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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.
Sand carried by Hurricane Sandy flood waters covers picnic tables at Short Beach in Stratford, Connecticut days after the storm.
Sand carried by Hurricane Sandy flood waters covers picnic tables at Short Beach in Stratford, Connecticut days after the storm.
A Hurricane Sandy high-water mark measured by USGS in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Sandy high-water mark is marked above the high-water mark for the Great Hurricane of 1938 and below the area's 100-year flood measurement.
A Hurricane Sandy high-water mark measured by USGS in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Sandy high-water mark is marked above the high-water mark for the Great Hurricane of 1938 and below the area's 100-year flood measurement.
Hurricane Sandy flooding remains days after the storm passes in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Hurricane Sandy flooding remains days after the storm passes in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Days after Hurricane Sandy passed through the northeastern Atlantic seaboard, this sailboat remained wrecked on a dock in Connecticut.
Days after Hurricane Sandy passed through the northeastern Atlantic seaboard, this sailboat remained wrecked on a dock in Connecticut.
Hurricane Sandy sent sand from Sound Beach in Old Lyme, Connecticut up the street to cover nearby benches.
Hurricane Sandy sent sand from Sound Beach in Old Lyme, Connecticut up the street to cover nearby benches.
USGS scientists, Michael Noll and Amy Simonson, installing storm surge sensors before Hurricane Sandy
USGS scientists, Michael Noll and Amy Simonson, installing storm surge sensors before Hurricane Sandy
Hydrologic technician installs a storm-tide sensor ahead of Hurricane Sandy in Milford Harbor, Connecticut.
Hydrologic technician installs a storm-tide sensor ahead of Hurricane Sandy in Milford Harbor, Connecticut.
Two storm tide sensors installed on a piling attached to a boardwalk on Short Beach in Stratford, Connecticut ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
Two storm tide sensors installed on a piling attached to a boardwalk on Short Beach in Stratford, Connecticut ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
Brook Trout from an Adirondack lake
Brook Trout from an Adirondack lake
Panoramic view looking southeast across the Blue Ridge of Virginia and North Carolina. The mountains in the distances are underlain by amphibolite of the eastern Blue Ridge.
Panoramic view looking southeast across the Blue Ridge of Virginia and North Carolina. The mountains in the distances are underlain by amphibolite of the eastern Blue Ridge.
Panoramic view (~270 degrees) looking across the Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee (from left to right). The Valley and Ridge is in the distance (gap between mountains).
Panoramic view (~270 degrees) looking across the Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee (from left to right). The Valley and Ridge is in the distance (gap between mountains).
South Side of Clove Lake at Victory Blvd., Long Island, NY
South Side of Clove Lake at Victory Blvd., Long Island, NY
Digital still photograph from Ipswich Bay near Salisbury, MA, showing a lobster, sponges, and brachiopods, on cobbles and ledge covered with bubblegum algae and red filamentous algae. A thin veneer of coarse sand and gravelly sediment partially cover the rocks. Water depth at this location is approximately 24 meters.
Digital still photograph from Ipswich Bay near Salisbury, MA, showing a lobster, sponges, and brachiopods, on cobbles and ledge covered with bubblegum algae and red filamentous algae. A thin veneer of coarse sand and gravelly sediment partially cover the rocks. Water depth at this location is approximately 24 meters.
New York groundwater well
Ketchumville Creek near Maine, New York
Ketchumville Creek near Maine, New York
Fish shocking in the West Branch of the Neversink River
Fish shocking in the West Branch of the Neversink River
Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 1
Box turtle
Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 1
Box turtle
Macroalgae, seagrass, and litter in West Falmouth Harbor, MA
Macroalgae, seagrass, and litter in West Falmouth Harbor, MA
Stream discharge measurement Nissequogue River, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Stream discharge measurement Nissequogue River, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Yellow River near Brems, IN - view of bridge
Yellow River near Brems, IN - dirty equipment probe
Yellow River near Brems, IN - dirty equipment probe