Western Geographic Science Center

@USGS science is powering Natural Infrastructure in Dryland Streams (NIDS) with Marines at 29 Palms, CA and Yuma, AZ to strengthen flood protection for mission‑critical infrastructure. 🌧️🌵💪 usgs.gov/news/featured-… #naturebasedsolutions #NIDS #Marines

USGS scientist Dr. Teluguntla earned 1st place for Best Scientific Paper in GIS from @ASPRSorg at #GEOWeek 🥇 Their research maps irrigated and rainfed agriculture across the lower 48 states—supporting smarter water and land management. 🌾🛰️ Read more: ow.ly/Vj6y50YliIv

📢 New Data Release! Riparian vegetation trends in Baja California Sur (2016–2024) 🌿 Includes NDVI-based analysis from Sentinel-2 imagery for the Los Planes watershed. Explore the data: doi.org/10.5066/P13YTG… #RemoteSensing #Ecology #USGSData

🌵 New USGS data release! High-resolution vegetation & land-use maps for Altar Valley, AZ—funded by Santa Margarita Ranch—are now available to support restoration & conservation planning. 🔗 doi.org/10.5066/P13MLS… #USGS #Conservation #Arizona #RemoteSensing

WGSC research on #tamarisk, #drought, and #wildfire along the #GilaRiver was featured in @southwest_casc's Deep Dive: Managing for the Future of the Colorado River Basin - ow.ly/slSN50Y6h15

#FieldWorkFriday means enjoying the beautiful winter weather in southern #Arizona! Alma Anides Morales uses a sounder to get a water level measurement in a well as part of a study on how #NaturalInfrastructure in dryland streams (#NIDS) affects infiltration and #recharge.

#FieldWork is a fun and important aspect of our jobs! Last month, we visited a field site in the #AltarValley to collect #Evapotranspiration and #SoilMoisture data! 🌞🏜️🍃

🏆The NOPP Hurricane Coastal Impacts Project earned the NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award! WGSC scientists contributed to Task 1, providing landcover data to improve hurricane modeling, part of a broader collaboration with government & academic partners. nopp.org/2025/2025-exce…

Last week, WGSC scientist, Natalie R. Wilson, presented at @uarizona Herbarium Lunch Seminar Series, discussing Natural Infrastructure in Dryland Streams (#NIDS) and how it affects #vegetation health in the #Madrean Archipelago. #RemoteSensing #FieldStudy

Land cover change is a key driver of ecosystem carbon sinks in the CONUS, interacting with wildfire, climate, and soil erosion. New estimates using NLCD, MTBS, NWIS, and cross-scale modeling show a weaker terrestrial carbon sink than previously reported. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🛠️ New #USGS tool! A new remote sensing tool🛰️ maps coastal land cover with high spatial & temporal resolution, enhancing hydro-morphological models 🌊to better forecast hurricane impacts. Read more: mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/1… #RemoteSensing #HurricaneForecast

#USGS WGSC scientist Dr. Prasad Thenkabail is in India (9/14–9/24) through the @NASA -ISRO PESEP program, presenting on #EarthObservation for agriculture, water & #FoodSecurity. He will also visit ICRISAT and speak on hyperspectral #RemoteSensing & #CropWaterProductivity.

#USGS WGSC scientists recently presented at Ukraine’s Land Management Institute. Dr. Prasad Thenkabail spoke on #AI, #cloudcomputing, and #remotesensing for agriculture, water, and #foodsecurity. Dr. Laura Norman presented on Natural Infrastructure in Dryland Streams (#NIDS).

On Sept 10, USGS scientist Roy Petrakis will present at the 17th Biennial Conference of Science & Management on mapping invasive tamarisk & other riparian vegetation types and their response to hydro-climatological conditions for the San Carlos Apache Tribe.

USGS scientists just published a study that found that fire & drought cause an increase in invasive plants & decline in shrublands across the Colorado Plateau. Results highlight how maps & models can help manage #wildfire, fuels, and #droughts #Landsat iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

#FieldWorkFriday! WGSC & AZWSC installed #Evapotranspiration and #StreamDischarge gages last week to monitor #WatershedRestoration in southcentral #Arizona 💧🌳☀️

🚨 Did a meteor impact trigger a landslide in the Grand Canyon? Uncover the insights in our new publication in Geology! 🌍💥 We provide evidence for the formation of Nankoweap paleolake. Explore the research: doi.org/10.1130/G53571… #Geology #Landslides

🌿 Exciting news! Our latest article "Wet Meadow Regeneration through Restoration of Biophysical Feedbacks" published in Frontiers in Environmental Science! 🌍💧 Check it out: doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.…

🌍Let's innovate for a sustainable future! On 7/ 30, Dr. Laura Norman will present research on Natural Infrastructure in Dryland Streams (NIDS) to the Drylands Institute in Baja California Sur, Mexico! 🌊✨ #DrylandsInstitute #AquiferRecharge #Sustainability

#USGS WGSC is proud of our recent collaboration with @DRIScience to identify the causes of winter #flooding in #California. Please find their press release here with a link to the open access article ow.ly/YR7s50W9j70 ow.ly/LKrw50W9j6Z