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New issue of National Parks magazine spotlights Jill Baron's decades-long research studies of air and water quality in Rocky Mountain National Park

New issue of National Parks magazine spotlights Jill Baron's decades-long research studies of air and water quality in Rocky Mountain National Park

The winter issue of National Parks, the magazine of the National Parks Conservation Association, has an article about Jill Baron written by Senior...

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FORT scientists host the second annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop

FORT scientists host the second annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop

From December 5–6 the Fort Collins Science Center hosted the second annual Big Rivers Data Integration Workshop, combining efforts by scientists at...

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Research Ecologist Jill Baron coauthors study finding no effect of road proximity on nitrogen deposition in a complex, mountainous terrain

Research Ecologist Jill Baron coauthors study finding no effect of road proximity on nitrogen deposition in a complex, mountainous terrain

Excess reactive nitrogen from vehicle emissions has the potential to negatively impact ecosystems, through increased soil acidification, biodiversity...

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FORT Research Economist Aaron Enriquez to present research on salmon economics in a meeting at the University of Alaska Anchorage

FORT Research Economist Aaron Enriquez to present research on salmon economics in a meeting at the University of Alaska Anchorage

USGS Research Economist Aaron Enriquez was invited to travel to the University of Alaska Anchorage to participate in a series of meetings with...

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FORT scientists develop density-habitat relationships and density distribution maps to guide management of 11 songbird species in the Intermountain West

FORT scientists develop density-habitat relationships and density distribution maps to guide management of 11 songbird species in the Intermountain West

FORT scientists Nicholas Van Lanen, Adrian Monroe, and Cameron Aldridge recently published population trends and density-habitat associations for 11...

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FORT geneticist Scott Cornman uses data mining to gain new insights into a mysterious virus infecting honey bees

FORT geneticist Scott Cornman uses data mining to gain new insights into a mysterious virus infecting honey bees

A new paper on an enigmatic giant virus of honey bees, Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV), was recently authored by FORT geneticist (Robert)...

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FORT scientists publish an updated annotated bibliography of greater sage-grouse research

FORT scientists publish an updated annotated bibliography of greater sage-grouse research

A recently published USGS Open-File Report compiles and summarizes 147 research products about greater sage-grouse published between 2019 and 2022. 

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New USGS report assesses successes, barriers, and lessons learned for decision-support tool design and development

New USGS report assesses successes, barriers, and lessons learned for decision-support tool design and development

Decision-support tools can be useful to natural resource managers, policy makers and other stakeholders that use USGS data. USGS scientists analyzed...

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FORT research economist Aaron Enriquez invited to present work on nonmarket valuation of wildlife and recreation to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

FORT research economist Aaron Enriquez invited to present work on nonmarket valuation of wildlife and recreation to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

USGS Research Economist Aaron Enriquez was invited to be a guest speaker at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's lunchtime seminar series on...

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USGS and partners publish the first in a series of science syntheses to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses

USGS and partners publish the first in a series of science syntheses to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses

USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of science syntheses to support environmental effects analyses that agencies...

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Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

Amphibians have one more thing to worry about—mercury—large USGS study shows

RESTON, Va. — The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound...

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