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Lauren Russell

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Lauren Russell is a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Geological Survey, covering media relations and outreach for a variety of science topics, primarily related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Her primary duties include writing news releases and feature stories, social media, and multimedia.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Scientists and experts at the U.S. Geological Survey now have access to historic natural resource investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure...

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President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

President’s request to Congress promotes science to address climate change and natural-hazard resiliency while supporting national economic growth and...

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USGS invests in geologic mapping, landslide hazard research throughout Puerto Rico

USGS invests in geologic mapping, landslide hazard research throughout Puerto Rico

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently invested in a geologic mapping project throughout Puerto Rico using airborne hyperspectral...

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Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey are racing the clock to pull four species of native Hawaiian Honeycreeper forest birds back from the brink...

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Celebrating Black History: Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

Celebrating Black History: Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

Growing up beneath the towering steel structures of Chicago, Ric Wilson was fascinated with how things worked.   

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From sagebrush to trout, USGS bolsters conservation efforts through data, collaboration

From sagebrush to trout, USGS bolsters conservation efforts through data, collaboration

USGS scientists, working with scientists and resource managers from multiple U.S. Department of Interior Bureaus and other government agencies, have...

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Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

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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Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Northeastern and Central Florida

Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Northeastern and Central Florida

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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Science and Products

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Scientists and experts at the U.S. Geological Survey now have access to historic natural resource investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure...

Read Article
President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

President’s request to Congress promotes science to address climate change and natural-hazard resiliency while supporting national economic growth and...

Read Article
USGS invests in geologic mapping, landslide hazard research throughout Puerto Rico

USGS invests in geologic mapping, landslide hazard research throughout Puerto Rico

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently invested in a geologic mapping project throughout Puerto Rico using airborne hyperspectral...

Read Article
Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey are racing the clock to pull four species of native Hawaiian Honeycreeper forest birds back from the brink...

Read Article
Celebrating Black History: Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

Celebrating Black History: Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

Growing up beneath the towering steel structures of Chicago, Ric Wilson was fascinated with how things worked.   

Read Article
From sagebrush to trout, USGS bolsters conservation efforts through data, collaboration

From sagebrush to trout, USGS bolsters conservation efforts through data, collaboration

USGS scientists, working with scientists and resource managers from multiple U.S. Department of Interior Bureaus and other government agencies, have...

Read Article
Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

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

Read Article
Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Northeastern and Central Florida

Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology over parts of Northeastern and Central Florida

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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