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Image: Borehole Geophysical Logging
Borehole Geophysical Logging
Borehole Geophysical Logging
Borehole Geophysical Logging

USGS hydrologist conducts borehole geophysical logging as part of an applied research project to evaluate the use of new hydrogeophysical tools to remotely monitor and visualize bioremediation of contaminated groundwater.

USGS hydrologist conducts borehole geophysical logging as part of an applied research project to evaluate the use of new hydrogeophysical tools to remotely monitor and visualize bioremediation of contaminated groundwater.

Image: Compact Storage
Compact Storage
Compact Storage
Compact Storage

After a detailed inventory is completed and published on the web, processed materials are stored in compact shelving in the Field Records Collection. Collections are organized by scientist and project.

After a detailed inventory is completed and published on the web, processed materials are stored in compact shelving in the Field Records Collection. Collections are organized by scientist and project.

Image: From Card Catalog to Website
From Card Catalog to Website
From Card Catalog to Website
From Card Catalog to Website

Organization and inventorying of the collection is an ongoing project. The Denver Library is converting card catalog records and inventory documents into a web accessible database in which inventories may be searched by keyword or browsed by scientist. The new website went live for USGS and public use in March of 2009.

Organization and inventorying of the collection is an ongoing project. The Denver Library is converting card catalog records and inventory documents into a web accessible database in which inventories may be searched by keyword or browsed by scientist. The new website went live for USGS and public use in March of 2009.

White fungal covered items in New York mine (likely scat)
Fungal covered items in NY mine (likely scat)
Fungal covered items in NY mine (likely scat)
Fungal covered items in NY mine (likely scat)

Fungal covered items in NY mine (likely scat). 2008.

Image: New Accessions Arriving at Field Records
New Accessions Arriving at Field Records
New Accessions Arriving at Field Records
New Accessions Arriving at Field Records

Materials arrive from across the country to be accessioned and processed at the Denver Library, Field Records Collection. Geologic Discipline scientists are encouraged to deposit their project materials and with the Field Records Collection. Materials in the collection are managed as Federal records to ensure ongoing access in perpetuity for future researchers.

Materials arrive from across the country to be accessioned and processed at the Denver Library, Field Records Collection. Geologic Discipline scientists are encouraged to deposit their project materials and with the Field Records Collection. Materials in the collection are managed as Federal records to ensure ongoing access in perpetuity for future researchers.

Image: On File at the Field Records Collection
On File at the Field Records Collection
On File at the Field Records Collection
On File at the Field Records Collection

The Field Records Collection in Denver houses materials generated from nearly 130 years of scientific investigations by more than 1200 scientists.

The Field Records Collection in Denver houses materials generated from nearly 130 years of scientific investigations by more than 1200 scientists.

Image: Researching Historical Collections
Researching Historical Collections
Researching Historical Collections
Researching Historical Collections

The Field Records Library provides reference and research assistance to USGS scientists and staff, as well as to a wide range of researchers from other Federal and State agencies, and the general public.

The Field Records Library provides reference and research assistance to USGS scientists and staff, as well as to a wide range of researchers from other Federal and State agencies, and the general public.

Streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
Station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
Station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
Station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, viewed from right bank downstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, viewed from right bank downstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110325 Navasota River above Groesbeck, Texas.
Station 08110325 Navasota Riv. above Groesbeck, Tex.
Station 08110325 Navasota Riv. above Groesbeck, Tex.
Station 08110325 Navasota Riv. above Groesbeck, Tex.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110325 Navasota River above Groesbeck, Texas, photograph looking upstream from small bridge upstream from State Highway 14 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110325 Navasota River above Groesbeck, Texas, photograph looking upstream from small bridge upstream from State Highway 14 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas.
Station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Tex.
Station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Tex.
Station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Tex.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking upstream from left bank, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking upstream from left bank, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey station 08110800 Navasota River at Old Spanish Road near Bryan, Texas
Station 08110800 Navasota Riv. at Old Spanish Rd., Tex., SIR 2009–5174
Station 08110800 Navasota Riv. at Old Spanish Rd., Tex., SIR 2009–5174
Station 08110800 Navasota Riv. at Old Spanish Rd., Tex., SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110800 Navasota River at Old Spanish Road near Bryan, Texas, photograph looking upstream from bridge, April 1, 2008.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110800 Navasota River at Old Spanish Road near Bryan, Texas, photograph looking upstream from bridge, April 1, 2008.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, looking upstream from FM 413 bridge
USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, looking upstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, looking upstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, looking downstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.
USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas
USGS station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, looking downstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08098290 Brazos River near Highbank, Texas, looking downstream from FM 413 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08106500 Little River near Cameron, Texas,
USGS station 08106500 Little River near Cameron, Texas
USGS station 08106500 Little River near Cameron, Texas
USGS station 08106500 Little River near Cameron, Texas

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08106500 Little River near Cameron, Texas, photograph looking downstream from right bank just downstream from U.S. Highway 77/190 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08106500 Little River near Cameron, Texas, photograph looking downstream from right bank just downstream from U.S. Highway 77/190 bridge, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking downstream from left bank
USGS station 08110500 Navasota Riv. near Easterly, Tex.
USGS station 08110500 Navasota Riv. near Easterly, Tex.
USGS station 08110500 Navasota Riv. near Easterly, Tex.

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking downstream from left bank, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

 

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking downstream from left bank, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

 

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas, downstream from US Hwy. 190 bridge.
USGS station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas
USGS station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas
USGS station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas, looking downstream from U.S. Highway 190 bridge, April 1, 2008.
USGS SIR 2009–5174
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5174/

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas, looking downstream from U.S. Highway 190 bridge, April 1, 2008.
USGS SIR 2009–5174
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5174/

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas,
USGS streamflow-gaging station 081110, abandoned channel
USGS streamflow-gaging station 081110, abandoned channel
USGS streamflow-gaging station 081110, abandoned channel

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas, looking upstream from left bank of abandoned channel, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08111000 Navasota River near Bryan, Texas, looking upstream from left bank of abandoned channel, April 1, 2008.

SIR 2009–5174

Image: Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose

This bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) was marked with a satellite transmitter at Qinghai Lake, China, in an effort to understand the role that wild birds play in avian influenza.

This bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) was marked with a satellite transmitter at Qinghai Lake, China, in an effort to understand the role that wild birds play in avian influenza.

Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave
Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave
Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave
Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave

Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave. 2008.

Image: Bat Wing Damage
Bat Wing Damage
Bat Wing Damage
Bat Wing Damage

Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.

Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.

Image: Bat Wing Damage
Bat Wing Damage
Bat Wing Damage
Bat Wing Damage

Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.

Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.