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Kristin Byrd is the Recipient of the 2022 IALE-NA Distinguished Service Award

Kristin Byrd is the Recipient of the 2022 IALE-NA Distinguished Service Award

Kristin Byrd, Research Physical Scientist with the USGS at the Western Geographic Science Centre, has been awarded the 2022 Distinguished Service...

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"Sky Island Restoration Collaboration" (SIRC) at SERNews and new Documentary

"Sky Island Restoration Collaboration" (SIRC) at SERNews and new Documentary

The Sky Island Restoration Cooperative (SIRC) is a bi-national community-based collaboration of government and non-governmental organizations, private...

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Dr. Laura Norman Awarded Medal for Excellence by the American Water Resources Association

Dr. Laura Norman Awarded Medal for Excellence by the American Water Resources Association

Dr. Laura Norman has been selected as the 2021 winner of the William C. Ackermann Medal for Excellence in Water Management by the American Water...

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New Mapping Method Can Uncover Flooding Hot Spots

New Mapping Method Can Uncover Flooding Hot Spots

A new surface-water mapping process, using a database of satellite imagery spanning many decades, can be applied to map short-term flooding events and...

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Laura Norman Wins Prestigious USGS Excellence in Leadership Award 2020

Laura Norman Wins Prestigious USGS Excellence in Leadership Award 2020

The USGS Excellence in Leadership Award in 2021 was presented to Dr. Laura M. Norman, in recognition of her efforts to connect on-the-ground...

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Earth Monitoring, Analysis, and Prediction (EarthMAP)

Earth Monitoring, Analysis, and Prediction (EarthMAP)

How can U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science better inform societal responses to 21st-century challenges? Such a question is fundamental to strategic...

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Media Advisory: A Jaguar’s Field of Dreams – Live Online Public Lecture

Media Advisory: A Jaguar’s Field of Dreams – Live Online Public Lecture

The U.S. Geological Survey public lecture series is back and virtual. News reporters are invited to attend to learn how USGS scientists are helping...

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New Geo-Narrative explores California’s exposure to volcanic hazards

New Geo-Narrative explores California’s exposure to volcanic hazards

The first step in mitigating volcanic risk and building community resilience to volcanic hazards is identifying what and who is in harm’s way.

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Anne Wein Wins Prestigious 2019 Bay Area Metro Award

Anne Wein Wins Prestigious 2019 Bay Area Metro Award

Congratulations to Dr. Anne Wein, Operations Research Analyst at WGSC, who received a 2019 Bay Area Metro Award from the Association of Bay Area...

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WGSC Scientists tour a restoration project

WGSC Scientists tour a restoration project

Laura Norman's Aridland Water Harvesting Study helps lead a tour of a restoration and monitoring project at the Boy Scouts of America, Heard Scout...

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The GFSAD30 project accomplished their goal!

The GFSAD30 project accomplished their goal!

The global croplands mapping project has succesfully mapped croplands across the entire planet in order to understand the security of food world wide...

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USGS Scientist Invited to Present for Society for Range Management

USGS Scientist Invited to Present for Society for Range Management

Laura Norman was asked to present her study of Watershed Restoration at the Arizona Section Summer Meeting for the Society for Range Management,...

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