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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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Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - staff servicing gage
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - staff servicing gage

Arthur Merschat at a Neoproterozoic dike
Arthur Merschat at a Neoproterozoic dike
Arthur Merschat at a Neoproterozoic dike
Arthur Merschat at a Neoproterozoic dike

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | April 2019 | Where We Work
Arthur Merschat at a Neoproterozoic dike that intrudes Mesoproterozoic gneiss, near the Mt. Rogers National Recreation area, VA

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | April 2019 | Where We Work
Arthur Merschat at a Neoproterozoic dike that intrudes Mesoproterozoic gneiss, near the Mt. Rogers National Recreation area, VA

Winter water-quality sampling in the Connecticut River, CT
Winter water-quality sample collection in the Connecticut River, CT
Winter water-quality sample collection in the Connecticut River, CT
Using an ice bar to chip away ice and clear the path to the river
Clearing ice from the path to the river for water-quality sampling
Clearing ice from the path to the river for water-quality sampling
Clearing ice from the path to the river for water-quality sampling

David Sullivan, USGS, using an ice bar to chip away at the ice built up on the trail to get down to the water-quality sampling site at USGS gage Connecticut River near Thompsonville, CT

Collecting winter water-quality samples from the Connecticut River near Thompsonville, CT
Collecting winter water-quality samples from the Connecticut River nea
Collecting winter water-quality samples from the Connecticut River nea
Collecting winter water-quality samples from the Connecticut River nea

Theresa Armijo, USGS, collecting water-quality samples from the Connecticut River by USGS gage 01184000, Connecticut River near Thompsonville 

Image showing mangroves that have lost all their leaves and a berm that is significantly thinner following Hurricane Irma. 
Berm at Jim Foot Key, Florida (2019)
Berm at Jim Foot Key, Florida (2019)
Berm at Jim Foot Key, Florida (2019)

In Photo:  Berm of Jim Foot Key about 1.5 years after Hurricane Irma. The red circle indicates the same position as shown in the April 2014 photo. The mature mangrove trees have not recovered from the storm.  

In Photo:  Berm of Jim Foot Key about 1.5 years after Hurricane Irma. The red circle indicates the same position as shown in the April 2014 photo. The mature mangrove trees have not recovered from the storm.  

​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample
​​​​​​​Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | April 2019 | Honorable Mention
Esmeralda Vargas taking data on an estuary sample

Photo of the eastern berm of Jim Foot Key. An arrow points to a growing breach in the berm after Hurricane Irma.
Breach in Eastern Berm of Jim Foot Key, Florida
Breach in Eastern Berm of Jim Foot Key, Florida
Breach in Eastern Berm of Jim Foot Key, Florida

In Photo: Eastern berm of Jim Foot Key, April 2019.  This photo taken from Florida Bay, looking in toward the center of the island (now covered in water).  The arrow points toward a breach in the berm, first noted in 2014, but the cut has deepened significantly after Hurricane Irma, and the island interior

In Photo: Eastern berm of Jim Foot Key, April 2019.  This photo taken from Florida Bay, looking in toward the center of the island (now covered in water).  The arrow points toward a breach in the berm, first noted in 2014, but the cut has deepened significantly after Hurricane Irma, and the island interior

man in boat in large body of water looking at laptop screen
Recovering Project Platform from Seneca Lake, NY
Recovering Project Platform from Seneca Lake, NY
Recovering Project Platform from Seneca Lake, NY

Matt Jennings (pictured) and Andrew Kowalczk (Boat Chief) on Seneca Lake using an underwater camera and grappling hook to locate and recover lost equipment from the Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Project platform that was damaged by an early winter storm. The platform mooring buoy can be seen in the background. Photo by Andrew Kowalczk (Public Domain)

Matt Jennings (pictured) and Andrew Kowalczk (Boat Chief) on Seneca Lake using an underwater camera and grappling hook to locate and recover lost equipment from the Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Project platform that was damaged by an early winter storm. The platform mooring buoy can be seen in the background. Photo by Andrew Kowalczk (Public Domain)

Ohio River at Ironton, OH
Ohio River at Ironton, OH
Ohio River at Ironton, OH
Ohio River at Ironton, OH

Ohio River at Ironton - super gage installation. The gage is located in the upper part of the tower shown in the background.

Ohio River at Ironton - super gage installation. The gage is located in the upper part of the tower shown in the background.

Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge and wind shield
Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge and wind shield
Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge and wind shield
Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge and wind shield

Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge at a high elevation meteorological station. Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville, Vermont. 

Trail at National Center
Trail at National Center
Trail at National Center
Trail at National Center

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Dreary dat at Reston's National Center

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Dreary dat at Reston's National Center

Calvert Formation near Plum Point, MD
Calvert Formation near Plum Point, MD
Calvert Formation near Plum Point, MD
Calvert Formation near Plum Point, MD

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | USGS at Work
Seth Sutton at an outcrop of the marine Calvert Formation near Plum Point, MD, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | USGS at Work
Seth Sutton at an outcrop of the marine Calvert Formation near Plum Point, MD, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay

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