SPARCS: Suppression and Planning Actions for Restoring Communities and Species in the Southern California Ecoregion
Title: SPARCS: Suppression and Planning Actions for Restoring Communities and Species in the Southern California Ecoregion Date: February 14, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific Speaker: Austin Parker, Biologist, USGS Western Ecological Science Center USGS Western Ecological Science Center biologists in Southern California can be found actively working the frontlines of wildfires as part of the SPARCS (Suppression & Planning Actions for Restoring Communities & Species) program. SPARCS creates proactive solutions by connecting local ecological and cultural resource experts with fire managers to identify concerns for active wildfire management in the Southern California ecoregion. With the increased risk
Seafloor Seismographs Rapidly Deployed Following Major Earthquake Offshore Northern California
Within just 11 days of the earthquake—the fastest response in our program’s history—9 ocean bottom seismographs were deployed off the coast of Cape Medocino, California. These instruments complement about 115 nodes and 18 real-time aftershock stations deployed on land by the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Since the mainshock and most of the aftershocks are up to 43 miles (70 kilometers) offshore, combining ocean bottom seismograph data with the data collected on land should significantly improve fault zone imaging, as well as our understanding of aftershock locations and the velocity structure near the rupture zone. The team will return in 45
Flight Advisory – GPS Interference Testing Southern California Tactical Training Range, CA
FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS INTERFERENCE TESTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TACTICAL TRAINING RANGE (SCTTR) 25-01 (REVISION 1) 21 – 24 January Southern California Tactical Training Range, CA The entire flight advisory may be accessed and downloaded at the following address: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2025/Jan/SCTTR__25-01_GPS_Flight_Advisory_(Revision_1).pdf Pilots are advised to check NOTAMs frequently for possible changes prior to operations in the area. NOTAMs will be published at least 24 hours in advance of this event.