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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.
Programs and Science Centers within the Ecosystems Mission Area are publishing a diverse set of topical newsletters. Subscribe to keep up with the latest USGS ecosystems science.
NOROCK, along with our collaborators, have recently published research about helping the National Park Service update their amphibian species database...
U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Joint News Release: Native forest bird population declines within the Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
The health of native birds can also be indicative of the health of Hawai‘i’s forested ecosystems.
U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: A Conservation Orchestra for the Melodies of Hakalau Forest
Native Hawaiians have a deep kinship with Hawaiian forest birds and revere, honor, and deify them as family, ancestors, guardians, spirits, and gods...
Highlighting Changes to Snow and Water in the West
The Southwest CASC Regional Administrator discusses shrinking snowpack and the effects on water resources in the Western United States in an article...