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Below are our most recent NOROCK and USGS News items. If you are with the media, please contact Todd Wojtowicz, communications biologist, at twojtowicz@usgs.gov with any media or outreach requests.

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Kathryn M. Irvine, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Research Statistician, Receives Distinguished Achievement Award

Kathryn M. Irvine, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Research Statistician, Receives Distinguished Achievement Award

Kathi Irvine was recently selected to receive the American Statistical Association's Section on Statistics and the Environment 2025 Distinguished...

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USGS Research: Elk Personality Affects Patterns of Conflict and Migration—Implications for Hunting and Disease

USGS Research: Elk Personality Affects Patterns of Conflict and Migration—Implications for Hunting and Disease

New research finds that elk personality can shape patterns of human-elk conflict, whether elk are long- or short-distance migrators, and how close to...

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U.S. Geological Survey Pollinator Science Strategy, 2025–35—A Review and Look Forward

U.S. Geological Survey Pollinator Science Strategy, 2025–35—A Review and Look Forward

This report describes the science vision of the USGS from 2025 to 2035 to support management, conservation, and decisions on animal pollinators and...

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Scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) coauthor new, more comprehensive method for estimating bat species distributions and trends over time

Scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) coauthor new, more comprehensive method for estimating bat species distributions and trends over time

USGS FORT scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) recently coauthored a publication introducing a novel integrated species...

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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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Ensuring Public Safety and Preparing for Hazards

Ensuring Public Safety and Preparing for Hazards

The Land Change Science Program in the Ecosystems Mission Area develops pragmatic strategies and tools to safeguard communities, people, economically...

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USGS Factsheet Highlights Importance of Cryospheric Research

USGS Factsheet Highlights Importance of Cryospheric Research

A recently published USGS factsheet highlights USGS cryospheric science, including glacier, snow, and avalanche research that NOROCK conducts

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New study finds deer hunting can help keep chronic wasting disease in check

New study finds deer hunting can help keep chronic wasting disease in check

The study finds that hunting can be an effective form of disease control when enacted consistently at high levels over many years.

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Sixty-seven years and still digging! A brief history of the USGS Benchmark Glacier Project

Sixty-seven years and still digging! A brief history of the USGS Benchmark Glacier Project

Title:  Sixty-seven years and still digging! A brief history of the USGS Benchmark Glacier Project to kick off the International Year of Glaciers’...

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Don’t eat that cookie! We need it for science.

Don’t eat that cookie! We need it for science.

How scientists use “tree cookies” and “root cookies” to study ecosystems

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Understanding and Managing Drought-Induced Ecological Transformations

Understanding and Managing Drought-Induced Ecological Transformations

CASC scientists explore how drought can cause lasting transformational changes in terrestrial ecosystems. 

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A new strategy to help unleash USGS eDNA capabilities

A new strategy to help unleash USGS eDNA capabilities

Imagine you could use just a few drops of water to know what sorts of animals and plants were present in an area. What an incredible tool this would...

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