Ecosystems – Biology – Animals

Fishery on Elwha rewards tribe’s long push for river restoration

Vanessa Castle and Matt Beirne from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe head up the Elwha River to a fishing hole.…

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Trash On Monterey Bay Shoreline Threatens Ecosystem: NOAA

Waves rhythmically come ashore at a Santa Cruz beach near the mouth of the marina, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Bea…

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Monitoring Aquatic Weed Control Methods to Preserve, Restore, and Enhance the Tahoe Keys Lagoons

While Lake Tahoe’s crystalline azure has lasted for eons, the changes wrought by past land uses in the basin have…

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‘If there’s no water, what’s the point?’ Female farmers in Arizona – a photo essay

Anastasia Rabin ranches on a 16-acre piece of land in Cochise County. But what will she do out here without…

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Floodplain Forward

Reactivating floodplains in the Sacramento Valley to benefit fish and farms As climate change exacerbates drought, it can often feel…

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AG ALERT: Farmers, tribes weigh in on river flows for salmon

Farmers, ranchers, tribal members and others who rely on water from the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds turned out…

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Low Flows, High River Temperatures and Pollution Force Emergency Condor-Style Plan to Save Salmon Species

California Water Policies Decimate Threatened Central Valley Spring-Run Chinook Salmon California Department of Fish and Wildlife environmental scientists herd yearling…

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Eelgrass Meadows Power Biodiversity and Climate Resilience, but Need Protection

Photo: Scientists sample eelgrass in the South Slough, in Charleston, Oregon, along the state’s south coast. This flowering marine plant…

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Maui Reefs and Ocean Fears After Lahaina Fire

Scientists are preparing for one of the next challenges on Maui following the Lahaina fire. Recent reports suggest that not…

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The US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest

Photo: A fissure tears open earth and roots in North Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona. Joesph Cook/AZGS The United States has been…

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