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Living with Wildfire: The Wildfire Research Team adds new USGS-led collaborator report to their series on projects informing community wildfire risk mitigation

Living with Wildfire: The Wildfire Research Team adds new USGS-led collaborator report to their series on projects informing community wildfire risk mitigation

James Meldrum is lead author on a collaborator report published by the USDA Forest Service covering work with the City of Santa Fe Fire Department and...

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Amphibians: The endurance athletes of Rocky Mountain National Park

Amphibians: The endurance athletes of Rocky Mountain National Park

For Amphibian Week 2024, FORT is celebrating four athletic amphibians from Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP): the western tiger salamander, the wood...

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Friday's Findings - May 10, 2024

Friday's Findings - May 10, 2024

Title:  Leveraging thirty-four years of data to assess the effects of visitor use and climate on amphibian occupancy in a protected landscape

Date:  Ma...

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FORT scientists present at the 2024 FREES (Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability) Summit

FORT scientists present at the 2024 FREES (Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability) Summit

FORT Deputy Center Director Steve Hanser and Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist Kate Schoenecker presented at the FREES Summit (Free-Roaming...

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Get pumped up for Amphibian Week 2024!

Get pumped up for Amphibian Week 2024!

Get your game face on, Amphibian Week 2024, Extreme Athletes: Amphibian Edition is almost here! From May 5 – 11, USGS ARMI scientists and amphibian...

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Scientists discover genetically isolated populations and population-level inbreeding in a range-wide genetic analysis of the endangered rusty patched bumble bee

Scientists discover genetically isolated populations and population-level inbreeding in a range-wide genetic analysis of the endangered rusty patched bumble bee

Range-wide genetic analysis of the endangered rusty patched bumble bee shows surprising levels of inbreeding within populations and genetic divergence...

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Dr. Ernest Valdez (USGS-FORT) and collaborators have spearheaded and co-organized three bat workshops for Tribal nations from the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions

Dr. Ernest Valdez (USGS-FORT) and collaborators have spearheaded and co-organized three bat workshops for Tribal nations from the Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions

From recent collaborations with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Dr. Valdez and his team were presented with a science need for...

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FORT researchers share expertise at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Region Science Exchange

FORT researchers share expertise at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Region Science Exchange

This workshop brings together USGS researchers from different centers in the Rocky Mountain Region from April 9–11 in Denver, Colorado. Talks will...

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FORT scientists to present research at Wyoming wildlife conference

FORT scientists to present research at Wyoming wildlife conference

The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) is jointly hosting a conference with the Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society (WY-TWS) from...

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The USGS One Health Approach to Infectious Diseases of Wildlife and Environmental Change

The USGS One Health Approach to Infectious Diseases of Wildlife and Environmental Change

One Health is a collaborative approach – working at the local, regional, national, and global levels – with the goal of achieving optimal health...

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