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Duck with dark head, white neck and breast, and grey body in the water
Northern Pintail Drake at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Pintail Drake at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Pintail Drake at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Northern Pintail Drake at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Flock of 7 ducks in the air in a rough V formation
Flock of northern pintail flying at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Flock of northern pintail flying at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Flock of northern pintail flying at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Flock of northern pintail flying at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Nine ducks in flight above a grassy area
Flock of northern pintail ducks at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Flock of northern pintail ducks at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Flock of northern pintail ducks at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Flock of northern pintail flying at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

A group of people gather around a list of climate adaptation strategies inside of a conference room.
Collaborating on Climate Adaptation
Collaborating on Climate Adaptation
Collaborating on Climate Adaptation

RAMPS expands drought adaptation project with national parks in the 4-Corners area. National parks across the desert Southwest are experiencing ecological impacts due to climate change.

RAMPS expands drought adaptation project with national parks in the 4-Corners area. National parks across the desert Southwest are experiencing ecological impacts due to climate change.

Male and female pintail ducks at the water's edge
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa NWR
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa NWR
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa NWR

Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Flock of white geese with dark wingtips in flight
Ross’s Goose flight at Colusa NWR
Ross’s Goose flight at Colusa NWR
Flock of white geese at the water's edge with a few ducks
Ross’s Geese on levee at Colusa NWR
Ross’s Geese on levee at Colusa NWR
Ross’s Geese on levee at Colusa NWR

Ross’s Geese (and a few ducks) on levee at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Learn more about USGS goose and duck research here.

Brown geese with white faces and a few ducks on the edge of a wetland
Greater White-fronted Geese with Pintail and Mallards at Colusa NWR
Greater White-fronted Geese with Pintail and Mallards at Colusa NWR
Greater White-fronted Geese with Pintail and Mallards at Colusa NWR

Flock of Greater White-fronted Geese with Pintail and Mallards at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Learn more about USGS goose and duck research here.

A group of people stand around a map laid out in the back of a truck while on a field trip.
Managing Fire on the US Mexico Borderlands
Managing Fire on the US Mexico Borderlands
Managing Fire on the US Mexico Borderlands

RAMPS met with DOI Office of Wildland Fire, US Customs and Border Patrol, and US Fish & Wildlife Service staff at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern AZ last November. The group is developing tools to reduce wildfire risk, conserve wildlife habitat and natural resources, and increase safety and security of border operations.

RAMPS met with DOI Office of Wildland Fire, US Customs and Border Patrol, and US Fish & Wildlife Service staff at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern AZ last November. The group is developing tools to reduce wildfire risk, conserve wildlife habitat and natural resources, and increase safety and security of border operations.

A grassland
Arid grassland
Arid grassland
Arid grassland

Arid grasslands in the U.S. Mexico border are fire adapted and used by diverse groups. Science from the Southwest Biological Science Center and the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping these groups find common ground to manage this dynamic landscape.

Arid grasslands in the U.S. Mexico border are fire adapted and used by diverse groups. Science from the Southwest Biological Science Center and the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping these groups find common ground to manage this dynamic landscape.

A group of female scientists gather for a meeting
RestoreNet scientists develop guidance for dryland restoration
RestoreNet scientists develop guidance for dryland restoration
Flock of 13 geese in flight
A flock of Aleutian cackling geese at San Joaquin River NWR
A flock of Aleutian cackling geese at San Joaquin River NWR
A flock of Aleutian cackling geese at San Joaquin River NWR

A flock of Aleutian cackling geese at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge.

Two pintail ducks, one with a dark head, light neck, and grey body, one brown with a pattern, both swimming
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa NWR
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa NWR
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa NWR

Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

3 pintail ducks swimming in the center, two others off to the sides
Northern pintail drakes at Colusa NWR
Northern pintail drakes at Colusa NWR
Northern pintail drakes at Colusa NWR

Northern pintail drakes at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge