Along the North Santiam River at the Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Area during a UAS mission

Along the North Santiam River at the Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Area during a UAS mission

The USGS Oregon Water Science Center teamed up with the NUSO in August 2021 to explore bathymetric and remote sensing techniques to detect periphyton, a complex mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, and microbes in freshwater ecosystems.