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EcoNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting ecosystems science and activities coming out of our Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation.

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Programs and Science Centers within the Ecosystems Mission Area are publishing a diverse set of topical newsletters.  Subscribe to keep up with the latest USGS ecosystems science. 

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Stopping invaders at the doorstep: FORT researchers launch version 4.0 of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool

Stopping invaders at the doorstep: FORT researchers launch version 4.0 of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool

In a new version of the Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT 4.0), USGS scientists worked with resource managers to update the tool with occurrence...

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Helene and Milton potentially spread invasive species to new locations in Florida and Georgia

Helene and Milton potentially spread invasive species to new locations in Florida and Georgia

As communities continue to recover from widespread destruction caused by recent hurricanes Helene and Milton, floodwaters from these storms may have...

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Long-term Atmospheric River History in California

Long-term Atmospheric River History in California

Reconstructing patterns of extreme precipitation beyond the instrumental record to help managers be better prepared for what is possible.

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Perspective: California’s Coastal Challenges Amid Climate Change

Perspective: California’s Coastal Challenges Amid Climate Change

A new report authored by scientists from USGS, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute highlights...

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RAMPS Newsletter - Fall 2024

RAMPS Newsletter - Fall 2024

In this edition: Conference field trips, RestoreNet Version 2.0 updates, seed coat experiments, USGS Open House, and research updates.

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CASC Leadership on Nature-Based Solutions Highlighted at COP29

CASC Leadership on Nature-Based Solutions Highlighted at COP29

CASC science that advances nature-based solutions was showcased at the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).

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Severe Perkinsea in a group of Oregon bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) and limb malformation associated with encysted trematodes.

Severe Perkinsea in a group of Oregon bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) and limb malformation associated with encysted trematodes.

History: Twenty-two American bullfrog tadpoles and one metamorph bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) were submitted from a pond in Oregon, USA where...

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Insights on “Adaptation Planting” from Northeast Resource Managers

Insights on “Adaptation Planting” from Northeast Resource Managers

A new study from Northeast CASC researchers explores how natural resource managers in the region are planting trees that can withstand global change...

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USGS Friday's Findings - December 6, 2024

USGS Friday's Findings - December 6, 2024

Title:  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Vaccine Trials for California Condors 

Date:  December 6, 2024, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30...

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Re-Thinking Salmon Counts: Research Uses Environmental DNA to Fill Monitoring Gaps in Alaskan Salmon Runs

Re-Thinking Salmon Counts: Research Uses Environmental DNA to Fill Monitoring Gaps in Alaskan Salmon Runs

With climate change and extreme weather complicating traditional salmon monitoring efforts, researchers funded by the U.S. Geological Survey are...

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EESC in the News: One Bird Too Many

EESC in the News: One Bird Too Many

By Mason Wheatley

USFWS, November 2024

In the cold of February, a bird was found dead on the sidewalk of Philadelphia, killed after colliding with a...

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