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Using Soil Science to Improve Wildfire Predictions

Using Soil Science to Improve Wildfire Predictions

South Central CASC-supported researchers are looking beyond weather data and towards soil science to better protect lives and property from dangerous...

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A Silver Lining for Invasive Species

A Silver Lining for Invasive Species

Dealing with invasive species can be a real drag. Fortunately, there's a silver lining—it’s invasive species scientists!

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Why People Need Freshwater Biodiversity

Why People Need Freshwater Biodiversity

National CASC Fish Biologist Abigail Lynch worked with an international team of researchers to describe nine ways that freshwater biodiversity is...

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USGS Friday's Findings - February 24th 2023

USGS Friday's Findings - February 24th 2023

Title: No More Tilting at Windmills: A Quantitative Method for Evaluating Development Impacts

Speaker: Jill Shaffer, Ecologist, Northern Prairie...

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From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge

From Analog to Digital: Eight Decades of Tracking Box Turtles on Patuxent Research Refuge

Researchers from U.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been monitoring eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina Carolina) on...

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Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2 Launch

Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2 Launch

Four new features enhance the accessibility, utility, and efficiency of a tool developed to assist land mangers planning rangeland restoration and...

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Platte Basin Timelapse Launches New Wetland Resources

Platte Basin Timelapse Launches New Wetland Resources

Platte Basin Timelapse, in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska­—Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources...

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How sea ice, ocean currents, and climate change may have affected early human migration to North America

How sea ice, ocean currents, and climate change may have affected early human migration to North America

Based on paleoclimate records and climate models, researchers have identified the most feasible time periods for early human migrations along the...

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Sediment Plays Key Role in Helping Salt Marshes Endure Sea-Level Rise

Sediment Plays Key Role in Helping Salt Marshes Endure Sea-Level Rise

New research supported by the Northeast CASC finds that increased amounts of sediment eroding into the ocean may allow salt marshes to thrive as sea...

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Reviving the Indigenous Practice of Clam Gardening

Reviving the Indigenous Practice of Clam Gardening

The Northwest CASC is co-funding the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community’s efforts to revive climate-resilient clam gardening practices in the Pacific...

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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Stakeholder Workshop Meeting Materials

Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Stakeholder Workshop Meeting Materials

In fall 2022, the Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Team held three two-day virtual workshops to identify stakeholder science priorities for the Great Basin...

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Friday's Findings - February 10 2023

Friday's Findings - February 10 2023

Title: Big Avalanches in a Changing Climate: Snow Avalanche and Climate Relationships Across Multiple Climate Types

Speaker: Erich Peitzsch, Research...

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