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Structured science syntheses to inform decision making on federal public lands

Structured science syntheses to inform decision making on federal public lands

The USGS, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered to develop a new type of science product: the structured science...

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Redistribution of debris-flow sediment following severe wildfire and floods in the Jemez Mountains

Redistribution of debris-flow sediment following severe wildfire and floods in the Jemez Mountains

In this paper, USGS scientists and contractors documented locations of sediment erosion and deposition in catastrophic debris flows and floods...

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Despite regional variation, pinyon jay densities generally increase with local pinyon–juniper cover and heterogeneous ground cover

Despite regional variation, pinyon jay densities generally increase with local pinyon–juniper cover and heterogeneous ground cover

In this paper we describe a hierarchical model characterizing local-scale habitat features associated with high densities of pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus...

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Cameron Aldridge receives the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ (WAFWA) Robert L. Patterson Award

Cameron Aldridge receives the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ (WAFWA) Robert L. Patterson Award

Cameron Aldridge received WAFWA’s Robert L. Patterson Award during the 34th Biennial Sage and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop. This award...

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What makes a trail sustainable?

What makes a trail sustainable?

In this paper, USGS researchers describe four, interconnected elements affecting the sustainability of a recreational trail: managerial sustainability...

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Estimating traffic volume and road age in Wyoming to inform resource management planning: An application with wildlife-vehicle collisions

Estimating traffic volume and road age in Wyoming to inform resource management planning: An application with wildlife-vehicle collisions

In a new publication, researchers from USGS Fort Collins Science Center developed annual estimates of road age and vehicular traffic volume across...

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Identifying transportation data and system needs for a Federal lands transportation data platform

Identifying transportation data and system needs for a Federal lands transportation data platform

This report is provided to inform Federal Lands Highway Administration leaders and Federal Land Management Agency partners by articulating user needs...

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Drought-Related Studies in the Colorado River Basin Funded by the USGS Colorado River Basin Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) Initiative

Drought-Related Studies in the Colorado River Basin Funded by the USGS Colorado River Basin Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) Initiative

The USGS Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) Team has built relationships with representatives of resource management...

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Researchers find that decreased streamflow and increased temperatures are associated with declines in cottonwood forest along the Green River.

Researchers find that decreased streamflow and increased temperatures are associated with declines in cottonwood forest along the Green River.

FORT Hydrologist Jonathan Friedman has co-authored a a new study using measurements of tree height, canopy volume and ring widths to document decline...

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FORT researchers present science at the 34th Biennial Sage & Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop in Wenatchee, Washington

FORT researchers present science at the 34th Biennial Sage & Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop in Wenatchee, Washington

FORT researchers will present on the following topics at the 34th Biennial Sage & Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop in Wenatchee, Washington...

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