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Ecosystems Mission Area
The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area provides science that directly benefits the health, safety, and prosperity of the American people by providing trusted and timely information to help address the Nation’s toughest management and conservation issues impacting public lands and the surrounding communities that benefit from them.
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USGS Ecosystems Mission Area science helps ensure safe and abundant domestic food and water supplies, ensuring all Americans access to livelihoods and traditions that connect generations with each other and the outdoors and strengthen America’s self-reliance
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Science within the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area provides a critical advantage in addressing public safety, infrastructure, and security issues surrounding natural disasters and changing landscapes, strengthening America’s ability to be a hazard ready Nation.
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Science provided by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area helps boost America’s economy by providing practical tools to implement cost-effective management and development strategies that supports the Nation’s economic growth and protects our natural heritage.
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Protecting Tennessee’s Native Bass Heritage
April 19, 2026
Protecting Tennessee’s Native Bass Heritage
Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats
April 17, 2026
Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats
What Duck Movement Tells Us About Bird Flu Risk
April 16, 2026
What Duck Movement Tells Us About Bird Flu Risk
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April 22, 2026
Development of a two-stage lifecycle model to inform the trap-and-haul program for
Oncorhynchus kisutch
(coho salmon) in the Lewis River, Washington
Development of a two-stage lifecycle model to inform the trap-and-haul program for
Oncorhynchus kisutch
(coho salmon) in the Lewis River, Washington
Restoration of salmon populations in the upper Lewis River Basin, Washington, depends on a trap-and-haul program owing to the Lewis River Hydroelectric Project (hereinafter referred to as “Project”) operated by PacifiCorp and Cowlitz Public Utilities District (hereinafter referred to as “Utilities”), which has been a barrier to salmon passage since the 1930s. Thus, sustaining the...
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John M. Plumb, Russell W. Perry
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Ecosystems Mission Area
Western Fisheries Research Center
April 20, 2026
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on new world screwworm (
Cochliomyia hominivorax
) myiasis in wildlife
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on new world screwworm (
Cochliomyia hominivorax
) myiasis in wildlife
The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax; NWS) is a parasitic blowfly that lays its eggs in open wounds of live, warm- blooded animals including livestock, wildlife, and potentially humans. The larvae consume living animal tissue, and if untreated, the infestation can lead to death. Although NWS was eradicated in the United States in 1966, it has been moving northward from its...
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Sarah Timbie, Shelby Jo Weidenkopf, Daniel A. Grear
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Ecosystems Mission Area
National Wildlife Health Center
April 16, 2026
A roadmap for implementing the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity
A roadmap for implementing the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity
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Steve J. Cooke, Abigail Lynch, David Tickner, Robin Abell, Morgan L. Piczak, Angela H. Arthington, Michele Thieme, Denielle M. Perry, J. Robert Britton, Tatenda Dalu, Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Steve J. Ormerod, Fernanda Ayaviri Matuk, Rajeev Raghavan, John P. Smol
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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April 21, 2026
Boreal Partners in Flight
Welcome to the Alaska Landbird Resource Information System, the official web page for Boreal Partners in Flight! Thanks for taking the time to learn more about the Boreal Partners in Flight program and our efforts to understand and conserve northern populations of landbirds.
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Species Management Research Program
Alaska Science Center
Boreal Partners in Flight
April 21, 2026
Boreal Partners in Flight
Welcome to the Alaska Landbird Resource Information System, the official web page for Boreal Partners in Flight! Thanks for taking the time to learn more about the Boreal Partners in Flight program and our efforts to understand and conserve northern populations of landbirds.
April 16, 2026
Copper mining, critical minerals, and long-term drought in the Southwest United States
Long-term drought in the Southwest U.S. affects water use across many sectors as well as the natural environment. The Southwest U.S. is an important area for mining porphyry copper deposits, which consist of copper minerals disseminated in breccia, a type of rock composed of coarse rock fragments held together by cement or a fine-grained matrix, that are the World's largest source of copper...
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Ecosystems Mission Area
Arizona Water Science Center
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
Southwest Biological Science Center
Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology
Drought
Copper mining, critical minerals, and long-term drought in the Southwest United States
April 16, 2026
Copper mining, critical minerals, and long-term drought in the Southwest United States
Long-term drought in the Southwest U.S. affects water use across many sectors as well as the natural environment. The Southwest U.S. is an important area for mining porphyry copper deposits, which consist of copper minerals disseminated in breccia, a type of rock composed of coarse rock fragments held together by cement or a fine-grained matrix, that are the World's largest source of copper...
April 15, 2026
KWIC Science: Rapid response products to meet resource managers’ priority science needs
Federal public land managers in the US are required by law to use science to inform management decisions. However, managers have limited time to identify science for use in decision making. Literature reviews are one tool to efficiently summarize science for use by managers, but are time-consuming to produce. Keyword in Context (KWIC) text analysis is a straightforward method of locating specific...
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Ecosystems Mission Area
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Land Management Research Program
Fort Collins Science Center
KWIC Science: Rapid response products to meet resource managers’ priority science needs
April 15, 2026
KWIC Science: Rapid response products to meet resource managers’ priority science needs
Federal public land managers in the US are required by law to use science to inform management decisions. However, managers have limited time to identify science for use in decision making. Literature reviews are one tool to efficiently summarize science for use by managers, but are time-consuming to produce. Keyword in Context (KWIC) text analysis is a straightforward method of locating specific...
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