Tag: USGS
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TWRI requests pre-proposals for 2018-2019 graduate student research programs
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) announced its call for pre-proposals for students conducting water resources research. TWRI has funds available for graduate students at Texas universities through two programs, the TWRI Mills Scholarship Program (available to Texas A&M College Station, Galveston and Qatar only) and the U.S. Geological Survey Graduate Research Program (available to all Texas universities). TWRI anticipates funding…
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USGS research shows economic impacts of ecosystem restoration projects
From restoring sagebrush to rejuvenating watersheds and landscapes after fires, ecosystem restoration can bear substantial economic fruit for local, state and national economies, according to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). USGS economists evaluated 21 Department of the Interior (DOI) restoration projects and found that for each dollar invested in ecosystem restoration, there was…
