By lausman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

The health of native birds can also be indicative of the health of Hawai‘i’s forested ecosystems. 

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

History: An estimated 700 Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) were found dead over a 7-month period in three coastal California counties. Four juvenile gulls found weak and not standing were euthanized and submitted to the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) for cause of death determination. 

By lausman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

Native Hawaiians have a deep kinship with Hawaiian forest birds and revere, honor, and deify them as family, ancestors, guardians, spirits, and gods. The connections between Hawaiians, their forests, and birds span centuries, and persist today. 

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

USGS scientists from around the country participated in the World Fisheries Congress, demonstrating the bureau’s role and commitment to fisheries science by building collaborations, organizing symposia, and providing presentations.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

Researchers have developed a comprehensive model to hindcast nearly four decades of water-level data for the Southeast Atlantic coastline of the United States. Spanning the stretch from the entrance of Chesapeake Bay to the southeastern tip of Florida, the research offers vital insights into the complex factors driving coastal processes in the region.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

A new publication (Lorch et al. 2023) has found that fungi in the genera Paranannizziopsis  are found on wild snakes in the United States and Canada. The NWHC has developed a rapid PCR-based detection method for Paranannizziopsis to assist in pathogen screening and accurate diagnosis of the disease.

By trmerrick@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

April 2024 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

By trmerrick@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

The USGS Idaho Water Science Center and other members of the Idaho Silver Jackets will join Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad to dedicate a new flood information sign on the Portneuf River.

By annescott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

Open Opportunity: Resident Science Scholar for the USGS Office of Tribal Relations

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

Is Yellowstone heating up, or cooling down?  How much heat is radiating away from the surface in Yellowstone’s thermal areas, and how does it change with time?  Thermal infrared remote sensing can provide estimates of these parameters.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2), a Lagovirus in the family Caliciviridae, has caused substantial mortality in wild lagomorph (rabbit and hare) populations in North America. Researchers have been studying how management actions can help wild rabbit and hare populations respond to the virus.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

On April 24, HVO staff installed a new webcam and upgraded an existing webcam on the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa. 

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

A new publication, Carlson, et al. (2023), demonstrated the ability of several crop species, including alfalfa and barley, commonly consumed by cervids and livestock, to uptake prions via their roots and translocate them to above-ground tissue.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center has engaged in strategic planning to evaluate our programs and reimagine how our science impacts wildlife and ecosystem health.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

Planning is underway for a new National Wildlife Health Center facility.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

A team of pathologists, veterinarians, and biologists at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) recently published the first set of collaboratively developed case definitions for wildlife diagnosticians.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

The Southwest CASC Regional Administrator discusses shrinking snowpack and the effects on water resources in the Western United States in an article about key take aways from the water chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). 

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

Dr. LeAnn White has been selected as the new Center Director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC). 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods used to collect, interpret, and disseminate map data have been evolving ever since HVO’s founding in 1912, and a digital tool newly available to the public continues that legacy of innovation.

By dbingham@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

New research conducted by USGS, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and NOAA points to the escalating threat of flooding to coastal communities in Alaska, driven by climate change and rising sea levels. Published in Scientific Reports, the study employs innovative approaches to estimate flood elevations, crucial for planning and safeguarding Alaska’s many coastal communities.

By lausman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

At around 14,410-feet Mount Rainier, a snowcapped volcano in the Cascade Range, towers above the Puget Lowlands.  

By dfoley@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

Anne Wein (WGSC) led the Sensitivity of Liquefaction to Sea-level Rise project in the San Francisco Bay Area with oversight of Keith Knudsen (ESC).   The geonarrative communication for a general audience has won a 2023 Shoemaker Product award. 

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

FORT Deputy Center Director Steve Hanser and Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist Kate Schoenecker presented at the FREES Summit (Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability) in Elko, Nevada, April 16-18, 2024.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces the Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) system, which aims to improve prediction and monitoring of precipitation, streamflow, and coastal flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

North Central CASC-supported researchers created a storymap to serve as a living resource for scientists and managers partnering with Tribes and communities.

By kewilliams@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

The NASA Curiosity rover continues to make progress along the margin of upper Gediz Vallis ridge.

By mcraig@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 23, 2024.

The dataset can be used to track lake productivity across macroscales and decades.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 23, 2024.

In a recently published study, scientists from the US Geological Survey (USGS), University of California Santa Cruz, and Deltares employed advanced numerical wave modeling techniques to assess threats posed by wave-driven erosion and flooding along Alaska's Arctic coast.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 23, 2024.

Get your game face on, Amphibian Week 2024, Extreme Athletes: Amphibian Edition is almost here! From May 5 – 11, USGS ARMI scientists and amphibian enthusiasts around the world will be celebrating the extreme athletic abilities of frogs, newts, toads, salamanders, and caecilians.