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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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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

2 men boating to shore from a large iron post with ladder in icy river houses on shore in background
Making repairs at the Green Island streamgage on the Hudson River
Making repairs at the Green Island streamgage on the Hudson River
Making repairs at the Green Island streamgage on the Hudson River

Sean Stewart and Brendan Hallmark making repairs at the Green Island streamgage  (01358000) on the Hudson River. Photo by Travis Smith (Public Domain)

USGS pilots landing a Unmanned Aerial Systems (uas) on  Dauphin Island, Alabama
USGS pilot landing an unmanned aerial system on Dauphin Island, AL
USGS pilot landing an unmanned aerial system on Dauphin Island, AL
USGS pilot landing an unmanned aerial system on Dauphin Island, AL

 USGS unmanned aerial system (drone) pilot collecting aerial imagery and ground control points for the Coastal Resource Evaulation for Management Applications (CREMA) project on Dauphin Island, Alabama

Map showing surficial geology of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard
Surficial Geology Map of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard, MA
Surficial Geology Map of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard, MA
Surficial Geology Map of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard, MA

Map showing the surficial geology from this study and Baldwin and others (2016) with equivalent onshore geology (adapted from Stone and DiGiacomo-Cohen, 2009). The areal extents over which offshore subsurface geologic units crop out at the sea floor were interpreted from seismic-reflection data.

Map showing the surficial geology from this study and Baldwin and others (2016) with equivalent onshore geology (adapted from Stone and DiGiacomo-Cohen, 2009). The areal extents over which offshore subsurface geologic units crop out at the sea floor were interpreted from seismic-reflection data.

Bobby Joe Monhollen and Matt Hinkle preparing to make an ADCP measurement on the Cumberland River.
ADCP high water measurement
ADCP high water measurement
ADCP high water measurement

Bobby Joe Monhollen and Matt Hinkle preparing to make an ADCP measurement on the Cumberland River. Record high water levels were experienced at Lake Cumberland.

Bobby Joe Monhollen and Matt Hinkle preparing to make an ADCP measurement on the Cumberland River. Record high water levels were experienced at Lake Cumberland.

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