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Wetland Word: Hydrophyte

Wetland Word: Hydrophyte

These water-dwelling plants are found in aquatic ecosystems, including wetlands.

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Wetland Word: Hydric Soil

Wetland Word: Hydric Soil

Soil is more than just a substrate we walk on

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Entire U.S. West Coast Now Has Access to ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning

Entire U.S. West Coast Now Has Access to ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning

After 15 years of planning and development, the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system is now available to more than 50 million people in...

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Scientists and Volunteers Resume Annual Survey of North America’s Wild Birds

Scientists and Volunteers Resume Annual Survey of North America’s Wild Birds

Thousands of participants are heading out to conduct the annual North American Breeding Bird Survey, a program initiated in 1966 to track the health...

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A is for Amphibian

A is for Amphibian

On April 26th, 2021,  Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declared May 2 - 8, 2021 as Amphibian Week in recognition of the vital importance...

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Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a dye-trace assessment. For a few hours during this research, several miles of the Missouri...

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Media Alert: Second Round of USGS Dye-Tracing Study on the Kansas River Begins This Week

Media Alert: Second Round of USGS Dye-Tracing Study on the Kansas River Begins This Week

U.S. Geological Survey and partners will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Kansas River on April 29, weather permitting. The...

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3-D Models of High Concentrations of As and Mn in Glacial Aquifer Groundwater

3-D Models of High Concentrations of As and Mn in Glacial Aquifer Groundwater

New 3-dimensional models predict where high concentrations of arsenic and manganese are likely to occur in the glacial aquifer system, reports a new...

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Celebrating Earth Day from Above

Celebrating Earth Day from Above

Happy Earth Day! As we celebrate our wonderful planet and the fascinating things we learn about it every year, we wanted to share a unique view of the...

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White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

New Study Unveils the Impacts of the Disease on Native Bat Populations

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Large Decreases in Upper Colorado River Salinity Since 1929

Large Decreases in Upper Colorado River Salinity Since 1929

Salinity levels in the Upper Colorado River Basin, which covers portions of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, have steadily decreased...

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USGS Landsat Satellites Enable Google to Portray Global Change

USGS Landsat Satellites Enable Google to Portray Global Change

USGS Landsat satellite data and imagery are the key foundation for the newly released Google Earth 3D Timelapse tool. The upgraded Timelapse presents...

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