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Tree rings provide an important multi-century context for the current wildfire crisis

Tree rings provide an important multi-century context for the current wildfire crisis

Join us for a USGS Fueling Discovery webinar that takes in-depth look at what centuries of tree-ring data can tell us about today’s wildfire crisis.

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Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians) are key contributors to healthy ecosystems and important indicators of environmental...

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Alaska Park Science: USGS and National Park Service Partners in Research

Alaska Park Science: USGS and National Park Service Partners in Research

The latest issue of Alaska Park Science features articles on collaborative research between USGS and NPS scientists in park units across Alaska...

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USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day: Implications of highly pathogenic avian influenza to ecosystem health

USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day: Implications of highly pathogenic avian influenza to ecosystem health

We are proud to celebrate the 2nd Annual USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day on Friday, April 24, 2026. As the lead federal agency for wildlife disease...

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DOI scientists engage with Southeast Alaska Indigenous Guardians to discuss local sea otter ecology and economics

DOI scientists engage with Southeast Alaska Indigenous Guardians to discuss local sea otter ecology and economics

Aaron Enriquez (USGS-FORT), Joe Eisaguirre (USGS-ASC), and Paul Schette (USFWS) presented at the Tlingit & Haida Seacoast Indigenous Guardian Network...

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Ozette Lake: A natural seismograph along the northern Cascadia Subduction Zone (Video)

Ozette Lake: A natural seismograph along the northern Cascadia Subduction Zone (Video)

Ozette Lake, on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, is the largest unaltered lake in the state. Glacially carved to depths of about 100 meters (328...

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USGS Measures Glacial Flooding in Juneau, Alaska

USGS Measures Glacial Flooding in Juneau, Alaska

U.S. Geological Survey scientists are monitoring flooding on the Mendenhall River as water releases from Suicide Basin’s glacier-dammed lake.

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Science Spotlight: USGS Monitoring of Glacial Outburst Flood in Juneau Alaska

Science Spotlight: USGS Monitoring of Glacial Outburst Flood in Juneau Alaska

The U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center is working in cooperation with the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), Alaska Department of...

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Project Spotlight: USGS Scientists Work with Kenai Peninsula Communities to Define Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

Project Spotlight: USGS Scientists Work with Kenai Peninsula Communities to Define Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

As temperatures rise on the Kenai peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change, affecting both salmon and local communities, new Alaska CASC...

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A 700-year rupture sequence of great eastern Aleutian earthquakes from tsunami evidence and modeling

A 700-year rupture sequence of great eastern Aleutian earthquakes from tsunami evidence and modeling

New research from the USGS, University of Hawaiʻi, and the University of California, Santa Cruz provides fresh insights into a prehistoric sequence of...

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