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Media Advisory: USGS Announces Low-Level Flights to Image Geology and Aquifers in Southwest Michigan
April 10, 2026
Media Advisory: USGS Announces Low-Level Flights to Image Geology and Aquifers in Southwest Michigan
In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey is announcing the start of a low
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Media Alert: Low-level airplane and helicopter flights to scan geology over southern, central New Mexico
March 13, 2026
Media Alert: Low-level airplane and helicopter flights to scan geology over southern, central New Mexico
RESTON, Va
— The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level flights by airplane and helicopter over southern and central New Mexico to image geology...
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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming and Colorado
February 5, 2026
Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over Wyoming and Colorado
RESTON, Va.
— Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Wyoming and northern Colorado to image geology using airborne geophysical...
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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology and aquifers over parts of New Mexico and Texas
January 13, 2026
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology and aquifers over parts of New Mexico and Texas
RESTON, Va.
— Low-level helicopter flights are planned over parts of eastern New Mexico in Curry and Roosevelt counties, and western Texas in Parmer...
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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to scan geology over parts of four Midwestern states
November 19, 2025
Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to scan geology over parts of four Midwestern states
RESTON, Va
— The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level airplane flights over a broad region in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin to image...
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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over eastern Maine
November 13, 2025
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over eastern Maine
RESTON, Va
— Low-level flights begin as soon as early November over eastern Maine from the Down East coast up into northern Aroostook County to image...
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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over portions of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho
September 30, 2025
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over portions of the Blue Mountains in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho
RESTON, Va
— Low-level helicopter flights begin in early October over portions of the Blue Mountains and adjacent areas in northeastern Oregon and...
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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology, map critical minerals over parts of Central and Eastern Nevada
September 30, 2025
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology, map critical minerals over parts of Central and Eastern Nevada
RESTON, Va.
— Low-level Helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The...
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Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
September 30, 2025
Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
RESTON, Va.
— Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia...
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CT, MA aerial survey maps geology, pyrrhotite hazard
September 16, 2025
CT, MA aerial survey maps geology, pyrrhotite hazard
RESTON, Va.
— An ongoing geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is expected to shed light on pyrrhotite, the mineral implicated in weakening...
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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana
September 5, 2025
Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana
RESTON, Va
— Low-level helicopter flights begin as soon as early September over the greater “Silver Valley” mineral district in Northeastern Idaho...
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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Western Georgia
August 15, 2025
Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over Western Georgia
RESTON, Va. –
The USGS will conduct low-level airplane flights beginning as soon as mid-August over western Georgia to image geology using airborne...
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