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New Maps Identify Legacy Mercury Contamination in California’s Sierra Nevada

New Maps Identify Legacy Mercury Contamination in California’s Sierra Nevada

A series of USGS interactive maps have recently been published. The maps identify locations and levels of mercury contamination resulting from...

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USGS Scientists Present Findings at Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium 2024

USGS Scientists Present Findings at Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium 2024

Located in California’s Coast Range, approximately 60 miles north of San Francisco Bay, Clear Lake is the largest natural lake entirely within the...

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USGS Water Science Centers Join Forces at 2024 Lake Tahoe Summit

USGS Water Science Centers Join Forces at 2024 Lake Tahoe Summit

Scientists from the California and Nevada Water Science Centers attended the 28th annual Lake Tahoe Summit to discuss the work the USGS is doing in...

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Using Mixed Telemetry Methods to Measure Soil Moisture for Improving Runoff Forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

Using Mixed Telemetry Methods to Measure Soil Moisture for Improving Runoff Forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently...

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USGS Stream Monitoring Network Featured at Spring 2024 ACWA Conference

USGS Stream Monitoring Network Featured at Spring 2024 ACWA Conference

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) spring conference took place May 7-9 in downtown Sacramento at the SAFE Credit Union (formerly...

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Embers of Wisdom: The Yurok Tribe and USGS Partnership in Culturally Prescribed Fire Management

Embers of Wisdom: The Yurok Tribe and USGS Partnership in Culturally Prescribed Fire Management

Culturally prescribed burning is a sustainable method for managing land and enhancing the resilience of streams and watersheds. USGS and Yurok Tribe...

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California Water Science Center Scientists to Present at 2024 IEP Annual Workshop

California Water Science Center Scientists to Present at 2024 IEP Annual Workshop

California Water Science Center (CAWSC) scientists will present their latest research at California’s 2024 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP)...

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USGS Scientists to Present at 58th Biennial American Fisheries Society (AFS) Cal-Neva Meeting

USGS Scientists to Present at 58th Biennial American Fisheries Society (AFS) Cal-Neva Meeting

Aquatic ecology scientists from the USGS California Water Science Center will be present their research at the 2024 AFS California-Nevada Chapter...

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USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal

USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal

All users of the Colorado River now have a more efficient way to find U.S. Geological Survey science critical to its future management.

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