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"Nerds for Nature" Test out Tech Toys at SFBE Field Station in Vallejo

"Nerds for Nature" Test out Tech Toys at SFBE Field Station in Vallejo

The USGS Western Ecological Research Center hosted passionate biogeeks and hackers on Dec. 8th for a "NatureNerdFest" and "Bio-Blitz". Members of the...

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Barred Owls Ousting Spotted Owls in the Pacific Northwest

Barred Owls Ousting Spotted Owls in the Pacific Northwest

An increase in the barred owl population is contributing to the decline of threatened Northern spotted owls, according to models developed by U.S...

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Identifying Bats By Sound

Identifying Bats By Sound

Recording bats' echolocation "calls" is the most efficient and least intrusive way of identifying different species of bats in a given area, providing...

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Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative partners receive prestigious Secretary of the Interior honor

Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative partners receive prestigious Secretary of the Interior honor

The Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative received a 2013 Department of the Interior (DOI) Partners in Conservation award today, which is one of the highest...

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USGS Researcher Honored for Helping Managers Save Desert Fish from Extinction

USGS Researcher Honored for Helping Managers Save Desert Fish from Extinction

Today, the Department of Interior honored U.S. Geological Survey biologist Gary Scoppettone and his colleagues for helping land managers save two...
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Low Concentrations of De-icing Chemicals Reaching Jackson Hole Groundwater

Low Concentrations of De-icing Chemicals Reaching Jackson Hole Groundwater

Low concentrations of chemicals commonly used at airports for de-icing planes were detected in samples of groundwater collected from the Snake River...
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On California's Beaches, Mallard Ducks Have Learned to Surf for Food

On California's Beaches, Mallard Ducks Have Learned to Surf for Food

Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) — that familiar duck species ubiquitous to park ponds with males parading their emerald-green heads — have picked up a...

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More Silent Springs: New Study Confirms Amphibian Decline Trends in U.S.

More Silent Springs: New Study Confirms Amphibian Decline Trends in U.S.

Frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are less commonly found today in the United States than they were nine years ago, according to a new...

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Biologist Roger Hothem Retires from USGS

Biologist Roger Hothem Retires from USGS

A wildlife biologist and environmental contaminants expert with the Department of Interior for more than 30 years, USGS Western Ecological Research...

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