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March 22, 2016

Experts Launch Project to Assess Drought Effects on Ecosystems and How Communities Can Adapt

RESTON, Va. — A new public-private research collaboration supported by the U.S. Geological Survey will tackle how to best cope with the increasing...

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March 21, 2016

USGS Science Helps Agencies Create Conservation Plan for Santa Ana River, Native Fishes

The U.S. Geological Survey is playing a role in providing the science being used by agencies to manage the habitat for two threatened California fish...

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March 21, 2016

Eastern Monarch Butterflies at Risk of Extinction Unless Numbers Increase

Long-term declines in the overwintering Eastern population of North American monarch butterflies are significantly increasing their likelihood of...

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March 17, 2016

History of Metal Contamination Recorded in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Soil

Scientists have traced the history of lead and mercury contamination in tidal wetlands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, according to a new U.S...

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March 16, 2016

Shorebirds Ignore Aircraft, But Pay Attention to People, Off-road Vehicles

The American oystercatchers studied on Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina were disturbed more by pedestrians and off-road vehicles...

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March 15, 2016

USGS Partners with European Space Agency to Deliver Copernicus Earth Data

The U.S. Geological Survey and the European Space Agency (ESA) have established an innovative partnership to enable USGS storage and redistribution of...

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