Science Features

Retreating Glaciers

Glacier National Park’s namesake glaciers have receded rapidly since the Park’s establishment in 1910, primarily due to long-term changes in regional and global climate. These changes have been documented with a series of photographs repeated over the last century. At this rate, the park’s glaciers are predicted to disappear by 2030. Full Story

USGS Global Change Seminar: Ecological Thresholds Relating to Climate Change

USGS Research Ecologist, Dan Fagre, presents on Ecological Thresholds Relating to Climate Change. Podcast was recorded on January 17, 2008 at the USGS National Center in Reston, VA. Podcast

Remote photography is used to learn more about grizzly bears in northwest Montana

Video and photographs are part of a study conducted by USGS Research Biologist Kate Kendall to determine the size and distribution of bear populations in northwestern Montana. Full Story