Word cloud of science keywords from the USGS Climate Research and Development Program. Larger words were submitted more often and from multiple projects whereas smaller words were submitted less frequently. Words in the word cloud, listed in order from largest (used most often) to smallest (used least often) and the number of times each were submitted are below:
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Word cloud of science keywords from the USGS Climate Research and Development Program. Larger words were submitted more often and from multiple projects whereas smaller words were submitted less frequently. Words in the word cloud, listed in order from largest (used most often) to smallest (used least often) and the number of times each were submitted are below:
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Word cloud of science keywords from the USGS Climate Research and Development Program. Larger words were submitted more often and from multiple projects whereas smaller words were submitted less frequently. Words in the word cloud, listed in order from largest (used most often) to smallest (used least often) and the number of times each were submitted are below:
Word cloud of science keywords from the USGS Climate Research and Development Program. Larger words were submitted more often and from multiple projects whereas smaller words were submitted less frequently. Words in the word cloud, listed in order from largest (used most often) to smallest (used least often) and the number of times each were submitted are below:
A Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) sitting on a nest. Piping Plovers breeding in the northern Great Plains, listed as Threatened since 1985, have been managed as a metapopulation consisting of four separate breeding groups with assumed infrequent movements among groups.
A Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) sitting on a nest. Piping Plovers breeding in the northern Great Plains, listed as Threatened since 1985, have been managed as a metapopulation consisting of four separate breeding groups with assumed infrequent movements among groups.
![Native plants seeded in a RestoreNet trial around a wire connectivity modified (ConMod) in the Sonoran Desert](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/Sonoran_Tonto.ConModflowers%20%282%29.jpg?itok=GRJ35oHg)
Diverse plants growing in a connectivity modified (ConMod) treatment in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Molly McCormick.
Diverse plants growing in a connectivity modified (ConMod) treatment in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Molly McCormick.
Invasion by annual brome grasses (cheatgrass and Japanese brome) on a trail across native prairie into National Park Service units in the Northern Great Plains.
Invasion by annual brome grasses (cheatgrass and Japanese brome) on a trail across native prairie into National Park Service units in the Northern Great Plains.
USGS scientist Andres Fritts holding a telemetered invasive bighead carp on the Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa.
USGS scientist Andres Fritts holding a telemetered invasive bighead carp on the Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa.
What can you do to conserve the birds and the bees, even in the face of climate change? In some cases, small actions, such as maintaining a pollinator garden or avoiding pesticides can be important. Take the rusty patched bumble bee, once one of the most common pollinators in eastern North America.
What can you do to conserve the birds and the bees, even in the face of climate change? In some cases, small actions, such as maintaining a pollinator garden or avoiding pesticides can be important. Take the rusty patched bumble bee, once one of the most common pollinators in eastern North America.
This USGS map shows the number of PFAS detected in tap water samples from select sites across the nation. The findings are based on a USGS study of samples taken between 2016 and 2021 from private and public supplies at 716 locations. The map does not represent the only locations in the U.S. with PFAS.
This USGS map shows the number of PFAS detected in tap water samples from select sites across the nation. The findings are based on a USGS study of samples taken between 2016 and 2021 from private and public supplies at 716 locations. The map does not represent the only locations in the U.S. with PFAS.
![RestoreNet V2.0 plots at Flying M Ranch. The plot in the foreground has four pits with several seedballs scattered in and around them.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/V2.0_FlyM_nocrop.jpg?itok=1PL4Cd9U)
RestoreNet 2.0 restoration experiment sites with pits with seedballs on Northern Arizona rangelands
linkIn 2022, we piloted RestoreNet V2.0 testing soil inoculation from undegraded reference sites, seed balls (white balls in photo), and pitting treatments (small indentions). Soil inoculation with healthy soils is expected to increase beneficial microbes at the degraded restoration site. Soil microbes can help reduce water stress in plants. Photo by Hannah Farrell.
RestoreNet 2.0 restoration experiment sites with pits with seedballs on Northern Arizona rangelands
linkIn 2022, we piloted RestoreNet V2.0 testing soil inoculation from undegraded reference sites, seed balls (white balls in photo), and pitting treatments (small indentions). Soil inoculation with healthy soils is expected to increase beneficial microbes at the degraded restoration site. Soil microbes can help reduce water stress in plants. Photo by Hannah Farrell.
A group of controlled Culex mosquito eggs are viewed under a microscope in a California laboratory as part of an effort to mitigate avian malaria throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Image by Mia Takai
A group of controlled Culex mosquito eggs are viewed under a microscope in a California laboratory as part of an effort to mitigate avian malaria throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Image by Mia Takai
![graduate student wearing a black and grey hat blue sweatshirt and orange floatation jacket capturing white sturgeon fish](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/quist_sturg_Student.jpg?itok=8vd1tzdv)
Donovan Maude, University of Idaho graduate student, capturing white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), Snake River, Idaho. White Sturgeon is an important species, unfortunately, little is known about their population ecology and whether current monitoring metrics are adequate for evaluating management and conservation success. We are working with the U.S.
Donovan Maude, University of Idaho graduate student, capturing white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), Snake River, Idaho. White Sturgeon is an important species, unfortunately, little is known about their population ecology and whether current monitoring metrics are adequate for evaluating management and conservation success. We are working with the U.S.
USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer for mercury isotope measurements.
USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer for mercury isotope measurements.
A polar bear walking along the Beaufort Sea coast with storm waves breaking behind it, filmed during fieldwork at Barter Island, Alaska.
A polar bear walking along the Beaufort Sea coast with storm waves breaking behind it, filmed during fieldwork at Barter Island, Alaska.
Nine-banded armadillos—the only armadillo species found in the United States—are distributed widely across southern states.
Nine-banded armadillos—the only armadillo species found in the United States—are distributed widely across southern states.
![A map of black carp observations in the Mississippi River basin reported to the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/NAS%20Map%2012-1.jpg?itok=7BnVfrJq)
A map of black carp observations in the Mississippi River basin reported to the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database as of November 30, 2022. This map is not a complete representation of species abundance or distribution. These data include incidental captures by the public and reports from federal and state agencies.
A map of black carp observations in the Mississippi River basin reported to the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database as of November 30, 2022. This map is not a complete representation of species abundance or distribution. These data include incidental captures by the public and reports from federal and state agencies.
The words "5 Ways Climate Change Affects Caribou" are written in yellow with an icon of a brown caribou with large antlers in the bottom right corner.
Text reads:
"More wildfires lead to less lichen, as lichen can take decades to recover, and is an important food source for caribou in the winter."
The words "5 Ways Climate Change Affects Caribou" are written in yellow with an icon of a brown caribou with large antlers in the bottom right corner.
Text reads:
"More wildfires lead to less lichen, as lichen can take decades to recover, and is an important food source for caribou in the winter."
![showing current distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus detections and tribal lands.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/20221127%20HPAI%20Distribution%20in%20NA%20-%20with%20tribal%20lands.jpg?itok=nVVThnGF)
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the United States, 2021/2022
linkDistribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the United States, 2021/2022. Updated November 27, 2022.
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the United States, 2021/2022
linkDistribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to Tribal Lands in the United States, 2021/2022. Updated November 27, 2022.
![Map of North America showing locations of HPAI detections in relation to USFWS refuges and NPS lands.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/20221127%20HPAI%20Distribution%20in%20NA%20-%20with%20DOI%20lands.jpg?itok=1_uHGsrS)
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges and National Park Service Lands, 2021/2022
linkDistribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges and National Park Service Lands, 2021/2022. Updated November 27, 2022.
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges and National Park Service Lands, 2021/2022
linkDistribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, in Relation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges and National Park Service Lands, 2021/2022. Updated November 27, 2022.
![showing current distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus detections.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/20221127%20HPAI%20Distribution%20in%20NA.jpg?itok=D3pMMY9w)
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, 2021/2022. Updated November 27, 2022.
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, 2021/2022. Updated November 27, 2022.
Five ways climate change affects manatees.
Graphic created by VSFS intern, Louise Johansson
Five ways climate change affects manatees.
Graphic created by VSFS intern, Louise Johansson
5 Ways Climate Change Affects Bats.
Graphic created by VSFS intern Louise Johansson.
5 Ways Climate Change Affects Bats.
Graphic created by VSFS intern Louise Johansson.