New Remote Sensing Handbook Published
A newly published, three-volume “Remote Sensing Handbook” is a comprehensive coverage of all remote sensing topics written by over 300 leading global experts.
View ArticleRestoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems, Part 2
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Ecosystem restoration is complex and requires an understanding of how the land, plants, and animals all interact with each other over large areas and over time. Today, the U.S....
View ArticleProtecting Water in the Red River: There’s a Map for That
A new, interactive tool can help managers make critical water-quality decisions in the Red River Basin of the United States and Canada.
View ArticleNew Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms
First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide
View ArticleSouth Dakota Native to Head USGS Dakota Water Science Center
Joyce E. Williamson, a native of South Dakota and a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology alumna, was selected as the director of the newly formed U.S. Geological Survey Dakota Water Science...
View ArticleLandsat Monitors Mining at Center of North America, Near Town of Center
Today, Landsat shows us the evolution of the coal industry near North America & North Dakota’s Center...
View ArticleStitching Together the New Digital Geologic Quilt of the United States
A carbonatite here, a glacial moraine there, a zig-zagging fault or two, even a behemoth of a batholith. The geology of the 50 States is an enormous patchwork of varied forms, beautiful in their...
View ArticlePublic Invitation: Jamestown Science Center Opens Doors for Interactive...
The public is invited to attend a free, family-friendly open house at a local U.S. Geological Survey center for ecology research on Saturday, September 16.
View ArticleND Water Quality Conference
March 6-8, 2018 at the National Energy Center of Excellence located on the campus of Bismarck State College in Bismarck, ND.
View ArticleMedia Advisory: USGS Crews Measure Record Flooding in Fargo
Reporters: Do you want to interview USGS scientists as they measure flooding in and near Fargo, North Dakota? Please contact Dave Ozman, Marisa Lubeck or Chris Laveau.
View ArticleHoney Bee Helpers: It Takes a Village to Conserve a Colony
Do you eat fruits and vegetables? What about nuts? If so, you can thank an insect pollinator, usually a honey bee. These small insects play a major role in pollinating the world’s plants, including...
View ArticleNEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in MT, ND, & SD!
Here's another challenge for city/town halls in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (02/06/2020): City / Town Hall Structures in MT, ND,...
This challenge is coming along nicely with 20 points added since last week and another 80 points edited!
View ArticlePresident Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS
Budget Focuses on Bringing Science, Facilities, and Infrastructure into the 21st Century
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (02/12/2020): City / Town Hall Structures in MT, ND,...
This challenge is coming along nicely with another 30 points added and 50 edits submitted since last week!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (02/20/2020): City / Town Hall Structures in MT, ND,...
This challenge continues to move along nicely with another 100 edits in the last week!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (02/26/2020): City / Town Hall Structures in MT, ND,...
This challeng is SO CLOSE to being finished! Approximately 80 edits came in since last week, leaving less than 20 existing points to be reviewed. Don't forget to check for missing city/town halls, too.
View ArticleFINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Hall Structures in MT,...
This challenge is now FINISHED!! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleLCMAP Promises New Insight on Land Surface Change
Landsat satellite imagery has been a boon to the study of the Earth’s surface for nearly five decades, but researchers at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center have only...
View ArticleTNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Hall Structures in...
This challenge is now complete!! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleAssessment of Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Citizen Science
A team of federal, academic, and NGO researchers conducted a national-scale assessment of mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels.
View ArticleBakken Shale unconventional oil and gas production has not caused widespread...
A new USGS study reports that shale-oil and -gas production from a major production area in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota has not caused widespread hydrocarbon contamination to date in nearby...
View ArticleNew Report Highlights Declining Sagebrush Ecosystem, Provides Foundation for...
Fort Collins, CO – Considered one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world and home to mule deer, pronghorn, sage-grouse, pygmy rabbits and more than 350 other species of conservation concern, the...
View ArticlePiping Plovers Breed Less and Move More in the Northern Great Plains
Piping plover breeding groups in the Northern Great Plains are notably connected through movements between habitats and show lower reproductive rates than previously thought, according to a new U.S....
View ArticleUSGS Releases Oil and Gas Assessment for the Bakken and Three Forks...
The USGS has completed an oil and gas estimate for the Bakken and Three Forks Formations in the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota.
View ArticleGrasslands Worth Millions to Beekeepers, Invaluable to Birds
Grassland conservation in the Dakotas generates millions of dollars in annual revenue for beekeepers while improving the abundance of sensitive bird species, according to a recently published study.
View ArticleFinding areas of compatibility between renewable energy development and...
Energy development and resource conservation can seem at odds with one another, but a recent study highlights how to minimize conflict and evaluate tradeoffs.
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