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Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems, Part 2

Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems, Part 2

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Ecosystem restoration is complex and requires an understanding of how the land, plants, and animals all interact with each other...
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New Remote Sensing Handbook Published

New Remote Sensing Handbook Published

A newly published, three-volume “Remote Sensing Handbook” is a comprehensive coverage of all remote sensing topics written by over 300 leading global...
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Genetic Study Confirms Growth of Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Population

Genetic Study Confirms Growth of Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Population

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Genetic data show the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has grown since the 1980s with no loss in genetic...

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Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems, Part 1 - Understanding and Applying Restoration

Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems, Part 1 - Understanding and Applying Restoration

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Heightened interest in advancing sage-grouse conservation has increased the importance of sagebrush-steppe restoration to recover or...
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Scientists Able to Track Contaminated Water from Lower Yakima Valley Wells to Sources

Scientists Able to Track Contaminated Water from Lower Yakima Valley Wells to Sources

Scientists built upon a recently completed groundwater model of the Yakima River Basin to create a computer simulation that tracks well water back to...
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Citizen Scientists to Monitor Treasure Valley Water Quality

Citizen Scientists to Monitor Treasure Valley Water Quality

On Saturday morning, October 10, citizen scientists will gather at 14 sites throughout southern Idaho’s Treasure Valley to monitor water quality in...
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New Tools and Knowledge to Aid in Columbia Plateau Groundwater Management

New Tools and Knowledge to Aid in Columbia Plateau Groundwater Management

A comprehensive report published today by the U.S. Geological Survey provides new knowledge and tools to aid in the management of critical Columbia...
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El Niño and La Niña will Exacerbate Coastal Hazards Across Entire Pacific

El Niño and La Niña will Exacerbate Coastal Hazards Across Entire Pacific

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The projected upsurge of severe El Niño and La Niña events will cause an increase in storm events leading to extreme coastal...

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Science Confirms Successful Strategy to Protect Threatened Steelhead from Virus

Science Confirms Successful Strategy to Protect Threatened Steelhead from Virus

A new and highly effective approach to control a viral pathogen that affects threatened steelhead trout in an Idaho hatchery is documented in a new...

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Megathrust Quake Faults Weaker and Less Stressed than Thought

Megathrust Quake Faults Weaker and Less Stressed than Thought

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Some of the inner workings of Earth’s subduction zones and their “megathrust” faults are revealed in a paper published today in...

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Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Tonight, the Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, will brighten Portland’s skyline when the bridge’s aesthetic nighttime light program is...
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First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

Climate change has a direct and evident impact on Native American tribal communities by disrupting local economies and traditional cultures. Members...

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