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
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DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat
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.
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
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).
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.
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
Captain 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.
Captain 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.
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
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.
View of the Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
View of the Sakonnet River, the eastern arm of the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
White 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 channel from bridge
White River at Hazelton, IN - downstream view of channel from bridge
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).
Yellow River at Knox, IN - downstream
Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - downstream view
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - downstream of channel
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - downstream of channel
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.
Scientists collect cores on Lake Drummond, located within the Great Dismal Swamp.
Scientists collect cores on Lake Drummond, located within the Great Dismal Swamp.
The beach-dependent shorebirds project at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center relies heavily on collaborations with other DOI agencies, such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.
The beach-dependent shorebirds project at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center relies heavily on collaborations with other DOI agencies, such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.
USGS scientists measure beach elevation and other profile characteristics as part of a project that models how barrier islands will likely change with sea-level rise - and how those changes will ultimately affect piping plover and other shorebird nesting habitat availability.
USGS scientists measure beach elevation and other profile characteristics as part of a project that models how barrier islands will likely change with sea-level rise - and how those changes will ultimately affect piping plover and other shorebird nesting habitat availability.
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.