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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming’s Laramie Mountains

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming’s Laramie Mountains

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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The scoop on what USGS hopes to find in a Summit County trench

The scoop on what USGS hopes to find in a Summit County trench

RSVP requested to Heidi Koehler by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, hkoehler@usgs.gov, 720-320-1246  

 

If you’d like to speak with a USGS scientist before...

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A new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho

A new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho

RESTON, Va. — A new study co-authored by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks helps to identify where in the...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund critical mineral mapping across Montana, Idaho borderlands

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund critical mineral mapping across Montana, Idaho borderlands

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $4.2 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Developing the next generation of USGS water monitoring technologies

Developing the next generation of USGS water monitoring technologies

Learn more about how the U.S. Geological Survey is advancing our cutting-edge water monitoring networks to stay ahead of and drive technological...

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Reclamation joins innovative water management partnership

Reclamation joins innovative water management partnership

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation is joining the Integrated Water Resources Science and Services, an innovative partnership of federal agencies...

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Critical mineral mapping across regions of Nebraska, Kansas underway thanks to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments in Earth MRI

Critical mineral mapping across regions of Nebraska, Kansas underway thanks to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments in Earth MRI

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey recently announced it will invest about $1.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high...

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Erosion following wildfire has increased in California since 1984

Erosion following wildfire has increased in California since 1984

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists compiled one year’s worth of soil and sediment erosion quantities occurring after large California wildfires...

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USGS Earth MRI invests in Colorado critical mineral mapping

USGS Earth MRI invests in Colorado critical mineral mapping

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey announced it will invest approximately $1.6 million to collect high-resolution geophysical data focused on...

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Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests

Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests

RESTON, Va. — Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive...

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U.S. Geological Survey scientists measure what often remains invisible – groundwater in the southeast Puget Sound region

U.S. Geological Survey scientists measure what often remains invisible – groundwater in the southeast Puget Sound region

Scientists investigate a resource critical to millions of people in Washington state that often remains invisible to the public eye.

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USGS announces elevation and hydrography data acquisition partnership opportunities for fiscal year 2025.

USGS announces elevation and hydrography data acquisition partnership opportunities for fiscal year 2025.

The U.S. Geological Survey has issued the 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA) for fiscal year 2025 3D Elevation...

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