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USGS works collaboratively with partners to improve the stewardship and restoration of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems across the country. The primary outcomes of these projects are restoring critical ecosystems and their biologic communities, including threatened and endangered species, revitalizing local economies, and improving the quality and safety of life.