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Evaluation of the gap intercept method to measure rangeland connectivity

Evaluation of the gap intercept method to measure rangeland connectivity

For over twenty years, scientists and rangeland managers have used the gap intercept method to monitor the connectivity of rangeland ecosystems. In...

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Special Issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management features USGS science in support of the Sagebrush Conservation Design

Special Issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management features USGS science in support of the Sagebrush Conservation Design

The 2024 Special Issue of the Rangeland Ecology and Management journal features 20 peer-reviewed articles that delve into the science of how, where...

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Closing the conservation gap: Spatial targeting and coordination are needed to keep pace with sagebrush losses

Closing the conservation gap: Spatial targeting and coordination are needed to keep pace with sagebrush losses

Scientists found that current rates of conservation, measured in hectares of sagebrush landscapes treated annually, are markedly lower than rates of...

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Reducing error in plant population abundance estimates from aerial imagery

Reducing error in plant population abundance estimates from aerial imagery

A study by Boise State University, USGS, and other university partners presents a new model that can improve estimates of plant population abundance...

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A data exchange standard for wadeable stream habitat monitoring data

A data exchange standard for wadeable stream habitat monitoring data

Do you collect data from wadeable streams? The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership developed a new USGS Techniques & Methods publication...

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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series

Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series

Join us for a weekly webinar series to learn about our work on the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.

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Large-scale dam removal and ecosystem restoration

Large-scale dam removal and ecosystem restoration

After centuries of building dams on rivers around the world, dam removal projects are on the rise. USGS scientists and partners from France compiled a...

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Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams

Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams.

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Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the environment varies...

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Wind Power and Conservation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

Wind Power and Conservation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

U.S. Geological Survey scientists Jill Shaffer and Todd Katzner served as Embassy Science Fellows for the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan’s 2023-2024...

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Trout, beavers, drought, and a “precious” frog

Trout, beavers, drought, and a “precious” frog

Around the West, efforts to conserve and restore riparian habitats have primarily focused on trout and salmon. USGS science is showing that some...

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Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2.1 Launch

Land Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2.1 Launch

New features include updated data inputs, new data sources, and a new figure that displays annual vegetation cover for planned treatment polygons.  

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