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New study from FORT social scientists and collaborators describes perceived constraints of the U.S. public to participating in wildlife-related recreation

New study from FORT social scientists and collaborators describes perceived constraints of the U.S. public to participating in wildlife-related recreation

A new paper out in the Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism describes the self-determined constraints of the U.S. public to participating in...

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USGS Explores Climate Change Threats to Popular Lake Maintenance Practice

USGS Explores Climate Change Threats to Popular Lake Maintenance Practice

USGS researchers are investigating whether winter lake drawdowns, a widespread low-cost lake management technique, may become less effective as the...

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New issue of National Parks magazine spotlights Jill Baron's decades-long research studies of air and water quality in Rocky Mountain National Park

New issue of National Parks magazine spotlights Jill Baron's decades-long research studies of air and water quality in Rocky Mountain National Park

The winter issue of National Parks, the magazine of the National Parks Conservation Association, has an article about Jill Baron written by Senior...

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Incorporating Human Reactions into Flood Risk Assessments

Incorporating Human Reactions into Flood Risk Assessments

Southeast CASC researchers updated a land change model to consider the interactions between urban growth, climate change-induced flooding, and human...

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Fall Migration Station 2023 Wrap-up

Fall Migration Station 2023 Wrap-up

Highlights from the USGS Bird Banding Lab (BBL) 2023 fall migration station.

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Research Ecologist Jill Baron coauthors study finding no effect of road proximity on nitrogen deposition in a complex, mountainous terrain

Research Ecologist Jill Baron coauthors study finding no effect of road proximity on nitrogen deposition in a complex, mountainous terrain

Excess reactive nitrogen from vehicle emissions has the potential to negatively impact ecosystems, through increased soil acidification, biodiversity...

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Smallmouth bass mercury levels linked to habitat types along the Snake River 

Smallmouth bass mercury levels linked to habitat types along the Snake River 

Mercury concentrations are twice as high in smallmouth bass found in reservoirs than those in the free-flowing sections of the Snake River in Idaho...

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USGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation

USGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation

Jonathon Valente didn’t set out to be a mediator for scientists or science, but to help his field of landscape ecology out of a rut, that’s just what...

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Broadening Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Climate Adaptation Scientists

Broadening Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Climate Adaptation Scientists

The Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow (CAST) Program at the Northeast CASC completed its second year of providing underrepresented students...

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Midwest CASC Hosts Workshop on the Adaptive Capacity of Inland Fishes

Midwest CASC Hosts Workshop on the Adaptive Capacity of Inland Fishes

The Midwest CASC hosted a two-day workshop addressing the adaptation of inland fishes to climate change, featuring a “pitch session” that explored new...

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New Interactive Sea-Level Rise Tool for American Samoa

New Interactive Sea-Level Rise Tool for American Samoa

A new interactive tool funded by the Pacific Islands CASC can help American Samoans visualize and plan for the threats of sea-level rise.

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