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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.
USGS Hydrologist Paul Barlow, who served as the Chief of the Hydrologic Interpretive Branch of the New England Water Science Center, retired at the end of May 2024. Director John Bumgarner presented Paul with a plaque at his retirement gathering at the center.
USGS Hydrologist Paul Barlow, who served as the Chief of the Hydrologic Interpretive Branch of the New England Water Science Center, retired at the end of May 2024. Director John Bumgarner presented Paul with a plaque at his retirement gathering at the center.
Field assistant Sean Mello takes a discrete WQ measurement on the Carman’s River in Yaphank, New York, on May 22, 2024.
Summer 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Emily Krsnak, Honorable Mention
Field assistant Sean Mello takes a discrete WQ measurement on the Carman’s River in Yaphank, New York, on May 22, 2024.
Summer 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Emily Krsnak, Honorable Mention
Hydrologic Technician Kim Campo deploys a buoy at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, MA with sensors to monitor water temperature, wind speed/direction, and blue-green algae. Nearby continuous water quality monitoring station is 422302071083801.
Spring 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Meghan Santos, Where We Work category
Hydrologic Technician Kim Campo deploys a buoy at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, MA with sensors to monitor water temperature, wind speed/direction, and blue-green algae. Nearby continuous water quality monitoring station is 422302071083801.
Spring 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Meghan Santos, Where We Work category
Hydrologic technicians Joel Kneisley and Alexander Kind installed a streamgage and precipitation gage at Elizabeth Mine in Strafford, Vermont. This copper mine was abandoned in 1957 and added to the EPA Superfund Program’s National Priority List in 2001.
Hydrologic technicians Joel Kneisley and Alexander Kind installed a streamgage and precipitation gage at Elizabeth Mine in Strafford, Vermont. This copper mine was abandoned in 1957 and added to the EPA Superfund Program’s National Priority List in 2001.
Elizabeth Mine was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s National Priority List in 2001. Since then, EPA and USGS have cooperated to investigate the nature and extent of contamination from weathering of waste rock rich in metals and sulfides.
Elizabeth Mine was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s National Priority List in 2001. Since then, EPA and USGS have cooperated to investigate the nature and extent of contamination from weathering of waste rock rich in metals and sulfides.
Elizabeth Mine was a copper mine in Strafford, Vermont, that was abandoned in 1957. It was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s National Priority List in 2001. Since then, EPA and USGS have cooperated to investigate the nature and extent of contamination from weathering of waste rock rich in metals and sulfides.
Elizabeth Mine was a copper mine in Strafford, Vermont, that was abandoned in 1957. It was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s National Priority List in 2001. Since then, EPA and USGS have cooperated to investigate the nature and extent of contamination from weathering of waste rock rich in metals and sulfides.
Salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut, with the sun shining brightly overhead.
Salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut, with the sun shining brightly overhead.
Salt marsh behind impoundment in coastal Connecticut, taken during estuarine research field work.
Salt marsh behind impoundment in coastal Connecticut, taken during estuarine research field work.
Photograph of a salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut taken during estuarine research field work.
Photograph of a salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut taken during estuarine research field work.
Photograph of a salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut taken during estuarine research field work.
Photograph of a salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut taken during estuarine research field work.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
The USGS installs a sensor to monitor groundwater levels in real time at a well located at the City University of New York, York College campus.
Leveling a newly installed radar gage on the dock at Rye Playland, NY.
Spring 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Natalie Cheung, USGS at Work category
Leveling a newly installed radar gage on the dock at Rye Playland, NY.
Spring 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Natalie Cheung, USGS at Work category
Hydrologic technician Michael Brownley of the MD-DE-DC Dover field office uses a cableway to collect a water-quality sample from the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Greensboro following weekend rain.
Spring 2024 Photo Contest: David Fisher, Honorable Mention category
Hydrologic technician Michael Brownley of the MD-DE-DC Dover field office uses a cableway to collect a water-quality sample from the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Greensboro following weekend rain.
Spring 2024 Photo Contest: David Fisher, Honorable Mention category
Hydrologist Janet Barclay held a poster presentation at the 2024 Northeast Section of the Geological Society of America in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Hydrologist Janet Barclay held a poster presentation at the 2024 Northeast Section of the Geological Society of America in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Research Hydrologist Richard Moore presents work at a technical session on groundwater and surface water characterization at the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America.
Research Hydrologist Richard Moore presents work at a technical session on groundwater and surface water characterization at the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America.
The poster sessions at the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The poster sessions at the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Hydrologist Maxwell Meadows speaks about a New Hampshire PFAS study at a technical session at the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America.
Hydrologist Maxwell Meadows speaks about a New Hampshire PFAS study at a technical session at the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America.
A view of the Neponset River flowing under Greenlodge Street bridge near Canton, Massachusetts, at a USGS 01105554 streamgage.
A view of the Neponset River flowing under Greenlodge Street bridge near Canton, Massachusetts, at a USGS 01105554 streamgage.
New York Water Science Center HydroTech Lisle Snyder conducting a routine inspection of streamgage 01321000 on the Sacandaga River in the Adirondacks near Hope, NY.
Winter 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Paul Mooney, USGS at Work category
New York Water Science Center HydroTech Lisle Snyder conducting a routine inspection of streamgage 01321000 on the Sacandaga River in the Adirondacks near Hope, NY.
Winter 2024 Photo Contest Winner: Paul Mooney, USGS at Work category