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Large river deltas in the Pacific Northwest—low-lying and already flood-prone—face a future marked by increasingly frequent and intense flooding as...

In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment following the removal of two...

Dr. Ernest Valdez of USGS-FORT, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station along with USGS-Northwest Pacific Islands Region, Native American Fish and...

A team of U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and Oregon State University scientists published a report summarizing a quarter century of data...

USGS has a new seasonal water-quality monitoring station on the dock at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). The data informs and alerts...

Coral reefs are known for their natural beauty, biodiversity, and support of important local fisheries, but their value and importance extend even...

Every day, millions of cars, and trucks drive along our nation’s roadways, many crossing streams and rivers as they go. Those driving may not consider...

BOISE, IDAHO - A study examining protected birds found dead along power lines on public lands in the western U.S. shows that gunshot deaths were three...

From 2011-2014, a team of federal, state, tribal, academic, and community partners worked to remove two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington...

Dr. Ernest Valdez of FORT, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station along with researchers from the USGS-Northwest-Pacific Islands Region, Native American...