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Connecting Seabirds and Humans Waste to Coral Reef Health

Connecting Seabirds and Humans Waste to Coral Reef Health

Pacific Island CASC researchers are exploring how seabird and human waste affect coral reef health in the Pacific Islands.

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Advice for the Next Generation of Women in Climate Science

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Advice for the Next Generation of Women in Climate Science

To celebrate Women’s History Month, USGS climate scientists were asked what advice they would give to their younger selves and to aspiring scientists...

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Grant funding will advance a novel immune-based strategy to prevent white-nose syndrome in North American bats

Grant funding will advance a novel immune-based strategy to prevent white-nose syndrome in North American bats

MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Geological Survey, together with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, today announced...

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New study describes HPAI infections in wild mammals in US

New study describes HPAI infections in wild mammals in US

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus (HPAIv) has been present in North America since its first detection in wild birds in November 2021...

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Expanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern Freshwater Fishes

Expanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern Freshwater Fishes

The Southeastern U.S. is a global hotspot for freshwater biodiversity. The region contains the highest diversity of fishes in the U.S. (around 589...

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Friday's Findings - March 24 2023

Friday's Findings - March 24 2023

Title:  A Decision Support Tool for Grassland Management in Northern Great Plains National Park Service Units

Speaker: Amy Symstad, Chief - Climate...

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USFWS and CASCs Work with Grasslands Managers to Prepare for Climate Change

USFWS and CASCs Work with Grasslands Managers to Prepare for Climate Change

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the CASCs have partnered to develop a training course, webinars, and workshops to help grassland...

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President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

Science investments focus on landscape-scale issues, natural disasters and critical minerals while preparing tomorrow’s workforce

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National CASC Biologist’s Research Among Most Highly Cited in Multiple Environmental Science Journals in 2022

National CASC Biologist’s Research Among Most Highly Cited in Multiple Environmental Science Journals in 2022

National CASC Research Fish Biologist Abigail Lynch co-authored four of the most highly cited science papers in multiple environmental science...

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Shaping the Future of Wildfire Protection in Southern California

Shaping the Future of Wildfire Protection in Southern California

The Southwest CASC is part of a collaborative partnership that is helping resource managers in Southern California address the wildfire crisis in the...

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Building maps to help geothermal energy and greater sage-grouse coexist in Nevada’s sagebrush country

Building maps to help geothermal energy and greater sage-grouse coexist in Nevada’s sagebrush country

A U.S. Geological Survey study finds that geothermal energy development contributes to population declines of greater sage-grouse.  A new tool can...

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Identifying the Sources of Mercury in Water, Sediment, and Fish Downstream of a Historical Mining Site

Identifying the Sources of Mercury in Water, Sediment, and Fish Downstream of a Historical Mining Site

The aquatic ecosystems downstream of the former Black Butte Mine in Oregon are exposed to mercury contamination from historic mining activities, as...

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