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Fishing in Nervous Waters: Using Science to Address Uncertainty in Steelhead Fisheries

Fishing in Nervous Waters: Using Science to Address Uncertainty in Steelhead Fisheries

This story was first published by The Wildlife Management Institute Outdoors News Bulletin (ONB) on September 17, 2025. USGS researchers at the Idaho...

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CRU Featured in USGS Energy and Wildlife Science 2025 Year in Review

CRU Featured in USGS Energy and Wildlife Science 2025 Year in Review

The 2025 USGS Energy and Wildlife Research Year in Review includes peer-reviewed publications, datasets, and decision-support tools that describe...

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Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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A Fish Study's Promising Results Highlight Parks' Role in Conservation

A Fish Study's Promising Results Highlight Parks' Role in Conservation

USGS researchers at the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit are partnering with the National Park Service and Penn State to monitor stream...

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Texas Anglers Unite to Fill Knowledge Gaps on Black Bass

Texas Anglers Unite to Fill Knowledge Gaps on Black Bass

USGS researchers at the Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are working with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and...

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Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Title:  Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Date:  August 22, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speakers:  Debra Willard...

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Dr. Matthew Kauffman Receives Aldo Leopold Conservation Award

Dr. Matthew Kauffman Receives Aldo Leopold Conservation Award

Dr. Matthew Kauffman, USGS Research Wildlife Biologist and Unit Leader of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, was the recipient...

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Backyard Biodiversity in Residential Yards

Backyard Biodiversity in Residential Yards

USGS researchers at the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are leading efforts to monitor how wildlife responds to features in...

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Effects of cattle grazing on demographic traits of greater sage-grouse

Effects of cattle grazing on demographic traits of greater sage-grouse

A USGS led team at the Idaho Cooperative Research Unit studied effects of cattle grazing on greater sage-grouse demographic traits. Sage-grouse were...

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American Pronghorn Movements in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico

American Pronghorn Movements in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico

USGS researchers at the New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are leading efforts to monitor American pronghorn movements in the...

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U.S. Geological Survey Pollinator Science Strategy, 2025–35—A Review and Look Forward

U.S. Geological Survey Pollinator Science Strategy, 2025–35—A Review and Look Forward

This report describes the science vision of the USGS from 2025 to 2035 to support management, conservation, and decisions on animal pollinators and...

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