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Friday's Findings | A USGS Webinar Series

Friday's Findings | A USGS Webinar Series

Friday’s Findings is a public webinar series hosted by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. Each 30-minute session provides an overview of a current...

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Collaborative Innovation for Giant Sequoia Conservation

Collaborative Innovation for Giant Sequoia Conservation

The USGS and partners are developing an AI-based tool capable of detecting dead and dying giant sequoia trees from high-resolution remote sensing...

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A New Framework for Making Actionable Science More Actionable

A New Framework for Making Actionable Science More Actionable

Researchers propose a practical approach to help scientists better understand and serve natural resource managers. 

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Eastern Ecological Science Center Marine Research Highlights

Eastern Ecological Science Center Marine Research Highlights

June is National Ocean Month! Explore USGS ocean science and learn how environmental DNA (eDNA) helps Eastern Ecological Science Center study marine...

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What a Super El Niño could mean for Alaska’s seabirds, salmon, and seas

What a Super El Niño could mean for Alaska’s seabirds, salmon, and seas

NOAA has declared an El Niño in June 2026, with a "Super El Niño" expected to peak this winter. USGS researchers are tracking how warming waters...

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Supporting Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Recovery Efforts

Supporting Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Recovery Efforts

Join us for a Pollinator Week edition of Friday's Findings that highlights methods the USGS is developing to find undiscovered populations of the...

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Species on the Move: Northeast CASC Researchers Discuss Species Range Shift in Recent Podcast Episode

Species on the Move: Northeast CASC Researchers Discuss Species Range Shift in Recent Podcast Episode

In a recent episode of Ask MIT Climate, a climate-focused podcast of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeast CASC Research Ecologist Toni...

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Study Reveals That Inland Recreational Fishery Harvest is Quite the Catch

Study Reveals That Inland Recreational Fishery Harvest is Quite the Catch

New research shows that inland recreational fisheries likely harvest far more fish than previously reported. A recent article in The Conversation summ...

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USGS Expertise Informs Design and Construction of New Eel Ladder at Maryland’s Eden Mill Dam

USGS Expertise Informs Design and Construction of New Eel Ladder at Maryland’s Eden Mill Dam

Scientists and engineers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center worked with Harford County, the Maryland Department of...

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A Tale of Two Islands and the Future of an Ocean Sentinel Seabird

A Tale of Two Islands and the Future of an Ocean Sentinel Seabird

Join us for a USGS Friday's Findings webinar that shares the story of a small seabird that can tell us a lot about a changing ocean and what managers...

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