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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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WERC Biweekly Update Screenshot --Photographer: USGS
WERC Biweekly Update: Jan. 16-31, 2012
TUESDAY JAN 31 2012
Editor's Note: We're reviving our WERC research roundups in a new biweekly format, complete with PDF version. Check back every two weeks for a run dow ...more
Sonoran or Morafka's desert tortoise --Photographer: Cecil Schwalbe/USGS
Desert Tortoises Show Off a Dash of Color
WEDNESDAY JUN 29 2011
We've seen many photos of gray and dusty-looking tortoises in the media over the last two days, as a result of the newly announced tortoise species. But check out this photo taken by biologist Cecil Schwalbe of the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, one of our sister offices: ...more
Morafka's desert tortoise --Photographer: Taylor Edwards/University of Arizona
New Species of Desert Tortoise, Genetic Study Says
TUESDAY JUN 28 2011
Editor's Note July 12, 2011: Post appended with an updated version of the table. The desert tortoise -- that slow-footed shelled sentinel of Amer ...more
Morafka's Desert Tortoise CAS 33867 --Photographer: California Academy of Sciences
FAQ: New Desert Tortoise Species
TUESDAY JUN 28 2011
Editor's Note July 12, 2011: Post appended with an updated version of the table. The tortoise family has grown! A new study coauthored by USGS West ...more
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