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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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White-nose syndrome detections in two Pacific Northwest National Parks

White-nose syndrome detections in two Pacific Northwest National Parks

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected at San Juan Island and Lewis and Clark National Historical Parks. This is the...

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USGS Assesses New Elk Feeding Criteria to Address CWD and Habitat Impacts

USGS Assesses New Elk Feeding Criteria to Address CWD and Habitat Impacts

This report was developed to evaluate the performance of a set of proposed alternatives for Cervus elaphus canadensis (elk) and Bison bison (bison)...

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Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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NWHC in the News: Stopping White Nose Syndrome

NWHC in the News: Stopping White Nose Syndrome

By WILDHOPE.TV

September 5, 2025

WILD HOPE

As a deadly fungal disease sweeps across North America, wiping out millions of bats, scientists are pioneering...

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Fisheries of the Aleutian Arc and Alaska: Their Importance, Challenges, and the Role of Exploration

Fisheries of the Aleutian Arc and Alaska: Their Importance, Challenges, and the Role of Exploration

A USGS-led expedition in the Aleutian Arc off Alaska will provide critical information on energy resources, underwater earthquakes and other hazards...

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EESC in the News: Scientists see trouble in the number of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay

EESC in the News: Scientists see trouble in the number of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay

By Pamela D'Angelo

September 4, 2025

WVTF - Virginia Public Radio

This summer, scientists concerned with a continuing decline of osprey chicks in the...

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EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: USGS "Sentinel Scientists" Perform Vital but Unseen Role in Bay Restoration

EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: USGS "Sentinel Scientists" Perform Vital but Unseen Role in Bay Restoration

By Lisa Caruso

August 25, 2025

Chesapeake Bay Foundation website

USGS's science is just as critical now, as the federal-state restoration partnership...

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EESC in the News: Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Mixes Fishing, Fun, and Science

EESC in the News: Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Mixes Fishing, Fun, and Science

By Sam Russo

WBOC News, July 19, 2025

The annual derby, organized by SU biological studies assistant professor Dr. Noah Bressman, encourages the removal...

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EESC in the News - Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Seaducks (Common Eider, Surf Scoter)

EESC in the News - Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Seaducks (Common Eider, Surf Scoter)

Sea Duck Joint Venture Website

August 11, 2025

The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV), a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl...

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Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Title:  Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Date:  August 22, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speakers:  Debra Willard...

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USGS Research: Elk Personality Affects Patterns of Conflict and Migration—Implications for Hunting and Disease

USGS Research: Elk Personality Affects Patterns of Conflict and Migration—Implications for Hunting and Disease

New research finds that elk personality can shape patterns of human-elk conflict, whether elk are long- or short-distance migrators, and how close to...

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