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About USGS

We monitor, assess, map, and conduct targeted scientific research so that policy makers and the public have the understanding they need to address complex environmental, natural resource, and public safety issues.

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About USGS

About USGS

We monitor, assess, map, and conduct targeted scientific research so that policy makers and the public have the understanding they need to address complex environmental, natural resource, and public safety issues.

How we're organized
Key Officials
History of the USGS
Our budget
Working with us
Careers and employees
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Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 126 – Annual NLCD, showing photos of Jesslyn Brown and Jon Dewitz

Eyes on Earth Episode 126 – Annual NLCD

Technical Announcement
Painting - Denali in Midsummer

New USGS Alaska Geochemical Atlas Tells Rich Tales About the Last Frontier

Center News
Volcano Alert Levels

Volcano Watch — USGS Volcano Notification Service informs island residents about Hawaiian volcanoes

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young students examine dated tree cross section

Can the USGS help me design a science fair project?

Center News
Two researchers in life vests stand at a table full of water quality sampling equipment. They demonstrate its use.

USGS Researchers Invite Community Members to Help Kick Off a New Study of Local Streams and Conservation Practices in the Shenandoah Valley

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USGS employee sampling surface water and groundwater photo

I am not a citizen of the United States. Can I apply for jobs in the USGS?

Illustrations
three clustered thumbnail images represent data visualizations on wildfire affects to the Juneau Icefield

Fire In Ice Data Visualization Thumbnails

Center News
New USGS video about Kīlauea Volcano's summit eruption is now onlin...

Volcano Watch — New USGS video about Kīlauea Volcano's summit eruption is now online

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Graphic - Archives

Why does the USGS invoke Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 5 (deliberative process privilege)?

Photography
Norwegian Ambassador Touring USGS EROS

Norwegian Ambassador Touring USGS EROS

Center News
USGS

USGS Scientist Invited to Speak at Stakeholder Meeting in Nogales about Binational Storm Water Infrastructure

National News Release
This USGS storm-tide sensor was installed Sept. 9 in Dare County, North Carolina, in preparation for Hurricane Florence.

USGS Installing About 160 Storm-Tide Sensors Along North and South Carolina Coasts Before Hurricane Florence Arrives

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USGS gage 05014500 Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, MT

USGS Streamgages By the Numbers

Center News
USGS

USGS HVO Press Release — Hear about Mauna Loa's eruptive history and current status in a West Hawai‘i presentation

Event
Small bird in a bush

Q&A: USGS and 2024 the Anchorage Bike to Work Day

Featured Films and Shorts
The Night the Earth Shook: Part 6 - Bruce Presgrave

The Night the Earth Shook: Part 6 - Bruce Presgrave

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 128 – 2024 EROS Fall Poster Session, showing Tom Adamson and Abhinav Chandel

Eyes on Earth Episode 128 – 2024 EROS Fall Poster Session

Photography
Geology, Minerals, Energy, Geophysics Science Center (GMEG) staff display rocks and maps and talk to kids at the STEM event

Geology, Minerals, Energy, Geophysics Science Center (GMEG) staff display geologic rocks and maps and talk to kids about geology at the 2024 STEM event

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USGS science for a changing world logo

Emeritus Program Information

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Image: Map Sales and Publications Office

Do you offer teacher discounts for your maps and other cost products?

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Questions and Answers about Droughts

Presentations and Events
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PubTalk-11/2021: Busting Myths About One of the Largest Volcanic Systems in the World - The Top 10 Misconceptions about Yellowstone Volcanism

Featured Films and Shorts
Video Thumbnail for the video "USGS NEIC Earthquake Response"

USGS NEIC Earthquake Response

General
Photo of a USGS scientist standing the Chattoga River taking a discharge measurement

USGS Water Newsletter

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Earth As Art image Serene Expressions

About

Photography
USGS Idaho Water Science Center hydrologists brief Northwest-Pacific Islands Regional Director Jill Rolland

USGS Idaho Water Science Center hydrologists brief Northwest-Pacific Islands Regional Director Jill Rolland at Crystal Springs along the Snake River

Featured Films and Shorts
The Night the Earth Shook: Part 2 - I Came in Right Away

The Night the Earth Shook: Part 2 - I Came in Right Away

Photography
Color photograph of volcanic plume illuminated

December 23, 2024 - Kīlauea summit eruption plume

General
Trails Explorer

USGS Trails Explorer

Center News
Landslides at Big Slide- nearest scarp- and Pitkins Curve- rocky headland- are among those studied in detail by USGS scientists.

New USGS Fact Sheet About Landslides Delivering Slope Material to Nearshore Waters on California's Big Sur Coast

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