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EcoNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting ecosystems science and activities coming out of our Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation.

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Trout, beavers, drought, and a “precious” frog

Trout, beavers, drought, and a “precious” frog

Around the West, efforts to conserve and restore riparian habitats have primarily focused on trout and salmon. USGS science is showing that some...

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Research in Support of Native Amphibians

Research in Support of Native Amphibians

NOROCK, along with our collaborators, have recently published research about helping the National Park Service update their amphibian species database...

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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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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Scientists and experts at the U.S. Geological Survey now have access to historic natural resource investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure...

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U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Joint News Release: Native forest bird population declines within the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex 

U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Joint News Release: Native forest bird population declines within the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex 

The health of native birds can also be indicative of the health of Hawai‘i’s forested ecosystems. 

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U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: A Conservation Orchestra for the Melodies of Hakalau Forest

U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: A Conservation Orchestra for the Melodies of Hakalau Forest

Native Hawaiians have a deep kinship with Hawaiian forest birds and revere, honor, and deify them as family, ancestors, guardians, spirits, and gods...

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Friday's Findings - April 26, 2024

Friday's Findings - April 26, 2024

Title:  Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine 

Date:  April 24, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific 

Speaker:  Bec...

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Wind Energy and Wildlife: We can Have Both

Wind Energy and Wildlife: We can Have Both

Wind is a resource we share with wildlife, but as wind energy expands, so too do the questions surrounding the impact of wind energy on wildlife. 

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New USGS-led Research Sheds Light on Deep-Sea Food Webs

New USGS-led Research Sheds Light on Deep-Sea Food Webs

Deep-sea organisms, dwelling in complete darkness and dependent on nutrients from the surface, play pivotal roles in the transport, transformation...

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Mapped: 33 new big game migrations across American West

Mapped: 33 new big game migrations across American West

RESTON, Va. — A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the...

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In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

DENVER, Colo. — A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and partners in the U.S. and Mexico lends new insight into the puzzle of monarch butterfly...

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