Q&A: USGS and USFWS Focus on Co-Production
Elevating Indigenous knowledge, and working towards co-stewardship
Elevating Indigenous knowledge, and working towards co-stewardship
Sea Otter Population Change in Southeast Alaska
Continue to recover and re-occupy historical habitat
Continue to recover and re-occupy historical habitat
Transboundary Watersheds Geonarrative
Alaska Science Center
The mission of the Alaska Science Center is to provide objective and timely data, information, and research findings about the earth and its flora and fauna to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public to support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and circumpolar regions. We have offices in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks.
In the Spotlight
In the Spotlight
USGS contributes to 2023 “State of the Climate” report. Scientists Caitlyn Florentine (NOROCK) and Louis Sass (ASC) made contributions to the chapter on Glaciers and ice caps outside Greenland. Researchers used the glacier mass balance values from the USGS benchmark glacier project to help characterize glacier change.
Current Water Conditions
Current Water Conditions
Explore real-time Alaska streamflow, groundwater, and water-quality conditions and access data with our new interactive map application.
News
The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Walking Tour
The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Walking Tour
Mechanisms by Which Heatwaves Impact Seabirds and Marine Ecosystems
Mechanisms by Which Heatwaves Impact Seabirds and Marine Ecosystems
Unveiling Earthquake History
Unveiling Earthquake History
Publications
Latitudinal gradients and sex differences in morphology of the Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Environment and behavior are widely understood to affect bird morphology, which can lead to differences among subspecies or populations within a wide-ranging species. Several patterns of latitudinal gradients in morphology have been described, though Allen's and Bergmann's rules are the most well-known and have been tested and confirmed across a diversity of taxa and species. These state that indi
U.S. Geological Survey climate science plan—Future research directions
Executive Summary Climate is the primary driver of environmental change and is a key consideration in defining science priorities conducted across all mission areas in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Recognizing the importance of climate change to its future research agenda, the USGS’s Climate Science Steering Committee requested the development of a Climate Science Plan to identify future rese
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Volcano Hazards Program, Alaska Science Center, California Water Science Center, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Volcano Science Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
The effect of drying boreal lakes on plants, soils, and microbial communities in lake margin habitats
Decadal scale lake drying in interior Alaska results in lake margin colonization by willow shrub and graminoid vegetation, but the effects of these changes on plant production, biodiversity, soil properties, and soil microbial communities are not well known. We studied changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) storage, plant and microbial community composition, and soil microbial activ
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USGS Alaska Q&A Series
USGS scientists and collaborators talk about their work in Alaska through a series of Questions and Answers (Q&As). The links below contain interviews, photos, and other information about the work and collaborations of the USGS Alaska Science Center.
Q&A: USGS and USFWS Focus on Co-Production
In 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the USGS teamed up to support the use of co-production in the design, implementation, and use of research and collective learning in projects being developed by staff and collaborators.
Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards
Alaska has more large earthquakes than the rest of the United States combined. More than three-quarters of the state’s population live in an area that can experience a magnitude 7 earthquake. Our research provides objective science that helps stakeholders prepare for and mitigate the effects of future earthquakes and tsunamis, which bolsters the economic health and well-being of Alaska and the...