Images

Calf drinking from an overflow point at a groundwater pump station in Mahalapye, Botswana. 

Banner presenting the Tana and Athi River basin groundwater mapping project outside the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation (Maji House) in Nairobi, Kenya.

USGS employees Molly Wood (3^rd from left) and John Lane (3^rd from right) with staff from the Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, after a workshop on geophysics data collection.

Aerial photograph of the arid Namibian landscape near Windhoek showing ephemeral streambeds. 

Trainees displaying their completion certificates from Capacity Building classes (Remote Sensing and Hydrogeology) at the Kenya School of Government, Mombasa, Kenya.

Dry riverbeds like this one are common in arid and semi arid regions in Kenya in the dry seasons and highlight the need for access to groundwater.

Rural water distribution center near Maji Ya Chumvi in Kwale County, Kenya. Note water tank on roof.

The hydrogeology training was held in August and September 2024 at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Mombasa. It covered the analysis of aquifer testing results and an introduction to groundwater and surface water field methods. The training consisted of a series of lectures and hands-on exercises.

The hydrogeology training was held in August and September 2024 at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Mombasa. It covered the analysis of aquifer testing results and an introduction to groundwater and surface water field methods. The training consisted of a series of lectures and hands-on exercises. 

Director Applegate conversing with his Korean counterpart, President Kim from the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM).

The International Geological Congress 2024 held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea provided a unique opportunity for bilateral meetings to explore opportunities for collaboration.

The USGS Delegation visiting the APEC Climate Center in Busan, Korea. Nine individuals from the USGS and APEC, including Dave Applegate and Bill Cunningham, stand in front of the modern APEC building.

USGS scientist Christine DeVera at the USGS booth at the International Geological Congress 2024 held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea.

Eight U.S. International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Delegates (from the USGS, GSA, AGI, and academia) stand with the banner and sign at the International Geological Congress 2024 held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea. 

The 2024 International Geologic Congress sign placed in front of a display skeleton of a long-necked dinosaur. The International Geological Congress 2024 was held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea.

Trainees displaying their completion certificates from Capacity Building classes (Remote Sensing and Hydrogeology) at ICPAC, Ngong Town, Kenya.

Coral reef fish assemblage in the Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District off the leeward side of Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi on 11 November 2016.

Matthew Andersen, USGS, and the Director General of Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Sefanaia Nawadra, at the 4th Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference, sponsored by SPREP, the National University of Samoa, and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 20-24 May 2024.

USGS and the National Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 12, 2024, in Reston, Virginia, for earth science cooperation.

USGS scientists mapping vegetation and land use in Los Planes watershed, Baja California Sur, Mexico, as part of a joint project to understand the impacts of installing natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS), structures made from rock, sandbags and wood, meant

Scientists monitoring a shallow groundwater well in Los Planes watershed, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Laura Norman, USGS)