Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern
Tree Swallows
Tree Swallows
Early detection, risk assessment, and integrated control technologies
Asian Carp
Asian Carp
Great Lakes Water Quality
HABs
HABs
Deep Water Fisheries Research
Large Vessels
Large Vessels
This is just some of the great work being done in Region 3
Great Lakes
Great Lakes
Midcontinent Region
The Midcontinent Region covers activities in the geographic area of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. We conduct science to inform resource managers on issues such as aquatic invasive species, water quality and availability, wildlife disease, and restoration of fish/wildlife and their habita
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
For more information on the Great Lakes and work being done, check out the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative website here!
USGS Science Centers in the Midcontinent Region - DOI Region 3 Great Lakes
USGS Science Centers in the Midcontinent Region - DOI Region 3 Great Lakes
For more information on what each center is doing, please follow the links below!
USGS Science Centers in the Midcontinent Region - DOI Region 5 Missouri Basin
USGS Science Centers in the Midcontinent Region - DOI Region 5 Missouri Basin
For more information on what each center is doing, please follow the links below!
News
U.S. Geological Survey marks progress tracking nation's supply of critical minerals
U.S. Geological Survey marks progress tracking nation's supply of critical minerals
USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects
USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects
Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin
Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin
Publications
Microbial source tracking and land use associations for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells influenced by human and livestock fecal sources
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health problem that requires an integrated approach among human, agricultural, and environmental sectors. However, few studies address all three components simultaneously. We investigated the occurrence of five antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and the class 1 integron gene (intI1) in private wells drawing water from a vulnerable aquifer...
USGS National Water Quality Monitoring Network
What is the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Monitoring Network?Understanding the water quality of U.S. streams and rivers requires consistent data collection and analysis over decades. The U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Water Quality Network (NWQN) was established to facilitate national-scale understanding of surface-water quality conditions through the collection...
Geochemical data for Illinois Basin coal samples, 2015–2018
Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and their collaborators conducted a study of the geochemical properties of coals currently produced for electric power generation in the Illinois Basin in Illinois and Indiana. The study follows from recommendations by an expert panel for the USGS to investigate the distribution and controls of trace constituents such as mercury (Hg) in...
Science
Conservation Efforts Database
The Conservation Efforts Database (CED) is a secure online data repository that collects, stores, and retrieves spatially explicit, spatially obscure, and non-spatial information on species and habitat conservation and management actions. The CED is designed to allow data collection from all interested partners including federal, state, local, non-government organizations, universities, private...
Sagebrush Trends Tool
This web-based mapping tool, released in 2024, enables users to identify which threats are driving the current status of Sagebrush Ecological Integrity (SEI), assess if SEI and associated threats, such as invasive annual grass, conifer encroachment, human modification - have changed over time, and visualize spatial trends in SEI and threats. The Sagebrush Ecosystem Trends Module supports managers...
Gunnison Sage-Grouse Recovery Module
The CED Gunnison Sage-grouse Recovery Module was released in 2020 and is designed to capture any effort designed to benefit Gunnison sage-grouse recovery. This includes habitat restoration and any activities that contribute to the recovery of Gunnison sage-grouse, a federally listed threatened species. While similar to the Sagebrush Module, The Gunnison Sage-Grouse Recovery module contains fields...