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Friday's Findings - June 5 2020

Friday's Findings - June 5 2020

Constructing Realistic Species Distribution and Habitat Modelling Map Products: Challenges and Opportunities

Date: June 5, 2020 from 2 - 2:30 p.m...

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Secret, pristine grassland provides scientists precious insight into how undisturbed ecosystems function

Secret, pristine grassland provides scientists precious insight into how undisturbed ecosystems function

Southwest Biological Science Center and National Park Service personnel were featured in a KSL TV story about a protected, ungrazed, and semi-pristine...

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USGS Brown Treesnake Research Continues at Guam National Wildlife Refuge

USGS Brown Treesnake Research Continues at Guam National Wildlife Refuge

On May 14, Director Reilly signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The MOA provides...

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RESEARCH BRIEF: Cost- benefit analysis of vegetation removal + seeding

RESEARCH BRIEF: Cost- benefit analysis of vegetation removal + seeding

Weighing costs relative to outcomes: woody and invasive plant removal followed by seeding in shrublands and woodlands.

New study by RAMPS...

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Tips for Dryland Restoration - Spring 2020

Tips for Dryland Restoration - Spring 2020

This season's edition of the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest Newsletter contains recent program highlights including...

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Interior and Partners Commit to Long-Term Initiative to Conserve the American Bison

Interior and Partners Commit to Long-Term Initiative to Conserve the American Bison

10-year initiative provides framework for shared conservation goals

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ARMI Scientist Michael Adams Receives 2020 PARC Honor

ARMI Scientist Michael Adams Receives 2020 PARC Honor

Dr. Michael Adams, Lead for the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) and Supervisory Research Ecologist at the USGS Forest and...

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New federal partnership will advance predictive models of wildfire behavior

New federal partnership will advance predictive models of wildfire behavior

U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory partner to advance fire research capabilities supporting the work of...

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Learning From Real-World Experience to Understand Renewable Energy Impacts to Wildlife

Learning From Real-World Experience to Understand Renewable Energy Impacts to Wildlife

A comprehensive analysis of how renewable energy facilities affect wildlife could inform efforts to predict and reduce these impacts. A team of...

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President Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

President Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS

Budget Focuses on Bringing Science, Facilities, and Infrastructure into the 21st Century

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New Study Provides Insights for Detecting the Invasive Brown Treesnake

New Study Provides Insights for Detecting the Invasive Brown Treesnake

Research by the USGS and Dickinson College reveals why scientists fail to detect brown treesnakes at low densities

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The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer

The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer

Caribou, North America’s wild reindeer, have lives apart from their famous role on Christmas Eve. To learn more about how  these Arctic antler-bearers...

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