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Fossilized Footprints Reveal Human Habitation of North America Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously Thought

Fossilized Footprints Reveal Human Habitation of North America Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously Thought

ALAMOGORDO – New scientific research conducted at White Sands National Park in New Mexico has uncovered the oldest known human footprints in North...

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Ecological Drought Forecast Tool for Drylands

Ecological Drought Forecast Tool for Drylands

New Tool Aids in Land Treatment Planning

Weather impacts the effectiveness of land treatments. This is especially true in drylands of the Western U.S...

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New Insight on the Potential for Blue-Winged Teal to Transfer Avian Influenza to Domestic Poultry

New Insight on the Potential for Blue-Winged Teal to Transfer Avian Influenza to Domestic Poultry

A first-of-its-kind study by the USGS and partners provides an initial analysis of when commercial chicken and turkey facilities in the U.S. are at...

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Tips for Dryland Restoration - Summer 2021

Tips for Dryland Restoration - Summer 2021

IN THIS EDITION: Tools and science for seed-based restoration in drylands, greenhouse experiments, monitoring pollinators and wildlife for solar and...

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Sea Otter Surveys Get a High-Tech, COVID-Safe Update for 2021

Sea Otter Surveys Get a High-Tech, COVID-Safe Update for 2021

After a 2020 cancellation of the annual sea otter census, the count was back on for 2021.

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Friday's Findings - September 24 2021

Friday's Findings - September 24 2021

National Seed Strategy Progress Report 2015-2020

Date: September 24, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern time

Speaker: Molly Mccormick, RAMPS Coordinator...

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Nevada Becomes 39th State to Create Multi-Agency Cooperative Research Unit

Nevada Becomes 39th State to Create Multi-Agency Cooperative Research Unit

The newly formed Nevada Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit brings state and federal wildlife-management resources together, providing for a...

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A Whole New (Fiery) World

A Whole New (Fiery) World

As a wildfire approached Tonto National Monument in Arizona, archaeologists and firefighters rushed to cover the park’s 700-year-old cliff dwellings...

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USGS Participates in USDA Highly Pathogenic (HP) Avian Influenza (AI) and Wild Birds Webinar Series

USGS Participates in USDA Highly Pathogenic (HP) Avian Influenza (AI) and Wild Birds Webinar Series

Several USGS scientists recently participated in a USDA Veterinary Services Training and Exercise Program (VSTEP) Webinar series on Highly Pathogenic...

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Picture This: A National Climate Change Viewer that Helps Land Managers and Decision Makers Plan for Climate Change

Picture This: A National Climate Change Viewer that Helps Land Managers and Decision Makers Plan for Climate Change

The enormity of the challenge posed by climate change makes it difficult to visualize and understand on the ground. Even though wide-ranging impacts...

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Multiple Climate Change Challenges For Native Cutthroat Trout Discussed in National Geographic Article

Multiple Climate Change Challenges For Native Cutthroat Trout Discussed in National Geographic Article

NOROCK scientist Clint Muhlfeld discussed the direct and indirect effects of climate change on native cutthroat trout in western Montana in a National...

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