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USGS Director visits Great Salt Lake.
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GSL.Applegate
GSL.Applegate

USGS Director, David Applegate visits Great Salt Lake with Rocky Mt Region Director, Peter Griffiths, UT WSC Director, David O'Leary, UT WSC scientists, and many cooperators.

USGS Director, David Applegate visits Great Salt Lake with Rocky Mt Region Director, Peter Griffiths, UT WSC Director, David O'Leary, UT WSC scientists, and many cooperators.

a hovercraft sits atop a mudflat with mountains in the background
A hovercraft glides over the surface of Summer Lake, Oregon
A hovercraft glides over the surface of Summer Lake, Oregon
A river with visible white salt deposits at its edges runs through a red rock canyon landscape
Salt deposits outside Moab, UT
Salt deposits outside Moab, UT
Salt deposits outside Moab, UT

Salt deposits outside Moab, UT. USGS scientists are studying how salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin has changed over time and how factors like irrigation and climate influence salinity.

Salt deposits outside Moab, UT. USGS scientists are studying how salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin has changed over time and how factors like irrigation and climate influence salinity.

A green-brown river cuts through a red rock canyon, with scrubby desert vegetation along the river's edge
Dolores River, CO
Dolores River, CO
Dolores River, CO

The Dolores River, CO, a tributary of the Colorado River. USGS scientists are studying salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin.

The Dolores River, CO, a tributary of the Colorado River. USGS scientists are studying salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin.

Videos

title slide of USGS presentation on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics

The sixth and final webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics. John W. Jones of the USGS Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch introduces the surface water and wetland remote sensing component of the Integrated Water Availability Assessment.

title slide of a presentation on Great Basin terminal lakes waterbird prey availability Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Waterbird Prey Availability
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Waterbird Prey Availability
title slide of presentation on USGS Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment webinar on bird movements Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements

The fourth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on movement of bird species associated with Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Cory Overton of the Western Ecological Research Center gives an overview of the USGS bird movement monitoring strategy and presents results from the 2024 field season.

The fourth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on movement of bird species associated with Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Cory Overton of the Western Ecological Research Center gives an overview of the USGS bird movement monitoring strategy and presents results from the 2024 field season.

screenshot of title slide for saline lakes water-quality monitoring presentation Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems

The third webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on water-quality monitoring of Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Christine Rumsey of the Utah Water Science Center and Casie Smith of the Oregon Water Science Center give an overview of the USGS water-quality monitoring strategy and present results from the 2024 field season.

screenshot of the title slide of a presentation on saline lake ecosystems water budgets Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes

The second webinar in the Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on physical and chemical monitoring in support of water budgets of select Great Basin saline lakes.

screenshot of title slide of Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA project overview presentation Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview

Allison Shipp, Deputy Regional Director for Science and Research and Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Project Manager, kicked off the Fall 2024 webinar series. This presentation gives an overview of the project and introduces topics that will be covered by the USGS research team throughout the webinar series.

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