As part of our routine field work in the winter the staff of the Maine Office head out on Maine's frozen (and partially frozen) rivers. This is dangerous work and in 2003 the Maine Office obtained a hovercraft to allow hydrographers to access rivers with unsafe ice conditions more easily.
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Hovercraft on the Kennebec River
As part of our routine field work in the winter the staff of the Maine Office head out on Maine's frozen (and partially frozen) rivers. This is dangerous work and in 2003 the Maine Office obtained a hovercraft to allow hydrographers to access rivers with unsafe ice conditions more easily.
TRUE or FALSE: Portland, Oregon, has a volcano within its metropolitan area.
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Can animals predict earthquakes?
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Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Habitat
Potential habitat for the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa).
Potential habitat for the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa).
Doesn't glacier ice last longer in drinks?
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Bat Necropsy
USGS scientists conducting necropsy on bats (Dr. David Blehert on right) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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USGS scientists conducting necropsy on bats (Dr. David Blehert on right) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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Bat Necropsy at the NWHC
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
Brown Bat Necropsy
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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Brown Bat Necropsy
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
Brown Bat Necropsy
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas conducting necropsy on little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (Allison Klein, USGS).
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas conducting necropsy on little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (Allison Klein, USGS).
Double Crested Cormorants
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Glen Canyon Dam
The Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River in Arizona. At noon Monday, Nov. 19, U.S.
The Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River in Arizona. At noon Monday, Nov. 19, U.S.
Researcher collects particle size analysis samples
Gary Barton (USGS) collects particle size analysis samples of the surface riverbed material of the Kootenai River about three miles upstream from Bonners Ferry, ID.
Gary Barton (USGS) collects particle size analysis samples of the surface riverbed material of the Kootenai River about three miles upstream from Bonners Ferry, ID.
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White Pelicans
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
White Pelicans
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
White Pelicans
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
White Pelicans
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.