PODCASTS
SBSC researchers contributed to the USGS's Ecosystem Mission Area podcast series Outstanding in the Field. Check out the episodes by selecting the image blocks above.
Citizen Science - Your data in Action
Summary: This episode of Outstanding in the Field highlights USGS science along the Colorado River during the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Powell Expedition, an exploration of the Green and Colorado Rivers that ended in the Grand Canyon. In this episode we’re talking about citizen science and getting the public involved in the scientific process of monitoring aquatic insects in the Colorado River near the Glen Canyon Dam. Citizen science efforts aren’t new; but, in this case, the results changed how part of a world-famous river flowed for a summer in 2018.
Something's Fishy in Grand Canyon
Summary: In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, you will learn about the one-of-a-kind native fish species that call the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River home and the USGS science that is characterizing the past and present conditions of the Colorado River to understand the impacts to fish populations.
Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?
Summary: In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we talk about beaches in a place that most people probably would not think of—the Grand Canyon. USGS scientists at the Southwest Biological Science Center’s Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center in Flagstaff, Arizona are looking at how a dam and vegetation change the beaches in Grand Canyon.
Biocrusts
Summary: In this episode, we discuss tiny communities that are found on the surface of the soil in the harsh environments of cold and hot deserts. These often-overlooked communities are called biological soil crusts, or biocrusts for short, and USGS scientists at the Southwest Biological Science Center have been studying them for quite a while.
