USGS Multimedia Gallery: Latest Photos & Images http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us A list of the latest 50 photos & images added to the U.S. Geological Survey's Multimedia Gallery (http://gallery.usgs.gov). http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Streamgage 13317000, Salmon River at White Bird, Idaho]]> U.S. Geological Survey hydrographer Doug Ott inspects the gagehouse at streamgage stations 13317000, Salmon River at White Bird, Idaho, May 10, 2013. The flow at the gage was approximately 40,000 cubic feet per second at the time of this photo.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_14_2013_vBRd72Gts5_05_14_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_14_2013_vBRd72Gts5_05_14_2013_0 Tim Merrick Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT streamgage streamflow gagehouse Idaho employee <![CDATA[WRP Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana]]> Wetlands Reserve Program site in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.  Ten years ago, this landowner worked with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Wetlands Reserve Program to design and construct this slough as part of a plan to restore this field’s natural wetland hydrology.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_0 Glenn Austin Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Ecosystems Wetlands Amphibians WetlandsReserveProgram Water Slough NRCS WRP Louisiana NatchitochesParish <![CDATA[WRP Morehouse Parish, Louisiana ]]> Wetlands Reserve Program site in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.  Green tree frogs rest on a Wetlands Reserve Program easement boundary sign in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_1 Monica Sikes Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Ecosystems Wetlands Amphibians WetlandsReserveProgram TreeFrogs NRCS WRP MorehouseParishLouisiana <![CDATA[WRP Sabine Parish, Louisiana]]> Wetlands Reserve Program site in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.  Landowner restored his often-flooded cattle pasture to its natural wetland state by creating shallow water areas, establishing food plots and pollinator plots, and installing wood duck nesting boxes.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_2 Brittany Schmidt Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Ecosytems Wetlands Amphibians WetlandsReserveProgram WRP HabitatRestoration SabineParish Louisiana USDA NRCS <![CDATA[WRP St. Landry Parish, Louisiana ]]> Wetlands Reserve Program site in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.  Changes in a local river resulted in the landowner’s fields flooding on a regular basis. The landowner worked through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to restore his fields to their natural wetland state.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_x16Fwj3VUp_05_10_2013_3 Kristen Lemoine Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Ecosytems Wetlands Amphibians WetlandsReserveProgram WRP HabitatRestoration USDA NRCS St.LandryParish Louisiana <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technician Jenny White checks instruments on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise that imaged the Gulf of Mexico seafloor in areas with abundant gas hydrates in April and May 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_0 Robert Wyland Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> The USGS's Tom O'Brien, Patrick Hart (who is a co-chief scientist for the cruise) and Jenny White adjust seismic streamers and prepare to collect data on gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico aboard the research vessel Pelican in April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_1 Robert Wyland Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE USGS U.S.GeologicalSurvey Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technician Jenny White and co-chief scientist Patrick Hart on the fantail of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_2 Robert Wyland Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technicians Tom O'Brien, Eric Moore, and Wayne Baldwin deploy the seismic streamer aboard the research vessel Pelican to collect data on gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_3 Robert Wyland Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technicians Jenny White and Tom O'Brien prepare lead weight to be added for proper ballasting of the seismic streamer on the fantail of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_4 Patrick Hart Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technicians Eric Moore, Wayne Baldwin, and Tom O'Brien ready the 72-channel digital streamer for deployment on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_5 Patrick Hart Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technicians Eric Moore and Jenny White deploy instruments at the start of a seismic survey to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_6 Patrick Hart Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technician Jenny White prepares equipment for deployment on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_7 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_7 Seth Haines Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technician Pete Dal Ferro prepares a generator-injector seismic source aboard the research ship Pelican during a cruise to study gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in April and May 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_8 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_8 Seth Haines Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS co-chief scientist Seth Haines and technician Tom O’Brien work on data acquisition and analysis in the laboratory of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_9 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_9 Patrick Hart Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technicians Ray Sliter, Pete Dal Ferro, and Tom O'Brien retrieve the 72-channel digital seismic streamer on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_10 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_10 Seth Haines Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technician Jenny White and Ray Sliter check instruments on the fantail of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_11 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_11 Patrick Hart Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> USGS technician Pete Dal Ferro watches as the generator injector guns (silver), the compressor hose (black), and orange buoys are retrieved from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico during a cruise to image gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_12 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_12 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement Employee NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico]]> Seismic equipment is craned off the research vessel Pelican at the dock in Cocodrie, Louisiana after a 15-day expedition to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_13 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_iNEp2TSgf0_05_10_2013_13 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT GasHydrate GasHydrates GulfOfMexico EnergyResources DepartmentOfEnergy DOE Scientists BOEM BureauOfOceanEnergyManagement NR2013_05_14 <![CDATA[Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy]]> USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_0 Michael Noll Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT HurricaneSandy Hurricanes NewYork Storm Coast Employee <![CDATA[Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy]]> USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_1 Michael Noll Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT HurricaneSandy Hurricanes NewYork Storm Coast Employee <![CDATA[Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy]]> USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_2 Michael Noll Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT HurricaneSandy Hurricanes NewYork Storm Coast Employee <![CDATA[Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy]]> USGS hydrologist Michael Noll surveying a high-water mark on Ellis Island, New York.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_3 Amy Simonson Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT HurricaneSandy Hurricanes NewYork Storm Coast Employee <![CDATA[Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy]]> USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_j5Eq27Thg0_05_10_2013_4 Michael Noll Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT HurricaneSandy Hurricanes NewYork Storm Coast Employee <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> Red River floodwater in downtown Fargo, N.D., overcame a public trail sign in April 2013.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_0 Marisa Lubeck Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Fargo Flooding Hazards NorthDakota RedRiver Water Streamgages <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> USGS hydrologist Dan Thomas places an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) into Fargo, N.D., floodwaters to measure streamflow on the Red River.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_1 Marisa Lubeck Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Fargo Flooding Hazards NorthDakota RedRiver Water Streamgages Employee <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> USGS hydrologist Dan Thomas speaks with media about USGS flood response efforts in Fargo, N.D.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_2 Marisa Lubeck Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Employee Media Fargo Flooding Hazards NorthDakota RedRiver Water Streamgages <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> A team of USGS hydrologists and technicians prepares to take an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) out on the Red River in downtown Fargo, N.D., to measure streamflow during the 2013 flood.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_3 Marisa Lubeck Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Fargo Flooding Hazards NorthDakota RedRiver Water Streamgages Employee <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> A high water marker is submerged by the rising Red River during flooding in Fargo, N.D.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2013_n63Umy8LKf_05_10_2013_4 Marisa Lubeck Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Fargo Flooding Hazards NorthDakota RedRiver Water streamgages <![CDATA[Western Fisheries Research Center Founder ]]> WFRC founder Dr. Frederic Fish in 1934. 

From "Seventy Five Years of Science: The Story of the Western Fisheries Research Center, 1935-2010," by Gary Wedemeyer.

 

 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_08_2013_qVMx50Bon3_05_08_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_08_2013_qVMx50Bon3_05_08_2013_0 Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Biology WFRS Historical RobertFish NR2013_05_16 <![CDATA[Western Fisheries Research Center Staff]]> Photo circa 1965-66 of the Western Fisheries Research Center staff by Center Director Robert R. Rucker, pictured second from left, using the lab's camera. The camera had a self-timer -- a high-tech feature in those days -- and Dr. Rucker set it and ran back to the group so he would be in the picture too. Others, from left: Tom Parisot, virologist; Rucker; Nell Nichols, clerk/typist; Don Amend, virology; Norma Busby, histology; Gary Wedemeyer, field representative, Fish Pesticide Research Laboratory, Denver, Colorado; Wm. T. Yasutake, histopathology; A. John Ross, bacteriology; G. Wm. Klontz, immunology; Reg. Morgan, fish culturist; Gail Dryer, office manager; Doug Anderson, immunology; Jan Martin, bacteriology. From "Seventy Five Years of Science: The Story of the Western Fisheries Research Center, 1935-2010," by Gary Wedemeyer.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_08_2013_qVMx50Bon3_05_08_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_08_2013_qVMx50Bon3_05_08_2013_1 Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Biology WFRS Historical NR2013_05_16 <![CDATA[Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge]]> This picture, taken June 6, 2008 at Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge near Benoit, MS, shows a shallow pond in a former agricultural area planted with hardwood tree species typical of restoration areas in the Mississippi Delta region of northwestern Mississippi. The taller trees in the background are a remnant tract of the original bottomland hardwood forest once dominant throughout the lower Mississippi Valley floodplain. 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_08_2013_sXOa61Dqp3_05_08_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_08_2013_sXOa61Dqp3_05_08_2013_0 Hardin Waddle Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Ecosystems Mississipppi <![CDATA[Map Sales and Publications Office]]> This is the Menlo Park, Calif. Map Sales Office located on the USGS campus. The Sales Office is managed by the California Geological Survey. USGS staffs one person each day in that office to answer calls and assist any customers needing information pretaining to USGS services and publications. Pictured is Christy Ryan, USGS, and Richard Adrianowicz, California Geological Survey.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2013_aeu2XKj87R_05_01_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2013_aeu2XKj87R_05_01_2013_0 wilfred (Terry) Carr Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Map Sales Office MenloPark CA Employee <![CDATA[USGS Menlo Park CA Western Regional Library]]> Joseph Langdon, Chief Librarian Menlo Park, Calif., USGS Western Regional Library, maintaining the Circulation Desk, assisting a client for library information. Joseph has a staff of seven library personnel, which respond by media methods for lending and borrowing publications, scanning articles for requests for science information published by USGS, and world science organizations.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2013_x16Fv32UUp_05_01_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2013_x16Fv32UUp_05_01_2013_0 Wilfred (Terry) Carr Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Library Employee MenloPark <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> USGS hydrologist Dan Thomas shows media how the acoustic Doppler current profiler (on the right) measures streamflow on the Red River in Fargo.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_0 Marisa Lubeck Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Flooding NorthDakota Hazards Fargo RedRiver streamgages Water Employee <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> The USGS Red River of the North at Fargo streamgage in Fargo, N.D., takes automatic water level measurements every 15 minutes.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_1 Marisa Lubeck Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Flooding NorthDakota Hazards Fargo RedRiver streamgages Water <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> USGS hydrologists measuring streamflow on the Red River during spring flooding in Fargo.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_2 Marisa Lubeck Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Flooding NorthDakota Hazards Fargo RedRiver streamgages Water <![CDATA[USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo]]> USGS hydrologists return from measuring streamflow on the Red River in Fargo, N.D. The USGS Red River of the North at Fargo streamgage can be seen on the right in the image.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_30_2013_di8Kco4BAu_04_30_2013_3 Marisa Lubeck Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Flooding NorthDakota Hazards Fargo RedRiver streamgages Water Employee <![CDATA[Green Sea Turtle on Loggerhead Key Beach]]> A Green sea turtle fitted with a USGS satellite tag on Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Fl, USGS. Note: All marine turtle images taken in Florida were obtained with the approval of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Marine Turtle Permit 176 issued to K.M. Hart, USGS, under conditions not harmful to this or other turtles.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_0 Kaare Iverson Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Green seaturtle Chelonia mydas Florida DryTortugas satellite tag NR2013_04_29 <![CDATA[Green Sea Turtle Release from Boat]]> USGS biologists Kristen Hart, Jeff Beauchamp, and Thomas Shelby prepare to release a green sea turtle fitted with a satellite tag in the waters of Dry Tortugas National Park. Note: All marine turtle images taken in Florida were obtained with the approval of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) under conditions not harmful to this or other turtles. The activity depicted was conducted pursuant to National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Permit No. 13307-04 (issued to K.M. Hart, USGS) and FWC Permit No. 176 (issued to K.M. Hart, USGS).

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_1 Andrew Crowder Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Green seaturtle Chelonia mydas Florida DryTortugas satellite tag NR2013_04_29 <![CDATA[Green Sea Turtle Swimming in Dry Tortugas National Park]]> A green sea turtle, sporting a USGS satellite tag, swims the waters of Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA. Note: All marine turtle images taken in Florida were obtained with the approval of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) under conditions not harmful to this or other turtles. The activity depicted was conducted pursuant to National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Permit No. 13307-04 (issued to K.M. Hart, USGS) and FWC Permit No. 176 (issued to K.M. Hart, USGS).

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_2 Andrew Crowder Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Green seaturtle Chelonia mydas Florida DryTortugas satellite tag NR2013_04_29 <![CDATA[Green Sea Turtle Swimming over Seagrass Habitat]]> A green sea turtle (about 2.5 feet long) is caught by the georeferenced USGS ATRIS camera system while swimming over seagrass habitat at a depth of about 8 meters near Hospital Key in Dry Tortugas National Park.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_29_2013_swn0QDc55K_04_29_2013_3 Dave Zawada Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Green seaturtle Chelonia mydas Florida DryTortugas satellite tag NR2013_04_29 <![CDATA[Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands]]> A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota. 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_0 David Ferderer Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Energy EnergyResourcesProgram EnergyAssessment OilAssessment OilAndGasAssessment Oil ContinuousOil UnconventionalOil Bakken BakkenFormation NorthDakota Montana HydraulicFracturing Hydrofracking UnconventionalOil TightOil <![CDATA[Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands]]> A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota. 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_1 David Ferderer Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Energy EnergyResourcesProgram EnergyAssessment OilAssessment OilAndGasAssessment Oil ContinuousOil UnconventionalOil Bakken BakkenFormation NorthDakota Montana HydraulicFracturing Hydrofracking UnconventionalOil TightOil <![CDATA[Bakken Drilling]]> Bakken drilling and completion activities at a well along Interstate-94, 6 miles east of Belfield, North Dakota.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_2 David Ferderer Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Energy EnergyResourcesProgram EnergyAssessment OilAssessment OilAndGasAssessment Oil ContinuousOil UnconventionalOil Bakken BakkenFormation NorthDakota Montana HydraulicFracturing Hydrofracking UnconventionalOil TightOil <![CDATA[Bakken Drilling]]> Bakken drilling and completion activities at a well along Interstate-94, 6 miles east of Belfield, North Dakota.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_3 David Ferderer Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Energy EnergyResourcesProgram EnergyAssessment OilAssessment OilAndGasAssessment Oil ContinuousOil UnconventionalOil Bakken BakkenFormation NorthDakota Montana HydraulicFracturing Hydrofracking UnconventionalOil TightOil <![CDATA[Bakken Drill Rig]]> A drill rig in the Bakken oil field in Stark County, western North Dakota. 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_4 Stephanie Gaswirth Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Energy EnergyResourcesProgram EnergyAssessment OilAssessment OilAndGasAssessment Oil ContinuousOil UnconventionalOil Bakken BakkenFormation NorthDakota Montana HydraulicFracturing Hydrofracking UnconventionalOil TightOil <![CDATA[Bakken Drill Rig]]> A drill rig in the Bakken oil field in Stark County, western North Dakota. 

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_26_2013_q74Xpc0ONj_04_26_2013_5 Stephanie Gaswirth Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT USGS Energy EnergyResourcesProgram EnergyAssessment OilAssessment OilAndGasAssessment Oil ContinuousOil UnconventionalOil Bakken BakkenFormation NorthDakota Montana HydraulicFracturing Hydrofracking UnconventionalOil TightOil <![CDATA[Science Information Services Staff Menlo Park California]]> Gloria Kirton, Christy Ryan, are two of five staff members of the Science Information Services Group in Menlo Park, California. They are staff members of the front line services to the USGS, and to the public, communicating by telephone, email, text chat, walk in customer assistance, and other media methods. Most inquiries coming to USGS will most likely come through SIS Menlo Park, Calif., for the Western Region.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_22_2013_swn8Qdc55K_04_22_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_22_2013_swn8Qdc55K_04_22_2013_0 Wilfred (Terry) Carr Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT Employee SIS ScienceInformationServices Customer <![CDATA[Lake Sturgeon Head]]> Missouri River lake sturgeon.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_16_2013_gkb4EQp11X_04_16_2013_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_16_2013_gkb4EQp11X_04_16_2013_0 Aaron DeLonay Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT CSRP Pallid Sturgeon sturgeonresearchproject