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For Real: Positive Progress-Federal Progress
For Real: Positive Progress-Federal Progress
For Real: Positive Progress-Federal Progress

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month event at the Department of the Interior, 6/18/2014

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month event at the Department of the Interior, 6/18/2014

R/V Arcticus Build Part 4

With all but one deck in place, it's beginning to look like a ship. In this video, the pilot house is installed.

With all but one deck in place, it's beginning to look like a ship. In this video, the pilot house is installed.

Water Temp Modeling Animation: Middle Fork Willamette River Reservoirs
Water Temp Modeling Animation: Middle Fork Willamette River Reservoirs
Water Temp Modeling Animation: Middle Fork Willamette River Reservoirs

CE-QUAL-W2 temperature model animation of Hills Creek, Lookout Point, and Dexter Reservoirs on the Middle Fork Willamette River. Data are modeled for calendar year 2011. For supporting information, see http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1186/.

CE-QUAL-W2 temperature model animation of Hills Creek, Lookout Point, and Dexter Reservoirs on the Middle Fork Willamette River. Data are modeled for calendar year 2011. For supporting information, see http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1186/.

Time-Lapse of Edge-of-Field Event Near Fort Wayne, IN
Time-Lapse of Edge-of-Field Event Near Fort Wayne, IN
Time-Lapse of Edge-of-Field Event Near Fort Wayne, IN

Time-lapse photo of a rainfall-induced runoff event at an edge-of-field surface site near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 10-11, 2016. Edge-of-field monitoring is used to assess the quantity and quality of agricultural runoff and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation practices that aim to reduce nutrient loss.

Time-lapse photo of a rainfall-induced runoff event at an edge-of-field surface site near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 10-11, 2016. Edge-of-field monitoring is used to assess the quantity and quality of agricultural runoff and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation practices that aim to reduce nutrient loss.

Welcome to the Experimental Stream Lab

Welcome to the Experimental Stream Lab at the US Geological Survey's Leetown Science Center in Kearneysville West Virginia. At this lab we're interested in stream ecology and how fish respond to land use and climate change. This experimental stream lets us test these questions in new ways.

Welcome to the Experimental Stream Lab at the US Geological Survey's Leetown Science Center in Kearneysville West Virginia. At this lab we're interested in stream ecology and how fish respond to land use and climate change. This experimental stream lets us test these questions in new ways.

PubTalk 5/2014 — Endangered Desert Fish to Human Hepatitis E
PubTalk 5/2014 — Endangered Desert Fish to Human Hepatitis E
PubTalk 5/2014 — Endangered Desert Fish to Human Hepatitis E

The diversity of USGS fisheries research has wide ranging applications

by Jill Rolland, Western Fisheries Research Center Director 

 

The diversity of USGS fisheries research has wide ranging applications

by Jill Rolland, Western Fisheries Research Center Director 

 

Changing Smoke Conditions from Slide Fire, Flagstaff, Arizona, May 21, 2014

Changing sky conditions and smoke from the Slide fire, a major wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, are apparent in this sequence of natural-color, hemispheric images acquired on May 21, 2014. Individual images are collected at 10-minute intervals at the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus by the High Dynamic Range All-Sky Imaging System (HDR-ASIS).

Changing sky conditions and smoke from the Slide fire, a major wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, are apparent in this sequence of natural-color, hemispheric images acquired on May 21, 2014. Individual images are collected at 10-minute intervals at the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus by the High Dynamic Range All-Sky Imaging System (HDR-ASIS).

Ungulates and Climate Change: Potential Impacts

The influence of climate change on migratory ungulates of the Rocky Mountains remains uncertain. As climate change leads to advancing phenology, trophic mismatches can occur when migratory individuals arrive on summer range behind the optimal phenological stage of their food resources.

The influence of climate change on migratory ungulates of the Rocky Mountains remains uncertain. As climate change leads to advancing phenology, trophic mismatches can occur when migratory individuals arrive on summer range behind the optimal phenological stage of their food resources.

National Land Cover Database 2011 - Status and Plans

A presentation by Dr. Collin Homer, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), reporting the current status, future plans, and applications examples of the National Land Cover Database 2011 (NLCD 2011). The data in NLCD 2011 are completely integrated with those of previous versions.

A presentation by Dr. Collin Homer, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), reporting the current status, future plans, and applications examples of the National Land Cover Database 2011 (NLCD 2011). The data in NLCD 2011 are completely integrated with those of previous versions.

2 Installing SWAMI_PC on a PC

This video shows how to install the SWAMI_PC electronic field form onto a Personal Computer (PC)

This video shows how to install the SWAMI_PC electronic field form onto a Personal Computer (PC)

27 Using SWAMI at Index-Velocity Stations

This video provides best practices for documenting index-velocity equipment servicing and overall use of SWAMI at index-velocity stations.

This video provides best practices for documenting index-velocity equipment servicing and overall use of SWAMI at index-velocity stations.

4 Look and Feel of SWAMI and SWAMI_PC

This video provides a general overview of SWAMI.

This video provides a general overview of SWAMI.

Citizen Science in Grand Canyon

"Citizen Science in Grand Canyon" is a 7min video that describes the ecology of the highly regulated Colorado River in Grand Canyon, and how a citizen science project is creating a deeper understanding of this unique ecosystem.

"Citizen Science in Grand Canyon" is a 7min video that describes the ecology of the highly regulated Colorado River in Grand Canyon, and how a citizen science project is creating a deeper understanding of this unique ecosystem.

PubTalk 4/2014 — CATASTROPHIC Earthquakes In a Crowded World
PubTalk 4/2014 — CATASTROPHIC Earthquakes In a Crowded World
PubTalk 4/2014 — CATASTROPHIC Earthquakes In a Crowded World

by Thomas L. Holzer, USGS Research Geologist 

 

Polar Bear - POV Cams (Spring 2014)

This video was edited and compiled from raw footage recorded by a camera equipped radio collar that was put on a female polar bear in the Beaufort Sea during April 2014 by the US Geological Survey. This new type of camera technology was developed by videographer Adam Ravetch with the support of the World Wildlife Fund.

This video was edited and compiled from raw footage recorded by a camera equipped radio collar that was put on a female polar bear in the Beaufort Sea during April 2014 by the US Geological Survey. This new type of camera technology was developed by videographer Adam Ravetch with the support of the World Wildlife Fund.

Channel Islands: Invasive Species
Channel Islands: Invasive Species
Channel Islands: Invasive Species

Imagine being a fragile seedling pushing through the earth and reaching for the sun — but constantly being smothered by strange grasses growing faster and taller than you are. That is the plight of the Island Phacelia (Phacelia insularis var.

Imagine being a fragile seedling pushing through the earth and reaching for the sun — but constantly being smothered by strange grasses growing faster and taller than you are. That is the plight of the Island Phacelia (Phacelia insularis var.

Channel Islands: Ranching on Santa Rosa Island
Channel Islands: Ranching on Santa Rosa Island
Channel Islands: Ranching on Santa Rosa Island

Remnants of former ranching enterprises, feral horses can still be found on Santa Rosa Island, part of the remote and hauntingly gorgeous Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Los Angeles.

Remnants of former ranching enterprises, feral horses can still be found on Santa Rosa Island, part of the remote and hauntingly gorgeous Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Los Angeles.

Trends in Nutrients and Pesticides in the Nation's Rivers

Congressional Briefing at the Capitol Visitors Center on April 11, 2014. The briefing focuses on the Mississippi River Basin, which covers about 40% of the nation and represents a wide range of important climatic, agricultural, and urban influences that are present throughout the country.

Congressional Briefing at the Capitol Visitors Center on April 11, 2014. The briefing focuses on the Mississippi River Basin, which covers about 40% of the nation and represents a wide range of important climatic, agricultural, and urban influences that are present throughout the country.

Integrated Scenarios of the Future Northwest Environment

In this webinar, Phil Mote from Oregon State University, describes a project that integrates, for the first time, state-of-the-science predictive modeling of these different attributes of the future environment in the Northwest, and will provide coherence and guidance for many scientific studies seeking to work out the details of how climate change will affect vario

In this webinar, Phil Mote from Oregon State University, describes a project that integrates, for the first time, state-of-the-science predictive modeling of these different attributes of the future environment in the Northwest, and will provide coherence and guidance for many scientific studies seeking to work out the details of how climate change will affect vario

24 SensorQE
24 SensorQE
24 SensorQE

This video shows how to use the Sensor Quick Entry feature (SensorQE) in SWAMI.

This video shows how to use the Sensor Quick Entry feature (SensorQE) in SWAMI.

28 Using SWAMI for Tidal Discharge Measurements
28 Using SWAMI for Tidal Discharge Measurements
28 Using SWAMI for Tidal Discharge Measurements

This video shows how to use SWAMI to document a large number of individual discharge measurements made during a tidal cycle that are part of a single site visit.

This video shows how to use SWAMI to document a large number of individual discharge measurements made during a tidal cycle that are part of a single site visit.