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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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A photo of a southern California neighborhood scarred by wildfire --Photographer: Jon Keeley/USGS
Why Are Biologists Studying Housing Loss from Wildfires?
THURSDAY JUN 28 2012
Why is housing loss to wildfire relevant to ecological science? That's a question some have asked after reading our recent study on San Diego and Ve ...more
Screenshot of Biweekly Update --Photographer: USGS
WERC Biweekly Update: June 1-15, 2012
MONDAY JUN 18 2012
WERC research roundups are in a biweekly format, complete with PDF version. Check back every two weeks for a run down of new research and events fro ...more
Students walk past the
Giant Sequoias: From Oatmeal-Sized Seeds to Towering Groves
MONDAY DEC 12 2011
Even the mightiest sequoia starts from a tiny seedling. It is at this life stage that giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the most vulne ...more
Robert Fisher at UC Berkeley --Photographer: UC Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
VIDEO: Southern California's Fragmenting Landscape
WEDNESDAY OCT 05 2011
Southern California, land of Hollywood glitz and military might. But it is also home to a highly biodiverse landscape of unique plants and animals. ...more
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