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Volunteers lean over to plant trees in grassy area of a forest in Hawai'i. These trees provide crucial habitat for native birds within the refuge.

Volunteers and scientists stand amidst tall trees in a Hawaiian forest where habitat restoration is taking place for native birds.

A red, native 'apanane bird sits on pink and white shrubbery against a bright blue sky in Hawaii.

Acoustic data recording can be used to identify bats to species and to quantify bat activity. Here, river runners gather around a tablet and microphone to view live translations of the ultrasonic sounds that bats use to navigate the world. Software translates recordings into visuals and sounds that are audible to human ears.

Christina Murphy is the Assistant Unit Leader, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Originally from Oregon, Christina received her MSc from the University of Girona, Spain and her PhD from Oregon State University. She was a post-doctoral fellow at Oregon State University before joining the Maine Unit in late 2020.

Kevin earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University, an M.S. from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. from South Dakota State University. Prior to joining the Nebraska Unit, he was a tenured Associate Professor at Texas Tech University.

Mike received his BS in Fishery Resources from the University of Idaho, MS in Biology from Kansas State University, and a PhD in Biology from Kansas State University.

Animated GIF showing changes in distribution of chronic wasting disease in North America from 2000-2023 as documented at the end of each year. Individual files of yearly maps are available at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HQKKFO.

Norman with graduate students from the Academic Department of Earth Sciences at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) teaching high school students from El Sargento at the “Caminos Del Agua” Water Festival  (photo by Alfredo Martinez, March 11, 2024).

RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration

Source to Outcome Research Framework that was updated from the 2022 Source to Receptor Research Framework

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

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Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sea lampreys in a tank at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Sea lampreys are a parasitic invasive species in the Great Lakes.

Urban stormwater drains are used to channel runoff from precipitation away from roads for treatment and to prevent flooding. Contaminants in water can also be transported through stormwater systems in rain and snowmelt runoff. 

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) volunteers Hunter Henry and Madison Diaz and mentor Kaitlyn Gahl at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit carry damp hoop nets on their heads to provide some relief from the sun on a hot Arizona day. The DDCSP Collaborative is a 2-year experiential undergraduate conservation, diversity, equity,

Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Program (DDCSP) students Isa Ross and Syd Ingham, mentor Kaitlyn Gahl, and USGS AZ Coop Leader Scott Bonar preparing to hike out of upper Wet Beaver Creek canyon after a multi-day trip to locate fish and measure stream habitat. The DDCSP Collaborative is a 2-year experiential undergraduate conservation, diversity, equity, an

Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions.