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[ad_1] Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated. Starting on or around January 4 and lasting two to three weeks, a helicopter towing a large hoop from a cable will …

Read moreLow-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

[ad_1] Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated. Starting on or around January 4 and lasting two to three weeks, a helicopter towing a large hoop from a cable will …

Read moreLow-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

[ad_1] Mercury is a globally distributed pollutant that threatens human and ecosystem health. Even protected areas, such as national parks, are subjected to mercury contamination because it is delivered through atmospheric deposition, often after long-range transport. In aquatic ecosystems, certain environmental conditions can promote microbial processes that convert inorganic mercury to an organic form [ad_2] …

Read moreAssessment of Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Citizen Science

[ad_1] Mercury is a globally distributed pollutant that threatens human and ecosystem health. Even protected areas, such as national parks, are subjected to mercury contamination because it is delivered through atmospheric deposition, often after long-range transport. In aquatic ecosystems, certain environmental conditions can promote microbial processes that convert inorganic mercury to an organic form [ad_2] …

Read moreAssessment of Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Citizen Science

[ad_1] Today, President Trump proposed a $971.2 million Fiscal Year 2021 budget for the U.S. Geological Survey that prioritizes scientific inquiry for effective stewardship of America’s natural resources and natural hazard monitoring and assessments. “President Trump’s 2021 budget request for the Department is about investing in our people and public lands and waters,” said Secretary of …

Read morePresident Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

[ad_1] Today, President Trump proposed a $971.2 million Fiscal Year 2021 budget for the U.S. Geological Survey that prioritizes scientific inquiry for effective stewardship of America’s natural resources and natural hazard monitoring and assessments. “President Trump’s 2021 budget request for the Department is about investing in our people and public lands and waters,” said Secretary of …

Read morePresident Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

[ad_1] Scientists Learn to Categorize Sea Lamprey Wounds Tribal, state, and federal fisheries professionals classifying sea lamprey wounds on lake trout at a workshop in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. Jean Adams (GLSC, Ann Arbor, Michigan) gave an invited presentation on how tracking sea lamprey wounds can inform fishery managers about lake trout at the Sea Lamprey Wound …

Read moreJean Adams Speaks at Sea Lamprey Wound Assessment Workshop

[ad_1] Scientists Learn to Categorize Sea Lamprey Wounds Tribal, state, and federal fisheries professionals classifying sea lamprey wounds on lake trout at a workshop in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. Jean Adams (GLSC, Ann Arbor, Michigan) gave an invited presentation on how tracking sea lamprey wounds can inform fishery managers about lake trout at the Sea Lamprey Wound …

Read moreJean Adams Speaks at Sea Lamprey Wound Assessment Workshop

[ad_1] Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF)  Dan Engel (GLSC, Chesterton, Indiana) attended a statewide meeting of Cooperative Invasive Species Management Associations in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. He presented on the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) and invited anyone managing Phragmites to enroll with the program. Phragmites australis (also known as common reed) is a perennial wetland grass that has become one …

Read moreEngel Presets on Adaptive Management of Phragmites at Wisconsin State-Wide invasive Species Meeting

[ad_1] Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF)  Dan Engel (GLSC, Chesterton, Indiana) attended a statewide meeting of Cooperative Invasive Species Management Associations in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. He presented on the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) and invited anyone managing Phragmites to enroll with the program. Phragmites australis (also known as common reed) is a perennial wetland grass that has become one …

Read moreEngel Presets on Adaptive Management of Phragmites at Wisconsin State-Wide invasive Species Meeting

[ad_1] Delivering Information to Fishery Managers in the Great Lakes Basin. Scientists working within the GLSC Deepwater Science Program delivered their annual reports and presentations at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s (GLFC) annual Lake Committee Meetings in Ypsilanti, Michigan, March 25-29, 2019. The Lake Committee Meetings are a forum for state, tribal, and provincial fishery …

Read moreGLSC Deepwater Science Program delivers annual reports, presentations to Great Lakes fishery managers at annual Lake Committee Meetings

[ad_1] Delivering Information to Fishery Managers in the Great Lakes Basin. Scientists working within the GLSC Deepwater Science Program delivered their annual reports and presentations at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s (GLFC) annual Lake Committee Meetings in Ypsilanti, Michigan, March 25-29, 2019. The Lake Committee Meetings are a forum for state, tribal, and provincial fishery …

Read moreGLSC Deepwater Science Program delivers annual reports, presentations to Great Lakes fishery managers at annual Lake Committee Meetings

[ad_1] This map shows the water sample locations within the Menomonee River watershed, WIsconsin. LMF is the Little Menomonee River near Freistadt; MMF is the Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls; HCW is the Honey Creek at Wauwatosa; UCW is the Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa; MRW is the Menomonee River at Wauwatosa; and MRM is the …

Read moreHuman Bacteria, Viruses from Sewage Found in Some Milwaukee Streams

[ad_1] This map shows the water sample locations within the Menomonee River watershed, WIsconsin. LMF is the Little Menomonee River near Freistadt; MMF is the Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls; HCW is the Honey Creek at Wauwatosa; UCW is the Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa; MRW is the Menomonee River at Wauwatosa; and MRM is the …

Read moreHuman Bacteria, Viruses from Sewage Found in Some Milwaukee Streams

[ad_1] Meet the Midcontinent Rift, one of the most geologically fascinating regions in the United States and Canada.(Public domain.) Now, you too can learn some of that history and see a small part of the mineral potential of the United States without leaving your comfortable chair! The USGS has just released a new interactive Story …

Read moreUnderstanding the Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift

[ad_1] Meet the Midcontinent Rift, one of the most geologically fascinating regions in the United States and Canada.(Public domain.) Now, you too can learn some of that history and see a small part of the mineral potential of the United States without leaving your comfortable chair! The USGS has just released a new interactive Story …

Read moreUnderstanding the Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift

[ad_1] The Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system ranks ninth in the nation as a source of groundwater for public supply, providing 631 million gallons per day for this use. The aquifer underlies an area with a population of about 26 million people in parts of seven states and includes the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; …

Read moreGroundwater Quality in the Midwest: The Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System

[ad_1] A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system, which includes parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in untreated water from aquifer that underlies six states [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in untreated water from aquifer that underlies six states [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] This tadpole shows signs of severe Perkinsea infection, which causes organ failure. ​​​​​​​(Credit: William Barichivich, USGS) Frogs and salamanders are currently among the most threatened groups of animals on the planet. The two most common frog diseases, chytridiomycosis and ranavirus infection, are linked to frog population declines worldwide. The new study suggests that that SPI is the …

Read moreEmerging Disease Further Jeopardizes North American Frogs

[ad_1] This tadpole shows signs of severe Perkinsea infection, which causes organ failure. ​​​​​​​(Credit: William Barichivich, USGS) Frogs and salamanders are currently among the most threatened groups of animals on the planet. The two most common frog diseases, chytridiomycosis and ranavirus infection, are linked to frog population declines worldwide. The new study suggests that that SPI is the …

Read moreEmerging Disease Further Jeopardizes North American Frogs

[ad_1] Attendees will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center scientists and learn about research conducted at the La Crosse, Wisconsin, facility. Fish and wildlife-oriented activities will be available for children, and refreshments, including popcorn and lemonade, will be provided. The event is an opportunity to learn about science …

Read morePublic Invitation: USGS La Crosse Science Center Opens Doors for Interactive Experience

[ad_1] Attendees will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center scientists and learn about research conducted at the La Crosse, Wisconsin, facility. Fish and wildlife-oriented activities will be available for children, and refreshments, including popcorn and lemonade, will be provided. The event is an opportunity to learn about science …

Read morePublic Invitation: USGS La Crosse Science Center Opens Doors for Interactive Experience

[ad_1] Fortunately, in an effort with needlepoint detail, the U.S. Geological Survey has stitched together geologic maps of the Lower 48 States, providing a seamless quilt of 48 State geologic maps that range from 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 scale. The new product, called the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation, is a database compilation based on the …

Read moreStitching Together the New Digital Geologic Quilt of the United States

[ad_1] Fortunately, in an effort with needlepoint detail, the U.S. Geological Survey has stitched together geologic maps of the Lower 48 States, providing a seamless quilt of 48 State geologic maps that range from 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 scale. The new product, called the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation, is a database compilation based on the …

Read moreStitching Together the New Digital Geologic Quilt of the United States

[ad_1] Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the Lake Michigan ecosystem making it more conducive to the stocking of lake trout and steelhead than Chinook salmon, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey and Michigan State University study. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Managers have reduced Lake Michigan stocking levels of Chinook salmon at least three times over the past decades in response to declining prey fish and the natural reproduction of Chinook salmon.  (Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain.) Reduced stocking of Chinook salmon, however, would still support a substantial population of this highly …

Read moreChanging Tides: Lake Michigan Could Best Support Lake Trout and Steelhead

[ad_1] This hibernating little brown bat shows signs of white-nose syndrome. (Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain.) USGS scientists tested samples collected from bats, the environment and equipment at eight bat hibernation sites in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. They found that bats occupying such sites in summer …

Read moreDeadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

[ad_1] This hibernating little brown bat shows signs of white-nose syndrome. (Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain.) USGS scientists tested samples collected from bats, the environment and equipment at eight bat hibernation sites in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. They found that bats occupying such sites in summer …

Read moreDeadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

[ad_1] This southeastern bat from Alabama shows signs of infection from the Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. The USGS National Wildlife Health Center later confirmed WNS in this animal. (Credit: Dottie Brown, Ecological Solutions, Inc.) The diseased bat was found in Shelby County, Alabama, at Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave, by surveyors from the Alabama Department …

Read moreAlabama Survey Finds First Southeastern Bat with White-Nose Syndrome

[ad_1] This southeastern bat from Alabama shows signs of infection from the Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. The USGS National Wildlife Health Center later confirmed WNS in this animal. (Credit: Dottie Brown, Ecological Solutions, Inc.) The diseased bat was found in Shelby County, Alabama, at Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave, by surveyors from the Alabama Department …

Read moreAlabama Survey Finds First Southeastern Bat with White-Nose Syndrome

[ad_1] This information is critical in helping resource managers mitigate effects of an Asian carp invasion. Great Lakes fisheries generate economic activity of approximately $7 billion annually in the United States alone. Due to the introduction or invasion of many non-native species, Lake Michigan’s ecosystem has already undergone broad and rapid change in fish and …

Read moreAsian Carp Would Have Adequate Food to Survive in Lake Michigan

[ad_1] This deer shows visible signs of chronic wasting disease. (Credit: Terry Kreeger, Wyoming Game and Fish and Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance.) Scientists with the USGS and partners developed a novel scientific model to forecast the growth and spread of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in white-tailed deer in southwestern Wisconsin. The model showed that CWD …

Read moreDeadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

[ad_1] U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct a high-resolution airborne survey to study the rock layers under a region of the south-central Upper Peninsula, Michigan, and parts of northeastern Wisconsin, starting in early April and lasting until as late as August. When the data analysis is complete, resulting geologic maps will help USGS researchers improve …

Read moreSecond Round of USGS Studies Begin to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath Portions of the Upper Midwest