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Large-Scale Restoration Science

Alaska Bioregions and Arctic

Coastal Ecosystems

Deserts

Freshwater Systems

Grasslands: Great Plains and Prairie Potholes

Western Forests and Mountains

USGS works collaboratively with partners to improve the stewardship and restoration of ecosystems across the country. Many of these projects are large-scale, crossing multiple organizational and state boundaries and occasionally bridging scientific and engineering disciplines. The primary outcomes of these projects are restoring critical ecosystems and their biological communities.

Priority Landscapes

Frog camouflaged by aquatic plants in pond

USGS works collaboratively with partners to improve the stewardship and restoration of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems across the country. The potential of this work is revitalizing local economies and improving the quality and safety of life.  Some of the science projects are within a dedicated sub-program known as Priority Ecosystem Science (PES). 

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Management and Restoration Science

White-tailed prairie dog hiding under long grass

The Nation’s ecosystems are complex, dynamic, and exposed to a rapidly changing climate among other threats.  USGS scientists study how ecosystems function, the impacts of stressors, and make predictions about their future.  

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Grass Carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

Fish Slam 2015

November 3, 2015 – Five teams of fishery biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the National Park Service (NPS), and Florida International University (FIU) sampled for non-native fishes in canals, ponds and ditches in and around the Plantation/Davie area of Broward County, FL.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Land Management Research Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Fish Slam 2015

Fish Slam 2015

November 3, 2015 – Five teams of fishery biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the National Park Service (NPS), and Florida International University (FIU) sampled for non-native fishes in canals, ponds and ditches in and around the Plantation/Davie area of Broward County, FL.
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Typical habitats sampled during the Fish Slam

Fish Slam 2014

On November 20, 2014, eight teams of fishery biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), U.S. National Park Service (NPS), and Florida International University (FIU) gathered for a one-day sampling event to collect non-native fishes from canals, ponds and ditches in Miami-Dade County, FL.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Land Management Research Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Fish Slam 2014

Fish Slam 2014

On November 20, 2014, eight teams of fishery biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), U.S. National Park Service (NPS), and Florida International University (FIU) gathered for a one-day sampling event to collect non-native fishes from canals, ponds and ditches in Miami-Dade County, FL.
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