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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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The Human Side of Recreational Fisheries: CASC Authors Contribute to New Open Access Book

The Human Side of Recreational Fisheries: CASC Authors Contribute to New Open Access Book

A new open access book featuring contributions from CASC authors examines recreational fisheries through a social-ecological lens, highlighting how...

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EESC in the News: No Simple Swim: The Mysterious Migration of the American Eel

EESC in the News: No Simple Swim: The Mysterious Migration of the American Eel

By Julie DeVito

CT River Conservancy website, January 6, 2026

No Simple Swim: The Mysterious Migration of the American Eel

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Innovative and actionable science that informs decision making for our vast and dynamic U.S. drylands

Innovative and actionable science that informs decision making for our vast and dynamic U.S. drylands

Title:  Using new tools for old problems: Innovative and actionable science that informs decision making for our vast and dynamic U.S. drylands

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Northeast CASC Research Ecologist Toni Lyn Morelli Spearheads Special Issue on Climate Refugia

Northeast CASC Research Ecologist Toni Lyn Morelli Spearheads Special Issue on Climate Refugia

From Maine’s Acadia National Park to the wilds of Australia, geological conditions exist that slow the effects of climate change on the local ecology...

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Helping the California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program increase bird use of winter-flooded rice fields

Helping the California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program increase bird use of winter-flooded rice fields

The Central Valley of California provides important habitat for waterbirds (waterfowl, shorebirds, and wading birds).

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Duckling survival is higher if nests are closer to wetland habitats flooded during the summer

Duckling survival is higher if nests are closer to wetland habitats flooded during the summer

A recent USGS study, in collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, investigates what type...

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Preserving a Legacy: The Chan Robbins Records Project

Preserving a Legacy: The Chan Robbins Records Project

The Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) successfully transferred Chandler “Chan” Robbins’ extensive archives from Patuxent Wildlife Research...

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Trees Act Their Size, Not Their Age

Trees Act Their Size, Not Their Age

Red spruce forests, once widespread across the central and southern Appalachians, now persist only in scattered fragments on mountaintops. Researchers...

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Webinar Series - Friday's Findings

Webinar Series - Friday's Findings

Friday’s Findings is a public webinar series hosted by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. Each 30-minute session provides an overview of a current...

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USGS PCMSC-PICASC Tour Engages Local Hawaiian Communities About Deep-Sea Research

USGS PCMSC-PICASC Tour Engages Local Hawaiian Communities About Deep-Sea Research

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) partnered with the USGS Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center (PICASC) to...

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Navigating the Climate Adaptation Toolkit

Navigating the Climate Adaptation Toolkit

Climate change adaptation planning processes and tools are increasing in number and evolving rapidly. During times of innovation and proliferation, a...

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