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# Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Located on six hundred acres along the James River Valley near Jamestown, North Dakota, the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is one of seventeen USGS Science Centers that develop and disseminate the scientific information needed to understand, conserve, and manage the Nation’s rich biological resources.

Our Science

### Migratory Bird Center of Excellence

The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is known for its long history of meeting the migratory-bird research needs of Department of the Interior and the Nation.

NPWRC History

### NPWRC Science Topics

Science conducted by Northern Prairie scientists can be grouped into six primary research topics:

                        - Species Biology
                        - Species Stressors
                        - Management and Restoration
                        - Invasive Species
                        - Fish and Wildlife Disease
                        - Climate and Land Use

NPWRC Science

### Meet the Northern Prairie Staff

Our employee directory contains names, position titles, phone numbers, email addresses, and biographies of Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff.

Employee Directory

## News

Wind Power and Conservation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

June 13, 2024

####   Wind Power and Conservation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

Wind Energy and Wildlife: We can Have Both

April 16, 2024

####   Wind Energy and Wildlife: We can Have Both

USGS Ecosystems Science Leaders Receive the 2023 Presidential Rank Awards

November 7, 2023

####   USGS Ecosystems Science Leaders Receive the 2023 Presidential Rank Awards

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## Publications

September 10, 2024

####                 Migrating whooping crane activity near U.S. Air Force bases and airfields in Oklahoma              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

July 30, 2024

####                 Freshwater biogeochemical hotspots: High primary production and ecosystem respiration in shallow waterbodies              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

June 1, 2024

####                 Floral Composition of Pollen Collected from a Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis, Cresson) Nest in Southeastern Minnesota              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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## Science

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June 2, 2023

####                 Using Pollinator Environmental DNA to Assess the Ecological Resilience of America’s Grasslands              

Species Management Research Program, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Great Lakes Science Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Pacific Northwest Environmental DNA Laboratory

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June 2, 2023

####   Using Pollinator Environmental DNA to Assess the Ecological Resilience of America’s Grasslands

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May 19, 2023

####                 USGS Science Supporting 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

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May 19, 2023

####   USGS Science Supporting 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act

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December 15, 2020

####                 Tools for the Mitigation of Habitat-Based Impacts to Birds              

Species Management Research Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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December 15, 2020

####   Tools for the Mitigation of Habitat-Based Impacts to Birds

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