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Scientists at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center study the many ecosystems of the Pacific Southwest. Follow our expeditions and projects through this outreach page, and learn more about your local landscape with our library of Outreach Factsheets and photos. Thanks for joining us!

Ben Young Landis
Outreach and Communications Coordinator

WERC Headquarters
3020 State University Drive East
Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (916) 278-9495
Fax: (916) 278-9475
Email: blandis@usgs.gov
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Screenshot of a coloring sheet on migratory songbirds of Cabrillo National Monument. --Photographer: Ben Young Landis/Suellen Lynn/USGS
Weekend Project: San Diego Songbird Coloring Sheet
FRIDAY MAY 10 2013
This Saturday, May 11th, Barbara Kus, Suellen Lynn and other USGS Western Ecological Research Center biologists will participate in the Migratory Bird ...more
Clark's grebes in courtship display. --Photographer: Dave Menke/USFWS
#FloraFaunaFridays: Dancing with the Clark's Grebe
FRIDAY MAR 29 2013
"Flora and Fauna Fridays" is a regular feature we have here on the blog. With the help of WERC scientists, we'll explore the plant and wildl ...more
A California Clapper Rail --Photographer: USGS
#FloraFaunaFridays: Capture the California Clapper Rail
FRIDAY JAN 25 2013
"Flora and Fauna Fridays" is a new regular feature we'll try out here on the blog. With the help of WERC scientists, we'll explore the plant ...more
Stacy Moskal observes shorebirds in Pond SF2 near the Dumbarton Bridge. --Photographer: Judy Irving/Pelican Media
Trick My Truck, San Francisco Bird Research Edition
WEDNESDAY FEB 22 2012
If you’ve driven eastbound on the Dumbarton Bridge from Menlo Park to Newark in San Francisco Bay, you might have seen a lonely white pickup truck w ...more
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