Images

Rare photo of 'alawi sitting on tree bark in a forested area of Hawai'i. The bird has a greenish/yellow coloring against a brown bark backdrop.

A yellow, native Akiapola’au bird sits in a forest on a mossy branch in Hawai'i.

Bright orange native Hawai‘i ‘ākepa sits in lush green tropical forested area in Hawai'i. 

Photo of people birding in the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge in Hawai'i. Individuals hold binoculars and look out into the forested area.

Volunteers lean over to plant trees in grassy area of a forest in Hawai'i. These trees provide crucial habitat for native birds within the refuge.

Volunteers and scientists stand amidst tall trees in a Hawaiian forest where habitat restoration is taking place for native birds.

During the March 21, 2024 lahar evacuation drills, thousands of students walked to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington to practice evacuating from a lahar generated by Mount Rainier. A lahar, or volcanic mudflow, could reach this area in about 3 hours.

Visit the Landsat Next webpage for more information on the mission planned for late 2030/early 2031.

This image displays the planned orbit of Landsat Next's Three Satellites. To learn more, visit the Landsat Next webpage. 

USGS scientist Kimberly Beisner retrieves a water quality sensor on the Rio Grande for a PFAS study in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

USGS scientists Kimberly Beisner and Keely Miltenberger walk into the Rio Grande to collect water samples for a PFAS study near Valle de Oro, New Mexico.

Water quality sampler deployed on the Rio Grande to collect an integrated sample of PFAS in the water in Alameda, New Mexico.

Norman with graduate students from the Academic Department of Earth Sciences at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) teaching high school students from El Sargento at the “Caminos Del Agua” Water Festival  (photo by Alfredo Martinez, March 11, 2024).

The U.S. Geological Survey and Australia move toward a partnership as Australia announces plans to join upcoming Landsat Next satellite mission.

The U.S. Geological Survey and Australia move toward a partnership as Australia announces plans to join upcoming Landsat Next satellite mission.

USGS installed an array of seismometers in a field in Gaziantep, Turkiye in order to record ambient noise and earthquakes, including the aftershocks of the devastating earthquakes of 2023. Robert Sickler of the USGS in the foreground and an AFAD employee in the background.

Paul Cryan shows off a 3D-printed bat tool.

Paul Cryan shows off some of his 3D-printed bat tools.

Ric Wilson, a doctorate in geology and USGS research geologist at the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska. 

Screenshot from Lucy Jones' presentation called "Bridging the Gap from Communicating Risk to Reducing Risk." Presentation available on the USGS website. 

Street in Balboa Park, San Diego with various green trees lining the image. Numerous people walking around on a sunny day with a blue sky and faint white clouds above. Buildings near to trees.