By lshriver@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Oct 01, 2025.

In this edition: Staff updates, field trips, and a new publication on bridging seed selection theory and practice

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin in early October over portions of the Blue Mountains and adjacent areas in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. Surveying is expected to continue until snowfall hinders data quality, and resume next Spring and Summer.

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

RESTON, Va. — Low-level Helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will be conducted starting in October for approximately four months, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting.

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The airborne survey will resume in early October and continue through Spring, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

On September 25, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists surveyed the elevation along a transect across the new tephra cone formed by the recent lava fountaining episodes at the summit of Kīlauea. 

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

The Powell Center invites researchers to submit proposals for two-year synthesis projects on any Earth or environmental science topic.

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

A cryogenic magnetometer may sound like something out of a scifi show, but it's actually an important tool for figuring out the eruption histories at volcanoes.

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

CDI Monthly Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month, from 11-12:30 pm Eastern Time. 

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

Domesticated and native bees provide economic services valued in excess of $10 billion in the U.S. annually. They are also irreplaceable for many crops and thus central to our agricultural heritage. FORT researchers work closely with partners nationwide to improve pollinator health and conservation, ensuring future economic and food security.

By srodriguez@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 30, 2025.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has launched the 250K Topo, a new digital map product designed to support regional planning, land and resource management, and emergency response coordination.

By dfisher@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 29, 2025.

In this Fall 2025 edition: DC Metro July Flooding • Westernport Flooding Record • New Water Dashboard • New Gages • New Videos • New Publications

By twojtowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 29, 2025.

The USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of structured science syntheses (SSS) to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses. This new synthesis is the fifth publication in the SSS series and provides science to support NEPA analyses for agency decisions regarding invasive annual grasses.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 29, 2025.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease that affects white tail deer, mule deer, elk, and moose in the United States, and poses a direct threat to wild and farmed populations of these species with economic impacts on associated hunting and farming operations. FORT scientists investigate the spread and management of CWD to help managers mitigate its effects on wildlife populations.

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 29, 2025.

Water molecules (H₂O) are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, but these atoms aren't always the same. Tracking how these atoms in water molecules differ is a powerful tool for tracing where snowmelt or rain seep into the ground, how water flows beneath the ground, and how long does water flow until the arrives at a hot spring.

By cdow@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 26, 2025.

Topic: AN OVERVIEW OF PFAS SCIENCE AT THE USGS

By cdow@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 26, 2025.

October 2025 issue of the KSWSC Quarterly Newsletter from the USGS Central Plains Water Science Center

By nkohli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 26, 2025.

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) advises the Center on the handling of biohazardous materials, and reviews and approves research projects that involve biohazardous materials, including but not limited to recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules.

By smieszek@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 26, 2025.

List of products from the New England Water Science Center released in the third quarter of 2025.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 26, 2025.

FORT scientists provide data-driven information for managers to use in making decisions about amphibian conservation and related land and water use issues.

By hweiss-racine@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 25, 2025.

Episode 33 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption started around 3:11 a.m. HST on September 19, 2025 and ended at 12:08 pm HST September 19. On September 24, 2025 HVO scientists conducted field work to observe changes and collect samples of the new lava. 

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 25, 2025.

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, protecting coastal communities is becoming a pressing challenge—especially in places like San Francisco Bay, one of the nation’s most urbanized estuaries. A new USGS-led study explores how different flood-mitigation strategies—shoreline hardening, wetland restoration, and floodgates—affect water levels across the Bay. 

By hweiss-racine@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 25, 2025.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors volcanic activity across the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa, helping to ensure public safety and support scientific research. Behind the scenes, the work of field technicians is critical to this mission. 

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 25, 2025.

RESTON, Va. -- The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to state geological surveys to study critical minerals in the materials left over from mining at active and legacy sites. 

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 25, 2025.

In support of Department of the Interior restoration goals and military infrastructure safety, FORT scientists develop innovative science and tools to improve invasive brown treesnake management in Guam.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 24, 2025.

The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) represents the foundational and successful effort to manage waterfowl and migratory bird in North America. Continued success of NAWMP depends on maintaining relevance to partners and society over time. FORT social science research supports NAWMP by providing a better understanding of what people value regarding waterfowl and their habitats. 

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 23, 2025.

If you didn’t know that volcanoes can form their own caves, follow along to learn more about lava tubes! 

By dchilds@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 23, 2025.

This story was first published by The Wildlife Management Institute Outdoors News Bulletin (ONB) on September 17, 2025. USGS researchers at the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (Idaho CRU) and graduate students at the University of Idaho are working with Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) on projects focused on better understanding the dynamics of steelhead fisheries in Idaho.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 23, 2025.

FORT researchers study invasive grass biology and management, to help resource managers reduce the abundance of these fine fuels, restore wildlife habitat, and ensure public safety.

By hweiss-racine@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 22, 2025.

Episode 33 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption started around 3:11 a.m. HST on September 19, 2025.  Lava fountain heights reached 700-800 feet (210-240 meters), the highest since episode 28 in July. The fountain remains inclined to the northeast at about 60 degrees, but less than episodes 31 and 32. North vent fountains rapidly dropped and disappeared at 12:08 pm HST September 19. 

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Sep 22, 2025.

Join the Community for Data Integration (CDI) in developing the next advances in USGS data integration and management!