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Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Road Map to 2015: A Strategic Plan for Plant Protection & Quarantine (2011) Final plan released following public comment period and final review. The team developing the plan identified patterns and trends that could impact…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Invasive Species Conferences added, including : Invasive Plant Management Workshop - Preventing and Managing Invasive Plants in the Pacific Northwest -- Jul 11, 2011 in Everett, WA Invasive Plant Management Workshop -…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Students To Compete in First National WeedOlympics (May 11, 2011) This summer teams of students from universities across the nation will gather in Knoxville, TN for the WeedOlympics - an event sponsored by the Northeastern, North…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Research Facility Will Help Safeguard the Supply of Global Wheat Crops (Jun 13, 2011) A new 2,880-square-foot greenhouse that will play a key role in helping researchers combat Ug99, a relatively new race of wheat stem rust to…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Citizen Scientist Program's Success Highlighted (Jun 1, 2011) A program that harnesses volunteers throughout Texas to collect conservation data has been highlighted as a model citizen scientist program in the June issue of the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Alaska Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (May 31, 2011) Governor Parnell declared Jun 19-25, 2011 Alaska Invasive Weeds Awareness Week. See Invasive Plants for more information from the Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- CABI Invasive Blog The CABI Invasives blog is an opportunity for scientists across our centres to highlight their research and debate topical issues in the field of invasive species. * See our Newsmedia - Weblogs section for more…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Invasive Species Compendium The Invasive Species Compendium is in beta version and available to use. The Invasive Species Compendium is an online, open access reference work covering recognition, biology, distribution, impact and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA Funds Projects Across the Country to Advance Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention (Jun 7, 2011) USDA is allocating $50 million, provided by Section 10201 of the 2008 Farm Bill for projects that prevent the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Minnesota Updates: New Law Aimed at Slowing the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (Jun 3, 2011) New laws were passed recently to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Among the changes will be more thorough…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- See our revised Federal Register section which provides easier access to relevant invasive species notices. New Federal Register notices added of significance: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of Plants…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA Establishes a New Category in Regulations Governing Nursery Stock Importation; Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis (May 27, 2011) Effective Jun 27, 2011 APHIS is changing the way it…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA/AIA Survey Reports 2010/2011 Winter Honey Bee Losses (May 23, 2011) Recent survey reports honey bees losses holding about steady. Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30% from all causes for the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Planning to travel this weekend? Leave the firewood at home (May 24, 2011) State forest health specialists remind campers and travelers to leave firewood at home, which reduces the risk of spreading destructive forest diseases and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- May is Invasive Species Awareness Month in Iowa (May 17, 2011) Because awareness is an important first step in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive species, Governor Terry Branstad has proclaimed May Invasive Species…
The U.S. Geological Survey WaterAlert service sends e-mail or text messages when certain parameters measured by a USGS data-collection station exceed user-definable thresholds. The development and maintenance of the WaterAlert system is supported through the USGS Cooperative Water Program , the USGS…
Although it may seem that we are having more earthquakes, earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have remained fairly constant throughout this century and, according to our records, have actually seemed to decrease in recent years. A partial explanation may lie in the fact that in the last twenty…
Groundwater is water that flows or seeps downward and saturates soil or rock, supplying springs and wells. Ground water often begins as precipitation and soaks into the ground where it is stored underground in rock crevices and in the pores of geologic materials (these are aquifers), the same way as…
Landsat has the optimal ground resolution and spectral bands to efficiently track land use and to document land change due to climate change, urbanization, drought, wildfire, biomass changes (carbon assessments), and a host of other natural and anthropogenic changes. Moreover, the continuous…
The U.S. Geological Survey derives its leadership role in landslide hazard-related work from the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (the Stafford Act). The Director of the USGS has been delegated the responsibility to issue warnings for an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, or other geologic…