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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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Veterinarians examine a wild sea otter --Photographer: Joe Rubin/Capital Public Radio
Q&A: What’s the Future for California Sea Otter Populations?
TUESDAY AUG 21 2012
Today, the USGS Western Ecological Research Center announced the results of the 2012 spring population survey for the southern sea otter (Enhydra lu ...more
USGS technician Caroline Cummings at Big Sur --Photographer: Ben Young Landis/USGS
Sea Otter, Hear Otter
FRIDAY FEB 03 2012
Beep, beep, beep goes the otter? That's how Caroline Cummings hears them. Cummings is a field technician with Tim Tinker's lab at the USGS West ...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
Northern Sea Otter --Photographer: C.J. Casson/Ben Young Landis
SUNDAY: Sea Otter Research at the SF Bay Area Science Festival!
FRIDAY NOV 04 2011
USGS participation at the first-ever Bay Area Science Festival concludes this Sunday, November 6, at the famous AT&T Park, home of Major League Ba ...more
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