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FORT Scientists Discuss Research at the 2023 Ecological Society of America Meeting

FORT Scientists Discuss Research at the 2023 Ecological Society of America Meeting

FORT researchers will be presenting at the 2023 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Conference in Portland, OR from August 6-11. The theme of this...

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Where the Rubber Meets the Road (and River)—Evaluating Impacts of Stormwater and Road Runoff on Salmon and Aquatic Ecosystems

Where the Rubber Meets the Road (and River)—Evaluating Impacts of Stormwater and Road Runoff on Salmon and Aquatic Ecosystems

Every day, millions of cars, and trucks drive along our nation’s roadways, many crossing streams and rivers as they go. Those driving may not consider...

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Friday's Findings - August 11 2023

Friday's Findings - August 11 2023

Title:  INHABIT:  What, Where, and Why of Invasive Plant Species

Speaker:  Catherine Jarnevich, Research Ecologist, Fort Collins Science Center

Date...

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USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

For the next five-years, USGS will partner with an expanded group of universities, Tribal colleges, and Tribal organizations to provide science that...

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Illegal shooting along power lines a leading cause of death for bald eagles, protected birds in the West

Illegal shooting along power lines a leading cause of death for bald eagles, protected birds in the West

BOISE, IDAHO - A study examining protected birds found dead along power lines on public lands in the western U.S. shows that gunshot deaths were three...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Boulder Brain Coral Colony

Pathology Case of the Month - Boulder Brain Coral Colony

Case History: A 20cm diameter colony of boulder brain coral (Colpophyllia natans) offshore of Miami Beach, FL, US began losing tissue in September of...

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New Geonarrative Explores Elwha River Restoration, Ten Years On

New Geonarrative Explores Elwha River Restoration, Ten Years On

From 2011-2014, a team of federal, state, tribal, academic, and community partners worked to remove two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington...

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USGS Researchers are Organizing the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on Bats in Toppenish, WA, August 8-9, 2023.

USGS Researchers are Organizing the first Pacific Northwest Native American Workshop on Bats in Toppenish, WA, August 8-9, 2023.

Dr. Ernest Valdez of FORT, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station along with researchers from the USGS-Northwest-Pacific Islands Region, Native American...

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FORT Researcher Featured in USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station's "Science You Can Use" Bulletin

FORT Researcher Featured in USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station's "Science You Can Use" Bulletin

FORT economist James Meldrum in featured in the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Science You Can Use Bulletin, "Sometimes Simple...

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Biofuel crop expansion contributes to loss of grassland birds in North Dakota, study finds

Biofuel crop expansion contributes to loss of grassland birds in North Dakota, study finds

Recent shifts from small grain agriculture to biofuel feedstocks affected grassland birds more negatively than did oil and gas development

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Friday's Findings - July 28 2023

Friday's Findings - July 28 2023

Title: Tire Dust and Fish Health

Speaker: John Hansen, Research Immunologist, USGS Western Fisheries Research Center

Date: July 28th at 2:00 pm...

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The Early Deer—and the Late Ones—Get the Herbs

The Early Deer—and the Late Ones—Get the Herbs

Climate change is messing with nature’s alarm clock. For animals that use seasonal signs from nature to start important activities like migration...

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