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Latest Florida News Releases
 New Approach to Measuring Coral Growth Offers Valuable Tool for Reef Managers
Released: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:13:06 EDT
Crowd-Sourcing the Nation: USGS Seeking More Volunteers
Released: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT
The mapping crowd-sourcing program, known as The National Map Corps (TNMCorps), encourages citizens to collect structures data by adding new features and/or correcting existing data within The National Map database.
Sea Turtles Benefiting From Protected Areas
Released: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EDT
Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study that is the first to track the federally protected turtles in Dry Tortugas National Park.
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Latest USGS National News Releases
Connectivity Best for Created Wetlands
Released: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:42:43 EDT
Navigate America's Major Rivers Without Getting Wet
Released: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:00:00 EDT
Saving Lives Worldwide by Training International Volcano Scientists
Released: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:00:00 EDT
Scientists and technicians who work at volcano observatories in nine countries are visiting Mount St. Helens and the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Science Center's Cascades Volcano Observatory this week to learn techniques for monitoring active volcanoes.
Aircraft Studying New Madrid Seismic Zone on Display
Released: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:57:59 EDT
Nesting Gulf Loggerheads Face Offshore Risks
Released: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:09:48 EDT
Threatened loggerhead sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico can travel distances up to several hundred miles and visit offshore habitats between nesting events in a single season, taking them through waters impacted by oil and fishing industries.
New Tool for Evaluation of Baton Rouge's Saltwater Intrusion
Released: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:08:08 EDT
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nest Survival May Decline by 2050
Released: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:10:00 EDT
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