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We hope you will enjoy learning about the exciting ecosystems and species we are studying throughout the Western United States. Our scientists work within the Rocky Mountain regions of Montana, Wyoming, and northern Idaho, which include the diverse Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems. Browse our feature articles or dive right into the science by reading about ongoing research projects or publications our scientists have produced.


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NOROCK In the News

Here are our most recent radio, news, magazine and television features. To view news archives visit News & Events

USGS Press Release

Study Seeks Innovative Ways to Monitor Bears
Past Meets Present in Glacier Exhibit
Slight Changes in Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses

Newspapers

Vanishing act., 11/15/09 Daily Interlake
Grizzly group eyes raising bear death limits., 11/4/09 Jackson Hole News & Guide
A Visit to Dirty Snow Cones National Park., 10/31/09 Miller-McCune
The Importance of a Good Burn., 9/24/09 Annenberg News

Magazines

The Fate of Two Great Rivers., Dec 09 Fly Fisherman Magazine
Good News Numbers., Oct/Nov 09 National Wildlife Magazine
Parks as Arks., Sept/Oct 09 Sierra Magazine

Radio

Implications of coalbed methane mining near Glacier National Park, 6/2/09 Montana Public Radio (Story begins at minute 7:30)

Television

On thin ice., 4/17/09 PBS Now l Audio l


Magazines featuring USGS research

Science Picks

Featuring NOROCK's recently published research and publications.
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NOROCK scientist Pete Gogan co-authors the Survey of Ungulate Abundance on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California, March 2009.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1243.


Science Features

Archives

Where the Bighorn Roam

Bighorn ram and ewe, Glacier National Park A new landscape-level modeling tool developed by NOROCK scientist Kim Keating and partners provides video showing how use of space varies with time in two social groups of bighorn sheep in Glacier National Park. This product provides a new tool for visualizing the inherently dynamic nature of animal distributions.
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Climate Analysis Tools

Iceberg Lake, Glacier National Park New climate analysis tools developed by NOROCK scientist Greg Pederson and partners helps natural resource managers understand the implications of global warming on ecosystem processes and services at regional scales.
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Crown of the Continent

Iceberg Glacier trail, GNP.. A collection of videos created by Newsweek on the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, Glacier National Park, Montana. Full Story