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CASC news announcements highlight news from across the CASC network, including new research, upcoming webinars, job postings, and events at the National and regional CASCS. The CASCs also produce original feature stories profiling project success stories, high-interest data products, and CASC scientists.

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New Paper Examines the Relationship between Patterns of Urban Development and Water Use

New Paper Examines the Relationship between Patterns of Urban Development and Water Use

A new study published in Water Resources Research examines the influence of development patterns on water use in North and South Carolina.

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New Name, Same Mission

New Name, Same Mission

Our program has a new name, but our mission hasn't changed. We are still hard at work delivering science to help fish, wildlife, water, land, and...

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Available Science Assessment Process: Sea Level Rise in the Pacific Northwest

Available Science Assessment Process: Sea Level Rise in the Pacific Northwest

The Northwest CASC, EcoAdapt and Oregon State University recently partnered to assess the available science on climate adaptation actions that are...

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USGS and AFS Host Capitol Hill Roundtable on Extreme Events

USGS and AFS Host Capitol Hill Roundtable on Extreme Events

Inland fish are found in lakes, rivers, streams, canals, reservoirs, and other landlocked waters. Inland fish are vulnerable to a range of threats...

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New Guide for Monitoring Stream Temperature

New Guide for Monitoring Stream Temperature

A new USGS publication: Monitoring Stream Temperatures- A Guide for Non-Specialists. This guide was developed to address the need for a protocol...

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10 Things You May Not Know About Fish and Wildlife

10 Things You May Not Know About Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife play crucial roles across ecosystems and in human society. High animal diversity contributes to healthy ecosystems, and many species...

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NMSU Graduate Student Researches Cutthroat Trout Decline

NMSU Graduate Student Researches Cutthroat Trout Decline

A popular sportfish might spell bad news for New Mexico’s state fish. The brown trout, which are not native to North America, are a threat to the New...

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10 Things You May Not Know About Plants and Forests

10 Things You May Not Know About Plants and Forests

Spring is here and in many places across the country, trees are beginning to bud, flowers are blossoming, and the world is starting to look a little...

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Scientist Spotlight: Toni Lyn Morelli: First-hand Approaches to Conservation in the Face of Climate Change

Scientist Spotlight: Toni Lyn Morelli: First-hand Approaches to Conservation in the Face of Climate Change

Toni Lyn Morelli has no shortage of enthusiasm for her job as a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Department of the Interior...

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Lack of Water is Key Stressor for Urban Trees

Lack of Water is Key Stressor for Urban Trees

A study out March 13 finds that urban trees can survive increased heat and insect pests fairly well - unless they are thirsty. 

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New Paper Examines Inclusion of Non-human Impacts of Water Shortage in Drought Plans

New Paper Examines Inclusion of Non-human Impacts of Water Shortage in Drought Plans

A new study published in Resources examines drought plans in the Upper Missouri Headwaters of southwestern Montana to determine whether these plans...

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10 Things You May Not Know About the CSC Network

10 Things You May Not Know About the CSC Network

2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC). Read on to learn 10...

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