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In Back in June 2008 , I reported that through UH Manoa MAGIS ( Maps Aerials Geographic Information System ) that quadrangle maps of the state was available. I am pleased to report (actually, through Eileen Herring's Library Stuff blog ) that the MAGIS system has been updated and upgraded to include...

The Journal of Environmental Quality has a special edition out entitled " Environmental Impacts and Sustainability of Degraded Water Reuse Symposium USGS National Water Quality Assessment Ground-Water Trends Program ." The Table of Contents are available from the journal web site. If you log...

The federal interagency Water Information Coordination Program and its Advisory Committee on Water Information has a new web site. The purpose is to imporve water information for decision making about natural resources management and environmental protection. The Department of Interior through its U...

The US Geological Survey is hosting a series of briefings for members of Congress and their staffs. Keeping within their theme of Climate Change, they will be holding a briefing on " The Challenge of Invasive Species " on September 19, 2008 at 9:30 am in the Rayburn House Office Building, room...

USGS, University of California - Davis and the California Department of Water Resources has embarked on a new project related creating a new type of farming - Carbon Capture Farming, by creating new wetlands in the San Joaquin - Sacramento River Delta. Funded at 12.3 million by USGS, this project proposes...

Steve Yochim, from Fort Collins, CO has established a new Hydrology website, SYWater.org . The site has links to lots of water / hydrology sites and includes a " Hydrology Forum ", an on-line discussion group for hydrologic news, issues, jobs and technology.

Three Mountain Alliance You may have seen the Thursday May 29, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser article about the Three Mountain Alliance, a partnership to protect watersheds and natural resources across Mauna Loa, Kilauea and Hualalai on the Island of Hawaii. You can read more about the Three Mountain Alliance...

You can download U.S. Geological Survey Topographical Quandrangle Maps at 1:24,000 scale through the UH Manoa MAGIS program - MAGIS is an acronym for Maps, Aerials, Geographic Information System. You can download a 300 dpi "tiff" version of the map or you can request a 600 dpi version by e...