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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over portions of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over portions of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin in early October over portions of the Blue Mountains and adjacent areas in northeastern Oregon and...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology, map critical minerals over parts of Central and Eastern Nevada

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology, map critical minerals over parts of Central and Eastern Nevada

RESTON, Va. — Low-level Helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The...

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Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina

Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina

RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia...

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CT, MA aerial survey maps geology, pyrrhotite hazard

CT, MA aerial survey maps geology, pyrrhotite hazard

RESTON, Va. — An ongoing geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is expected to shed light on pyrrhotite, the mineral implicated in weakening...

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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana

Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights begin as soon as early September over the greater “Silver Valley” mineral district in Northeastern Idaho...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Western Georgia

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Western Georgia

RESTON, Va. – The USGS will conduct low-level airplane flights beginning as soon as mid-August over western Georgia to image geology using airborne...

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USGS Measures Glacial Flooding in Juneau, Alaska

USGS Measures Glacial Flooding in Juneau, Alaska

U.S. Geological Survey scientists are monitoring flooding on the Mendenhall River as water releases from Suicide Basin’s glacier-dammed lake.

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over the Duluth Complex & Cuyuna Range in Northeastern Minnesota

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over the Duluth Complex & Cuyuna Range in Northeastern Minnesota

RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as early August over the Duluth Complex and Cuyuna Range in Northeastern Minnesota to image...

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USGS and state partners to test bait platforms to catch invasive carp in Upper Mississippi River

USGS and state partners to test bait platforms to catch invasive carp in Upper Mississippi River

The study will assess whether the bait platforms could aid invasive carp removal.

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Black Hills, Bear Lodge area

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Black Hills, Bear Lodge area

Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as late July over the Black Hills and Bear Lodge areas of Wyoming and South Dakota to image geology using...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of southern Colorado

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of southern Colorado

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geology Survey will conduct low-level helicopter flights over parts of southern Colorado to map critical minerals using...

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New backcountry alert system warns Grand Canyon visitors about flash floods in areas without cellular signal

New backcountry alert system warns Grand Canyon visitors about flash floods in areas without cellular signal

Visitors can subscribe to the alert system using satellite communication devices.

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