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Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls. Evergreen lined white water rapids.
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls

Looking upstream at Mckenzie River about 0.25 miles below Sahalie Falls. OWRSC has many stream gages in this area to help out EWEB cooperators.

Looking upstream at Mckenzie River about 0.25 miles below Sahalie Falls. OWRSC has many stream gages in this area to help out EWEB cooperators.

Montana Low-level Flight Survey Area
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MTLLFareamap.JPG
MTLLFareamap.JPG

Survey area for low-flying helicopter soon to be visible in six Montana counties, including Helena, the Elkhorn Mountains, Bull Mountain and the Tobacco Root Mountains.

Survey area for low-flying helicopter soon to be visible in six Montana counties, including Helena, the Elkhorn Mountains, Bull Mountain and the Tobacco Root Mountains.

Low-level flight helicopter with  stinger
Low-level flight helicopter with stinger
Low-level flight helicopter with stinger
Image shows a helicopter towing a hoop with mountains in the background
Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter in Nevada
Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter in Nevada
Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter in Nevada

A low-flying helicopter towing a geophysical device collects scientific data on groundwater and geology. Information collected during these surveys can help with studying critical mineral resources, natural hazards and groundwater potential.

A low-flying helicopter towing a geophysical device collects scientific data on groundwater and geology. Information collected during these surveys can help with studying critical mineral resources, natural hazards and groundwater potential.

Image shows a cow standing in the foreground with a helicopter towing geophysical data collecting equipment with mountains
Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter with Cow
Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter with Cow
Airborne Geophysical Survey Helicopter with Cow

A helicopter rigged with an airborne geophysical survey collecting equipment. Information collected during these surveys can help with studying critical mineral resources, natural hazards and groundwater potential. A cow is here too.

A helicopter rigged with an airborne geophysical survey collecting equipment. Information collected during these surveys can help with studying critical mineral resources, natural hazards and groundwater potential. A cow is here too.

map with hexagon grid overlay depicting study areas and points depicting barred owl sightings in 2015
Barred owl sightings at Oregon Coast Range monitoring sites, 2015
Barred owl sightings at Oregon Coast Range monitoring sites, 2015
Barred owl sightings at Oregon Coast Range monitoring sites, 2015

Locations of barred owl sightings recorded during 2015 owl monitoring activities. Barred owls were lethally removed from the areas highlighted in pink. Supporting data is found at https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201089.

Locations of barred owl sightings recorded during 2015 owl monitoring activities. Barred owls were lethally removed from the areas highlighted in pink. Supporting data is found at https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201089.

Videos

Aerial photo shows researchers operating survey jet skis along a sandy coastline Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying (AD)
Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying (AD)
Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying (AD)

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

Aerial photo shows researchers operating survey jet skis along a sandy coastline Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying
Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying
Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

Man standing in front of a TV with Happy New Year's hat on. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: January 2, 2020
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: January 2, 2020
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: January 2, 2020

Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, gives an overview of activity at Yellowstone during 2019, with an emphasis on the month of December.

Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, gives an overview of activity at Yellowstone during 2019, with an emphasis on the month of December.

Image of the Week - Festive Fields in North Carolina
Image of the Week - Festive Fields in North Carolina
Image of the Week - Festive Fields in North Carolina

The smell of a fresh cut Christmas tree can evoke visions of majestic evergreen forests teeming with winter wildlife. In truth, more than half of U.S. Christmas trees come from farms in Oregon, North Carolina, or Michigan. Cut Christmas Trees area commodity, tracked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture just like corn or soybeans.

The smell of a fresh cut Christmas tree can evoke visions of majestic evergreen forests teeming with winter wildlife. In truth, more than half of U.S. Christmas trees come from farms in Oregon, North Carolina, or Michigan. Cut Christmas Trees area commodity, tracked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture just like corn or soybeans.

Barred owl hooting
Barred owl hooting
Barred owl hooting

A video of a barred owl calling.

“Science is amazing”: GeoGirls explore Mount St. Helens
“Science is amazing”: GeoGirls explore Mount St. Helens
“Science is amazing”: GeoGirls explore Mount St. Helens

During Aug. 4-8, 2019, U.S. Geological Survey women scientists, university researchers and Mount St. Helens Institute staff led 25 middle-school girls from Washington and Oregon in the fifth annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano science program at Mount St. Helens, Washington.
 

During Aug. 4-8, 2019, U.S. Geological Survey women scientists, university researchers and Mount St. Helens Institute staff led 25 middle-school girls from Washington and Oregon in the fifth annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano science program at Mount St. Helens, Washington.
 

Audio

USGS
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
Oregon Songbirds: Singing for Their Supper in Evergreen Forests
Oregon Songbirds: Singing for Their Supper in Evergreen Forests
USGS
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
Oregon Songbirds: Singing for Their Supper in Evergreen Forests

In this episode we sit down with USGS wildlife biologist Joan Hagar and discuss her recent study on songbirds in the Pacific Northwest. New research indicates a possible relationship between reductions in the abundance of some species of songbird and reductions in the amount of deciduous trees in evergreen forests.

In this episode we sit down with USGS wildlife biologist Joan Hagar and discuss her recent study on songbirds in the Pacific Northwest. New research indicates a possible relationship between reductions in the abundance of some species of songbird and reductions in the amount of deciduous trees in evergreen forests.

USGS
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
Urban Hydrology: Restoration and Monitoring of Johnson Creek in Portland, Oregon
Urban Hydrology: Restoration and Monitoring of Johnson Creek in Portland, Oregon
USGS
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
Urban Hydrology: Restoration and Monitoring of Johnson Creek in Portland, Oregon

The Johnson Creek watershed is an important resource in Portland, Oregon. It forms a wildlife and recreational corridor through densely populated areas of the Portland metropolitan area, as well as rural and agricultural land in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties.

The Johnson Creek watershed is an important resource in Portland, Oregon. It forms a wildlife and recreational corridor through densely populated areas of the Portland metropolitan area, as well as rural and agricultural land in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties.

USGS
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
Pharmaceuticals in Urban Streams in Northwest Oregon
Pharmaceuticals in Urban Streams in Northwest Oregon
USGS
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
USGS Visual Identity - Black (TM)
Pharmaceuticals in Urban Streams in Northwest Oregon

Coinciding with the release of the USGS report ‘Reconnaissance of Pharmaceutical Chemicals in Urban Streams of the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon, 2002,’ we sit down and discuss recent findings with USGS hydrologist Stewart Rounds.

Coinciding with the release of the USGS report ‘Reconnaissance of Pharmaceutical Chemicals in Urban Streams of the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon, 2002,’ we sit down and discuss recent findings with USGS hydrologist Stewart Rounds.

CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork
How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?
How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?
CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork
How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?

Welcome to CoreFacts, where we're always short on time and big on science. I'm Brian Campbell. Today's question is …

How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?

Welcome to CoreFacts, where we're always short on time and big on science. I'm Brian Campbell. Today's question is …

How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?

CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork
TRUE or FALSE: Portland, Oregon, has a volcano within its metropolitan area.
TRUE or FALSE: Portland, Oregon, has a volcano within its metropolitan area.