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This is a photo of Paul Hershberger at Marrowstone Marine Field Station Lab. Dr. Hershberger studies diseases in fish.
This is a photo of Paul Hershberger at Marrowstone Marine Field Station Lab. Dr. Hershberger studies diseases in fish.
Photomicrographs from a sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found dead in Washington State, USA.
Photomicrographs from a sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found dead in Washington State, USA.
Explore the underwater world of Skagit Bay eelgrass meadows where a diverse group of fish are visible, including the elegant Pacific Herring school , the unusual Snake Prickleback, the striking Pacific Spiny Dogfish, the graceful Shiner Perch, and the majestic juvenile Chinook Salmon.
Explore the underwater world of Skagit Bay eelgrass meadows where a diverse group of fish are visible, including the elegant Pacific Herring school , the unusual Snake Prickleback, the striking Pacific Spiny Dogfish, the graceful Shiner Perch, and the majestic juvenile Chinook Salmon.
This is a photo of the new USGS Western Fisheries Research Center Columbia River Research Laboratory building.
This is a photo of the new USGS Western Fisheries Research Center Columbia River Research Laboratory building.
Director Applegate and staff from Western Fisheries Research Center pose in front of the newly painted mural at the Western Fisheries Research Center’s headquarters. The mural features three swimming salmon, a DNA helix, a microscope, and the USGS logo.
Director Applegate and staff from Western Fisheries Research Center pose in front of the newly painted mural at the Western Fisheries Research Center’s headquarters. The mural features three swimming salmon, a DNA helix, a microscope, and the USGS logo.
Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.
Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.
Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.
Director Applegate visited Western Fisheries Research Center Headquarters in Seattle, WA.
Mount St. Helens: Land of Transformation video shows the changes to the landscape from before the May 18, 1980 eruption to today (2024).
Mount St. Helens: Land of Transformation video shows the changes to the landscape from before the May 18, 1980 eruption to today (2024).
During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.
During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.
South Cascade Glacier area change, 1970 - 2021. South Cascade Glacier located in a north-northwest facing valley near the crest of the Cascade Range in northwest Washington state.
South Cascade Glacier area change, 1970 - 2021. South Cascade Glacier located in a north-northwest facing valley near the crest of the Cascade Range in northwest Washington state.
A hydrologic technician uses a cableway to measure streamflow in the Pend Oreille River on a winter day. On-shore, a computer shows streamflow data in real-time, allowing the team to monitor their progress.
A hydrologic technician uses a cableway to measure streamflow in the Pend Oreille River on a winter day. On-shore, a computer shows streamflow data in real-time, allowing the team to monitor their progress.
A new test for white-nose syndrome-causing fungus in bats has been developed using a CRISPR biosensor. If white-nose syndrome-causing fungus is present, the reaction tube will glow under UV light.
A new test for white-nose syndrome-causing fungus in bats has been developed using a CRISPR biosensor. If white-nose syndrome-causing fungus is present, the reaction tube will glow under UV light.
A new test for white-nose syndrome-causing fungus in bats has been developed using a CRISPR biosensor. If white-nose syndrome-causing fungus is present, the reaction tube will glow under UV light.
A new test for white-nose syndrome-causing fungus in bats has been developed using a CRISPR biosensor. If white-nose syndrome-causing fungus is present, the reaction tube will glow under UV light.
Map of areas predicted as having conditions favorable for fostering a hydrothermal system in the western United States. Black dots are mapped hydrothermal systems. From Mordensky et al., 2023 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375650523000160).
Map of areas predicted as having conditions favorable for fostering a hydrothermal system in the western United States. Black dots are mapped hydrothermal systems. From Mordensky et al., 2023 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375650523000160).
WFRC scientist Lisa Wetzel uses a fluorescing stereoscope to look for microplastics in samples of Smallmouth Bass tissue provided by the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho.
WFRC scientist Lisa Wetzel uses a fluorescing stereoscope to look for microplastics in samples of Smallmouth Bass tissue provided by the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho.
This is a drone photo of the bio-acoustic fish fence in the Georgiana Slough, a tributary of the Sacramento River Delta. It is used to guide fish safely out to the ocean.
This is a drone photo of the bio-acoustic fish fence in the Georgiana Slough, a tributary of the Sacramento River Delta. It is used to guide fish safely out to the ocean.
Workflow for integrating fire behavior modeling into post-fire hazard risk models. QUIC-Fire is a fast, 3-D simulation tool for prescribed fire planning. It can help managers understand the complex and dynamic behavior of wildland fires.
Workflow for integrating fire behavior modeling into post-fire hazard risk models. QUIC-Fire is a fast, 3-D simulation tool for prescribed fire planning. It can help managers understand the complex and dynamic behavior of wildland fires.
Monitoring station VALT, in the crater of Mount St. Helens, in 2023. Anxious about damage to the station from the advancing Crater Glacier (the rock and snow-covered cliff) and hazards to people working at the site, a CVO field team dismantled VALT on June 6, 2024 after 18 years in service. It will be rebuilt farther from the glacier.
Monitoring station VALT, in the crater of Mount St. Helens, in 2023. Anxious about damage to the station from the advancing Crater Glacier (the rock and snow-covered cliff) and hazards to people working at the site, a CVO field team dismantled VALT on June 6, 2024 after 18 years in service. It will be rebuilt farther from the glacier.
Elodea and other aquatic plants grow in a thick clump in Clarks Creek, WA. Plants growing in streams may change the water chemistry as well as how quickly water can flow through the stream. USGS scientists study these dynamics.
Elodea and other aquatic plants grow in a thick clump in Clarks Creek, WA. Plants growing in streams may change the water chemistry as well as how quickly water can flow through the stream. USGS scientists study these dynamics.
USGS Hydrologic Technician Katie Johnson measures streamflow in Tokul Creek near Snoqualmie, WA (12145000).
USGS Hydrologic Technician Katie Johnson measures streamflow in Tokul Creek near Snoqualmie, WA (12145000).
Dr. Gael Kurath, Joanne Salzer and Bill Batts joining Spokane fish health scientist Rebecca Cook and Spokane Tribal intern Justine Flett to conduct virus exposures in the WFRC Seattle weblab.
Dr. Gael Kurath, Joanne Salzer and Bill Batts joining Spokane fish health scientist Rebecca Cook and Spokane Tribal intern Justine Flett to conduct virus exposures in the WFRC Seattle weblab.