Videos

Permanent Site: F1 West Transect; Depth: 9.7 Meters (32 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.3 Kilometers (0.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15292999, -123.55078602; Site Description: This is a shallow site with gravel/cobble substrate and an occasional boulder.

Permanent Site: C2 West Transect; Depth: 17 Meters (Feet 55.7); Distance from river mouth: 0.7 Kilometers (0.5 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.147841,-123.57663268; Site Description: One of our deepest sites. Substrate is now entirely all sand. Algae is almost gone.

-- the challenges of wind-energy development and wildlife conservation

by Manuela Huso, Research Statistician

Permanent Site: A1 East Transect; Depth: 8.4 Meters (27.5 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.8 Kilometers (1.1 Miles) West; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13870775, -123.5855312; Site Description: Transect is in eastern part of Freshwater Bay. Sediment is primarily sand/sandy mud with an occasional boulder. Seaweeds are sparse.

Permanent Site: A1 West Transect; Depth: 8.4 Meters (27.7 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.9 Kilometers (1.2 Miles) West; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13870775, -123.586203; Site Description: Transect is in eastern part of Freshwater Bay. Sediment is primarily sand/sandy mud with patches of boulders.

Permanent Site: D1 East Transect; Depth: 10.0 Meters (32.8 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.2 Kilometers (0.1 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15115998,-123.56734404; Site Description: This site is right off the mouth of the river. Substrate is still mainly gravel with some sand. All annual species of seaweeds are gone.

Permanent Site: D1 West Transect; Depth: 10.3 Meters (33.8 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.2 Kilometers (0.1 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15115998,-123.56801602; Site Description: This site is right off the mouth of the river. Substrate is mainly gravel with some sand.

Permanent Site: A2 West Transect; Depth: 12.9 Meters (Feet 42.2); Distance from river mouth: Kilometers 1.8 (1.1 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.14130295, -123.5883331; Site Description: One of our deeper sites at over 40 feet. Sediment is primarily sand/sandy mud with a few scattered boulders.

This fast paced, one minute trailer, promotes the award winning USGS video ‘Tracking Pacific Walrus’

Summer ice retreat in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia is a significant climate change impact affecting Pacific Walruses, which are being considered for listing as a threatened species. This twelve minute video follows walruses in their summer sea ice habitat and shows how USGS biologists use satellite radio tags to track their movements and behavior.

Footage of Pacific Walrus, Sea ice, Scientists Tagging Walruses With Radio Tags, Tracking animation.

Teresa Ramos reflects on her internship with the USGS & applying for the Gates Millennium Scholarship. Teresa applied for an internship at the California Water Science Center for the Summer of 2011.

Documentary on the Native Youth in Science - Preserving Our Homelands program.

Permanent Site: C1 West Transect; Depth: Meters (Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.7 Kilometers (0.4 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 10 months post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.14525225,-123.57361291; Site Description: Substrate is entirely sand. Brown seaweeds are absent and only a few small red seaweeds remain (0:46, 0:56 seconds).

Over the last several decades, non-native species have continued to invade sensitive ecosystems in the United States. Two high-profile species, Asian carp in the Midwest and Burmese pythons in the Everglades, are the focus of much attention by decision makers, the public and the media.

The Mekong is one of the world's longest rivers connecting six Asian countries, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. People and fish, as well as many other species in this biologically rich region, are directly connected to the river, so that what impacts the river also impacts them.

Scuba-diver scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey explore and catalogue the effect of released sediment on marine life following the nation's largest dam removal effort.

Hi, my name is Kaitlyn Bednar but everyone calls me Kati. I am currently a Student Trainee Hydrologist with the California Water Science Center (CAWSC) in Sacramento. I am also a full-time geology and geography student at California State University of Sacramento, and a part-time student at American River College within their G.I.S. certificate program.

--modern sonar reveals hidden hazards and resources

by David Finlayson, Marine Geologist 

In preparation for marine work in the cold waters off Alaska professionals from academia, industry and government must, every few years, take an offshore survival class to increase their chances of survival in the event of a seafaring mishap.

"Science for a Changing World" is a short film (eight minutes) describing a brief history of the USGS and the significance of USGS work and mission in today's world and its value in the past.