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10 Ways Infrastructure Investments are Helping the USGS Build Resilient Ecosystems

10 Ways Infrastructure Investments are Helping the USGS Build Resilient Ecosystems

From DNA-sampling robots and invasive species maps to genetic libraries and mosquito birth control, USGS scientists are hard at work building up...

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USGS Scientists are Authors on New Framework for Seabirds and Offshore Wind Energy

USGS Scientists are Authors on New Framework for Seabirds and Offshore Wind Energy

Scientists from the USGS Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) are authors on a new framework for addressing the impacts of offshore wind farms on...

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Guiding the Way on Preparing Communities for Drought

Guiding the Way on Preparing Communities for Drought

A new report co-authored by National and North Central CASC researchers provides resource managers with guidance for understanding the effects of...

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San Carlos Apache Tribe Hosts BIA’s Innovation Landscape Network Research Project

San Carlos Apache Tribe Hosts BIA’s Innovation Landscape Network Research Project

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has provided funds to dramatically increase fuel treatments and post-wildfire recovery efforts. To replace...

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Friday's Findings - December 2nd 2022

Friday's Findings - December 2nd 2022

Title: Using the Stream Salmonid Simulator (S3) to assess the effect of flow management on mortality of juvenile Chinook Salmon caused by the...

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New Effort - Using Artificial Flowers to Survey for Pollinators at Solar Installations

New Effort - Using Artificial Flowers to Survey for Pollinators at Solar Installations

Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, are critical for the success of agriculture and must have suitable habitat to thrive. Planting pollinator...

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Collaborating on Climate at the Southwest Adaptation Forum

Collaborating on Climate at the Southwest Adaptation Forum

The Southwest CASC’s Science Applications and Communications Coordinator shares highlights from the 2022 Southwest Adaptation Forum, where researchers...

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Friday's Findings - November 18 2022

Friday's Findings - November 18 2022

Title: USGS Science Support of Bi-National Efforts to Restore Riparian Ecosystems in the Colorado River Delta

Speaker(s): Patrick B. Shafroth...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or...

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USGS Science Well Represented at the Upcoming SETAC 43rd Annual North American Meeting

USGS Science Well Represented at the Upcoming SETAC 43rd Annual North American Meeting

Scientists are presenting on a variety of environmental health topics including sources of environmental contaminants, wildlife and human exposure...

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Beautiful geonarrative published about decades old USGS Benchmark Glacier Project

Beautiful geonarrative published about decades old USGS Benchmark Glacier Project

A new, beautiful geonarrative titled “The Glacier-Climate Connection” describes the USGS Benchmark Glacier Project— one of the longest running studies...

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Michigan State University and USGS team up in state-federal partnership for fishery and wildlife science

Michigan State University and USGS team up in state-federal partnership for fishery and wildlife science

Michigan to host the 42nd USGS Cooperative Research Unit

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