Media Contacts
The USGS public affairs staff, located across the country, can help you find an expert on a variety of earth and biological science topics. Staff are assigned to help respond to reporter’s questions and interview requests according to topic and science center.
Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
- Recent earthquakes and seismic monitoring: [email protected].
- Active eruptions and volcano monitoring: [email protected].
National Program Contacts
- Core Science Systems Mission Area
This includes the National Geospatial Program, topographic maps and geospatial data, Landsat and the National Land Imaging Program, and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Contact: Gina Anderson, 405-509-3524
- Ecosystems Mission Area
This includes climate science, cooperative fish and wildlife research units, environmental health, wildfire science, land management, species management research, biological threats, and invasive species.
Contact: Michelle Collier, 912-227-8270
- Energy and Minerals Mission Area
This includes energy resource assessments and critical, rare earth, or other mineral assessments, as well as Earth MRI geological surveys.
Contact: Seth Amgott
- Natural Hazards Mission Area
This includes coastal and marine geology, programmatic questions about earthquake, landslide, and volcano research and monitoring, geomagnetism research, and the Global Seismographic Network.
Contact: Steve Sobieszczyk, 503-853-3425
- Water Resources Mission Area
This includes the National Water Quality program, research on water available and use, water data visualizations, and nationwide groundwater and streamflow information tools such as WaterAlert, the National Water Dashboard, the Water Quality Portal, the National Groundwater Monitoring Network Data Portal, MODFLOW, and StreamStats.
Contact: Laura Castro-Lindarte, (571) 202-0652
- Office of Budget, Finance, and Analysis
Contact: Lauren Russell, 978-500-1420
- International Programs, Tribal Relations, and Technology Transfer
Contact: Laura Castro-Lindarte, (571) 202-0652
- Headquarters Public Affairs Officer: Rachel Pawlitz
State Contacts for Press Inquiries
Eastern States
Includes: AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, VT, WV
Jason Burton, 678-209-5500
Coverage:
- National Minerals Information Center
- Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
- Central Midwest Water Science Center (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri)
- Columbia Environmental Research Center
- Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Jessica Fitzpatrick, 571-230-6681
Coverage:
- New England Water Science Center (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
- Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
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Eastern Ecological Science Center
- New York Water Science Center
Alexandra Hays, 727-258-1843
Coverage:
- Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
- Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- South Atlantic Water Science Center (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Bryan Purtell, 571-563-5133
Coverage:
- Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center
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Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee)
- Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Weston Weber, 571-471-0959
Coverage:
- Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
- Virginia-West Virginia Water Science Center
- New Jersey Water Science Center
- Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Vic Hines, Eastern States Communications Chief, 813-855-3125
Central States
Includes: CO, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, SD, UT, WI, WY
Gina Gray as Central States Communications Chief, [email protected], 720-813-7425
Heidi Koehler, 720-320-1246
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Central Energy Resources Science Center
- Geology, Geophysics & Geochemistry Science Center
- Geologic Hazards Science Center
- National Ice Core Facility
- National Water Quality Lab
Jennifer (Jenn) LaVista, 951-240-2117 (cell)
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Colorado Water Science Center
- Indiana
- Indiana Offices of OKI WSC
- Kansas
- Kansas Water Science Center
- Kentucky
- Kentucky Offices of OKI WSC
- Michigan
- Michigan Offices of Upper Midwest WSC
- Minnesota
- Minnesota Offices of Upper Midwest WSC
- Montana
- Montana Offices of MT-WY WSC
- Nebraska
- Nebraska Water Science Center
- New Mexico
- New Mexico Water Science Center
- North Dakota
- North Dakota Offices of Dakota WSC
- Ohio
- Ohio Offices of OKI WSC
- South Dakota
- South Dakota Offices of Dakota WSC
- Utah
- Utah Water Science Center
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Offices of Upper Midwest WSC
- Wyoming
- Wyoming Offices of MT-WY WSC
Alexandra (Allie) Weill, 916-296-2305
Coverage:
- Colorado
- Fort Collins Science Center
- North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Geosciences & Environmental Change (GEC)
- Michigan
- Great Lakes Science Center
- Montana
- Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
- North Dakota
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
- Wisconsin
- National Wildlife Health Center
- Upper Midwest Ecological Science Center
Western States
Includes: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA
Miel Corbett, Western States Communications Chief, 1-503-320-3411
Paul Laustsen, Public Affairs Specialist, 1-650-847-8522
Coverage:
- Alaska Science Center
- Astrogeology Science Center
- Climate Adaptation Science Centers (Alaska, Pacific Islands, Southwest, Northwest)
- Earthquake Science Center
- Geology Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
- Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center
- ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning
- Southwest Biological Science Center
- Water Science Centers (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Washington)
- Western Ecological Research Center
- Western Geographic Science Center
- Volcano Science Centers (Alaska, Hawaii, Cascades, California, Yellowstone)
- Western Fisheries Research Center