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USGS | 2014
Lidar is a remote sensing tool that can be used to model both the vertical and horizontal distribution of vegetation, allowing researchers to quantify habitat complexity for species residing in…
BOR | 2014
As part of a groundwater export feasibility study, the BOR was directed to assess the perennial yield of groundwater from Dixie Valley, a closed basin in western Nevada. Because Dixie Valley is…
BOR | 2014
The Colorado River is the principal source of water for irrigation and domestic use in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada. The BOR accounts for water use by each state and individual…
BOR | 2014
The BOR administers the Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) for the Newlands Reclamation Project, which covers approximately 61,000 acres in Nevada. The OCAP directs BOR and the Truckee-Carson…
BOR | 2014
The Siletz River is located in west-central Oregon. The Siletz Tribe has requested technical assistance through BOR’s Tribal Assistance Program to evaluate hydraulic and geomorphic processes along…
USGS | 2014
Anthropogenic and natural disturbance have caused habitat loss and fragmentation, leading to population declines of greater sage-grouse. USGS ecologist Steve Knick is leading a new study using GPS…
USGS | 2014
National Geographic released a story about tracking animal migrations on its education Web site (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/richmedia/0/196/project/geo-story-animal-migrations.html…
USGS | 2014
USGS scientists participated in a meeting of the Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (CMER) committee on November 19, 2013, in Tumwater, Washington. CMER is responsible for conducting…
USGS | 2014
In July 2014, USGS collected 2,000 line km of hyperspectral data in the Arctic and Nabesna areas of Alaska. The project, supported by the USGS Mineral Resources Program, will locate and…
USGS | 2014
As part of an effort to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, the USGS is conducting a comprehensive national assessment of…
USGS | 2014
This is an interdisciplinary effort to assess ecosystem carbon sequestration capacity for all domestic ecosystems as a function of climate, land use, land management and disturbances. The integrated…
USGS | 2014
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently issued its first permit to allow take (a set number of inadvertent deaths) of golden eagles at a wind power facility. Fatality monitoring will be…