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RAMPS Newsletter - Fall 2025

RAMPS Newsletter - Fall 2025

In this edition: Staff updates, field trips, and a new publication on bridging seed selection theory and practice

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USGS and BLM publish a science synthesis on risks of spreading invasive annual grasses in MT, ND & SD through vegetation treatments

USGS and BLM publish a science synthesis on risks of spreading invasive annual grasses in MT, ND & SD through vegetation treatments

The USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of structured science syntheses (SSS) to support National Environmental...

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USGS Assesses New Elk Feeding Criteria to Address CWD and Habitat Impacts

USGS Assesses New Elk Feeding Criteria to Address CWD and Habitat Impacts

This report was developed to evaluate the performance of a set of proposed alternatives for Cervus elaphus canadensis (elk) and Bison bison (bison)...

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Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Title:  Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Date:  August 22, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speakers:  Debra Willard...

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Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations

Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations

Title:  Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations

Date:  Ju...

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The Next Fueling Discovery Webinar Takes Place May 29

The Next Fueling Discovery Webinar Takes Place May 29

Fueling Discovery with USGS Wildland Fire Science is a public webinar series hosted by USGS Wildland Fire Science and the Ecosystems Mission Area...

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RAMPS Newsletter - Spring 2025

RAMPS Newsletter - Spring 2025

In this edition: Conferences, National Seed Strategy Progress Report for 2022 and 2023, and Publications.

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Wild about wildlife: leveraging park visitor support to fund conservation

Wild about wildlife: leveraging park visitor support to fund conservation

Every year, millions of people visit national parks hoping to see iconic wildlife like bears, elk, and bison. Conserving wildlife, and the landscapes...

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Making every visit count: How Federal agencies estimate visitation to our public lands and waters

Making every visit count: How Federal agencies estimate visitation to our public lands and waters

In a new study, researchers review current approaches used by federal agencies to estimate recreational visitation to their lands and waters, as well...

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EESC in the News: Poplar Island

EESC in the News: Poplar Island

PBS, April 20, 2025

Reconstructing a lost island ecosystem using material dredged from Baltimore's shipping channels.

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