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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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Least Bell's Vireo in Mexico --Photographer: USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Tiny San Diego Songbirds Take Winter Holidays in Baja
MONDAY JUL 09 2012
When it comes to vacation planning, the least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) is pretty savvy. USGS Western Ecological Research Center ornitho ...more
Leiolopisma alazon, the Lauan ground skink, photographed in July 2011 --Photographer: Robert Fisher/USGS
Meet the Lauan Ground Skink of Fiji
MONDAY FEB 27 2012
What you see here is one of the first photographs ever taken of a living Lauan ground skink (Leiolopisma alazon) -- a three-inch long lizard that is f ...more
Least Bell's Vireo near La Paz, Mexico --Photographer: Courtesy of Steve Mlodinow
"It's Winter -- Do You Know Where Your Vireos Are?"
MONDAY FEB 13 2012
The least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) is federally listed as endangered. This small songbird -- it weighs less than an empty aluminum soda ca ...more
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
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