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Restricting access to Bright Angel Creek and releasing experimental fall-timed floods increases brown trout immigration into Glen Canyon Dam’s tailwater

Restricting access to Bright Angel Creek and releasing experimental fall-timed floods increases brown trout immigration into Glen Canyon Dam’s tailwater

USGS and Grand Canyon National Park Service researchers investigated the increased dispersal of brown trout (Salmo trutta) into the Colorado River...

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Friday's Findings - November 18 2022

Friday's Findings - November 18 2022

Title: USGS Science Support of Bi-National Efforts to Restore Riparian Ecosystems in the Colorado River Delta

Speaker(s): Patrick B. Shafroth...

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JOB ALERT! Geographer: Fire ecology & management - opens 10/24

JOB ALERT! Geographer: Fire ecology & management - opens 10/24

Motivated to innovate fire ecology & management with remote sensing and fire modeling? The selected applicant will lead monitoring of fuel conditions...

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Tips for Dryland Restoration - Summer 2022

Tips for Dryland Restoration - Summer 2022

IN THIS EDITION: Best wishes to staff moving on, research updates, and we celebrate our work from Fiscal Year 2022.

THIS IS A PRODUCT OF THE...

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The Drought Data Explorer - Coming Soon

The Drought Data Explorer - Coming Soon

The Southwest Biological Science Center’s two branches (Terrestrial Drylands Ecology and Grand Canyon Research and Monitoring) are located on and...

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Incorporating Genetic Diversity into Restoration and Conservation Decision-making

Incorporating Genetic Diversity into Restoration and Conservation Decision-making

New methods developed by the Southwest Biological Science Center utilize species’ unique patterns of genetic diversity to generate maps that may be...

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JOB ALERT! Chief, SBSC's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

JOB ALERT! Chief, SBSC's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona seeks to hire a dynamic and effective leader with a background in river ecosystems...

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Twenty-four Years of Data Show Desert Soils Struggle for Survival

Twenty-four Years of Data Show Desert Soils Struggle for Survival

Increasing summertime temperatures in the deserts of the southwest United States may be making it harder for lichens, an important member of the soil...

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Arizona USGS Social Media

Arizona USGS Social Media

The Southwest Biological Science Center, Arizona Water Science Center, and Western Geographic Science Center have teamed up to bring you informative &...

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National Seed Strategy - FY21 Progress Report

National Seed Strategy - FY21 Progress Report

National Seed Strategy FY21 Progress Report. Given the recent surge of interest in the National Seed Strategy, annual reporting of progress on the...

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Job Opportunity for an Ecologist with Plant Genomics Experience

Job Opportunity for an Ecologist with Plant Genomics Experience

The U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center in Flagstaff, AZ is seeking an Ecologist who is a recent graduate to assist with...

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Tips for Dryland Restoration - Winter 2021-2022

Tips for Dryland Restoration - Winter 2021-2022

IN THIS EDITION: 2021 year in review, native seed development process, RestoreNet protocol published and lots of associated research, a handful of...

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