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Mangroves form a crucial natural buffer from storms, rising sea levels, and strong wave events in some Pacific Islands countries, like Palau. Photo credit: US Geological Survey

December 12, 2023

UPP News and Publications Bulletin December 2023

 Announcements Andrew Fountain on NPR!Listen to Professor Andrew Fountain…

The glacial aquifer system in the Midwest, near Canton, IL. Here we see Bill Morrow, USGS, getting to the field early.

October 12, 2023

UPP News and Publications Bulletin October 2023

 AnnouncementsThe UPP is screening the film "UPRIVER" on Thursday, November 9 at…

Debris flow deposit in the North Fork Feather River, Plumas County, CA near the Dixie burn area.

September 26, 2023

Post-Fire Hydrology and Collaborative Partnerships with Will Long and Heejun Chang

 In September 2020, a windstorm sparked five “megafires” in Oregon that spread to…

USGS Scientists drilling along a stream

August 18, 2023

Floodplain Restoration and the Value of USGS Pathways Internships

 Wesley Noone is a student trainee in hydrology at the USGS Oregon Water Science…

Oregon forest fire with billowing smoke

August 18, 2023

Wildfires, Water Quality, and the Importance of Scientific Collaboration

As summer approaches and temperatures heat up in the PNW, Portland residents are…

USGS Hydrologist Greg Clark measures streamflow on Government Gulch Creek

August 8, 2023

UPP News & Publications Bulletin August 2023

 PublicationsElise Granek (PSU) and OSU colleague Amy L. Ehrhart conducted a 12…

USGS Researchers Measuring Steam Discharge at Akutan Volcano in Alaska

June 13, 2023

UPP News & Publications Bulletin June 2023

Congratulations, Joanna!Joanna Thamke has been named the new Director of the USGS…

A person sits near the back of a yellow raft on a river with equipment strapped down on the boat, holding the end of a line that is tied to a measuring device in the water

April 13, 2023

UPP News & Publications Bulletin April 2023

Save the Date!UPP SymposiumMonday, May 22, 2023, 2-5pmIn-person - PSU CampusDetails…

Photo of natural geyser formation spouting water into sky

March 2, 2023

PSU student ‘living his dream’ with USGS internship

Never in his wildest dreams did Pascal Caraccioli Salinas imagine that he would be…

Western Red Cedar Forest

February 16, 2023

UPP News & Publications Bulletin February 2023

Partner PublicationsUPP affiliates Cary Lindsey (USGS) and Erick Burns (USGS) authored…

A river flows toward the camera over large boulders and trees along its bank

February 9, 2023

UPP Seed Grant Funds Research Into Smart Monitoring of River Bedload Movement

The USGS-PSU Partnership (UPP) offers awards biennially for water science research…

NOAA capture of the January 2023 atmospheric river event in California

January 27, 2023

The Meteorology of Atmospheric Rivers

We’ve all seen the news stories of the “seemingly never-ending parade” of storm…