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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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Three men stand in a conference room, with the man in the center holding a blue glass award
Richard Signell receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award
Richard Signell receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award
Richard Signell receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

From left to right: Associate Director for Core Science Systems Kevin Gallagher, Research Oceanographer Rich Signel, and Chief, Office of Enterprise Information/Associate Chief Information Officer Tim Quinn.

A chunk of grey and white material is shown next to a ballpoint pen and a yellow tape measure
Gas hydrate (white material) binds together coarse-grained sediment
Gas hydrate (white material) binds together coarse-grained sediment
Gas hydrate (white material) binds together coarse-grained sediment

Gas hydrate (white material) binding together coarse-grained sediments made up of pebble-sized rocks. This sample was recovered during a project to explore permafrost-associated gas hydrates in Canada’s Mackenzie Delta.

Gas hydrate (white material) binding together coarse-grained sediments made up of pebble-sized rocks. This sample was recovered during a project to explore permafrost-associated gas hydrates in Canada’s Mackenzie Delta.

Two maps; the left hand one shows brown land, blue water, and red arrows. The right hand one shows colored survey tracklines
Maps with key features and shaded relief of the study area
Maps with key features and shaded relief of the study area
Maps with key features and shaded relief of the study area

Left: Key features in and around the Gulf of Alaska. A black rectangle outlines our 2016 study area along the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault. Red arrows indicate relative tectonic plate motions. Right: A shaded relief map of the 2016 study area. Rainbow colors show seafloor depths acquired by the USGS in 2015 and 2016. Red indicates shallower depths.

Left: Key features in and around the Gulf of Alaska. A black rectangle outlines our 2016 study area along the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault. Red arrows indicate relative tectonic plate motions. Right: A shaded relief map of the 2016 study area. Rainbow colors show seafloor depths acquired by the USGS in 2015 and 2016. Red indicates shallower depths.

 Black River at Elyria, OH - adcp measurement on snow covered river
Black River at Elyria, OH - control on the river
Black River at Elyria, OH - control on the river
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ

Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - equipment pipes
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - equipment pioes
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - equipment pioes
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - equipment pioes

Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - pipes running into the river that contain the water-qualityy equipment probes

Surveying for the FEMA project
Surveying for the FEMA project
Surveying for the FEMA project
Surveying for the FEMA project

Sam Banas using a total station to survey points on the covered bridge that is located along the Tioga River in the Belmont, New Hampshire. These survey points will be used in the Winnipesaukee Watershed flood risk analysis mapping project funded by FEMA as part of the National Flood Insurance Program.

Sam Banas using a total station to survey points on the covered bridge that is located along the Tioga River in the Belmont, New Hampshire. These survey points will be used in the Winnipesaukee Watershed flood risk analysis mapping project funded by FEMA as part of the National Flood Insurance Program.

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