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Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology

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Debris Flows Caused by Rain after Wildfires

USGS Landslide Hazards Program

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Sediment Coring of Lake Powell

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Great Salt Lake Studies

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Colorado River Basin Studies in Utah

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Streamflow response to potential changes in climate in the Upper Rio Grande Basin

USGS New Mexico Water Science Center Project Overview, Publications, and News

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Next Generation Water Observing System: Upper Colorado River Basin

The Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) provides high-fidelity, real-time data on water quantity, quality, and use

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Rocky Mountain Region

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin includes the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. USGS Science Centers in the Region conduct interdisciplinary research and monitoring related to natural resources, ecology, climate, and natural hazards. Data, analyses, and tools developed by USGS staff help stakeholders to make sustainable management decisions.

Map of Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin

Region 7--Upper Colorado Basin (map)

Map Showing USGS/DOI Unified Region 7 and adjoining Regions

Key USGS Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin Contacts

USGS Region 7: Regional Office Location, Regional Staff, Science Centers, and USGS Career Information and Employment Opportunities

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President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Utah

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New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands

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Publications

Assessing Escherichia coli and microbial source tracking markers in the Rio Grande in the South Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2020–21

The Rio Grande, in southern Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Category 5 impaired reach for Escherichia coli (E. coli). The reach is 5 miles in length, extending from Tijeras Arroyo south to the Isleta Pueblo boundary. An evaluation of E. coli and microbial source tracking markers (human-, canine-, and waterfowl-specific sources) was conducted by the U.S. Geological Surv
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

A targeted annual warning system developed for the conservation of a sagebrush indicator species

A fundamental goal of population ecologists is to identify drivers responsible for temporal variation in abundance. Understanding whether variation is associated with environmental stochasticity or anthropogenic disturbances, which are more amenable to management action, is crucial yet difficult to achieve. Here, we present a hierarchical monitoring framework that models rates of change in abundan
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Advances in transboundary aquifer assessment

This Special Issue is intended to highlight both recent work to advance the physical understanding of transboundary aquifers and factors relevant in successful collaboration on transboundary groundwater resource use. The collected papers address: (1) the identification and prioritization of the needs and strategies for sustainable groundwater development and use, along with the complexities introd
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center, International Programs
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Python Vital Rates

Researchers from USGS-FORT and -WARC and University of Florida are collaborating on a long-term Burmese python research program in southern Florida to address management needs of partners and stakeholders throughout the Greater Everglades.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
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Python Vital Rates

Researchers from USGS-FORT and -WARC and University of Florida are collaborating on a long-term Burmese python research program in southern Florida to address management needs of partners and stakeholders throughout the Greater Everglades.
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An approximately 14 foot female invasive Burmese python in the Everglades.

State Partnerships in South Florida

USGS-FORT in partnership with the University of Florida and two state agencies (South Florida Water Management District and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) have initiated a scout snake program to increase the ability to detect and remove Burmese pythons from the interior of the landscape.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center
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State Partnerships in South Florida

USGS-FORT in partnership with the University of Florida and two state agencies (South Florida Water Management District and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) have initiated a scout snake program to increase the ability to detect and remove Burmese pythons from the interior of the landscape.
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Conceptual network diagram for NEDRISS

National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Information System

The National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Information System is an emerging online resource for invasive species information sharing and collaboration that serves as the information hub of the National EDRR Framework. This centralized network will improve access to existing and emerging information resources and expand collaboration to facilitate early detection and rapid response to...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
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National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Information System

The National Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Information System is an emerging online resource for invasive species information sharing and collaboration that serves as the information hub of the National EDRR Framework. This centralized network will improve access to existing and emerging information resources and expand collaboration to facilitate early detection and rapid response to...
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