/tags/u-s-geological-survey-usgs U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-22/ancient-earthquakes-scientists-investigate-fault-line-that-helped-shape-colorados-rocky-mountains A group of U.S. Geological Survey scientists scraped and studied the inside of a freshly dug trench just off the Rainbow Lake Trail near Frisco in search of evidence of mountains moving. Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-22/ancient-earthquakes-scientists-investigate-fault-line-that-helped-shape-colorados-rocky-mountains Ryan Spencer, Summit Daily °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ /2024-08-15/usgs-wildfires-mercury-headwaters-methylmercury New research shows that wildfires – especially intense ones – can raise concentrations of toxic forms of mercury - including its more toxic form methylmercury - in waterways. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:17:56 GMT /2024-08-15/usgs-wildfires-mercury-headwaters-methylmercury Murphy Woodhouse /news/2024-07-25/climate-change-is-behind-rising-metal-and-acid-pollution-in-colorados-mountain-rivers Over the last 30 years, concentrations of toxic metals like zinc and copper have doubled in some of Colorado’s high mountain streams. Researchers blame climate change. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:44:00 GMT /news/2024-07-25/climate-change-is-behind-rising-metal-and-acid-pollution-in-colorados-mountain-rivers Rae Solomon /regional-news/2023-02-13/western-bumblebee-populations-suffering-alarming-declines-study-shows Across the Western bumblebee's range, populations declined 57% from 1998 to 2020, according to a study published last month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:21:15 GMT /regional-news/2023-02-13/western-bumblebee-populations-suffering-alarming-declines-study-shows Emma VandenEinde /2020-11-18/new-maps-detail-migration-corridors-across-the-west In 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey and several Western states formed the Corridor Mapping Team, a collaboration among state and federal wildlife biologists to map ungulate migrations. Last week, the team published its first volume of maps, which document more than 40 big-game migration routes in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:30:15 GMT /2020-11-18/new-maps-detail-migration-corridors-across-the-west Maggie Mullen /2020-08-26/new-lab-could-help-detect-eradicate-invasive-species-in-mountain-west-waterways The lab going up in Boise, Idaho, will be part of a new, larger U.S. Geological Survey building. And it would test environmental DNA, or eDNA, from around the nation. That is, instead of trying to find an invasive animal, like a single mussel or fish in a lake, scientists could just sample water to test for DNA of certain species. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:01:30 GMT /2020-08-26/new-lab-could-help-detect-eradicate-invasive-species-in-mountain-west-waterways Madelyn Beck /2020-02-21/usgs-director-says-no-job-cuts-despite-trump-budget-calling-for-them Earlier this month, the Trump administration released its budget proposal for next year. It included significant cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey, but... Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:20:20 GMT /2020-02-21/usgs-director-says-no-job-cuts-despite-trump-budget-calling-for-them Noah Glick /environment/2020-02-20/how-climate-change-is-already-diminishing-the-colorado-river A warming climate is already causing river flows in the Southwest’s largest watershed to decline, according to a new study from federal scientists. And it… Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:41:19 GMT /environment/2020-02-20/how-climate-change-is-already-diminishing-the-colorado-river Luke Runyon /environment/2020-01-14/climate-change-and-our-response-to-it-is-making-life-hard-for-desert-tortoises Every time thick, dark rain clouds move over the deserts that surround Las Vegas, there's an anticipatory buzz. Flora and fauna alike begin preparing for… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:33:57 GMT /environment/2020-01-14/climate-change-and-our-response-to-it-is-making-life-hard-for-desert-tortoises Luke Runyon /science/2019-11-25/new-monitoring-program-hopes-to-boost-science-on-colorado-river-headwaters A new federal program hopes to fill in knowledge gaps on how water moves through the headwaters of arguably the West’s most important drinking and… Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:18:25 GMT /science/2019-11-25/new-monitoring-program-hopes-to-boost-science-on-colorado-river-headwaters Luke Runyon