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A female scientist holds a blue catfish for a closer look at the skin and fins.
Dr. Heather Walsh holding a blue catfish
Dr. Heather Walsh holding a blue catfish
Dr. Heather Walsh holding a blue catfish

Dr. Heather Walsh holds a blue catfish as part of sampling to determine PFAS levels in the fish. 

Dr. Heather Walsh holds a blue catfish as part of sampling to determine PFAS levels in the fish. 

A scientist uses a syringe to extract blood from the tail end of a blue catfish on a white table.
Extracting blood from a blue catfish
Extracting blood from a blue catfish
Extracting blood from a blue catfish

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.

Photo of female fish biologist
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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
Emily Schmelzter EESC
Emily Schmelzter EESC
Emily Schmelzter EESC

Emily Schmeltzer works for the USGS Eastern Ecological Survey in Laurel, MD         

Emily Schmeltzer works for the USGS Eastern Ecological Survey in Laurel, MD         

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Emily Schmeltzer
Emily Schmeltzer
Emily Schmeltzer

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 young child peers through a cutout hole in a frame painted to look like a scientist electrofishing.
EESC Earth Day Photo Frame
EESC Earth Day Photo Frame
EESC Earth Day Photo Frame

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. 

A woman in a gray shirt and a small child in a striped shirt look into a white container filled with water.
Macroinvertebrate Outreach at EESC Earth Day 2024
Macroinvertebrate Outreach at EESC Earth Day 2024
Macroinvertebrate Outreach at EESC 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. 

Two women with USGS hats hold a crayfish
EESC Earth Day Crayfish Outreach
EESC Earth Day Crayfish Outreach
EESC Earth Day Crayfish Outreach

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 child in a tan floppy hat looks through clear glass at a brook trout swimming inside a fiberglass tank.
Observing an Artificial Stream Lab
Observing an Artificial Stream Lab
Observing an Artificial Stream Lab

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 surrounded by feather down in nest on wooden osprey platform
Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform
Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform
Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform

Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform                    

Goose eggs in nest on osprey platform                    

Osprey with nest on channel marker
Osprey with nest in Aid to Navigation Chanel Marker
Osprey with nest in Aid to Navigation Chanel Marker
Osprey with nest in Aid to Navigation Chanel Marker

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
Osprey on nesting platform
Osprey on nesting platform
Osprey on nesting platform

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
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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

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Staff profile picture of Benjamin Letcher of Eastern Ecological Science Center              

Staff profile picture of Benjamin Letcher of Eastern Ecological Science Center              

Jaime D Ashander
Jaime Ashander
Jaime Ashander
Jaime Ashander

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.

A bird dives underwater in a tank.
Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing.
Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing.
Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing.

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. 

a bird egg is held up to a light to see inside the egg.
Candling of grey catbird egg to determine viability
Candling of grey catbird egg to determine viability
Image depicting a duck in five different life stages (hatchling to near adulthood)
Long-tailed duck from hatch to subadult.
Long-tailed duck from hatch to subadult.
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Julie Murray
Julie Murray
Julie Murray

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 

A male and female stand in the water in front of a waterwall
Interns at the Waterfall
Interns at the Waterfall
Interns at the Waterfall

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.

A male and female extract tissue from a salmon for testing
Interns collect salmon blood
Interns collect salmon blood
Interns collect salmon blood

 Brennan and Emily collect and transfer salmon plasma to assess for PFAS                

 Brennan and Emily collect and transfer salmon plasma to assess for PFAS