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New Studies Aim to Protect Both Biodiversity and Landowner Needs
Through a competitive process, approximately two dozen scientists across the Nation received funding from the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey to gather data on sensitive species to provide information that may prevent their addition to threatened and endangered species lists.
USGS Maps Available at National Trails Day Festival in Alameda
Selected, local editions of U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps will be available for purchase at the USGS exhibit that will be part of the San Francisco Bay Trail Project’s National Trails Day Festival, Saturday, June 7, at Robert Crown Memorial State Beach and Crab Cove Visitor’s Center in Alameda.
Midwest Earthquakes, High-Flying Fault Finders and the Health of the Chesapeake Bay...
Highlights of Some U.S. Geological Survey papers at the:
Spring Meeting, American Geophysical Union
Scientists Describe Upcoming Earthquake Research Project Set for Puget Sound
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada and several universities in both countries are preparing for a 1998 scientific project that will greatly advance the understanding of hazards from shallow earthquakes in the region of Puget Sound and Georgia Strait.
Media Advisory: News Conference to Outline Earthquake Research Project
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Canadian Geological Survey, the University of Washington, Oregon State University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and the University of Texas, El Paso, will hold a news conference Thursday, May 29, 1997, to describe a seismic-imaging research project planned for the Puget Sound area in March 1998.
The Bay’s Attic is in the Basement... Scientists Seek Clues to Past and Future of the Chesapeake Bay
Several dozen scientists will gather in Baltimore on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 27-28) to compare results on efforts to better understand environmental change in the Chesapeake Bay by looking at both current trends and geologic evidence of past changes.
Portland, Ore., Rail Tunnel Serves as Science Lab
A light-rail tunnel under construction in Portland, Ore., is doing double duty as a site to help scientists learn more about earthquake hazards in the area, according to one of the scientists who worked on the project.
New Fed/Private Partnership... Putting Every Backyard on the Internet
The Nation’s largest civilian mapping agency and one of the world’s largest software companies have joined in a partnership to make detailed images of local neighborhoods available free to the public via the Internet.
Striking USGS Image Shows Alaska In A New Light
A computer-generated map published by the U.S. Geological Survey provides a striking portrayal of Alaska’s varied landscape.
MEDIA ADVISORY: USGS Director To Speak at Johnston Ridge Ceremony
Dr. Gordon Eaton, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., will be one of the featured speakers at the Saturday, May 17, dedication of the Johnston Ridge Observatory in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Who Was David Johnston?
On Saturday, May 17, 1997, representatives of the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of Washington will gather on a ridge on the north slope of Mount St. Helens to dedicate the "Johnston Ridge Observatory of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument."
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY—Scanning the Sea Floor off Manhattan
Observe sidescan sonar images of the sea floor being collected and processed by U.S. Geological Survey oceanographer Dr. William Schwab and colleagues on board the "Diane G," tomorrow (Thurs., May 15, 1997).