This image was taken through the eyepiece of a microscope. Pollen is mixed in with a few larger pieces of organic material.
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Pollen Under a Microscope
This image was taken through the eyepiece of a microscope. Pollen is mixed in with a few larger pieces of organic material.
Slide of Pollen, Pollen Laboratory
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
Electrofishing Niagara River, NY
Electrofishing Niagara River, NY
Electrofishing Niagara River, NY
Niagara River Carp
USGS technicians prepare to weigh a common carp during fish processing
USGS technicians prepare to weigh a common carp during fish processing
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributaryDEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributaryDEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat
Monitoring real-time sonar data
Chuck Worley (USGS) monitoring the real-time sonar data aboard the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018.
Chuck Worley (USGS) monitoring the real-time sonar data aboard the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018.
SEM Laboratory
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Eighteen Mile Creek at Burt Dam at Burt, NY
Andrew Kowalczk collecting a water quality sample below dam in Eighteenmile Creek at Burt, NY ( 04219768) as part of the Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI).
Andrew Kowalczk collecting a water quality sample below dam in Eighteenmile Creek at Burt, NY ( 04219768) as part of the Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI).
Subbottom profiler system towed on pontoons
Subbottom profiler system towed on pontoons behind the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018
Subbottom profiler system towed on pontoons behind the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018
Multibeam-sonar data acquisition
Displays showing themultibeam-sonar data acquisition and the navigation system aboard the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018.
Displays showing themultibeam-sonar data acquisition and the navigation system aboard the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018.
Capt Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V Petrel
Capt Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V PetrelCaptain Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018. Captain Evert is also director of the Stockton University Marine Field Station and mentor to several students who joined the team for various parts of the geophysical and sampling surveys.
Capt Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V Petrel
Capt Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V PetrelCaptain Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018. Captain Evert is also director of the Stockton University Marine Field Station and mentor to several students who joined the team for various parts of the geophysical and sampling surveys.
Field Photo Friday January 2019
A team of biologists, Barry Baldigo, Luis Rodriguez, Mike DeMoulpied, and Abbey Holsopple (from left to right), prepare to conduct a survey for invasive round goby on the New York State Canal system near Rome, NY in 2018. Photo by Scott George
A team of biologists, Barry Baldigo, Luis Rodriguez, Mike DeMoulpied, and Abbey Holsopple (from left to right), prepare to conduct a survey for invasive round goby on the New York State Canal system near Rome, NY in 2018. Photo by Scott George
Zebra Mussels St. Lawrence River
During a National Water Quality Network (NWQN) sampling trip in May to the St Lawrence River, Hydrologic Technician Dave Knauer finds a batch of Zebra mussels attached to the boat anchor.
During a National Water Quality Network (NWQN) sampling trip in May to the St Lawrence River, Hydrologic Technician Dave Knauer finds a batch of Zebra mussels attached to the boat anchor.
Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode IslandView of the Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode IslandView of the Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
White River at Hazelton, IN - - downstream view of channel from bridge
White River at Hazelton, IN - - downstream view of channel from bridgeWhite River at Hazelton, IN - downstream view of channel from bridge
White River at Hazelton, IN - - downstream view of channel from bridge
White River at Hazelton, IN - - downstream view of channel from bridgeWhite River at Hazelton, IN - downstream view of channel from bridge
White River at Hazelton IN - downstream view of channel
White River at Hazelton IN - downstream view of channelWhite River at Hazelton IN - downstream view of channel
White River at Hazelton IN - downstream view of channel
White River at Hazelton IN - downstream view of channelWhite River at Hazelton IN - downstream view of channel
Dune Surveys, Cape Cod, MA
Surveying with UAS in cooperation with US Army Corps of Engineers (Cape Cod, MA).
Surveying with UAS in cooperation with US Army Corps of Engineers (Cape Cod, MA).
Coring on Lake Drummond
Michael Toomey, Jessica Rodysill, and Tom Sheehan collect sediment cores from Lake Drummond, located within the Great Dismal Swamp. The cores were obtained using a vibracore, which was mounted on a platform between two canoes.
Michael Toomey, Jessica Rodysill, and Tom Sheehan collect sediment cores from Lake Drummond, located within the Great Dismal Swamp. The cores were obtained using a vibracore, which was mounted on a platform between two canoes.
Collecting Cores at Lake Drummond, Great Dismal Swamp
Collecting Cores at Lake Drummond, Great Dismal SwampScientists collect cores on Lake Drummond, located within the Great Dismal Swamp.
Collecting Cores at Lake Drummond, Great Dismal Swamp
Collecting Cores at Lake Drummond, Great Dismal SwampScientists collect cores on Lake Drummond, located within the Great Dismal Swamp.
Great Dismal Swamp, Lake Drummond
Photograph of Lake Drummond, which is located within the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
Photograph of Lake Drummond, which is located within the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.