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Trees in cities are beyond shady

Trees in cities are beyond shady

DENVER — Hotter areas can actually be the biggest winners when it comes to the difference a tree can make when temperatures are sizzling. 

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Los árboles en las ciudades dan más que sombra

Los árboles en las ciudades dan más que sombra

DENVER — Las regiones más cálidas pueden ser las que más se benefician cuando se trata de la diferencia que puede hacer un árbol cuando las...

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2024 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards Recognize CASC Partnerships and Work

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...

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Preparing to Adapt Coastal Wastewater Systems to Sea-Level Rise

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...

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USGS Friday's Findings - October 25, 2024

USGS Friday's Findings - October 25, 2024

Title:  The use of vaccination to mitigate white-nose syndrome in bats 

Date:  October 25, 2024, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speake...

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Contemporary fires are less frequent but more severe in dry conifer forests of the southwestern United States

Contemporary fires are less frequent but more severe in dry conifer forests of the southwestern United States

After over a century of human-driven fire suppression in the American Southwest, forest fires in recent decades are growing in extent and severity...

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Special Issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management features USGS science in support of the Sagebrush Conservation Design

Special Issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management features USGS science in support of the Sagebrush Conservation Design

The 2024 Special Issue of the Rangeland Ecology and Management journal features 20 peer-reviewed articles that delve into the science of how, where...

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Case of the Month - Frostbite in a Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) from Montana, USA

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...

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Friday's Findings - October 11, 2024

Friday's Findings - October 11, 2024

Title: One Health Approach to Ecosystems Science

Date:  October 11, 2024, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speakers:

Patricia Bright, MS...

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EESC Scientist Leads Committee Tasked with Classifying North American Bird Species

EESC Scientist Leads Committee Tasked with Classifying North American Bird Species

EESC scientist Terry Chesser, PhD, leads the committee tasked with classifying North American bird species.

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To protect coastal communities from hurricanes, call the... coral reef veterinarian?

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...

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New USGS data-driven tools can aid restoration of mine lands across America

New USGS data-driven tools can aid restoration of mine lands across America

A suite of newly released tools can be used to help locate, study and restore mine lands.

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