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EcoNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting ecosystems science and activities coming out of our Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation.

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Programs and Science Centers within the Ecosystems Mission Area are publishing a diverse set of topical newsletters.  Subscribe to keep up with the latest USGS ecosystems science. 

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Avian Paramyxovirus-1 Infection (Newcastle Disease) in a Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum).

Avian Paramyxovirus-1 Infection (Newcastle Disease) in a Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum).

History: : A male fledgling 1.60 kg double-crested cormorant (DCCO) was observed ill in Minnesota, USA. The bird was lethargic, had a drooping head...

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Ecological benefits and risks of fuel breaks vary across the sagebrush biome

Ecological benefits and risks of fuel breaks vary across the sagebrush biome

Fuel breaks – strips of land managed for reduced flammability – are designed to aid wildfire suppression and management. However, construction of fuel...

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2024 Year in Review

2024 Year in Review

2024 was another productive year for the Land Change Science Program in the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area! Below are some summaries and highlights of...

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As Midwestern Lakes Warm, Fish Face Asymmetrical Impacts

As Midwestern Lakes Warm, Fish Face Asymmetrical Impacts

Midwest CASC-supported research shows that cooler-water fish are losing habitat faster than warmer-water species are gaining habitat, indicating that...

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Introducing the Earth in Flux Chart Gallery

Introducing the Earth in Flux Chart Gallery

A shared initiative between the USGS Water Resources Mission Area and Ecosystems Mission Area to communicate key findings of USGS land change science...

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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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Explore forty-two years of field notes from the Loch Vale watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park

Explore forty-two years of field notes from the Loch Vale watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park

USGS recently released 42 years (1981-2023) of scanned field notebooks from long-term research and monitoring in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky...

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EESC in the News: Road to Recovery for North American Birds

EESC in the News: Road to Recovery for North American Birds

By Gustave Axelson, Photos by Sparky Stensaas

Living Bird Magazine, Winter 2025

After a 2019 study identified major losses to North American bird...

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If you can’t measure it, you can't manage it!

If you can’t measure it, you can't manage it!

High-quality field data on wetlands are essential for managing these important environments, but wetlands are inherently difficult to study. USGS...

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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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Banding Together: The significance of waterfowl bands to hunters and scientists alike

Banding Together: The significance of waterfowl bands to hunters and scientists alike

A collaborative story with USGS and USFWS focused on the importance of reporting waterfowl bands.

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