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Map of the continental United States detailing the amount of LRC specimens collected from each state as of 12/1/2023. The specimens are split up between the amount collected from the pilot study and non-pilot study with the total count of 1,109 specimens collected.

Location of continuous real-time water-quality monitoring sites and land use in the Cheney Reservoir drainage basin, south-central Kansas.

A Citizen Science Flyer requesting people to mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers to help begin a USGS Scientific Collection to further research related to the decline of insect populations.

Specimens from a USGS Lepidoptera Research Collection stored at the Kansas WSC Organic Geochemistry Reseearch Laboratory. Specimens are received as part of a Citizen Science effort to establish a collection to further insect research. 

Image of pipettors used in the laboratory. Pipettes are stored on charging docking stations. 

Image shows equipment for analysis of targeted and non-targeted organic contaminants at the OGRL located at the KS WSC. 

Mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers and help United States Geological Survey(USGS) scientists establish a Lepidoptera Research Collection (LRC). Specimens will help USGS scientists identify contaminants and environmental factors which may be contributing to the decline of insect populations.

At the USGS, we monitor our nation’s water. Our data informs many people, from kayakers to water managers. Gage Greatness allows any Twitter user to vote for their favorite gage (data collection station).

This is the instrument laboratory of the Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory located in the KS WSC.

A map of the United States showing the regions and river basins that formed the focus groups of the study titled "Stakeholder Engagement to Guide Decision-Relevant Water Data Delivery".

Image shows different types of sample containers filled with a variety of sample matrices tested by the OGRL. 

Photo of the front of the Kansas Water Science Center office in Lawrence, Kansas. In the background is a pink tinted sky and a rainbow.

View from the bridge in Eudora as during the early morning as USGS scientists prepare for a dye injection.

View from the bridge in Eudora as USGS scientists prepare for a dye injection as the sun starts to set.

View of USGS vehicle and dye buckets preparation on a bridge over the Kansas River in Eudora.

The rhodamine dye plume seconds after injection into the Kansas River at Eudora, KS.

Julie Dietze checks suplies for the QAQC test on the temperature cards in a walk in freezer.

Annaliese Estevez, Leyton Brunner, and Emiley Fletcher, three student interns helping the Logistics Teams, stand in front of logistics supplies.

Julie Dietze vs. Jonathon Cohl in a Rock/Paper/Scissors showdown that you'd have to see to believe!

Justin Krahulik, Logan Neal, Moussu Guira & Julie Dietze finish packing the last shipments for the field.

Set of shipping containers heading to Tim Reilly for further distribution to field teams who will deliver them to the wastewater facilities.