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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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Continuous water-quality monitor at the Salmon River, Connecticut
Continuous water-quality monitor
Continuous water-quality monitor
Continuous water-quality monitor

Photograph showing a continuous water-quality monitor at the Salmon River near East Hampton, Connecticut.

Photograph showing a continuous water-quality monitor at the Salmon River near East Hampton, Connecticut.

USGS Station 011058798 Herring River at Chequessett Neck Rd gage house and the downstream view of the Herring River from the Chequessett Neck Road dike.
011058798 Herring River at Chequessett Neck Rd gage house
011058798 Herring River at Chequessett Neck Rd gage house
011058798 Herring River at Chequessett Neck Rd gage house

USGS Station 011058798 Herring River at Chequessett Neck Rd gage house and the downstream view of the Herring River from the Chequessett Neck Road dike.

Screen Shot aerial imagery of Lake Ontario shoreline at Braddock Bay, New York
Aerial photograph of Lake Ontario shoreline at Braddock Bay, New York
Aerial photograph of Lake Ontario shoreline at Braddock Bay, New York
Shawn Meyer flying a Unmanned Aircraft System
Shawn Meyer flying a Unmanned Aircraft System
Shawn Meyer flying a Unmanned Aircraft System
Shawn Meyer flying a Unmanned Aircraft System

Photograph of USGS Hydrologic technician, Shawn Meyer, preparing the UAS for a flight,

A technician sits at a computer while running a sediment core through the Geotek.
FBGC Lab - Core Scanning
FBGC Lab - Core Scanning
FBGC Lab - Core Scanning

A technician sits at a computer while running a sediment core through the Geotek.

A technician sits at a computer while running a sediment core through the Geotek.

A team of scientists prepares to board their core collecting platform
Nomini Bay, VA
Nomini Bay, VA
Nomini Bay, VA

A team of scientists prepare to collect cores from the Nomini Bay, VA.

A team of scientists prepare to collect cores from the Nomini Bay, VA.

A lab technician swirls samples in a watch glass to assist in extracting pollen
Pollen Lab, FBGC
Pollen Lab, FBGC
Pollen Lab, FBGC

Tom Sheehan, a lab technician at the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, swirls a sample in a watch glass to assist in separating pollen from heavier mineral material.

Tom Sheehan, a lab technician at the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, swirls a sample in a watch glass to assist in separating pollen from heavier mineral material.

scientists in a boat and on a dock in the river, and under a popup dissecting fish from river
Fish Collection from the Buffalo RIver AOC
Fish Collection from the Buffalo RIver AOC
Fish Collection from the Buffalo RIver AOC

New York Statewide Fish Collection: Contaminants in fish from the Buffalo River AOC

2 men on railed platform on River with longhandled fishing nets
Electrofishing survey on the Buffalo River, NY
Electrofishing survey on the Buffalo River, NY
Electrofishing survey on the Buffalo River, NY

Biologists prepare to net fish during an electrofishing survey on Buffalo River

A man in a ball cap hunches over an open groundwater well sampling for water.
Low-Flow Sampling of Groundwater at Stringfellow Superfund Site in California
Low-Flow Sampling of Groundwater at Stringfellow Superfund Site in California
Low-Flow Sampling of Groundwater at Stringfellow Superfund Site in California

Low-flow groundwater sampling data was collected at the Stringfellow Superfund Site in California. This data was used to assess how well the Purge Analyzer Tool simulates in-well groundwater flow.

USGS staff get ready to deploy the chirp 512i sub-bottom profiling system from the stern of a research vessel.
Deploying seismic gear
Deploying seismic gear
Deploying seismic gear

USGS staff are preparing to deploy the Edgetech 512i sub-bottom profiling system from the stern of a research vessel.  The sub-bottom profiling system was used to map the geologic structure and sediments beneath the seafloor.

USGS staff are preparing to deploy the Edgetech 512i sub-bottom profiling system from the stern of a research vessel.  The sub-bottom profiling system was used to map the geologic structure and sediments beneath the seafloor.

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