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2011 Photo Contest
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Building a Boardwalk
Scientists build a boardwalk to access mangrove forest to sample fish.... 
Clearing a Lift Net
Scientists clear a lift net to capture intertidal fish in mangrove forest....
Closing off Seine
Scientists close off a center bag seine prior to pursing net to recover fish sample....
Employee at Work
Employee drives boat on Shark River. Note mosquito repellent and Gatorade – field essentials....
Electrofishing Low-Salinity Mangroves
Scientists electrofish low-salinity shorelines, Tarpon Bay, Everglades National Park....
Scientists Explore Mangroves
Scientists explore mangroves in a beach environment, Cape Sable, FL....
Boardwalk Inspection
Scientists inspect a raised boardwalk used to access a mangrove forest to sample fish....
Juvenile Sheepshead
Employee holds a sheepshead, a juvenile fish of recreational importance captured in a mangrove-lined tidal creek....
Juvenile tarpon
Scientist displays juvenile tarpon captured in a tidal pond....
Measuring a Cross-Sectional Creek Profile
Scientist measures the profile of a tidal creek at low tide. Note mudflat in background....
Measuring a Cross-Sectional Creek Profile
Scientist measures the profile of a tidal creek at low tide. Note main Shark River off to the right side of photo....
Measuring Flow in a Flooded Forest
Employee uses a Flowtracker to measure cross-sectional profile of a rivulet draining a mangrove forest....
Navigating a Tidal Creek at Low Tide
Scientist raised the engine to navigate a tidal creek at low tide. Note freeze damage to mangroves in the background....
Preparing to Measure Flow
Scientists set up to measure flow from a mangrove forest....
Release of Diamondback Terrapins
Scientist releases mangrove diamondback terrapins held briefly for tagging....
Tidal Creek Salt Marsh Recon
Conducting a reconnaissance of a salt marsh-lined tidal creek....
Sunset over Mt. San Jacinto and the Coachella Canal
The Coachella Canal is an aqueduct that diverts water from the Colorado River to the Coachella Valley, making possible the extensive agriculture production that drives the economy in this arid region of the United States....
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Scientist Joe Svetek pauses to record notes in his dump-truck-turned-mobile-office at one of the many seismic shot hole locations of the 2011 Salton Seismic Imaging Project....
Fog over the Shark Slough
Flying over the fog in route to a USGS hydro station in Shark Slough....
Prescribed Burn
Prescribed burn in a coastal sawgrass marsh at a USGS hydrologic station in Everglades National Park....
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