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USGS employees Molly Wood (L) and John Lane (R) visiting a managed aquifer recharge injection well pilot site operated by the Botswana Ministry of Land Management and Sanitation Services, Department of Water and Sanitation, Mahalapye, Botswana.
USGS employees Molly Wood (L) and John Lane (R) visiting a managed aquifer recharge injection well pilot site operated by the Botswana Ministry of Land Management and Sanitation Services, Department of Water and Sanitation, 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.
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 (3rd from left) and John Lane (3rd 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.
USGS employees Molly Wood (3rd from left) and John Lane (3rd 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.
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.
Trainees displaying their completion certificates from Capacity Building classes (Remote Sensing and Hydrogeology) at the Kenya School of Government, Mombasa, Kenya.
Rural water distribution center near Maji Ya Chumvi in Kwale County, Kenya. Note water tank on roof.
Rural water distribution center near Maji Ya Chumvi in Kwale County, Kenya. Note water tank on roof.
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.
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.
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).
Director Applegate conversing with his Korean counterpart, President Kim from the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM).
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
USGS scientist Christine DeVera at the USGS booth at the International Geological Congress 2024 held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
A student chalkboard word cloud at the Caminos Del Agua Water Festival, Los Planes watershed, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Víctor Sevilla Unda, Autonomous University of Baja California Sur)
A student chalkboard word cloud at the Caminos Del Agua Water Festival, Los Planes watershed, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Víctor Sevilla Unda, Autonomous University of Baja California Sur)
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
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