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A Celebration of Information for Recreation – National Hunting and Fishing Day

A Celebration of Information for Recreation – National Hunting and Fishing Day

In honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 26, here are examples of how USGS science supports our nation’s hunting heritage.

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USGS Research Informs Big Game Management—Mule Deer Sensitive to Temperature Extremes and Habitat Quality

USGS Research Informs Big Game Management—Mule Deer Sensitive to Temperature Extremes and Habitat Quality

To help inform big game-related restoration priorities, the USGS and their collaborators assessed the drivers of change in mule deer fawn-to-doe...

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Supporting Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Recovery Efforts

Supporting Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Recovery Efforts

Join us for a Pollinator Week edition of Friday's Findings that highlights methods the USGS is developing to find undiscovered populations of the...

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Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians) are key contributors to healthy ecosystems and important indicators of environmental...

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USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day: Implications of highly pathogenic avian influenza to ecosystem health

USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day: Implications of highly pathogenic avian influenza to ecosystem health

We are proud to celebrate the 2nd Annual USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day on Friday, April 24, 2026. As the lead federal agency for wildlife disease...

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Living Dinosaurs of the Hudson: Shortnose Sturgeon Science and Recovery

Living Dinosaurs of the Hudson: Shortnose Sturgeon Science and Recovery

From sustaining Native communities to supplying the caviar trade, sturgeons have shaped the Hudson River’s history.

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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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USGS Research: Elk Personality Affects Patterns of Conflict and Migration—Implications for Hunting and Disease

USGS Research: Elk Personality Affects Patterns of Conflict and Migration—Implications for Hunting and Disease

New research finds that elk personality can shape patterns of human-elk conflict, whether elk are long- or short-distance migrators, and how close to...

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A new framework for guiding management decisions for amphibians in an uncertain future

A new framework for guiding management decisions for amphibians in an uncertain future

Amphibians face an uncertain future in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Disease, such as the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus, habitat loss, and drought...

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USGS Joins the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance to Combat Bird Collisions

USGS Joins the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance to Combat Bird Collisions

USGS has joined a new initiative to address bird collisions with glass.

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