Unified Interior Regions
California
The Southwest Region includes California, Nevada, and Arizona. The Regional Office, headquartered in Sacramento, provides Center oversight and support, facilitates internal and external collaborations, and works to further USGS strategic science directions.
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Sound Waves, Sept. - Oct. 2011
The stories in the Sept. - Oct. 2011 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/10/
High-Resolution Multibeam Mapping of Mid-Atlantic Canyons to Assess Tsunami Hazards
USGS Scientists Develop System for
San Lorenzo River at Big Trees State Park, CA
This webcam is located at the USGS stream-gaging station on San Lorenzo River at Big Trees State Park. This station provides continuous monitoring of river stage. The webcam provides valuable information to the National Weather Service, first-responders, and area residents to evaluate real-time
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Kincade Fire
Winds exceeding 100 miles per hour spread California’s Kincade Fire at an alarming rate. The fire started on October 23, 2019, and had burned 74,324 acres just north of Santa Rosa, CA, by the evening of October 28.
The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2A satellite captured an image of the fire on October 27. Strong wind from the northeast is evident as smoke
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California’s Hotter Drought and Tree Death
California's hotter drought has already killed millions of trees, particularly in low-elevation forests.
USGS and National Park Service Releasing California Condor
USGS and NPS personnel placed a GPS-transmitter on a California Condor at Pinnacles National Monument. Photo was taken when the bird was released after attaching the transmitter.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours bef...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours before the explosive eruption of May 22, 1915.
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Locations
Southwest Regional Director's Office
Phone: (916) 278-9551
Fax: (916) 278-9566
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Phone: 831-460-7401
Fax: 831-427-4748
Sacramento Projects Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 916-278-3000
Fax: 916-278-3070
Western Ecological Research Center - Headquarters
Phone: (916) 278-9485
Fax: (916) 278-9475
Geology, Minerals, Energy and Geophysics Science Center
Phone: (650) 329-4881
Earthquake Science Center
Western Geographic Science Center - Main Office
San Diego Projects Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 619-225-6100
Fax: 619-225-6101
Fort Collins Science Center
Phone: 970-226-9100
Fax: 970-226-9230
USGS California Volcano Observatory (CalVO package delivery)
askcalvo@usgs.gov
Phone: 650-329-5083
Poway Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 858-679-4015
Fax: 858-679-4019
Truckee Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 530-587-0910
Fax: 530-587-0914
Redding Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 530-246-5282
Fax: 530-246-0717
Ukiah Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 707-468-4040
Fax: 707-468-4022
Redlands Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 909-798-3272
West Sacramento Projects Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 916-617-2799
Eureka Satellite Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 707-442-3169
Fax: 707-445-7860
Sacramento Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 916-381-0207
Fax: 916-381-0556
Santa Cruz Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 831-460-7494
Santa Maria Field Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Phone: 805-928-9539
Fax: 805-928-9220
USGS Menlo Park Library
men_lib@usgs.gov
Phone: 650-329-5027
Fax: 650-329-5132