Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Richard A Rebich
Richard Rebich coordinates and connects USGS science and scientists to Federal, State, and local partners who need USGS data and science for the many issues that face the Gulf of Mexico region in the U.S. His goal as a science advisor is to make sure that USGS science is impactful to resource decisions and decision makers throughout the Gulf.
Richard began working with the U.S. Geological Survey in August of 1988 for the Mississippi District after completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis. Richard’s career began in the data section in Jackson, Mississippi, where he ran a field trip but was also a part of all data collection activities. This experience gave him an appreciation for the types of water-resources data the USGS collects, how they are collected, and how data are analyzed. This experience proved valuable as he transitioned to investigative studies that included bridge site hydraulics, flood studies, and water-quality studies. Most of Richard’s career centered on evaluation of on-farm agricultural best management practices to reduce both sediment and nutrient loads. In addition, Richard served as the Water Quality Specialist in Mississippi from 1994 through 2014 and completed nutrient trend studies as well as a regional SPARROW model in the Lower Mississippi River Basin. Richard has been a supervisor since 2007 and was also the Deputy Director for the Lower Mississippi-Gulf WSC. He has been involved with various roles related to the Gulf of Mexico including serving as a Federal lead for Priority Issue Teams of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance and serving in other science initiatives such as the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program and the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) program. In April of 2023, he joined the Southeast Region as a Science Coordinator focusing on administration priorities and the Gulf of Mexico.
Science and Products
Staff
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Monitoring and Assessment Program Development
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and USGS will jointly lead the development of foundational components for Gulf region-wide monitoring.
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP)
In 2009, the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District in conjunction with other Federal and State agencies, to help reduce future storm damage along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Comprehensive Plan for MsCIP includes restoring the Mississippi barrier islands and over 3,000 acres of wetland and coastal forest...
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment
This project is a collaborative effort between the USGS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the State of Alabama funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to investigate viable, sustainable restoration options that protect and restore the natural resources of Dauphin Island, Alabama. The project is focused on restoration options that protect and restore habitat and living...
Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basins - SPARROW
SPARROW, a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data. The model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and aquatic transport. SPARROW empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in river networks and quantifies...
Mississippi Hydrologic Unit Code Map
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, and the Mississippi Automated Resource Information System developed a 1:24,000-scale Watershed Boundary Dataset for Mississippi including...
Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA)
The Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA) Project began in 1995 with two purposes: 1) to assess how agricultural activities affect water quality; and 2) to evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) that mitigate agricultural nonpoint source pollution. The project is located in the northwestern portion of Mississippi, an area of intense agriculture referred to as the...
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 1
Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 3
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 4
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 5
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 6
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 7
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 8
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 9
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.
Science and Products
Staff
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Monitoring and Assessment Program Development
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and USGS will jointly lead the development of foundational components for Gulf region-wide monitoring.
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP)
In 2009, the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District in conjunction with other Federal and State agencies, to help reduce future storm damage along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Comprehensive Plan for MsCIP includes restoring the Mississippi barrier islands and over 3,000 acres of wetland and coastal forest...
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment
This project is a collaborative effort between the USGS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the State of Alabama funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to investigate viable, sustainable restoration options that protect and restore the natural resources of Dauphin Island, Alabama. The project is focused on restoration options that protect and restore habitat and living...
Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basins - SPARROW
SPARROW, a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data. The model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and aquatic transport. SPARROW empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in river networks and quantifies...
Mississippi Hydrologic Unit Code Map
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, and the Mississippi Automated Resource Information System developed a 1:24,000-scale Watershed Boundary Dataset for Mississippi including...
Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA)
The Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA) Project began in 1995 with two purposes: 1) to assess how agricultural activities affect water quality; and 2) to evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) that mitigate agricultural nonpoint source pollution. The project is located in the northwestern portion of Mississippi, an area of intense agriculture referred to as the...
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 1
Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 3
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 4
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 5
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 6
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 7
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 8
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 9
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.