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

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

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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EESC in the News: Fish Health

EESC in the News: Fish Health

By Clay Raines

SciPod

March 20, 2026

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

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Living Dinosaurs of the Hudson: Shortnose Sturgeon Science and Recovery

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

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

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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Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region

Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region

Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — February 3, 2026

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EESC in the News: Fish Passage

EESC in the News: Fish Passage

By Julie DeVito

CT River Conservancy website, January 6, 2026

Storybook sleuth on a slippery trail.

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Preserving a Legacy: The Chan Robbins Records Project

Preserving a Legacy: The Chan Robbins Records Project

The Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) successfully transferred Chandler “Chan” Robbins’ extensive archives from Patuxent Wildlife Research...

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EESC in the News: Coastal Ecology

EESC in the News: Coastal Ecology

By National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

NOAA Website, Dec. 17, 2025

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EESC in the News: Wildlife of Poplar Island

EESC in the News: Wildlife of Poplar Island

By PBS.org

Outdoors Maryland, Dec. 2, 2025

Wildlife of Poplar Island

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AquaDePTH: Merging Aquatic Disease Surveillance Data into One Useful Tool

AquaDePTH: Merging Aquatic Disease Surveillance Data into One Useful Tool

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing the Aquatic Disease and Pathogen Repository (AquaDePTH)  to track, evaluate, and ultimately predict...

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