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View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (03/16/23): Schools in Washington and Oregon
TNMCorps volunteers are acing this challenge so far with over 700 no-edit-history points edited since last week! - Keep up the gold star work!
View ArticleEvaluating Actions to Improve the Productivity of Snake River Fall Chinook
Snake River fall Chinook salmon swim from the sea nearly 600 miles inland to lay their eggs in the mainstem Snake River western Idaho. Here, the eggs hatch, and young Chinook grow up strong before...
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (03/21/23): Schools in Washington and Oregon
TNMCorps volunteers are still on a roll! They've edited another 700 school points with no edit history since last week, with just over 1200 points to go. Keep up the A+ work!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (03/30/23): Schools in Washington and Oregon
Wow! TNMCorps volunteers have edited another 700 school points with no edit history in Washington and Oregon since last week. There are just over 400 no-edit-history points to go - excellent work!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (04/06/23): Schools in Washington and Oregon
With just over 300 no-edit-history school points to go, we'll be running this challenge for one more week. TNMCorps volunteers are always up for a challenge, so let's get these points knocked out! As...
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (04/13/23): Schools in Washington and Oregon
We decided to keep this challenge rolling for one more week since there are still over 150 no-edit-history school points and 26 points needing to be peer reviewed. Hopefully you've been enjoying your...
View ArticleTNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Schools in Washington and Oregon
Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleFINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools Without an Edit History in...
This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleNEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Ambulances in Washington and Oregon!
WA and OR are coming up on the Topo production schedule, so we’re sticking to those states, this time with a focus on ambulances! Again, we'll be focusing on points with no edit history, but you will...
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (05/04/23): Ambulances in Washington and Oregon
Since there weren't too many ambulance features to check, we won't be running this challenge for very long (only 10 more no-edit-history points to check!), but we really appreciate the work you've done...
View ArticleTNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Ambulances in Washington and...
Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleFINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Ambulances Without an Edit History...
This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleNew Geonarrative Explores Elwha River Restoration, Ten Years On
From 2011-2014, a team of federal, state, tribal, academic, and community partners worked to remove two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington State that had blocked salmon and sediment passage...
View ArticleWhere the Rubber Meets the Road (and River)—Evaluating Impacts of Stormwater...
Every day, millions of cars, and trucks drive along our nation’s roadways, many crossing streams and rivers as they go. Those driving may not consider the threat automobiles can pose to our aquatic...
View ArticleIf You Build It, They Will Swim—New Swim Flume Gives Insight into Fish...
Scientists at the Western Fisheries Research Center, Marrowstone Marine Field Station have designed a fish swim flume to investigate the effects of fish disease on swim performance and survival. This...
View ArticleNews- Our Scientist Quoted in Seattle Times Article on Trap-and-Haul Methods...
WFRC’s Research Fish Biologist Toby Kock was recently quoted in a news article on the potential implementation of a trap-and-haul program to move endangered fish around dams on the Skagit River in...
View ArticleInstitutional Biosafety Committee Meeting - September 18, 2023
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) advises the Center on the handling of biohazardous materials, and reviews and approves research projects that involve biohazardous materials, including but...
View ArticleDirectors Message: Knowledge Transfer is Vital to the Success of New Ventures...
There are many unique challenges posed in fish passage and reintroduction projects, and knowledge transfer is critical to their success.
View ArticleSlow, but Steady Improvement: 25 Years of Monitoring Reveals Impacts of the...
A team of U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and Oregon State University scientists published a report summarizing a quarter century of data collection at over 1000 sites within 219...
View ArticleElwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems
In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment following the removal of two dams along the Elwha River in Washington state.
View ArticleNew Models Show Restoration Can Benefit Salmon While Reducing Flood Risks to...
Large river deltas in the Pacific Northwest—low-lying and already flood-prone—face a future marked by increasingly frequent and intense flooding as climate change accelerates. Nature-based restoration...
View ArticleInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee Meeting (IACUC) - October 11,...
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is responsible for oversight of the animal care and use program and its components as described in the Public Health Service Policy on Humane...
View ArticleUncrewed Aviation Systems (UAS) Training Interest Survey
Are you a Tribally affiliated Uncrewed Aviation Systems (UAS) pilot or a scientist who uses UAS in your research?We are developing a training and want to hear about your needs.
View ArticleUSGS study highlights potential of significant critical mineral resources in...
RESTON, Va.— Better recovery of critical minerals from unmined deposits, active mines, existing processing facilities, and legacy mine sites could potentially meet decades of demand, according to a...
View ArticleSmallmouth bass mercury levels linked to habitat types along the Snake River
Mercury concentrations are twice as high in smallmouth bass found in reservoirs than those in the free-flowing sections of the Snake River in Idaho and Oregon, according to a joint U.S. Geological...
View ArticleDirectors Message: The Power of Art
The Power of Art—How a mural painting project brought people together, shared our science, and gave the center a brighter image.
View ArticleCongratulations to Dr. Paul Hershberger for Winning this Issue’s Photo Contest!
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC), Supervisory Research Fish Biologist, Dr. Paul Hershberger, is the winner of this issues’ photo contest. The image shows WFRC scientists sampling sea...
View ArticleEngaging with Native Alaskan and American Indian Tribes through Science...
Over 20% of the Western Fisheries Research Center’s (WFRC) partners are Tribes. Many Tribes have treaty rights to—and are heavily dependent on—fish for food, culture, and their economies. In many...
View ArticleArtist Austin Picinich and Over 350 Volunteers Paint WFRC Mural
The USGS Western Fisheries Research Center and a community of volunteers came together to create a beautiful piece of art depicting the Center's research.
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