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Extreme low-frequency waves on the Ofu, American Samoa, reef flat

April 3, 2024

####   Extreme low-frequency waves on the Ofu, American Samoa, reef flat

Researchers from the USGS and the National Park Service have published the first documentation of exceptionally large low-frequency waves sweeping...

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Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2.1 Launch

March 19, 2024

####   Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2.1 Launch

New features include updated data inputs, new data sources, and a new figure that displays annual vegetation cover for planned treatment polygons.  

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Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

February 28, 2024

####   Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey are racing the clock to pull four species of native Hawaiian Honeycreeper forest birds back from the brink...

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Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

January 26, 2024

####   Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate...

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From sagebrush to trout, USGS bolsters conservation efforts through data, collaboration

January 9, 2024

####   From sagebrush to trout, USGS bolsters conservation efforts through data, collaboration

USGS scientists, working with scientists and resource managers from multiple U.S. Department of Interior Bureaus and other government agencies, have...

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Smallmouth bass mercury levels linked to habitat types along the Snake River 

December 5, 2023

####   Smallmouth bass mercury levels linked to habitat types along the Snake River 

Mercury concentrations are twice as high in smallmouth bass found in reservoirs than those in the free-flowing sections of the Snake River in Idaho...

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New project webpage: Modeling the water-quality effects to the Klamath River from drain recirculation

November 3, 2023

####   New project webpage: Modeling the water-quality effects to the Klamath River from drain recirculation

A recent U.S. Geological Survey report explores what could happen to nutrient loads in the Klamath River when water from the Klamath Straits Drain is...

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USGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in the Western U.S.

October 27, 2023

####   USGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in the Western U.S.

**RESTON, Va.** — Better recovery of critical minerals from unmined deposits, active mines, existing processing facilities, and legacy mine sites could...

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New Models Show Restoration Can Benefit Salmon While Reducing Flood Risks to Pacific Northwest River Deltas

September 12, 2023

####   New Models Show Restoration Can Benefit Salmon While Reducing Flood Risks to Pacific Northwest River Deltas

Large river deltas in the Pacific Northwest—low-lying and already flood-prone—face a future marked by increasingly frequent and intense flooding as...

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Elwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems

September 7, 2023

####   Elwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems

In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment following the removal of two...

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USGS researchers and collaborators successfully host the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on Bats

August 29, 2023

####   USGS researchers and collaborators successfully host the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on Bats

Dr. Ernest Valdez of USGS-FORT, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station along with USGS-Northwest Pacific Islands Region, Native American Fish and...

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Slow, but Steady Improvement: 25 Years of Monitoring Reveals Impacts of the Northwest Forest Plan on Watersheds

August 29, 2023

####   Slow, but Steady Improvement: 25 Years of Monitoring Reveals Impacts of the Northwest Forest Plan on Watersheds

A team of U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and Oregon State University scientists published a report summarizing a quarter century of data...

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