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State-of-the-art multibeam and bathymetric sidescan sonar systems are used to collect high-resolution bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data. (Credit: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/bathymetry-data)
August 28, 2024

UPP News and Publications Bulletin August 2024

AnnouncementsPSU awarded $1.9M NOAA grant to address microplastic pollution in coastal…
An aerial view of buildings at PSU
July 17, 2024

UPP News and Publications Bulletin April 2024

AnnouncementsAffiliate Standouts! Alida Cantor, Geography faculty, received the…
Hydro tech guides training participants as they set up the ACDP software
July 17, 2024

UPP 101: How to Become a Hydrologic Field Assistant with Melanie Greenfield

Photo caption: Hydro tech Josh Price guides training participants as they set up the…
Flooding from the Salmon River in Otis, Oregon, on Nov. 12, 2021. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB)
February 13, 2024

UPP News and Publications Bulletin February 2024

News ArticlesTillamook is located at the convergence of five rivers where flooding is…
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 talk…
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 4 PM…
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 more…
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 Center…
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-week…
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 Symposium Monday, May 22, 2023, 2-5pm In-person - PSU Campus…