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Mercury widespread in Chesapeake Bay headwaters fish
Bay Journal — By Jeremy Cox — Updated July 2, 2020
Chesapeake Bay Activities Newsletter June 2020
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.
NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in Louisiana!
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.
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Hall Structures in FL
Summary statistics are now available. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!
Plan Your Next River Trip to Explore the Great Outdoors From Your Computer Using Streamer
Streamer is an online mapping application for exploring downstream and upstream along America’s rivers and streams.
Groundwater and the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Quarterly — Volume 19, Number 1 — June 2020
Wildfire Support from 438 Miles Above
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.
NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in ME, NH, & VT
TNMCorps Mapping Challenges head to New England with a new challenge for city/town halls in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont!
Slightly smaller-than-average dead zone predicted for Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 16, 2020
FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in FL
This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
3DEP Lidar Base Spec News - Vol. 1 | Issue 1
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.
A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters
Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — June 12, 2020