By mnewbrough@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 16, 2024.

Bay Journal — by Timothy B. Wheeler — May 13, 2024

By mnewbrough@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 15, 2024.

Collection of USGS-related articles from the Chesapeake Quarterly: Volume 23, Number 1 (May 2024)

By rlmedina@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 15, 2024.

The Carson River Basin Hydro Mapper web application provides a modern and easy-to-use interface with the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS). The tool includes an interactive map viewer showing real-time information on stream flow, stage, and groundwater-levels, as well as available water-chemistry data for select constituents. 

By shouse@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 14, 2024.

Title:  Adaptive Management, Fire, and Restoration in the Sagebrush Biome

Date:  May 24, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific 

Speakers:  Lief Wiechman and Chad Hoffman, USGS Land Management Research Program  

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 14, 2024.

James Meldrum is lead author on a collaborator report published by the USDA Forest Service covering work with the City of Santa Fe Fire Department and other partners, seeking to understand and promote property-level wildfire risk mitigation in Santa Fe communities. The report describes the results of a systematic data collection process in 2021 and insights for partners' programs and outreach.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

Heather Kerkering receives national recognition for her exceptional service to local communities in the Pacific Islands.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

Kīlauea erupted explosively 100 years ago this year. Several programs and articles commemorate the centennial anniversary of the 1924 explosive eruption. 

By sernst@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

On May 8, 2024, HVO staff conducted a gravity survey around Kaluapele and on May 10, HVO staff conducted maintenance on the F1cam at the summit. 

By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

When the next planned Landsat mission, Landsat Next, reaches orbit in about 2030, three new satellites will be collecting Earth observation data in greater detail and frequency than their predecessors. 

By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

Landsat satellites 8 and 9 orbit at 438 miles above the Earth’s surface and collect imagery that is used to improve the quality of our lives. Continuing a half-century legacy of the Landsat Program, the satellites help governments, land managers and scientists monitor water quality, crop production, forest health, growing cities, changes to our coastlines and much more. 

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 13, 2024.

A team of scientists visited the new thermal area near Tern Lake to sample gases and measure temperatures.  The results of their work provide a snapshot into how thermal areas in Yellowstone develop.

By twojtowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 12, 2024.

A USGS scientist from the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center had discussed on a BioScience podcast about a USGS project called READI-Net that uses aquatic invasive species DNA to help with their early detection. 

By ksussman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 09, 2024.

Culturally prescribed burning is a sustainable method for managing land and enhancing the resilience of streams and watersheds. USGS and Yurok Tribe scientists are studying how these fires affect plants and soil moisture conditions on Yurok Ancestral Lands.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 09, 2024.

Kīlauea began erupting explosively 100 years ago this week, for the first time in nearly a century. The eruption lasted for about 17 days, killing one person and injuring others.

By dsorenson@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 08, 2024.

Dr. Laura Norman was recognized by the University of Arizona for her scientific efforts and work serving on multiple graduate student committees and enriching students’ research experiences.

By sernst@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 08, 2024.

A new study in Marine Geology documents hundreds of previously unknown seafloor methane seeps on the U.S. Atlantic margin and describes the sedimentary, geologic, and oceanographic processes responsible for the seeps’ formation.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 08, 2024.

For Amphibian Week 2024, FORT is celebrating four athletic amphibians from Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP): the western tiger salamander, the wood frog, the boreal chorus frog, and the boreal toad. These four species endure some of the toughest conditions an amphibian can experience including over eight months of snow each year, hot and dry summer conditions, and unpredictable wildfires.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 07, 2024.

New research led by Deltares, USGS, and USACE investigates the interplay between tropical and extratropical cyclones in driving coastal flooding along the subtropical Southeast Atlantic Coast of the United States. The research presents a comprehensive flood hazard and impact assessment spanning from Virginia to Florida, offering critical insights into the region's vulnerability to flooding events.

By slevisay@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 07, 2024.

This year’s Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) Workshop set all kinds of records—more commercial vendors, more presentations, a new networking event and, above all, more people. About 575 signed up for the event, compared to 350 in 2023.

By ahays@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 07, 2024.

The discovery of a previously-unknown population of threatened Ringed Map Turtles was released April 30

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

Northwest CASC researchers and partners identify key needs to consider when managing vegetation shifts after wildfires.

By criggs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

The Water Resources Mission Area is hiring a Hydrologic Instrumentation Research and Operations Chief to lead the new Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on the University of Alabama Campus at Tuscaloosa, AL.

By plaustsen@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

Around the West, efforts to conserve and restore riparian habitats have primarily focused on trout and salmon. USGS science is showing that some restoration strategies, including enhancing remnant beaver dams, can also benefit the Oregon spotted frog. 

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

In a significant first for satellite-derived shoreline monitoring, researchers have created a benchmarking framework aimed at evaluating the accuracy of shoreline change observations derived from satellite remote sensing. This study, conducted by an international team including USGS researchers, introduces a standardized method to assess the performance of popular shoreline mapping algorithms.

By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

The GEOINT 2024 Symposium taking place May 5-8, 2024, in Florida features a Government Hub panel discussion on the Landsat 2030 Initiative that includes Pete Doucette, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

The record of water chemistry data in Yellowstone predates the development of the pH (acidity) scale!  These data are a testament to numerous researchers who have contributed their expertise over nearly 150 years. 

By twojtowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 04, 2024.

NOROCK, along with our collaborators, have recently published research about helping the National Park Service update their amphibian species database and evaluating biological and chemical threats to amphibians. See below for more information.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 03, 2024.

In 2018, a large eruption from the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea partially drained the summit magma reservoir, which caused portions of the unsupported summit caldera floor to collapse. In the six years since then, Kaluapele has been host to an unprecedented water lake and several eruptions. 

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 03, 2024.

A study supported by the Southeast CASC demonstrates how the impacts of climate change on streams and brook trout populations can vary across small geographic areas within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.