[ECOLOG-L] Regenerative Leadership and Urban Permaculture - Deadline

2012-01-11 Thread Vladislav Davidzon
Hello friends, What are you doing to change the world this summer? Join an unforgettable program in leadership, permaculture and sustainable design and change the world! The upcoming Regenerative Leadership and Permaculture Design course will change your life with nature connection,

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Individual Presentation Panels and Poster Sessions - AESS 2012 - Santa Clara

2012-01-11 Thread Philip Camill
Dear Colleagues, The call for individual presentation and poster abstracts for the 2012 AESS conference at Santa Clara University is now open. Please see below for more information. Apologies for cross-posting. Best, Phil ___ Phil Camill President, Association for Environmental Studies

[ECOLOG-L] JOB OPPORTUNITY: Forest Monitoring Technicians

2012-01-11 Thread James Comiskey
The Penn Job Opportunity: Forest Monitoring Technician Summer 2012 The Pennsylvania State University School of Forest Resources is hiring one seasonal technician to collect forest monitoring data in eight national parks in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, including the Delaware Water Gap

[ECOLOG-L] 6th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society

2012-01-11 Thread Michael N Dawson
First announcement for the 6th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society Kovens Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA January 9th-13th, 2013 Registration, abstract submission for symposia and contributed papers will open in July 2012. The core of the meeting will be

[ECOLOG-L] Using LANDFIRE spatial data, ecological models, GIS tools?

2012-01-11 Thread Randy Swaty
Hello ECOLOGers, I’m with TNC’s LANDFIRE team and wonder if any of you are using LANDFIRE products? Data, ecological models, GIS tools, etc.? We’d like to learn more about your projects if so. If not, but you might be able to use LANDFIRE products, drop me a line. Happy to answer questions or

[ECOLOG-L] Southeastern Prairies Symposium: Remnants, Conservation Working Grasslands

2012-01-11 Thread Sam Riffell
Southeastern Prairies Symposium: Remnants, Conservation Working Grasslands Abstracts Due 30 January 2012 May 15 -- 17, 2012, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS We invite natural resources professionals, faculty and students to submit abstracts for consideration in the technical

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

2012-01-11 Thread David L. McNeely
Gavin Simpson gavin.simp...@ucl.ac.uk wrote: On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 08:51 -0600, David L. McNeely wrote: Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote: I just checked, and ESA charges nonsubscribers $20 for a single article published in the December 2011 issue of Ecology. How is that

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

2012-01-11 Thread Gavin Simpson
On Wed, 2012-01-11 at 09:32 -0600, David L. McNeely wrote: Gavin Simpson gavin.simp...@ucl.ac.uk wrote: On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 08:51 -0600, David L. McNeely wrote: Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote: I just checked, and ESA charges nonsubscribers $20 for a single article

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

2012-01-11 Thread Jane Shevtsov
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:32 AM, David L. McNeely mcnee...@cox.net wrote: The money that ESA and other scholarly organizations charge for electronic copies of their reports goes to support the organization. The organization makes possible the publication and decimination of new knowledge.

[ECOLOG-L] Workshop: Mussels, Environmental Flows, Climate Change and Ecosystem Services

2012-01-11 Thread Vaughn, Caryn C.
The Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society will host a workshop on Incorporating Environmental Flows, Climate Change and Ecosystem Services into Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Management on April 19 and 20, 2012, at the Holiday Inn, 197 E. Broad Street in Athens, Georgia. To register:

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doctoral Research Associate Opportunity at the University of Maine

2012-01-11 Thread David Inouye
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Opportunity at the University of Maine We are seeking a candidate with strong quantitative and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate opportunity in the USGS Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the

[ECOLOG-L] USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Hydrology, Geomorphology, and Riparian Habitat in the Verde River Arizona

2012-01-11 Thread Anne M Brasher
The Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to conduct concentrated research in association with USGS professional staff, as well as with staff in sister agencies. Mendenhall Fellows are appointed to the USGS for two years and receive full salary

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Using LANDFIRE spatial data, ecological models, GIS tools?

2012-01-11 Thread Christopher R Wilson
Hey Randy- You might be interested in the new book Documenting and Protecting Biodiversity on Land Trust Projects: an introduction and practical guide. In it, I review how land trusts use spatial data products (in addition to on-the-ground biological inventories) to prioritize, inform, and

[ECOLOG-L] job announcement - Ranch Director for Holistically Managed Ranch

2012-01-11 Thread Tom Gardali
Ranch Director Wanted for Holistically Managed Ranch and Educational Foundation Proven leader with excellent operational skills wanted to manage a 1,800 acre holistic cattle ranch and educational foundation in Pescadero, CA. The ranch director will be responsible for all aspects of ranch and

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

2012-01-11 Thread Richard Hooper
Jane, In the past, professional societies made most of their money by selling institutional subscriptions; personal subscriptions were usually sold at the marginal cost of printing and mailing the journals. The profits from these subscriptions subsidized most of the activities of the society,

[ECOLOG-L] SUNY Plattsburgh: Assistant Professor of Environmental Science/Atmospheric Processes Climate Change

2012-01-11 Thread Andrew E. Scholl
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science SUNY, Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh NY 12903 United States The Center for Earth and Environmental Science at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh seeks to fill a full time, tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Volunteer research assistant Costa Rica

2012-01-11 Thread Patricia Townsend
VOLUNTEER TROPICAL RESEARCH ASSISSTANT in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The work will be monitoring and assessment of reforestation areas at the Cloud Forest School, where students in grades K to 11 have been reforesting abandoned pastures to restore the tropical cloud forest. I am seeking someone

[ECOLOG-L] CSU PhD Assistantship: Harbor Seal Spatial Ecology

2012-01-11 Thread Mevin Hooten
Colorado State University Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey Responsibilities: The Ph.D. student will be responsible for conducting research that aims to pair existing data with contemporary spatial and spatio-­#8208;temporal modeling methodology to

[ECOLOG-L] Molecular Ecology Research Technician, University of Notre Dame

2012-01-11 Thread Crysta Gantz
Molecular Ecology Research Technician, University of Notre Dame We seek a highly motivated person to join our workgroup as a research technician. Our group is studying the molecular detection of rare species in aquatic systems using genetic tools. The Research Technician will support the

[ECOLOG-L] NYT OP-ED piece about public access to research publications

2012-01-11 Thread David Inouye
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html

[ECOLOG-L] Opportunity for student publishing experience: EcoHealth Dialogues call for submissions

2012-01-11 Thread Holly Jessop
Opportunity for student publishing experience!:  The EcoHealth Student Section of the International Association of Ecology and Health (EcoHealth) has proposed a new section for the EcoHealth journal that will focus on a student perspective on EcoHealth. This unique section, called Dialogues,

[ECOLOG-L] enthobotany lab for intro bio

2012-01-11 Thread Bronwyn H Bleakley
I am writing to the list-serv to ask if anyone has a lab you’d be willing to share about ethnobotany, economic botany, or other applied botany appropriate for intro biology. I teach the second semester of our introductory biology sequence for majors (traditional evol, ecology, diversity

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity in spatial and wetland ecology at Univ. Florida

2012-01-11 Thread Frederick,Peter C
PhD Opportunity in spatial and wetland ecology in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at University of Florida. Drs. Peter Fredrick and Robert Fletcher are seeking applicants who are interested in exploring ecological interactions of long legged wading birds, wetland hydrology,

[ECOLOG-L] Biological Science Technician (EPMT) Vacancy Announcements for DC area

2012-01-11 Thread Mark Frey
The National Capital Region has just posted for seasonal positions. These will be ~6 months long pending funding. Biological Science Technician, GS-0404-5 closes on 1/25/12. http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/306385300 Thanks, Mark Frey Exotic Plant Management Team Liaison National