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USGS scientists with the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative lead field tour to share science outcomes with partners and stakeholders.
The USGS WLCI science team lead, Patrick Anderson (USGS Fort Collins Science Center), organized a field tour on August 24 to share and discuss science...
Slow, but Steady Improvement: 25 Years of Monitoring Reveals Impacts of the Northwest Forest Plan on Watersheds
A team of U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and Oregon State University scientists published a report summarizing a quarter century of data...
Two USGS Publications Outline Pollinator Conservation Efforts
Pollinator species in the U.S. are in crisis based on broad-scale changes in land-use and climate. Scientists within several USGS programs, including...
A new management framework to balance competing species’ conservation needs
Conservation practitioners and restoration managers are often faced with the difficult decision of which species and ecosystems to prioritize during...