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FWS | 2021
Abandoned gas and oil wells are commonly a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and can leak hydrocarbon-related fluids such as oil or brine, particularly when unplugged wells go undetected over…
FWS | 2021
Mixed composition and bottomland hardwood forests are essential habitat for imperiled songbird populations on Texas and Oklahoma National Wildlife Refuges (NWR). Point-count data were collected for…
FWS | 2021
Sea level rise inundation on important Department of Interior (DOI) conservation lands was estimated using U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) high-resolution light detection…
FWS | 2021
Accelerating declines and geographic shifts of salt marshes and species of conservation concern in the northeastern United States have prompted land managers to revise management objectives and…
FWS | 2021
Nearly 1 million Attwater’s greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) once occupied 6 million acres of coastal prairie grasslands in Texas and Louisiana. Loss and fragmentation of…
FWS | 2021
Preserving avian flyway connectivity has long been challenged by our capacity to meaningfully quantify continental habitat dynamics and bird movements at the temporal and spatial scales underlying…
OSM | 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of OSMRE employees have easily transitioned into a maximum telework schedule as much work can be done remotely. With technology in place to stay in contact…
OSM | 2020
The OSMRE GIS Branch has been providing imagery support to monitor mine reclamation activities. This support was more critical in 2020 due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic. The GIS…
OSM | 2020
Monastery Run Wetland 1 near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, is a passive mine water treatment system constructed in 1997–1998 to treat multiple discharges from an abandoned underground mine. The OSMRE…
FWS | 2020
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS)-National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) Virtual Pitch Fest, virtually hosted in early June 2020, was a creative collaboration inspired by the need for…
FWS | 2020
Forested animal habitat is impacted by disturbance agents such as wind, insect outbreaks, fire, silvicultural treatments, and climate change. This proof-of-concept study combines disturbance…
FWS | 2020
Continuous data on vegetation cover, height, and relative density are increasingly sought as useful metrics for determining animal habitat conditions across large areas. Airborne light detection and…