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Our First Dam Podcast: Dam Removal
Host: Steve Sobieszczyk
Tagged: dams environment Oregon (Back to Main Page)

We get educated on the whats and whys of dam removal by geomorphologists Jim O'Connor and Jon Major.

BONUS: Watch a very cool time lapse video of Oregon's Marmot Dam being breached--click "Show Details" below and scroll to the bottom!

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Flooding and the Pacific Northwest
Host: Steve Sobieszczyk
Tagged: weather storms hazards floods flooding debris_flows Oregon (Back to Main Page)

USGS Hydrologist Tom Herrett gives us the skinny on the flooding in the Pacific Northwest and on how the USGS responds to such events.

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Endocrine Disruption: Sex-Changing Fish and More
Host: Steve Sobieszczyk
Tagged: biology environment contaminants toxics fish Oregon (Back to Main Page)

We talk with Carl Schreck, USGS biologist, on the effects humans are having on aquatic life by introducing chemicals and waste products into lakes and streams. How do these contaminants affect aquatic species' reproductive systems, metabolism, mood, growth development, and more? Listen to find out.

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A CoreCast is an audio or video podcast from the USGS. When you subscribe to CoreCasts, episodes will be automatically downloaded to your computer as soon as they're available.

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A podcast is an audio (e.g. mp3) or video file (e.g. mpeg) that can be played on a mobile media player (i.e. Apple iPod™)¹ or personal computer.²

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