Dr. Heather Walsh holds a blue catfish as part of sampling to determine PFAS levels in the fish.
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Dr. Heather Walsh holds a blue catfish as part of sampling to determine PFAS levels in the fish.
Dr. Heather Walsh uses a syringe to extract blood samples from a blue catfish. The blood will be tested for PFAS in the Leetown PFAS Lab.
Dr. Heather Walsh uses a syringe to extract blood samples from a blue catfish. The blood will be tested for PFAS in the Leetown PFAS Lab.
Lindsey Boyle is a Fish Biologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Eastern Ecological Science Center
Lindsey Boyle is a Fish Biologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Eastern Ecological Science Center
Emily Schmeltzer works for the USGS Eastern Ecological Survey in Laurel, MD
Emily Schmeltzer works for the USGS Eastern Ecological Survey in Laurel, MD
Staff profile picture of Emily Schmeltzer of the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center
Staff profile picture of Emily Schmeltzer of the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center
A photo of a young earth day attendee using one of the earth day photo frames at earth day 2024.
A photo of a young earth day attendee using one of the earth day photo frames at earth day 2024.
Brenna Raines (right) educates earth day guest Bennett Butts about macroinvertebrates.
Brenna Raines (right) educates earth day guest Bennett Butts about macroinvertebrates.
Brenna Raines (near) and Taylor Woods (far) display crayfish and other macroinvertebrates during the EESC earth day open house event in 2024
Brenna Raines (near) and Taylor Woods (far) display crayfish and other macroinvertebrates during the EESC earth day open house event in 2024
A young scientist observes Brook Trout housed in EESC's artificial stream lab.
A young scientist observes Brook Trout housed in EESC's artificial stream lab.
Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform
Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform
Osprey with nest in Aid to Navigation Chanel Marker west of Tighman Island, Chesapeake Bay
Osprey with nest in Aid to Navigation Chanel Marker west of Tighman Island, Chesapeake Bay
Osprey on nesting platform in Harris Creek, Maryland photographed as part of a study on fish consumption and reproductive success
Osprey on nesting platform in Harris Creek, Maryland photographed as part of a study on fish consumption and reproductive success
Riley Mummah is a Mendenhall postdoctoral research fellow with the Eastern Ecological Science Center of the USGS
Riley Mummah is a Mendenhall postdoctoral research fellow with the Eastern Ecological Science Center of the USGS
Staff profile picture of Benjamin Letcher of Eastern Ecological Science Center
Staff profile picture of Benjamin Letcher of Eastern Ecological Science Center
Jaime is a Research Biologist with the Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.
Jaime is a Research Biologist with the Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.
Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions.
Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions.
Candling (the process of using light to help determine the quality of an egg) of a grey catbird egg to determine viability.
Candling (the process of using light to help determine the quality of an egg) of a grey catbird egg to determine viability.
Composite image showing five life stages of a Long-tailed duck, from hatch to subadult.
Composite image showing five life stages of a Long-tailed duck, from hatch to subadult.
Staff profile picture of Julie Murray the Administrative Officer for Eastern Ecological Science Center
Staff profile picture of Julie Murray the Administrative Officer for Eastern Ecological Science Center
AFS Hutton Scholars Brennan Landerkin (left) and Emily Hunt (right) observing a tank of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) at the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute.
AFS Hutton Scholars Brennan Landerkin (left) and Emily Hunt (right) observing a tank of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) at the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute.
Brennan and Emily collect and transfer salmon plasma to assess for PFAS
Brennan and Emily collect and transfer salmon plasma to assess for PFAS