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FORT Research Wildlife Biologist Kate Schoenecker will represent the U.S. Geological Survey, as one of five DOI agencies participating in the DOI Bison Working Group Shared Stewardship meetings

FORT Research Wildlife Biologist Kate Schoenecker will represent the U.S. Geological Survey, as one of five DOI agencies participating in the DOI Bison Working Group Shared Stewardship meetings

The envisioned Shared Stewardship Strategy seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for American bison restoration, including strengthening long...

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USGS to deploy bait stations for invasive grass carp in Upper Mississippi River

USGS to deploy bait stations for invasive grass carp in Upper Mississippi River

Scientists are assessing whether the bait can reduce the effort and cost required to manage invasive grass carp.

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What Sea Lampreys Do in the Dark: A Valentine’s Story

What Sea Lampreys Do in the Dark: A Valentine’s Story

USGS scientists and partners are using sea lamprey sex pheromone research to develop innovative invasive species control in the Great Lakes.

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FORT researchers publish annotated bibliography of science on the invasive annual grass, medusahead

FORT researchers publish annotated bibliography of science on the invasive annual grass, medusahead

This recently published USGS Open-File Report compiles and summarizes 211 research products about medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) published...

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Tribal Engagement Series: Drought in the Colorado River Basin

Tribal Engagement Series: Drought in the Colorado River Basin

The USGS is bringing together scientists to develop and strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities and Tribal governments. During the coming...

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Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

USGS celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by featuring five fascinating animals and five phenomenal female scientists who...

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Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

Federal agencies commit to continue a crucial collaborative bat monitoring program

Reston, Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey have signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their joint...

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USGS Supports Effort to Understand Impacts on Water Quality Caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California

USGS Supports Effort to Understand Impacts on Water Quality Caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California

During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the Town of Paradise. The fire was the...

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USGS and partners publish the second in a series of structured science syntheses: the effects of culverts on stream habitat connectivity

USGS and partners publish the second in a series of structured science syntheses: the effects of culverts on stream habitat connectivity

USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of structured science syntheses to support analyses that agencies conduct to...

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USGS scientists help lead development of crucial climate report

USGS scientists help lead development of crucial climate report

Meet the five USGS scientists who served as coordinating lead authors for the Fifth National Climate Assessment. 

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The National CASC Announces New Webinar Series on Climate and Environmental Justice

The National CASC Announces New Webinar Series on Climate and Environmental Justice

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (National CASC), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

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