USGS scientists walk through a tern colony on the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (MA). Here, these scientists are using ecogeomorphological models to predict how this refuge will be impacted by sea-level rise and how that will ultimately effect shorebirds.
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USGS scientists walk through a tern colony
USGS scientists walk through a tern colony on the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (MA). Here, these scientists are using ecogeomorphological models to predict how this refuge will be impacted by sea-level rise and how that will ultimately effect shorebirds.
Streamgage 01115110 in Rhode Island
Photograph of monitoring station at U.S. Geological Survey streamgage 01115110, Huntinghouse Brook at Elmdale Road near North Scituate, Rhode Island.
Photograph of monitoring station at U.S. Geological Survey streamgage 01115110, Huntinghouse Brook at Elmdale Road near North Scituate, Rhode Island.
Sampling system used to collect composite samples of stormflow
Sampling system used to collect composite samples of stormflowPhotograph of the sampling system used to collect flow-proportional filtered and nonfiltered composite samples of stormflow at the 01115110, Huntinghouse Brook at Elmdale Road near North Scituate, Rhode Island, streamgage.
Sampling system used to collect composite samples of stormflow
Sampling system used to collect composite samples of stormflowPhotograph of the sampling system used to collect flow-proportional filtered and nonfiltered composite samples of stormflow at the 01115110, Huntinghouse Brook at Elmdale Road near North Scituate, Rhode Island, streamgage.
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipmentIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipmentIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house locationIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house locationIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage houseIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage houseIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Piping plover chicks concealed on a sandy beach
Piping plover chicks are well concealed in shallow nests on sandy beaches.
Piping plover chicks are well concealed in shallow nests on sandy beaches.
School Branch at Brownsburg IN downstream side of bridge
School Branch at Brownsburg IN downstream side of bridgeSchool Branch at Brownsburg IN downstream side of bridge
School Branch at Brownsburg IN downstream side of bridge
School Branch at Brownsburg IN downstream side of bridgeSchool Branch at Brownsburg IN downstream side of bridge
School Branch at Brownsburg IN upstream from gage
School Branch at Brownsburg IN upstream from gage
ADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook, Long Island, NY
ADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook, Long Island, NYADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
ADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook, Long Island, NY
ADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook, Long Island, NYADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
School Branch at Brownsburg, IN at bridge
School Branch at Brownsburg, IN at bridge
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gage house on bank
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gage house on bank
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gagehouse
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gagehouse
School Branch at Brownsburg IN water quality construction
School Branch at Brownsburg IN water quality constructionSchool Branch at Brownsburg IN water quality construction
School Branch at Brownsburg IN water quality construction
School Branch at Brownsburg IN water quality constructionSchool Branch at Brownsburg IN water quality construction
School Branch at Brownsburg IN construction
School Branch at Brownsburg IN construction
USGS - flowtracker measurement
USGS - flowtracker measurement
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetlandUSGS hydrologist Tristen Tagliaferri collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland after an aerial application of the mosquito insecticide methoprene
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetlandUSGS hydrologist Tristen Tagliaferri collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland after an aerial application of the mosquito insecticide methoprene
Boat Electrofishing
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY
Mature Pumpkinseed
Mature pumpkinseed captured during 2014 surveys in New York.
Mature pumpkinseed captured during 2014 surveys in New York.
Piping Plover Nest
USGS scientists are working to model shorebird habitat availability both today and in the future, given processes like sea-level rise, in an effort to support the efficient management of beaches for both people and nesting shorebirds.
USGS scientists are working to model shorebird habitat availability both today and in the future, given processes like sea-level rise, in an effort to support the efficient management of beaches for both people and nesting shorebirds.
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - view of the shoreline
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - view of the shorelineIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - view of the shoreline
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - view of the shoreline
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - view of the shorelineIndiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - view of the shoreline