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Below are our most recent NOROCK and USGS News items. If you are with the media, please contact Todd Wojtowicz, communications biologist, at twojtowicz@usgs.gov with any media or outreach requests.

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A Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management

A Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management

As wildlife diseases increase globally, an understanding of host-pathogen relationships can elucidate avenues for management and improve conservation...

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Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change

Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change

Amphibian species and community richness has been declining in North America and climate change may play a role in these declines. Global climate...

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NOROCK Scientist Receives USGS Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Communications

NOROCK Scientist Receives USGS Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Communications

Research Ecologist Dan Fagre is the recipient of the 2017 Eugene M. Shoemaker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications
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Long-term population dynamics and conservation risk of migratory bull trout in the upper Columbia River Basin

Long-term population dynamics and conservation risk of migratory bull trout in the upper Columbia River Basin

Conservation of migratory and sensitive fish like bull trout will require ecosystem level approaches that target stressors in headwater spawning and...

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Annotated Bibliography: Research on Greater Sage-grouse since January 2015

Annotated Bibliography: Research on Greater Sage-grouse since January 2015

The sheer number of scientific publications related to greater sage-grouse research can be a challenge for managers to navigate when updating plans...

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EarthWord–Zoonotic

EarthWord–Zoonotic

Sharing isn’t always polite, judging by this EarthWord. 

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USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!”

USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!”

Visit our new USGS fire webpage to learn how USGS fire science is making a difference

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Innovation in Addressing Invasive Species and Disease in Montana Waters

Innovation in Addressing Invasive Species and Disease in Montana Waters

Western waters support some of the most intact aquatic ecosystems in North America, yet invasive species and emerging infectious diseases pose...

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NOROCK EcoLunch Seminar Series

NOROCK EcoLunch Seminar Series

NOROCK EcoLunch is a forum for students, researchers, visiting scientists and collaborators in the environmental sciences to present their current and...

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Warmer and Longer Summers Portend Increased Stream Temperatures in the Northern Rockies

Warmer and Longer Summers Portend Increased Stream Temperatures in the Northern Rockies

A new U.S. Geological Survey study provides a larger window into the future for understanding how seasonal stream temperatures may change in one of...

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Flexibility in Behavior of Some Animals Helps Them Accommodate a Changing Climate

Flexibility in Behavior of Some Animals Helps Them Accommodate a Changing Climate

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners has identified situations and conditions where some animals display behavioral flexibility...

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Return of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

Return of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

From the journals of Lewis & Clark, April 13, 1805 (in the vicinity of Pouch Point Recreation Area - 16 miles south of New Town, North Dakota):

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