| Surficial Mapping USGS Navajo Nation Studies |
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USGS Navajo Nation Studies Map of Study Area Bedrock Mapping Surficial Mapping Land Surface Changes Vegetation Drought Conditions 1999-2005 Traditional Knowledge and the Native Perspective Project Participants Web Links Selected References Publications & Presentations |
Surficial Mapping provides information for land use planning and urban development including:
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| Proposed research is aimed at providing a geologic framework for the Navajo Nation that will determine
the present baseline of landscape conditions, and provide information for land use planning and natural
resource management. Work includes mapping surficial geology to evaluate landscape change, and
examination of surface processes related to plant ecology, landscape mobility and stability,
climatic variability, and ecosystem function. |
 NAU students Nasbah Ben, and Naomi Yazzie, describing wash sediments near Indian Wells, AZ. |
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Department of the Interior - U.S.
Geological Survey - Geology
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