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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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Uprooted tree in the Green River lodged under Hurlburt Road bridge from Irene
Tree lodged under Hurlburt Road bridge along Green River from Irene
Tree lodged under Hurlburt Road bridge along Green River from Irene
Tree lodged under Hurlburt Road bridge along Green River from Irene

The impacts of Tropical Storm Irene lingered on long after the storm. This photo shows the Green River in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (USGS station ID 01198000) and was taken on May 14, 2012, almost a year after Irene. This tree was lodged under the Hurlburt Rd.

The impacts of Tropical Storm Irene lingered on long after the storm. This photo shows the Green River in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (USGS station ID 01198000) and was taken on May 14, 2012, almost a year after Irene. This tree was lodged under the Hurlburt Rd.

men in field looking at computer
USGS hydrologist teaching borehole logging class in Bangladesh
USGS hydrologist teaching borehole logging class in Bangladesh
USGS hydrologist teaching borehole logging class in Bangladesh

USGS hydrologist Alton Anderson of the New York Water Science Center teaches a borehole logging class to students in Bangladesh.

man in orange pfd standing in stream with streamflow measuring equipment
Stream discharge measurement Valley Stream, Long Island, NY
Stream discharge measurement Valley Stream, Long Island, NY
Canadian escarpment rising above the plains, northeastern San Miguel County, NMWSC
San Miguel Site Map, New Mexico Water Science Center
San Miguel Site Map, New Mexico Water Science Center
Sunrise with a recently deployed buoy measuring meteorological data off Fire Island, NY
Fire Island, NY sunrise
Fire Island, NY sunrise
Fire Island, NY sunrise

 Sunrise with a recently deployed buoy measuring meteorological data off Fire Island, NY in 2012.  The data collected is part of a study of the coastal processes that mobilize and transport sediment in the region

 Sunrise with a recently deployed buoy measuring meteorological data off Fire Island, NY in 2012.  The data collected is part of a study of the coastal processes that mobilize and transport sediment in the region

Anti-fouling treatment is applied to a sensor on a platform
Anti-fouling treatment is applied to a sensor on a platform
Anti-fouling treatment is applied to a sensor on a platform
Anti-fouling treatment is applied to a sensor on a platform

Anti-fouling treatment is applied to a sensor on a platform about to be deployed off Fire Island, NY in 2012.  The data collected is part of a study of the coastal processes that mobilize and transport sediment in the region

Anti-fouling treatment is applied to a sensor on a platform about to be deployed off Fire Island, NY in 2012.  The data collected is part of a study of the coastal processes that mobilize and transport sediment in the region

woman pouring liquid in rack of test tubes
Soil Science
Soil Science
Soil Science

USGS hydrologist Hannah Ingleston extracting cations from soil samples using an ammonium chloride method.

USGS hydrologist Hannah Ingleston extracting cations from soil samples using an ammonium chloride method.

Bedrock outcrop with precipitated iron oxides stained by groundwater
Bedrock outcrop in New Hampshire
Bedrock outcrop in New Hampshire
Bedrock outcrop in New Hampshire

Photograph showing a bedrock outcrop near the intersection of Post Road and Daniel Webster Highway (New Hampshire State Route 3) in Hooksett, New Hampshire. During the summer, groundwater stains the exposed bedrock with precipitated iron oxides.

Photograph showing a bedrock outcrop near the intersection of Post Road and Daniel Webster Highway (New Hampshire State Route 3) in Hooksett, New Hampshire. During the summer, groundwater stains the exposed bedrock with precipitated iron oxides.

Map showing Holocene (modern) sediment thickness in meters
Map showing Holocene (modern) sediment thickness
Map showing Holocene (modern) sediment thickness
Map showing Holocene (modern) sediment thickness

Map showing Holocene (modern) sediment thickness in meters overlain on bathymetry. Regional bathymetric contours are in meters. Note the shoreface-attached sand ridges west of Watch Hill.

Map showing Holocene (modern) sediment thickness in meters overlain on bathymetry. Regional bathymetric contours are in meters. Note the shoreface-attached sand ridges west of Watch Hill.

Map of backscatter intensity and sun-illuminated topography on Stellwagen Bank
Backscatter intensity on Stellwagen Bank
Backscatter intensity on Stellwagen Bank
Backscatter intensity on Stellwagen Bank

Map C.  Backscatter intensity and sun-illuminated topography.  Blue= "soft" seabed, Green, orange = "hard" seabed

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