Geologic Mapping

Last month, over 20,000 federal employees were abruptly terminated in a restructuring effort by the Trump administration, leaving agencies understaffed and scientific processes stalled. Among those affected are Stacy Ramsey, a former Buffalo National River ranger, and Seth Price, a former USGS geographer, whose stories highlight the impact of these layoffs. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis has more.

As conversations continue in Washington, D.C., about the size of federal agencies’ workforces, sudden terminations are having an effect. On today's show, Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis speaks with two former federal employees. Also, the U.S. Marshals Museum is teaming up with the NEA for the Big Read. Plus, the NPR programs It’s Been a Minute and Wild Card are new partners, and we’ll talk with the hosts.

On today's show, updating geological mapping and surveys, and high levels of flu activity in Arkansas. Becca Martin Brown, featured editor of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, navigates holiday events and Michael Tilley, Talk Business and Politics' executive editor, wraps the week's news.

The United States Geological Survey will be collecting data to upgrade geophysical surveys, geological mapping and LIDAR surveys that are currently decades old. Low-flying planes will be passing through Southern Missouri and Central Arkansas collecting this information until the spring of 2023.

A pair of Arkansas geological survey scientists spend eight months a year hiking and documenting geological formations for Arkansas STATEMAP, a federal…