Virginia

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Schools in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:35:17 EDT

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:00:12 EDT

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

apdemas@usgs.gov — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:18:16 EDT

Aerial surveys will aid the protection of life and personal property from earthquakes and benefit the region’s economy through the potential discovery of critical minerals that are essential to the nation’s infrastructure, industry and market independence

Mapping Challenge Update (08/10/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:57:30 EDT

TNMCorps volunteers are making great strides on this schools challenge: They've knocked out over 600 no-edit-history points since last week! We're getting closer, let's keep it up! - Excellent work!

Media Alert: Flights above Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to map geology

apdemas@usgs.gov — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:00:47 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

Mapping Challenge Update (08/02/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Thu, 4 Aug 2022 15:41:35 EDT

TNMCorps volunteers tackled over 500 school points with no edit history and just over 70 school points needing peer review since last week! There's still quite a ways to go on this challenge though, so keep up the A+ work!

Mapping Challenge Update (7/27/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:13:52 EDT

More homework to do on this schools-without-an-edit-history challenge! There are close to 400 points still needing to be peer reviewed or advanced edited, and close to 2000 points without an edit history, but our awesome TNMCorps volunteers have checked over 500 no-edit-history points since last week! - Keep up the great work!

Mapping Challenge Update (7/21/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:17:57 EDT

A+ work as always: 250 school points with no edit history have been checked since last week, 67 have been finished, and 64 have been peer reviewed! We still have over 2000 points with no edit history to recheck though, so keep it up - Great Job!

Mapping Challenge Update (7/13/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:36:00 EDT

Just over 100 points with no edit history have been checked since last week, but there's still lots of homework to get done on this schools challenge! We really appreciate your participation, so keep up the stellar work! And remember, even though this challenge is focused on those no-edit-history points, new schools pop up all the time, so don’t forget to check for missing schools, too!

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Law Enforcement in Kentucky and Tennessee

eanderson@usgs.gov — Fri, 8 Jul 2022 16:16:37 EDT

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

Mapping Challenge Update (7/07/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Fri, 8 Jul 2022 15:53:45 EDT

Gold stars for continuing to tackle this schools-with-no-edit-history challenge in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.! You've checked just over 400 points without an edit history since last week - A+ work! Remember, even though this challenge is focused on those no-edit-history points, new schools pop up all the time, so don’t forget to check for missing schools, too!

Mapping Challenge Update (6/30/22): Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

eanderson@usgs.gov — Fri, 1 Jul 2022 13:25:12 EDT

TNMCorps volunteers get an A+ for diving head first into this schools-with-no-edit-history challenge in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.! So far you've checked nearly 500 points without an edit history - Fantastic! Even though this challenge is focused on those no-edit-history points, new schools pop up all the time, so don’t forget to check for missing schools, too!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

sdoering@usgs.gov — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:05:36 EDT

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges continue in the Mid-Atlantic with a new challenge for schools in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.! This is an excellent challenge for all editors since most of the schools in these states don’t have an edit history. Don’t forget to look for missing schools, too!

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

sdoering@usgs.gov — Thu, 2 Jun 2022 10:34:21 EDT

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

sdoering@usgs.gov — Wed, 25 May 2022 15:23:35 EDT

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

Mapping Challenge Update (05/19/22): Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

sdoering@usgs.gov — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:42:34 EDT

This challenge is gaining momentum! Volunteers reverified over 700 points with no edit history since our last update - NICE WORK!!

Mapping Challenge Update (05/05/22): Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

sdoering@usgs.gov — Thu, 5 May 2022 10:09:54 EDT

This challenge is starting to gain momentum with approx. 30 edits since last week!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

sdoering@usgs.gov — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:50:05 EDT

Since our last post offices challenge was such a hit, we thought we’d launch another one for Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland!

From the Seafloor to Outer Space, USGS is on the Case

egoldbaum@usgs.gov — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:00:41 EDT

It’s a pale blue dot. It’s also a landscape of jagged peaks and valleys beneath fluffy white clouds. It's a vast field of wispy green grasses and a colony of colorful coral reefs.

A temporary boost to surviving trees in tidal freshwater swamps but steadily increasing salinity associated with sea-level rise ultimately creates ‘ghost forests’

mtmartin@usgs.gov — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:00:00 EST

This article is part of the Fall 2021 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

Interagency Statement: USGS and Partners Investigating DC Area Bird Mortality Event

mlubeck@usgs.gov — Wed, 9 Jun 2021 06:45:00 EDT

In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. No definitive cause of death is identified at this time.

Keeping an Eye on Vulnerable Coastal Wetlands

jhult@contractor.usgs.gov — Mon, 24 May 2021 06:30:00 EDT

Coastlines can have it pretty rough. Even a beach isn’t always sunshine. Wind and water constantly wear at its edges—and then there are the storms.

Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

jkfitzpatrick@usgs.gov — Thu, 8 Apr 2021 05:00:00 EDT

Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different regions along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Flights Above Parts of Virginia and North Carolina to Map Geology

jlavista@usgs.gov — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:45:00 EST

USGS Field Crews Document Isaias' Effects Along Atlantic Coast

hdewar@usgs.gov — Tue, 4 Aug 2020 14:00:00 EDT

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during, and after Hurricane Isaias, visit the USGS Hurricane Isaias page at https://www.usgs.gov/isaias.

USGS Field Crews Document Isaias’ Effects Along Atlantic Coast

apdemas@usgs.gov — Tue, 4 Aug 2020 12:45:00 EDT

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during, and after Hurricane Isaias, visit the USGS Hurricane Isaias page at https://www.usgs.gov/isaias.

Assessment of Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Citizen Science

sbeldin@usgs.gov — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:00:00 EDT

A team of federal, academic, and NGO researchers conducted a national-scale assessment of mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels.

Mineral Resources Program Scientist Dr. Suzanne Nicholson Receives Meritorious Service Award

jmosley@usgs.gov — Fri, 29 May 2020 06:15:00 EDT

Dr. Suzanne Nicholson received the U.S. Department of Interior's second highest honorary award—the Meritorious Service Award— In recognition of her scientific leadership and noteworthy contributions to the Mineral Resources Program of the U.S. Geological Survey.

President Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

drewlapointe@usgs.gov — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:30:00 EST

Budget Focuses on Bringing Science, Facilities, and Infrastructure into the 21st Century

USGS Estimates 214 trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Appalachian Basin Formations

apdemas@usgs.gov — Thu, 3 Oct 2019 06:15:00 EDT

The Marcellus Shale and Point Pleasant-Utica Shale formations of the Appalachian Basin contain an estimated mean of 214 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable continuous resources of natural gas, according to new USGS assessments.