New USGS, UH facility to support volcano monitoring, ecosystem restoration

To prepare ground for a new U.S Geological Survey (USGS) facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland attended a ground blessing and visited with University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo students on June 28. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and USGS Director David Applegate also attended.

The facility, which will be located on the UH Hilo campus, will house the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.