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New USGS online tools for watershed managers

New USGS online tools for watershed managers

SPARROW models, tools, and maps of streamflow, nutrients, and sediment for streams in five major U.S. regions

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The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer

The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer

Caribou, North America’s wild reindeer, have lives apart from their famous role on Christmas Eve. To learn more about how  these Arctic antler-bearers...

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Phosphorus and River Water Quality

Phosphorus and River Water Quality

Investigating the effects of historical phosphorus on current river water quality. 

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USGS provides update for the National Seismic Hazard Model

USGS provides update for the National Seismic Hazard Model

USGS experts recently released a study that incorporates the latest earthquake science findings into an update of the National Seismic Hazard Model...

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In the Field with Kate Scharer

In the Field with Kate Scharer

What’s a day in the life of a research geologist like?

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Airplane to Make Low-Level Flights Over Parts of the Eastern Mojave Desert, California and Nevada

Airplane to Make Low-Level Flights Over Parts of the Eastern Mojave Desert, California and Nevada

For about two months, starting around December 7, 2019, an airplane operated under contract to the USGS will be making low-level flights over parts of...

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Yellowstone's migrating bison manipulate springtime green-up

Yellowstone's migrating bison manipulate springtime green-up

On a typical June day in Yellowstone National Park, it’s not unusual to see hundreds of bison grazing in the Lamar Valley. The herds appear to...

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Next Generation Water Observing System Partnership Announcement

Next Generation Water Observing System Partnership Announcement

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking information from industry, academia, nonprofits, and research institutions on innovative technologies that...

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Urban growth in the southeastern U.S. potentially threatens health of small streams

Urban growth in the southeastern U.S. potentially threatens health of small streams

Projected impacts include widespread loss of fish and invertebrate species in the region

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Celebrating 10 years

Celebrating 10 years

The National Geospatial Technical Operations Centers in Rolla, Missouri and Lakewood, Colorado are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their current...

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Flights Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to Continue Aquifer Mapping

Flights Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to Continue Aquifer Mapping

New Phase of USGS Low-level Surveys Begins in November

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WaterWords-Aragonite

WaterWords-Aragonite

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

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