New USGS plan focuses on wildfire
With recent wildfire seasons being particularly damaging, the U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new five-year science strategy designed to help minimize ...
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Administration budget would cut wildlife funding
The administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget (update June 2021 – see link to archived document here)proposal, released Feb. 10, includes steep cuts for ...
Rice fields help threatened California snakes
Federally threatened garter snakes in California are using flooded rice paddies as refuges, but irregular management practices may limit the help these agricultural ...
TWS responds to USGS attempts to limit conference engagement
The Wildlife Society, along with the other members of the U.S. Geological Survey Coalition, recently responded to a new policy that would limit USGS employee ...
Climate report details impacts, risks and adaption
The most recent National Climate Assessment was released last week. This second volume, “Impacts, Risks and Adaptation in the United States,” follows the report ...
Survey shows political influence on decisions
The Union of Concerned Scientists surveyed scientists in 16 federal agencies to gauge the role of science in the current administration. The results appear in a new ...
Senate confirms USGS director
The Senate has confirmed James Reilly as the director of the U.S. Geological Survey. Nominated by President Trump in late January, Reilly holds a PhD in geosciences ...
Smithsonian set to take over USGS Biological Survey Unit
The Smithsonian Institution is poised to take over the U.S. Geological Survey’s Biological Survey Unit after federal funding for the 108-year-old unit ends this ...
USGS Director nominee comes before Senate committee
James Reilly II, President Trump’s nominee for the director of the U.S. Geological Survey, sat before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for his ...
Interior releases new map outlining boundaries under reorganization
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has released an update to his proposed reorganization of the department, after the Western Governors’ Association raised ...