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Saving the Desert: Push to Restore Arches & Canyonlands National Parks

Saving the Desert: Push to Restore Arches & Canyonlands National Parks

A video put out by CBS discusses some of the ecological issues of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in UT such as nonnative annual grasses...

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National Geographic Highlights SBSC Science and Youth Program

National Geographic Highlights SBSC Science and Youth Program

National Geographic posted a video on their webpage titled, “At 17 Million Years Old, Grand Canyon Still Has Lessons to Teach”. The video focuses on...

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A River Ran Through It and Brought Life, At Least for a While

A River Ran Through It and Brought Life, At Least for a While

In 2014, a large pulse of water was released into the mostly dry delta of the Colorado River along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. Geological Survey...

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World Scientists and Resource Managers Meet to Discuss Desert Surface and Climate

World Scientists and Resource Managers Meet to Discuss Desert Surface and Climate

Biocrust 3 Conference Begins Next Week in Moab, Utah.

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River Food Webs Threatened by Widespread Hydropower Practice

River Food Webs Threatened by Widespread Hydropower Practice

Alternative Flows Might Mitigate Negative Impacts

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Predicting Plant Responses to Drought

Predicting Plant Responses to Drought

A new U.S. Geological Survey study shows how plants’ vulnerability to drought varies across the landscape; factors such as plant structure and soil...

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