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Fort Collins Science Center Ecologists Share Expertise on Invasive Species
Research Ecologists Amy Yackel Adams and Andrea Currylow present “Invasive Reptiles: Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese Pythons, Oh My!” lecture
Research Spotlight: Ignitions and Wind Speed are Strongest Drivers of Area Burned in Santa Ana Wind Fires
New research from USGS scientists and collaborators has found that the number of wildfire ignitions and wind speeds outweigh temperature and precipitation in determining the area burned in Southern California’s Santa Ana wind-driven fires.
Friday's Findings - August 6 2021
Structured decision making and adaptive management with the Central Valley Project Improvement Act fisheries program…progress?
Date: August 6, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern time
Speaker: James Peterson, Unit Leader, USGS Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
USGS EcoNews - Vol. 2 | Issue 4
Welcome to EcoNews! In this edition we highlight the first ever USGS Landscape Science Strategy, and research helping in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, supporting managers planning for impacts of climate change, assessing the effects of utility-scale solar energy projects, improving the understanding of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and effects to wild birds, and more!
National Park Visitor Spending Contributed $28.6 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2020, Report NPS and USGS
Visitor spending in communities near national parks resulted in a $28.6 billion contribution to the nation's economy and supported 234,000 jobs in 2020, according to an economics report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.
GeoHEALTH-USGS Newsletter, July 2021
The GeoHEALTH–USGS Newsletter—published since 2004—provides information on USGS science pertinent to safeguarding the health of fish, wildlife, domesticated animals, livestock, and people from environmental exposures to contaminants and pathogens. The research is supported by the Environmental Health Program of the Ecosystems Mission Area. Click here for past issues.
Friday's Findings - July 23 2021
Supersized: Coastwide Scale Wetland Monitoring to Support Large Scale Restoration in America’s Delta
Date: July 23, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern time
Speaker: Sarai Piazza, Ecologist, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
USGS-Led Study Helps in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Pandemic
With few additional targeted tests and non-invasive surveys, public health agencies can better estimate disease occurrence and trends, changes in transmission, rates of hospitalization and death and effectiveness of vaccines and other control measures.
New Study Helps Wind Industry, Wildlife Managers Identify Risks to Certain Raptors from Collisions with Wind Turbines
A recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Oklahoma State University study shows not all raptor species are equally impacted by collisions with wind turbines. Of 14 species studied, five are at risk of population declines due to collisions.
Friday's Findings - July 9 2021
Conservation of the Sagebrush Ecosystem Under the Sage-Grouse Umbrella
Date: July 9, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern time
Speaker: Cameron Aldridge, Research Ecologist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center
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Greater Yellowstone Area Expected to Become Warmer, Drier
Temperature significantly increased and snowfall decreased in the iconic Greater Yellowstone Area since 1950 because of climate change, and these trends will likely continue through the rest of the century, according to a climate report published today.
Friday's Findings - June 25 2021
The Role of Drought in Aquatic Systems: Population and Community Dynamics
Date: June 25, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern time
Speaker: Daniel Magoulick, Fish Biologist, Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Assistant Unit Leader
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