Core Science Systems

The USGS provides research and monitoring to better understand and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Our technical reports and journal articles, which we translate into science summaries, provide the findings used by federal, state, and local decisionmakers to inform restoration and conservation decisions. Here are some recent highlights.

Learn more about USGS Chesapeake Bay activities

Before we leave the Gulf of Mexico, here is a new challenge for schools in Louisiana!  Features participating in this challenge include General Schools, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, and High Schools.

Summary statistics are now available. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

Streamer is an online mapping application for exploring downstream and upstream along America’s rivers and streams.

Chesapeake Quarterly — Volume 19, Number 1 — June 2020

USGS Fire Science is fundamental to understanding the causes, consequences, and benefits of wildfire and helps prevent and manage larger, catastrophic events. USGS scientists and programs provide information and develop tools that are widely used by stakeholders to make decisions before, during, and after wildfires across the nation.

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges head to New England with a new challenge for city/town halls in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont!

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 16, 2020

This challenge is now complete!  Thank you to everyone who contributed!

The 3DEP Lidar Base Spec Newsletter will announce updates to the Lidar Base Specification Revision Status page. 

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The most recent updates to the specification are listed below.

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — June 12, 2020