The Groundwater Wetland Study Group will complete its move to the new
Yahoo Group on Thursday January 31. There are still a small number of
members who have not moved to the new Yahoo site. If these members need
assistance in making the move they should contact Tom Baugh at
Tree Field Studies is pleased to announce four new field courses for the
coming Summer 2013 season!
- Tropical Entomology (Dr. Erica McAlister, Natural History Museum, London)
- Tropical Ornithology (Dr. Terry Master, East Stroudsburg University of
Pennsylvania)
- Introduction to Primate
Dear Ecologgers,
I would like to hear from those of you with experience with groundwater
monitoring.
I have to install three groundwater monitoring wells up to the depth of 5
meters in a floodplain forest in Istria, Croatia. I have to record
groundwater level, temperature and electrical
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Opportunity
HJ Andrews Experimental Forest LTER and Bunchgrass Ridge (Oregon)
An NSF-REU position is available at the HJ Andrews Long-term Ecological
Research (LTER) Site to participate in ecological field studies at
Bunchgrass Ridge in the
Summer Field Positions: Restoration of Montane Meadows in the Oregon Cascades
Description: Field positions are available to assist with vegetation
measurements for a large-scale meadow-restoration experiment. We are
studying whether tree removal, with or without fire, can reverse the
Stjepan and Ecolog:
I'd be interested in all responses to this enquiry.
Forestry Suppliers (USA) used to sell (and probably still does) a
large-diameter (4-6 inches or a decimeter or so) hand-boring tool that
worked well for me in floodplain silts and sands, cutting through roots and
large
On *January 24**th to January 26th*, 2013, the *Yale* *Chapter* of
the *International
Society of Tropical Foresters* will host a conference titled *Food and
Forests: Cultivating Resilient Landscapes*, which will assess the
complexities of building equitable and resilient food systems while
I have read some papers on this subject that seemed to be rather lame
fronts for business-as-usual. Has the Society of Tropical Foresters ferreted
out papers of this nature and exposed the authors? I'd like a few examples,
and comments from others on just how bad this problem is.
WT
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An admittedly long rant, but I'm trying to organize my thoughts.
I have to agree that permaculture as a design ethic is
certainly useful, that it is accessible free or at low cost, and implementable
by people at all levels of income (I currently make $1000/month). Certainly it
is more readily
