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USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments

USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments

Sailing drone will circumnavigate the lake mid-July through September

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Long-Term Integration of Indigenous Knowledge into Tribal Wildlife Management

Long-Term Integration of Indigenous Knowledge into Tribal Wildlife Management

A holistic conceptual framework, published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin by North Central CASC-supported researchers, can help support the...

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Native Prairie Stream Fishes in Nebraska’s Sandhills Ecoregion

Native Prairie Stream Fishes in Nebraska’s Sandhills Ecoregion

Greater than half of known fish diversity is supported by freshwater that accounts for approximately 3% of global water supply. The Nebraska CRU at Dr...

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FORT Scientists Present Invasive Reptile Research at the 2023 Everglades CISMA Summit

FORT Scientists Present Invasive Reptile Research at the 2023 Everglades CISMA Summit

A group of FORT researchers presented their work on invasive species at the 2023 Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA)...

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Friday's Findings - July 14 2023

Friday's Findings - July 14 2023

Title: New Insight into Past Climate from Clamshell Proxy Records

Speaker: Madelyn J. Mette, Research Geologist, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and...

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USGS Scientists Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement During Coproduction of BLM National Monument Science Plans

USGS Scientists Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement During Coproduction of BLM National Monument Science Plans

Working with the BLM Hassayampa Field Office, Fort Collins Science Center scientists organized a kickoff meeting for stakeholders to encourage...

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Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US

Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US

At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or...

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USGS Scientists Build New Model of Post-fire Revegetation and Sage-grouse Habitat Restoration

USGS Scientists Build New Model of Post-fire Revegetation and Sage-grouse Habitat Restoration

FORT scientists Beth Orning and Cam Aldridge are co-authors of a new study exploring a modeling approach to evaluate post-fire revegetation and...

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FORT Researcher Highlighted in PBS Documentary

FORT Researcher Highlighted in PBS Documentary

Dr. Kate Schoenecker, FORT Research Wildlife Biologist, appeared in a new PBS documentary series, "Human Footprint", that discusses the many ways...

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The USGS estimates potential spread of invasive species carried by hurricane-induced flooding

The USGS estimates potential spread of invasive species carried by hurricane-induced flooding

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

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Secretary Haaland, Leaders Celebrate New U.S. Geological Survey / University of Hawai’i Facility to Support Volcano Monitoring & Ecosystem Restoration

Secretary Haaland, Leaders Celebrate New U.S. Geological Survey / University of Hawai’i Facility to Support Volcano Monitoring & Ecosystem Restoration

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

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Managing Wildfire Severity Could Offset Climate Effects on Forest Regrowth

Managing Wildfire Severity Could Offset Climate Effects on Forest Regrowth

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by North Central CASC researchers identifies areas in the western United States...

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