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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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Annotated Bibliography: Research on Greater Sage-grouse since January 2015

Annotated Bibliography: Research on Greater Sage-grouse since January 2015

The sheer number of scientific publications related to greater sage-grouse research can be a challenge for managers to navigate when updating plans...

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EarthWord–Zoonotic

EarthWord–Zoonotic

Sharing isn’t always polite, judging by this EarthWord. 

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USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!”

USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!”

Visit our new USGS fire webpage to learn how USGS fire science is making a difference

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Innovation in Addressing Invasive Species and Disease in Montana Waters

Innovation in Addressing Invasive Species and Disease in Montana Waters

Western waters support some of the most intact aquatic ecosystems in North America, yet invasive species and emerging infectious diseases pose...

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NOROCK EcoLunch Seminar Series

NOROCK EcoLunch Seminar Series

NOROCK EcoLunch is a forum for students, researchers, visiting scientists and collaborators in the environmental sciences to present their current and...

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Warmer and Longer Summers Portend Increased Stream Temperatures in the Northern Rockies

Warmer and Longer Summers Portend Increased Stream Temperatures in the Northern Rockies

A new U.S. Geological Survey study provides a larger window into the future for understanding how seasonal stream temperatures may change in one of...

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Flexibility in Behavior of Some Animals Helps Them Accommodate a Changing Climate

Flexibility in Behavior of Some Animals Helps Them Accommodate a Changing Climate

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners has identified situations and conditions where some animals display behavioral flexibility...

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Return of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

Return of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

From the journals of Lewis & Clark, April 13, 1805 (in the vicinity of Pouch Point Recreation Area - 16 miles south of New Town, North Dakota):

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New USGS Science Plan Designed to Help Plan for Drought Effects on People, Communities, and Ecosystems

New USGS Science Plan Designed to Help Plan for Drought Effects on People, Communities, and Ecosystems

The U. S. Geological Survey is poised to bring a dynamic array of science and tools to help decision-makers manage and offset effects of increased...

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Glaciers Rapidly Shrinking and Disappearing: 50 Years of Glacier Change in Montana

Glaciers Rapidly Shrinking and Disappearing: 50 Years of Glacier Change in Montana

The warming climate has dramatically reduced the size of 39 glaciers in Montana since 1966, some by as much as 85 percent, according to data released...

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Hybridization between Native and Invasive Trout is Increasing in the West

Hybridization between Native and Invasive Trout is Increasing in the West

Hybridization, or the interbreeding of species, is increasing between native and invasive trout across the northern Rocky Mountains, according to a...

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Managing 246 million acres: new science-based tools support Bureau of Land Management’s landscape approach

Managing 246 million acres: new science-based tools support Bureau of Land Management’s landscape approach

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management today released a collaborative report with new information and tools to support effective...

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