The U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management recently published “Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation and Management: Ecoregional Assessment Tools and Models for the Wyoming Basins.” According to USGS, the study will provide … Continued
Speculation that the welfare of a small, at-risk shorebird is directly tied to horseshoe crab populations is in part supported by new scientific research, according to a U.S. Geological Survey- led study published in Ecosphere, a journal of the Ecological … Continued
A recent study by the Center for Park Research found that the natural and cultural resources America set out to protect are being threatened by a host of new and long-standing threats. Pollution, climate change, existing and proposed energy development, … Continued
Combining Iñupiaq and Scientific Knowledge: Ecology in Northern Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, by Alex Whiting, David Griffith, Stephen Jewett, Lisa Clough, Will Ambrose, and Jeffrey Johnson, is a new book published by Alaska Sea Grant. It brings together traditional ecological knowledge … Continued
In May, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) released its 2011 Asian Carp Monitoring and Rapid Response Plan (MRRP), outlining an aggressive set of actions to track and remove Asian carp in the Upper Illinois River and the Chicago … Continued