David A. Buckingham
2006, Fact Sheet 2005-3145
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Not all publications have extents, not all extents are completely accurateRobert J. Gilliom, Pixie A. Hamilton
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3028
W.V. Mathes, J.S. White
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3011
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3016
Earthquakes are one of the most costly natural hazards faced by the Nation, posing a significant risk to 75 million Americans in 39 States. The risks that earthquakes pose to society, including death, injury, and economic loss, can be greatly reduced by (1) better planning, construction, and mitigation practices before...
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3026
In the late summer of 2005, the remarkable flooding brought by Hurricane Katrina, which caused more than \$ 200 billion in losses, constituted the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. However, even in typical years, flooding causes billions of dollars in damage and threatens lives and property in every State....
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3023
In December 2004, when a tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in 11 countries around the Indian Ocean, the United States was reminded of its own tsunami risks. In fact, devastating tsunamis have struck North America before and are sure to strike again. Especially vulnerable are the five Pacific States--Hawaii, Alaska,...
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3014
When the violent energy of a volcano is unleashed, the results are often catastrophic. The risks to life, property, and infrastructure from volcanoes are escalating as more and more people live, work, play, and travel in volcanic regions. Since 1980, 45 eruptions and 15 cases of notable volcanic unrest have...
Michelle Sneed, Tracy Nishikawa, Peter Martin
2006, Fact Sheet 2005-3112
Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in southern California (fig. 1) has relied on ground water to meet its water-supply needs. The extraction of ground water has led to two major problems that can directly affect the mission of EAFB: declining water levels (more than 120 ft since the 1920s) and...
David Nimick
2006, Fact Sheet 2005-3148
The U.S. Geological Survey recently completed an environmental study of historical mining in the Boulder River watershed, Montana, using the watershed approach. Results of the study have been used by State and Federal agencies to plan and implement cleanup. The watershed approach is based on the premise that contaminated sites...
2006, Report
No abstract available....
Patrick B. Shafroth
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3071
In the latter part of the 19th century, species of the nonnative shrub tamarisk (also called saltcedar; for example, Tamarix ramosissima, T. chinensis) were introduced to the United States for use as ornamental plants for erosion control. By 1877, some naturalized populations had become established, and by the 1960s, tamarisk...
Jim Henriksen, Juliette T. Wilson
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3088
Managing rivers and streams to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems is a challenge for resource managers across the country. Demand for competing uses of water resources grows with escalating development, increasing recreational use, and the vagaries of climate and weather. For many species of concern, instream flow and associated water quality...
Ruth Jacobs, Susan Haig, Sandra L. Talbot, James Winton, Tim King, Kate Kendall
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3108
Conservation genetics is the application of the tools and concepts of genetics to the conservation of biological resources. Once too sophisticated and expensive for routine use, the tools of conservation genetics are now widely used to address many complex management questions. These novel methods of analysis can augment assessments made...
Skip Hyberg, Arthur Allen
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3078
Proceedings are now available from a scientific and technical forum held to review ongoing and planned research, identify lessons learned, and determine future research needs for the purpose of developing a rigorous scientific basis for future CRP policy discussions....
S. Ip, Paul G. Slota
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3025
Increasing concern over the potential for migratory birds to introduce the Asian H5N1 strain of avian influenza to North America prompted the White House Policy Coordinating Committee for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness to request that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Interior (DOI) develop a plan for the early detection...
Tom Stohlgren
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3036
The National Institute of Invasive Species Science (www.NIISS.org) is a consortium of governmental and nongovernmental partners, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), whose aim is to provide reliable information and advanced decision support tools for documenting, understanding, predicting, assessing, and addressing the threat of invasive species in the United...
David L. Waldien, John P. Hayes
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3100
HIGHLIGHT: A variety of harvest methods promote diversity within forests while still generating income. For example, recent studies have shown that when dead wood is left on the forest floor during harvest, biodiversity increases. A new Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research (CFER) program fact sheet summarizes how small mammals respond to...
Peter S. Murdoch, Michael R. McHale, M. Alisa Mast, David W. Clow
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3135
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Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3119
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard NASA?s Terra Earth Observing System (EOS) AM and Aqua EOS PM spacecrafts....
R. Rodriguez, T. Counihan, J. Petersen, D. Gadomski, D. Becker
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3069
Invasive species are plants or animals that are present in an ecosystem beyond their native range. They may have few natural controls in their new environment and proliferate. They can threaten native species and interfere with human activities. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) has been conducting research to understand...
Alec Maule
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3070
The U.S. Geological Survey's Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL) was established in 1978 at Cook, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Oregon. The CRRL, as part of the Western Fisheries Research Center, conducts research on fishery issues in the Columbia River Basin. Our mission is to: 'Serve...
Lyman Thorsteinson
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3067
Fishing is an important part of Oregon's culture. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) has been conducting research in Oregon for many years to provide information that can be used by managers to help keep fish and other parts of the ecosystem healthy. Below are examples of some of WFRC's...
M. Parsley, G.G. Scoppettone, R. Shively, D. Gadomski, D. Becker
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3064
Within historical time, western native fish communities have faced increasing threats from habitat loss, invasive species, and pollution. It should come as no surprise that human development has greatly altered fish habitat in the west because of the importance of water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses, power generation, waste...
G.G. Scoppettone, D. Gadomski, J. Petersen, J. Hatten
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3065
Rapid population growth in the Western United States over the last century has placed increasing strains on our water supplies and aquatic ecosystems. Historically, water rights have been used to determine the allocation of water in the West, but rules and regulations related to endangered species now often drive how...
J. R. Winton, M. Mesa, G. Kurath, D. Elliot
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3066
Infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as an important component of the ecology of fish in the wild. Many of the viral, bacterial, protozoan and fungal pathogens of fish that were initially discovered in captive fish have their origin among wild populations; however, the impact of disease among these free-ranging stocks...