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USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on lakes Michigan and Huron to improve fishery assessments

USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on lakes Michigan and Huron to improve fishery assessments

Sailing drone will traverse the lakes late-July through September

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Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states

Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states

LAWRENCE, Kan. — You read that right.

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USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments

USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments

Sailing drone will circumnavigate the lake mid-July through September

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USGS Crews in Vermont are documenting the extent of flooding from the recent heavy rain event

USGS Crews in Vermont are documenting the extent of flooding from the recent heavy rain event

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a U.S. Geological Survey crew as they document how high the flood waters reached around Montpelier, Vermont?

If...

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New tool helps identify stormwater drainage, estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts

New tool helps identify stormwater drainage, estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. -  A new tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey to help visualize stormwater drainage and estimate pollutant inputs in...

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Media Alert: The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Southwest Montana

Media Alert: The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Southwest Montana

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the MBMG and USGS are announcing this low-level...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights along Colorado-Wyoming border will study mineral potential

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights along Colorado-Wyoming border will study mineral potential

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the CGS, the WSGS and the USGS are announcing...

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Elevated Arsenic in Grand Canyon Region Groundwater Sites Likely from Natural Sources

Elevated Arsenic in Grand Canyon Region Groundwater Sites Likely from Natural Sources

About 12% of 230 groundwater sites sampled in the Grand Canyon region over 45 years show arsenic concentrations greater than the U.S. Environmental...

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Yurok Tribe collects 500 square miles of lidar data in Yurok Territory

Yurok Tribe collects 500 square miles of lidar data in Yurok Territory

USGS-backed project strengthens Tribe’s sovereignty, natural resources management capacity

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USGS desarrolla una nueva capacidad de pronosticar probabilidades de cambios costeros relacionados con tormentas en Puerto Rico

USGS desarrolla una nueva capacidad de pronosticar probabilidades de cambios costeros relacionados con tormentas en Puerto Rico

USGS develops new capability to forecast probability of storm-related coastal change in Puerto Rico

USGS develops new capability to forecast probability of storm-related coastal change in Puerto Rico

New Online Maps for Exploring Groundwater Levels in Arizona

New Online Maps for Exploring Groundwater Levels in Arizona

“Groundwater is a critical water resource in Arizona, and mostly invisible” said Fred Tillman, USGS research hydrologist and lead author of the study...

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