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October 4, 2022

Connecting Alaska’s Algal Blooms to Shellfish Health

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working alongside Alaska CASC supported researchers to better predict when and...

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October 3, 2022

Friday's Findings - October 14th 2022

Title: Knowledge Co-Production on the Impact of Decisions for Waterbird Habitat in a Changing Climate

Date: October 14th at 2:00 pm Eastern

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September 29, 2022

Polar Bear Hair Sheds Light on Seal Populations Under the Arctic Sea Ice

Researchers studied chemical signatures in polar bear hair to determine that the apex predators are changing their diet in response to prey (mostly...

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September 26, 2022

Wind turbine wakes can impact downwind vegetation

A new USGS report shows a link between air disturbed by wind turbines and vegetation patterns

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September 22, 2022

New Report Offers Path Forward for Interagency Efforts to Revive the West’s Disappearing Sagebrush Ecosystem

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September 21, 2022

Adapting to Drought Along the U.S-Canadian Border

North Central CASC-supported researchers use tree rings to study historical streamflow data for the Milk and St. Mary river basins to better...

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September 21, 2022

Revisiting a Marine Mammal Mystery, with the Help of New Data and Powerful Statistics

New techniques and a massive dataset have helped USGS scientists and partners determine why sea otter populations in southwest Alaska collapsed in the...

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September 21, 2022

Friday's Findings - September 30th 2022

Title: Investigating the Responses of Caribou to Changing Habitat Conditions in the Arctic

Date: September 30th at 2:00 pm Eastern

Speaker: Heather...

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September 20, 2022

Emeritus and Distinguished Alumni Profile: Jim Estes Explains How Sea Otters Run the world

Over a decades-long career as a federal scientist, Jim Estes’s groundbreaking work on sea otters has shown just how much these fuzzy animals can teach...

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September 15, 2022

EESC in the News: Bird Migration Explorer

By Melanie A. Smith

Audubon, August 12, 2022

Interactive digital platform visualizes the incredible journeys of migratory birds, how they connect us...

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September 9, 2022

Confirmation that Eagle Fatalities Can Be Reduced by Automated Curtailment of Wind Turbines

Automated curtailment systems, or systems that slow or stop wind turbines when birds are approaching, are a potential solution to reduce collisions.

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September 8, 2022

Friday's Findings - September 16, 2022

Title: Environmental Health Program's Minerals Integrated Science Team: Contaminant Fate and Effects Associated with the Lifecycle of Mineral...

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