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New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands

New tool models the future for wild horses on public lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management today announced the public release of a new modeling program designed...

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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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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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SBSC’s restoration research featured in the 2023 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report

SBSC’s restoration research featured in the 2023 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released their 2023 “Assessment of Native Seeds Needs and the Capacity for Their...

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Climate change and pesticides imperil a once common pollinator

Climate change and pesticides imperil a once common pollinator

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The western bumble bee was once common in western North America, but increasing temperatures, drought, and pesticide use have...

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Population declines in Alaska beluga whale population may be linked to low birth and survival rates

Population declines in Alaska beluga whale population may be linked to low birth and survival rates

Researchers studied over a decade of photographic records of individual whales and determined that belugas in Alaska's Cook Inlet have relatively low...

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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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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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Limited Rigor in Studies of Raptor Mortality and Mitigation at Wind Power Facilities

Limited Rigor in Studies of Raptor Mortality and Mitigation at Wind Power Facilities

Wind power is a rapidly expanding source of renewable energy and poses risks to wildlife such as raptors that are vulnerable to collisions with wind...

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Friday's Findings - October 28th 2022

Friday's Findings - October 28th 2022

Title: Ecohydrology: Integrated Science to Support Species, Ecosystems, and People Under Future Climate Change

Date: October 28th at 2:00 pm Eastern

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Selecting Auditory Alerting Sounds for Eagles Approaching Wind Turbines

Selecting Auditory Alerting Sounds for Eagles Approaching Wind Turbines

Development of wind energy facilities results in interactions between wildlife and wind turbines and can lead to fatalities of bald and golden eagles.

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Energy development in migration corridors affects mule deer access to best forage

Energy development in migration corridors affects mule deer access to best forage

Findings highlight the need for migration maps in future development decisions

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