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Friday, July 29, 2011
Vegetation Characterization Products Now Available for Mammoth Cave National Park
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) to be Featured in The Wildlife Professional
On July 22, Dr. Gerald “Stinger” Guala, Director of Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), was interviewed by a writer-reporter from The Wildlife Professional about ITIS and its relevance to wildlife professionals. ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The article will also feature others who can comment on the value of ITIS to their work. ITIS is one of the core components of the USGS Biological Informatics Program. The Wildlife Professional is distributed to all members of The Wildlife Society, whose members specialize in the management, conservation, and study of wildlife populations and habitats.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Access Newsletter Goes Electronic
The USGS Biological Informatics Program published its final print issue of the Access newsletter for Spring 2011 and created its first electronic edition, now emanating from USGS Core Science Systems. Starting this summer, Access will be exclusively electronic. To subscribe to the new Access, send your e-mail address to ron_sepic@usgs.gov.
To see the new Access newsletter, go to www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/access. The online version contains the full-text for all of the Spring 2011 issue's articles.
Benefits of the new Access include: broader coverage (addresses data management issues for biology and many other disciplines); more in-depth articles; four-color graphics; issues to be searchable through the award-winning search engine, Raptor. Access articles are now available through Facebook, Twitter, and via RSS feed; and have only a tiny carbon footprint. Don't miss an issue of the new Access newsletter!
To see the new Access newsletter, go to www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/access. The online version contains the full-text for all of the Spring 2011 issue's articles.
Benefits of the new Access include: broader coverage (addresses data management issues for biology and many other disciplines); more in-depth articles; four-color graphics; issues to be searchable through the award-winning search engine, Raptor. Access articles are now available through Facebook, Twitter, and via RSS feed; and have only a tiny carbon footprint. Don't miss an issue of the new Access newsletter!
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GAP Helps Promote Great Outdoors
Mapping the Nation: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability showcases many ways that federal government agencies rely on GIS analysis and maps. Map image and text from the GAP Analysis website, "Mapping the Nation" page. |
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Dan Ashe Sworn In as New Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Photo Caption: Dan Ashe swearing in ceremony. Credit: Tami Heilemann/USFWS |
The USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP) extends its congratulations and welcome to Daniel M. Ashe, the new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mr. Ashe was formally nominated by President Obama, and was just recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Sec. Salazar praised Mr. Ashe on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website, saying:
"Dan has served with distinction and integrity in the Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 15 years. He has worked tirelessly to prepare the Service to meet the resource challenges of the 21st century, and his leadership and vision have never been more necessary," said Salazar. "I’m excited to work with him to foster innovative science-driven conservation programs and policies to benefit our nation’s fish and wildlife and its habitat."
Mr. Ashe's previous experience includes serving as the chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System, where he directed operation and management of the 150 million-acre system, and serving as the Fish and Wildlife Service’s assistant director for external affairs, where he directed the agency’s programs in legislative, public, and Native American affairs, research coordination, and state grants-in-aid. Prior to joining the Service, Ashe served as a member of the professional staff of the former Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Biological Informatics Program (BIP) has a number of partnerships and collaborative efforts with the Fish and Wildlife Service, including the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE), species pages for the USFWS Migratory Bird Programs Focal Birds Species, the Tricolored Blackbird Portal, and regional and national syntheses of Species of Greatest Conservation Need identified in the State Wildlife Action Plans, and many others. We look forward to continuing these and other collaborations in the future.
Read the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Press Release >>
Watch the YouTube video of Dan Ashe being sworn in >>
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Vegetation Characterization Products Now Available for Cowpens National Battlefield and Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ninety Six National Historic Site |
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