Snapshots of the U.S. Geological Survey Open House

Menlo Park, California

May30, 31, and June 1, 2003

Friday, May 30, was devoted to school children and VIPs (image 030530N-02)

Elsa Roscoe (image 030530N-04)

Mineral hardness (image 030530N-07)

Carl Wentworth (image 030530N-08)

Students at Mike Diggles' display on USGS photography (image 030530N-09)

Jazz Band from Menlo-Atherton High School (image 030530N-11)

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USGS Director, Chip Groat (image 030530N-16)

Andrea Alpine (image 030530N-18)

USGS Western Region Director, Doug Buffington (image 030530N-19)

Jay Pendergast (image 030530N-20)

Phil Stoffer (image 030530N-21)

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USGS Western Region Director, Doug Buffington (image 030530N-24)

USGS Director, Chip Groat (image 030530N-25)

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Susan Garcia (image 030530N-27)

Lloyd Cluff (image 030530N-28)

U.S. Congresswoman from the 16th Californa distict, Zoe Lofgren (image 030530N-29)

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Amelia Barralas (image 030530N-33)

Tookie Campione (image 030530N-34)

Tookie, a star USGS Volunteer, was lavished with well-deserved praise. (image 030530N-36)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service receives her help also (image 030530P-01)

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Seth Fisher, from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's office, made a presentation to her also (image 030530P-05)

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Lloyd Cluff, Bill Ellsworth, and Zoe Lofgren (image 030530P-10)

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The view from on top of Mammoth Mountain (image 030530P-12)

John Evans and Zoe Lofgren (image 030530P-13)

Dave Hill (image 030530P-14)

Congresswoman Lofgren's Congressional Assistant, Bill Reagon (image 030530P-16)

Dina Venezky (image 030530P-17)

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Trench peel (image 030530P-19)

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Tom Fumal and Zoe Lofgren (image 030530P-23)

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Bill Reagon and Michael Moore (image 030530P-29)

Dave Oppenheimer (image 030530P-30)

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Steve Hickman (image 030530Q-01)

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Bill Ellsworth (image 030530Q-10)

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Earthscope (image 030530Q-12)

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GPS (image 030530Q-16)

Stephanie Hanna (image 030530Q-17)

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Palo Alto Mayor Dena_Mossar and David Howell (image 030530Q-21)

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Todd Fitzgibbon (image 030530Q-23)

Leitz GPS binoculars (image 030530Q-24)

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Vicki Langenheim and Kevin Schmidt (image 030530Q-26)

David Howell's energy quiz (image 030530Q-27)

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Elsa Roscoe with students at the photography exhibit (image 030530Q-29)

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Duckweed, the USGS traditional American music string band (image 030530Q-33)

Dancing to Duckweed (image 030530Q-34)

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Duckweed, group photo (image 030530Q-37)

Cathedral Peak Granodiorite (image 030530R-04)

Panning for gold with Robert Oscarson (image 030530R-05)

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Piloting the USGS jet ski (image 030530R-09)

Underwater microscope, Juliet Kinney (right) (image 030530R-10)

Janice Murphy (image 030530R-11)

Seeing Forever, by John Evans and Mike Diggles (image 030530R-12)

Cone penetration (image 030530R-14)

Elsa Roscoe and John Tinsley (image 030530R-15)

Wayne Thatcher (image 030530R-16)

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Bay Area science (image 030530R-22)

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Household minerals (image 030530R-25)

3-D image. You need the glasses to see the poster (image 030530R-26)

San Francisquito Creek presentation (image 030530R-28)

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Cary Burns-Lopez with her snake (image 030530R-31)

Albino kingsnake (image 030530R-32)

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Kristin Piljay (image 030530R-34)

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Cappuccino stand (image 030531S-00)

Volunteers (image 030531S-01)

Federal Protective Service officers (image 030531S-03)

Paleomagnetics lab (image 030531S-04)

Plate puzzle (image 030531S-05)

Vicki Logan (image 030531S-06)

Diggles family (image 030531S-07)

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Tephrachronology (image 030531S-09)

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The cascade outside Water Resources is a hit with kids (image 030531S-11)

Trading cards (image 030531S-12)

Ice cream (image 030531S-14)

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Scott Wankel (image 030531S-16)

CO₂ suffocation display (image 030531S-17)

Trading cards (image 030531S-19)

Claire Tiedeman (image 030531S-20)

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Ask-A-Geologist, Jim Calzia (image 030531S-24)

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Good cookin', good eatin' (image 030531S-26)

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Geokids (image 030531S-29)

Jake Lowenstern (image 030531S-30)

Lisa Conrad (image 030531S-31)

Author Sarah Andrews (image 030531S-32)

Petrographic microscope, images in an iMac (image 030531S-33)

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Dave Ramsey (image 030531S-35)

3-D Theatre (image 030531S-36)

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Helen Gibbons (image 030531S-37)

'Shig and Buzz,' Instrumental Surf and Rock Music (image 030601T-05)

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Current tracker (image 030601T-09)

San Jose State University presentation (image 030601T-10)

Kat Burnham (image 030601T-11)

Popcorn (image 030601T-12)

David Howell had the Tapestry of Time and Terrain turned into a jigsaw puzzle. This is a fundraiser for Geokids. They cost just $15 each or two for $25. Contact him to buy one! dhowell@usgs.gov (image 030601T-13)

Rich Blakely (image 030601T-16)

Ray Wells (image 030601T-17)

Helen Gibbons (image 030601T-18)

Dress Like a Marine Geologist

Clint Steele doing the magic (image 030601T-21)

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Mike's shot of Clint (image 030601T-19)

Clint's shot of Mike (image 030601T-19_1520295)

Dan Mosier getting the next models ready (image 030601T-23)

Ah, back to panning. (image 030601T-26)

Gold flakes (image 030601T-27)

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Imaging (image 030601T-29)

The Earthquake Ride (image 030601T-30)

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Joe Andrews (image 030601T-35)

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A young USGS Volunteer for Science (image 030601U-3976)

We had other USGS Open Houses in 1997 and 2000.
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Date created: June 2, 2003
Last modified: June 23, 2006
Created by: Mike Diggles, Western Publications Group.