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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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2024 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards Recognize CASC Partnerships and Work
The 2024 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies recognized the Southeast and South Central CASCs in the...
Preparing to Adapt Coastal Wastewater Systems to Sea-Level Rise
Pacific Islands CASC-supported researchers find that untreated wastewater can reach the ocean in as little as six hours as they explore the impact of...
Case of the Month - Frostbite in a Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) from Montana, USA
History: An adult male 126-g Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) was found dead in June in Montana, USA. Cause of death was trichomoniasis...
To protect coastal communities from hurricanes, call the... coral reef veterinarian?
To understand stony coral tissue disease, USGS biologists peer through microscopes at tiny polyps and algal cells. But the impacts of the disease are...