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Tree rings provide an important multi-century context for the current wildfire crisis

Tree rings provide an important multi-century context for the current wildfire crisis

Join us for a USGS Fueling Discovery webinar that takes in-depth look at what centuries of tree-ring data can tell us about today’s wildfire crisis.

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Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians) are key contributors to healthy ecosystems and important indicators of environmental...

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Land Treatment Exploration Tool 3.0 Launch

Land Treatment Exploration Tool 3.0 Launch

The U.S. Geological Survey launched an updated version of the Land Treatment Exploration Tool that includes many new features for a better user...

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Land Treatment Digital Library Version 2.0 Launch

Land Treatment Digital Library Version 2.0 Launch

The U.S. Geological Survey launched an updated version (2.0) of the Land Treatment Digital Library to improve user experience, include additional data...

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2025 in Review: The Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment

2025 in Review: The Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment

Update for the Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment project to summarize progress in calendar year 2025 highlighting...

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White-nose syndrome detections in two Pacific Northwest National Parks

White-nose syndrome detections in two Pacific Northwest National Parks

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected at San Juan Island and Lewis and Clark National Historical Parks. This is the...

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Inaugural USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day - April 25, 2025

Inaugural USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day - April 25, 2025

At the USGS, we are a leader in wildlife health research and disease surveillance, prioritizing the health and safety of American communities, lands...

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New study on the economics of public land treatments reveals treatment characteristics influence costs

New study on the economics of public land treatments reveals treatment characteristics influence costs

Limited information exists on the costs of public land treatments, such as controlling flammable weeds and conducting prescribed burns, but managers...

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Long-term drought assessment:  hydrologic, ecological, and social impacts

Long-term drought assessment:  hydrologic, ecological, and social impacts

Title:  Long-term drought assessment:  hydrologic, ecological, and social impacts

Date:  March 14, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am...

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American Bullfrog Acoustics and High-Performance Computing

American Bullfrog Acoustics and High-Performance Computing

Advanced Research Computing’s supercomputers enable science throughout the USGS. One project uses supercomputing to identify calls of invasive...

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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA February 2025 Seminar

Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA February 2025 Seminar

On February 26th the Saline Lakes Ecosystems project science leads will be discussing their projects and plans for the 2025 field season. The science...

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Post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe is better explained by elevation than resistance and resilience indicators

Post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe is better explained by elevation than resistance and resilience indicators

"R&R" indicators are convenient and widely used, but not particularly effective predictors of whole community post-fire recovery at large scales.

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