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Below are news stories associated with the Land Change Science Program in the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area.

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Voyage into the Past: Stories from the California Current

Voyage into the Past: Stories from the California Current

USGS scientists are using geochemical proxies to reconstruct past ocean conditions and better understand long-term changes to Earth's marine...

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Collaborative Innovation for Giant Sequoia Conservation

Collaborative Innovation for Giant Sequoia Conservation

The USGS and partners are developing an AI-based tool capable of detecting dead and dying giant sequoia trees from high-resolution remote sensing...

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EESC in the News: Flow Photo Explorer

EESC in the News: Flow Photo Explorer

By Annalise Blum

Public Policy Institute of California, June 25, 2026

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10k Years of Climate Data Retrieved from Minnesota Lake

10k Years of Climate Data Retrieved from Minnesota Lake

USGS scientist Dr. Jessica Rodysill was interviewed in a Northern News Now story highlighting how sediment layers collected from Minnesota’s Lake...

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New tree-ring science demonstrates successful restoration of historical fire patterns in two southwestern wilderness areas

New tree-ring science demonstrates successful restoration of historical fire patterns in two southwestern wilderness areas

Increasing modern fire is occurring against the backdrop of a large fire deficit created by fire exclusion since circa 1900. In a new study...

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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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Causes and Consequences of Flooding in California’s Central Valley

Causes and Consequences of Flooding in California’s Central Valley

USGS researchers are leveraging advances in satellite-based monitoring to better characterize and predict flood inundation, which is essential for...

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