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Menlo Fire and USGS offer earthquake preparedness class so locals can “Get Ready”

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District and USGS are combining forces to hold a two-hour basic emergency preparedness class on Wed., April 29, from 6:30 to

by Contributed Content
on April 26, 2015

USGS evening lecture on March 26 examines environmental consequences of gold mining

USGS Research Geologist Andrea Foster and Chapman University professor Christopher Kim will be giving a talk entitled The Environmental Legacy of California's Gold Rush on

by Contributed Content
on March 25, 2015

USGS in Menlo Park releases report citing increased likelihood of large earthquake

Every once in a while Menlo Park becomes the epicenter of earthquake news. Such is the case with a new California earthquake forecast by the U.S.

by Contributed Content
on March 11, 2015

Loma Prieta earthquake 25 years later is topic at USGS public lecture on Sept. 25

The USGS Evening Public Lecture on September 25th at 7:00 pm is titled Ground Shaking in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake: A view from 25 years later. It will

by Contributed Content
on September 18, 2014

Menlo Park-based USGS issues update on the West Napa earthquake that struck yesterday

Yesterday at 3:20 an local time, the northern San Francisco Bay Area was struck by the largest earthquake to impact the Bay Area since the 1989

by Contributed Content
on August 26, 2014

Catastrophic earthquakes is topic of free USGS evening lecture on April 24

USGS research geologist Tom Holzer will talk about Catastrophic Earthquakes - In a Crowded World at a free public lecture at 7:00 p, on April 24. The

by Contributed Content
on April 20, 2014

Sequestration affects Menlo Park – USGS cancels March lecture

The U.S. Geological Survey is cancelling its March 28th Evening Public Lecture "Preparing for California Climate Change," due to travel restrictions the agency has implemented

by Contributed Content
on March 17, 2013

USGS in Menlo Park releases free download of historical topographic maps of Alaska

The U.S. Geological Survey is releasing an extensive set of topographic maps of Alaska dating back to 1899. This recent addition to the Historical Topographic

by Contributed Content
on October 18, 2012

USGS public lecture on Pacific Nearshore Ecosystem Mysteries on Sept. 27

Pacific Nearshore Ecosystem Mysteries is the topic of the next free USGS public lecture on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 pm given by research wildlife biologist

by Contributed Content
on September 24, 2012

Reminder: Free map giveaway at USGS through Sept. 24

The California Geological Survey is giving away free maps in preparation for the move of their Maps and Publications Sales office at the end of

by Linda Hubbard
on September 11, 2012