploy a hydrophone off Puerto Rico
USGS marine technicians launch a hydrophone off Puerto Rico seafloor
USGS marine technicians launch a hydrophone off Puerto Rico seafloor
USGS marine technicians launch a hydrophone off Puerto Rico seafloor

USGS marine technicians Alex Nichols (L) and Eric Moore (R) deploy the hydrophone array on a seismic research cruise off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico aboard the R/V Sultana in March 2020.

USGS technicians launch "sparker" used in seafloor mapping
Three scientists launch a "sparker" used in seafloor mapping
Three scientists launch a "sparker" used in seafloor mapping
Three scientists launch a "sparker" used in seafloor mapping

USGS research geologist Jason Chaytor (L) and marine technicians Alex Nichols (center) and Eric Moore (R) deploy the “sparker” sound source on a seismic research cruise off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico aboard the R/V Sultana in March 2020.

USGS research geologist Jason Chaytor (L) and marine technicians Alex Nichols (center) and Eric Moore (R) deploy the “sparker” sound source on a seismic research cruise off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico aboard the R/V Sultana in March 2020.

Scientist on research vessel prepares to launch hydrophone
Scientist launches instrument used to map seafloor off Puerto Rico
Scientist launches instrument used to map seafloor off Puerto Rico
Scientist launches instrument used to map seafloor off Puerto Rico

USGS marine technician Wayne Baldwin prepares to deploy the hydrophone array during a seismic research cruise off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico on board the R/V Sultana in March 2020.

​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection
​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection
​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection
​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection

A woman in an orange winter hat and blue coat stands in front of a groundwater well in brown field.
Groundwater Well in Mill Creek Basin in Cape Cod National Seashore
Groundwater Well in Mill Creek Basin in Cape Cod National Seashore
Groundwater Well in Mill Creek Basin in Cape Cod National Seashore

A Geoscientist-in-the-Park Guest Scientist for the National Park Service services a USGS groundwater well located within the Mill Creek basin near the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

A Geoscientist-in-the-Park Guest Scientist for the National Park Service services a USGS groundwater well located within the Mill Creek basin near the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | People
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake area after measuring water levels in GW wells surrounding the lake

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | People
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake area after measuring water levels in GW wells surrounding the lake

​​​​​​​Salt flat at Death Valley
​​​​​​​Salt flat at Death Valley
​​​​​​​Salt flat at Death Valley
​​​​​​​Salt flat at Death Valley

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | USGS at Work
Salt flat at Death Valley

People at a table talking and writing on sticky notes
State of Our Nation’s Coast Stakeholder Engagement Workshop
State of Our Nation’s Coast Stakeholder Engagement Workshop
State of Our Nation’s Coast Stakeholder Engagement Workshop

A group of participants at the Coastal Change Hazards State of Our Nation’s Coast stakeholder engagement workshop at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Reserve in Falmouth, MA. Here participants are pictured writing the names of tools they use on sticky notes.

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