USGS personnel: Sam Pecoraro (left), Tanner Kenney (middle), and Scott Dwyer (right; in the water) deploying an underwater camera in Lake Michigan near South Manitou Island.
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Deploying Underwater Camera in Lake Michigan
USGS personnel: Sam Pecoraro (left), Tanner Kenney (middle), and Scott Dwyer (right; in the water) deploying an underwater camera in Lake Michigan near South Manitou Island.
Hurricane Michael cut deep into Panhandle dunes
A deeply eroded sand dune on the beach at Cape San Blas shows Hurricane Michael's impact on parts of the Florida Panhandle shoreline.
A deeply eroded sand dune on the beach at Cape San Blas shows Hurricane Michael's impact on parts of the Florida Panhandle shoreline.
Lake Michigan lake bottom and the corner of a pivot point
Lake Michigan lake-bottom near South Manitou Island. Visible is part of a diver's hand and the corner of a anchor point used for circular transects.
Lake Michigan lake-bottom near South Manitou Island. Visible is part of a diver's hand and the corner of a anchor point used for circular transects.
panoramic view, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park's Crater Rim Drive
In this panoramic view, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park's Crater Rim Drive (left foreground) disappears into the enormous void created by the collapse of Halema‘uma‘u and portions of the Kīlauea caldera floor during the dramatic events at the summit of the volcano in May-August 2018.
In this panoramic view, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park's Crater Rim Drive (left foreground) disappears into the enormous void created by the collapse of Halema‘uma‘u and portions of the Kīlauea caldera floor during the dramatic events at the summit of the volcano in May-August 2018.
Preparing to Collect Data in Lake Ontario
A camera integrated wth a dive scooter is lowered into the water in Lake Ontario
A camera integrated wth a dive scooter is lowered into the water in Lake Ontario
The Diver's Point of View
This is the view a SCUBA diver has using our integrated camera and scooter instrument in Lake Huron.
This is the view a SCUBA diver has using our integrated camera and scooter instrument in Lake Huron.
Color-shaded topographic relief map of the Yellowstone Plateau-Snake River Plain
Color-shaded topographic relief map of the Yellowstone Plateau-Snake River Plain volcanic province showing the track of the Yellowstone hot spot. Figure by Ken Pierce and Lisa Morgan.
Color-shaded topographic relief map of the Yellowstone Plateau-Snake River Plain volcanic province showing the track of the Yellowstone hot spot. Figure by Ken Pierce and Lisa Morgan.
Hiking into the Owyhee Canyonlands to install a crest stage gage
Bureau of Land Management wilderness ranger Evan Worthington leads U.S. Geological Survey hydrographers John Carricaburu and Russ Miller over a canyon rim and down to Deep Creek to install a crest stage gage. USGS scientists will incorporte data from the gage into an evaluation of streamflow in the Owyhee Canyonlands.
Bureau of Land Management wilderness ranger Evan Worthington leads U.S. Geological Survey hydrographers John Carricaburu and Russ Miller over a canyon rim and down to Deep Creek to install a crest stage gage. USGS scientists will incorporte data from the gage into an evaluation of streamflow in the Owyhee Canyonlands.
Hurricane Michael destroyed many houses on Cape San Blas, Florida
A beach house in Cape San Blas, Florida destroyed by Hurricane Michael, which struck the Florida Panhandle as a Category Four storm Oct. 10, 2018.
A beach house in Cape San Blas, Florida destroyed by Hurricane Michael, which struck the Florida Panhandle as a Category Four storm Oct. 10, 2018.
Economic benefits of marshes
Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.
Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.
Saltmarsh vegetation
Photo showing different species of salt tolerant plants near a saltmarsh.
Photo showing different species of salt tolerant plants near a saltmarsh.
School of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation
Photo showing school of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation.
Photo showing school of juvenile fish in water next to marsh vegetation.
Social benefits of marshes
Photo of a boardwalk over a saltmarsh creek showing people.
Photo of a boardwalk over a saltmarsh creek showing people.
The Androscoggin river in Maine during Fall
The Androscoggin river in Maine during Fall colors.
The Androscoggin river in Maine during Fall colors.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with GLSC employees next to R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), third from left, and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson, third from right, visit the science and vessel crew of the USGS research vessel Arcticus. Jill Wingifield of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, second from right, also joined the two-hour cruise.
US Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), third from left, and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson, third from right, visit the science and vessel crew of the USGS research vessel Arcticus. Jill Wingifield of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, second from right, also joined the two-hour cruise.
US Congressman Dan Kildee with USGS personnel aboard the R/V Arcticus
US Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson experience Great Lakes fisheries research first hand aboard the USGS research vessel Arcticus.
US Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and his Senior Legislative Assistant Jordan Dickinson experience Great Lakes fisheries research first hand aboard the USGS research vessel Arcticus.
Andrea "Andy" O'Neill in Monterey
“The ocean is the closest I can get to an unexplored world, without going into space... I mean, I feel a deep connection to the ocean and its constant rhythms, but when I visit, there's a new discovery or appreciation every time.
“The ocean is the closest I can get to an unexplored world, without going into space... I mean, I feel a deep connection to the ocean and its constant rhythms, but when I visit, there's a new discovery or appreciation every time.
Ashley Bussell working in the field
Bussell, Ashley M working on site, with Blue USGS Shirt.
Bussell, Ashley M working on site, with Blue USGS Shirt.
Preparing the multi-channel streamer
USGS science crew prepare to pull in the multi-channel streamer to troubleshoot the system.
USGS science crew prepare to pull in the multi-channel streamer to troubleshoot the system.
Hill at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 Months After Fire
A landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
A landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.