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Tagged Animal Movement - Shorebirds
This project contains data collected by the Argos System from satellite transmitters attached to 9 Marbled Godwit and 32 Whimbrel. Birds were tracked along coastal and inland regions of Alaska, the contiguous United States, and portions of Central and South America.
Tagged Animal Movement - Seabirds
This project contains data collected by the Argos System from satellite transmitters attached to 23 Common Murre, 36 Kittlitz's Murrelets, 1 Larus species, 8 Herring Gull, 9 Glaucous-winged Gull, 19 Glaucous Gull, 19 Northern Fulmar, 8 Pelagic Cormorant, 1 Red-faced Cormorant, 11 Thick-billed Murre, and 2 Tufted Puffin. Birds were tracked along Alaska, the contiguous US, parts of Asia and Russia.
Tagged Animal Movement - Mammals
This project contains data collected by the Argos System from 921 satellite transmitters attached to adult Pacific walruses in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, in U.S. and Russian waters, 1988-2019.
Tagged Animal Movement - Loons
This project contains data collected by the Argos System from satellite transmitters attached to 12 Pacific Loon (data collected through Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center funding), 47 Red-throated Loon, and 85 Yellow-billed Loon. Birds were tracked along coastal regions of Alaska, northern Canada, the contiguous United States, and portions of Russia and Asia.
2015-2022 Cooperative Research Units Program Year in Review Collection
Collection of Cooperative Research Units Program (USGS Ecosystems Mission Area) year in review reports and abstracts. We provide graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and partner with natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. Today, there are 42 Units in 40 States, with a national program office in Reston, Virginia.
U.S. Geological Survey National Produced Waters Geochemical Database Viewer
The U.S. Geological Survey National Produced Waters Geochemical Database v2.3 Viewer provides access to an updated compilation of geochemical and related information for water from oil and gas wells in the United States. The information includes identification and location information, well descriptions, dates, rock properties, physical properties of the water, inorganic chemistry, organic chemist
USGS Science in the American Territories
The United States is more than just the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Five permanently inhabited territories in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea are overseen by the U.S. and are home to more than 4 million people, many of whom are American citizens.
Geonarrative: Water-Use Data-Gap Analysis
This water-use data-gap analysis analyzed the differences between the current state of the Nation's water-use data and the data needed to achieve the long-term goals of the USGS Water Availability and Use Science Program.
Environmental Health Program at the U.S. Geological Survey
One Health science to address high priority issues related to human and wildlife exposures to environmental contaminants and pathogens
2022 Climate Adaptation Science Centers Annual Summary
In Fiscal Year 2022 (October 2021-September 2022), the National and Regional CASCs worked closely with partners to accomplish a multitude of science-based achievements!
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Tribal Engagement
We prioritize equity and inclusion at all levels of the organization and aspire to create and maintain a collaborative, flexible, and fair culture. Leave no one behind: every person is unique and has unique contributions.
Natural Gas Compositional Analyses Dataset of Gases from United States Wells - Viewer
The purpose of this database is to provide a publicly available and spatially referenced national dataset of natural gas geochemistry.