Rangelands of the desert Southwest can be in a degraded condition and lacking perennial vegetation, which can lead to exposed soil and erosion.
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Dry, cracked soil (RAMPS)
Rangelands of the desert Southwest can be in a degraded condition and lacking perennial vegetation, which can lead to exposed soil and erosion.
Fathead minnows swimming in an experimental aquarium
Fathead minnows swimming in an experimental aquariumBioactive Chemicals Research Laboratory — Boulder, Colorado. Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) swimming in an experimental aquarium. The aquarium is part of an experiment to assess endocrine disruption in fish.
Fathead minnows swimming in an experimental aquarium
Fathead minnows swimming in an experimental aquariumBioactive Chemicals Research Laboratory — Boulder, Colorado. Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) swimming in an experimental aquarium. The aquarium is part of an experiment to assess endocrine disruption in fish.
USGS WY-MT WSC Casper Office
USGS Casper Office
Measuring streamflow in Goose Creek, near Acme, station 06305700
Measuring streamflow in Goose Creek, near Acme, station 06305700Measuring streamflow in Goose Creek, near Acme, station 06305700
Measuring streamflow in Goose Creek, near Acme, station 06305700
Measuring streamflow in Goose Creek, near Acme, station 06305700Measuring streamflow in Goose Creek, near Acme, station 06305700
Measuring streamflow under ice, Pass Creek, nr Parkman, WY
Measuring streamflow under ice, Pass Creek, nr Parkman, WYMeasuring streamflow under ice, Pass Creek, near Parkman, WY, station 06289600
Measuring streamflow under ice, Pass Creek, nr Parkman, WY
Measuring streamflow under ice, Pass Creek, nr Parkman, WYMeasuring streamflow under ice, Pass Creek, near Parkman, WY, station 06289600
Cheyenne Wyoming office
Cheyenne Wyoming office
Great Salt Lake, USGS boat at work
USGS scientists check breach on glass-calm Great Salt Lake in surreal light.
USGS scientists check breach on glass-calm Great Salt Lake in surreal light.
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgage
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgageThe wire weight is lowered to determine stage of Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgage
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgageThe wire weight is lowered to determine stage of Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake
Wire weight mounted on bridge crossing Blacks Fork, streamgage 0921920
Wire weight mounted on bridge crossing Blacks Fork, streamgage 0921920Wire weight mounted on bridge crossing Blacks Fork, streamgage 09219200
Wire weight mounted on bridge crossing Blacks Fork, streamgage 0921920
Wire weight mounted on bridge crossing Blacks Fork, streamgage 0921920Wire weight mounted on bridge crossing Blacks Fork, streamgage 09219200
Jemez Falls
Jemez Falls located in the Jemez Mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jemez Falls located in the Jemez Mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico
Setting up to measure streamflow, Muddy Creek near Dad
Setting up to measure streamflow, Muddy Creek near DadSetting up to measure streamflow, Muddy Creek near Dad
Setting up to measure streamflow, Muddy Creek near Dad
Setting up to measure streamflow, Muddy Creek near DadSetting up to measure streamflow, Muddy Creek near Dad
Installing new radar sensor and staff plate, Big Sandy River
Installing new radar sensor and staff plate, Big Sandy RiverInstalling new radar sensor and staff plate, Big Sandy River
Installing new radar sensor and staff plate, Big Sandy River
Installing new radar sensor and staff plate, Big Sandy RiverInstalling new radar sensor and staff plate, Big Sandy River
Hydro Techs Perform Well Integrity Test
On September 19th, 2017 staff from the USGS NM WSC Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices visited a Climate Response Network (CRN) well just on the east side of the Organ Mountains outside of Las Cruces to receive training on integrity testing groundwater wells.
On September 19th, 2017 staff from the USGS NM WSC Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices visited a Climate Response Network (CRN) well just on the east side of the Organ Mountains outside of Las Cruces to receive training on integrity testing groundwater wells.
Pipetting for DNA analysis - loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Pipetting for DNA analysis - loop-mediated isothermal amplificationPipetting for DNA analysis using loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Pipetting for DNA analysis - loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Pipetting for DNA analysis - loop-mediated isothermal amplificationPipetting for DNA analysis using loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Testing the feasibility of real-time eDNA monitoring
Testing the feasibility of real-time eDNA monitoringElk are not concerned with our work. USGS and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute conducted tests of the feasibility of real-time eDNA monitoring at USGS streamgage 06190540 Boiling River at Mammoth,YNP, September 13, 2017.
Testing the feasibility of real-time eDNA monitoring
Testing the feasibility of real-time eDNA monitoringElk are not concerned with our work. USGS and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute conducted tests of the feasibility of real-time eDNA monitoring at USGS streamgage 06190540 Boiling River at Mammoth,YNP, September 13, 2017.
Teton Fault
Mark, Nicole, Rich, Ryan, Dean taking out the "trash" from the base of the trench.
Mark, Nicole, Rich, Ryan, Dean taking out the "trash" from the base of the trench.
Floating the mighty Rio Grande
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resourcesUSGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resourcesUSGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS, Las Cruces Field Office
U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center - Las Cruces Field Office location
U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center - Las Cruces Field Office location
Collecting sample for pesticide analyses, Big Horn River near Kane, WY
Collecting sample for pesticide analyses, Big Horn River near Kane, WYSample collection from cableway above Big Horn River near Kane, Wyoming as part of project evaluating pesticides in Wyoming.
Collecting sample for pesticide analyses, Big Horn River near Kane, WY
Collecting sample for pesticide analyses, Big Horn River near Kane, WYSample collection from cableway above Big Horn River near Kane, Wyoming as part of project evaluating pesticides in Wyoming.
Taking water-quality equipment to Fogarty Creek
Taking water-quality equipment to Fogarty Creek