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April 7, 2026

USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day: Implications of highly pathogenic avian influenza to ecosystem health

We are proud to celebrate the 2nd Annual USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day on Friday, April 24, 2026. As the lead federal agency for wildlife disease...

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March 30, 2026

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center at the 2026 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) researchers are presenting findings of scientific studies at the 81st Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife...

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March 20, 2026

Spring 2026 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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March 20, 2026

EESC in the News: From Alewives to Bass: Discovering the Viruses Lurking in North America’s Fish

By Clay Raines

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March 20, 2026

A summary of several of Dr. Raines’ and colleagues’ fascinating findings and their implications for fish management...

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March 10, 2026

Living Dinosaurs of the Hudson: Shortnose Sturgeon Science and Recovery

From sustaining Native communities to supplying the caviar trade, sturgeons have shaped the Hudson River’s history.

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February 24, 2026

Geospatial Applications to Visualize Science and Support Decision‑Making Across Scales

Title: Geospatial Applications to Visualize Science and Support Decision‑Making Across Scales
Date: March 6, 2026, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11...

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February 4, 2026

WEBINAR: USGS Invasive Species Science - Innovation for a Healthy Nation

USGS scientists will be sharing their latest innovations during a North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) webinar for National...

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February 3, 2026