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USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center at the 2026 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center at the 2026 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) researchers are presenting findings of scientific studies at the 81st Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife...

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Which bees need help? Assessing Southeast species before the buzz fades

Which bees need help? Assessing Southeast species before the buzz fades

Discover which Southeast bee species may be at risk and how USGS research is helping protect them. Join our April 10th Friday’s Findings webinar...

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Spring 2026 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

Spring 2026 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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EESC in the News: From Alewives to Bass: Discovering the Viruses Lurking in North America’s Fish

EESC in the News: From Alewives to Bass: Discovering the Viruses Lurking in North America’s Fish

By Clay Raines

SciPod

March 20, 2026

A summary of several of Dr. Raines Raines’ and colleagues’ fascinating findings and their implications for fish...

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Living Dinosaurs of the Hudson: Shortnose Sturgeon Science and Recovery

Living Dinosaurs of the Hudson: Shortnose Sturgeon Science and Recovery

From sustaining Native communities to supplying the caviar trade, sturgeons have shaped the Hudson River’s history.

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A New Framework to Minimize Costs and Maximize the Benefits of Biodiversity in Land Restoration

A New Framework to Minimize Costs and Maximize the Benefits of Biodiversity in Land Restoration

A new CASC supported framework aims to help land managers prioritize sites for restoration by evaluating biodiversity benefits, species' historical...

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Continues to Affect Wild Birds Across All Four U.S. Flyways

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Continues to Affect Wild Birds Across All Four U.S. Flyways

The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center is closely monitoring the ongoing impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza on wild...

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New tools for a growing threat: Co-developed science informs the fight against invasive grasses in the sagebrush biome

New tools for a growing threat: Co-developed science informs the fight against invasive grasses in the sagebrush biome

In a new study, FORT scientists worked with resource managers to co-develop a strategic framework for invasive grass management across the sagebrush...

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DOI scientists engage with Southeast Alaska Indigenous Guardians to discuss local sea otter ecology and economics

DOI scientists engage with Southeast Alaska Indigenous Guardians to discuss local sea otter ecology and economics

Aaron Enriquez (USGS-FORT), Joe Eisaguirre (USGS-ASC), and Paul Schette (USFWS) presented at the Tlingit & Haida Seacoast Indigenous Guardian Network...

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Science in Service: How USGS monitoring helps the US Navy sustain a rare species

Science in Service: How USGS monitoring helps the US Navy sustain a rare species

Working closely with the U.S. Navy on San Nicolas Island, the USGS conducts a long-term monitoring program of Island Night Lizards, a rare species...

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As Lakes Warm and Ice Seasons Shorten, Anglers Are Catching Different Fish Across the Midwest

As Lakes Warm and Ice Seasons Shorten, Anglers Are Catching Different Fish Across the Midwest

National CASC-supported research shows that warmwater fish are a growing share of angler catch in the Upper Midwest, but larger, deeper lakes may...

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