Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 11 Apr 2001 to 12 Apr 2001
To: Recipients of ECOLOG-L digests <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
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There are 16 messages totalling 1053 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Advice on ammonia meters (2)
2. Spanish Landfills and Leaf Litter
3. scientific spanish
4. Landfill in Spanish
5. ESA - LA Times article
6. Question - methane in Human flatulence
7. Environmental Jobs at EnvironmentalCAREER.com
8. Question - methane in Human flatulence -Reply (2)
9. Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20
10. human produced methane
11. Job: Natural Resource Division Director, SWCA Env. Consultants, Denver
12. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
13. Job: one-year, plant ecology, Colorado College
14. Position Vacancy - Director of the U.B.C. Botanical Garden
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:49:40 -0400
From: Rick A Relyea <relyea+@PITT.EDU>
Subject: Advice on ammonia meters
Greetings,
I am looking for advice on ammonia meters. We need to mesaure about 300
water samples for ammonia content. After inquiring locally, it seems that
there are a lot of poorly designed ammonia meters.
Does anyone have a meter they recommend?
Thanks very much,
Rick Relyea
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Dr. Rick Relyea
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Dept. webpage: www.pitt.edu/~biohome/Dept/Frame/Faculty/relyea.htm
Lab webpage: www.pitt.edu/~relyea/
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:41:16 -0500
From: Chris_Best@FWS.GOV
Subject: Spanish Landfills and Leaf Litter
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Spanish term for "Landfill":
On many occasions in many places in Mexico and Guatemala, I have heard =
the
term relleno sanitariofor "landfill"; literally, a sanitary filling. Y=
ou
even see this written on highway signs, and when I look at what the sig=
n is
pointing to, it is definitely a landfill.
The general term for trash and garbage is basura, and the term basurero=
refers to a trash can, a dump, and I believe even trash-collectors.
As for leaf litter or detritus, the term hojarascaseems to have the bes=
t
general use. Literally, these are "leaf-scrapings." I wanted to be su=
re
about this myself. On one occasion I was visiting the Facultad de Cien=
cias
Forestales of the Universidad Auton=F3ma de Nuevo Le=F3n, in Linares. =
I was
walking with several forestry professors through oak forest in the
mountains south of Galeana, and I picked up a handful of rotten leaves =
and
asked them what it was. Hojarasca was the term used; though detritus (=
same
meaning as in English), materia org=E1nica, "mulch" (from English) also=
have
their applications. In the back of my mind, there seem to be other ter=
ms
floating around that might also be used.
You can get extra credit if you know what the cuchiplancha is. CB
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Julie
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according to Collins unabridged, 3rd edition:
landfill =3D el vertedero de basuras
"litter" seems problematic-- all the spanish words I could find connote=
"bed" (like in, straw bed) or "litter" sensu a nest of neonates. Maybe=
detritus =3D el detrito
best conveys the sense you're looking for?
Mike Conroy
Univ. Georgia, Athens
----- Original Message -----
From: "Klawinski, Paul" <klawinskip@WILLIAM.JEWELL.EDU>
To: <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:40 AM
Subject: Landfill in Spanish
> To all,
>
> Does anyone know the proper word for landfill in spanish?
>
> Also, Leaf litter in Spanish?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Paul Klawinski
> Department of Biology
> William Jewell College
> 500 College Hill
> Liberty, MO 64068
>
> Email: klawinskip@william.jewell.edu
>
> Ph. 816.781.7700 ext 5568
>
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:53:31 -0500
From: Kim Withers <kwithers@FALCON.TAMUCC.EDU>
Subject: scientific spanish
There are two really good dictionaries that address many translations of
scientific words that are worth getting if you do alot of translations
Dictionary of Oceanography and Marine Biology- Kenneth Allen Hornak. 1999,
Editorial Castilla La Vieja ISBN 0-9643569-5-3
A Spanish-English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna - Louise C.
Schoenhals. 1988. Publicado por el Instituto Linguistico de Verano Mexico,
DF
Another useful work is
Transboundary Resource Inventory Glossary: Spanish-English, Cartographic,
Environmental and Oil Spill Terms - Texas General Land Office. 1995. 1700
N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1495
Kim Withers, Ph.D.
Center for Coastal Studies
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:30:08 -0500
From: Luis Diego Gomez <ldgomez@HORTUS.OTS.AC.CR>
Subject: Re: Landfill in Spanish
landfill= relleno sanitario, relleno de desechos. In more general terms but
less elegant, simply "basurero"
leaf litter= hojarasca, mantillo (includes forest ground litter other than
leaves).
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:55:14 -0400
From: Mike Nolan <mnolan01@SPRYNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Advice on ammonia meters
Rick:
You may want to look at Texas Instruments/Vernier. I have not used their
probes/software, but have heard people talk highly of them.
Websites:
http://education.ti.com/product/tech/cbl2/features/features.html
More info on the Vernier probes :
http://www.vernier.com/probes/index.html
Vernier S/W does have a book that they published called "Water quality
with calculators" It has a list of 16 experiments
that we can pick from. Here is an over view of that book:
http://www.vernier.com/cmat/wqwcalc.html
Also, contact Tom Hornyak at TI: thornyak@ti.com.
Good luck.
--
Sincerely,
Mike Nolan
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:58:27 -0700
From: Holly Freifeld <hfreifeld@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: ESA - LA Times article
Greetings ECOLOG-ers,
I just received this LA Times article as a
third-generation email. Perhaps the administration of
the ESA *is* bogged down in litigation, bureaucracy,
and - especially - lack of sufficient funds to FWS,
but is blocking lawsuits the solution?? I, for one,
am appalled by the idea of Gale Norton having the
authority to circumvent lawsuits AND greater autonomy
in allocating the ESA's little $8.5 million budget, as
described below. Whoa.
Comments?
Thanks --
Holly Freifeld
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bush Seeks Greater Control Over Endangered Species
List
Budget: Plan would give Interior secretary more
authority, bar suits by environmental groups.
By ELIZABETH SHOGREN, Times Staff Writer
WASHINGTON-- In a move that critics say would
undermine a landmark
environmental law, the Bush administration is quietly
trying to wrest from
the courts control over the listing of endangered
species and the
designation of protected habitat for them.
The proposal, buried in the voluminous budget
President Bush sent to
Congress on Monday, would give Interior Secretary Gale
A. Norton wide authority to decide which plants and
animals should be protected under the
1973 Endangered Species Act.
Administration officials describe the proposal as
an effort to break a logjam that has hindered the
law's effectiveness. But environmentalists warned that
the proposed action would gut the part of the law that
has
proved most effective at gaining protection for
animals and plants on the verge of extinction.
If the proposal is approved by Congress, Norton
would have the power to waive a provision that enables
environmental groups and others to sue her department
to get rare plants and animals listed and their
critical habitats designated.
For three decades, the act has been the primary
vehicle for safeguarding threatened animals and
plants. But the powerful environmental tool has
repeatedly stirred up fierce controversies, especially
when
developers, politicians, loggers and other industries
are stymied by its implementation.
Many of the species that have been protected by
the act, such as the northern spotted owl, won that
designation only after environmentalists sued for it
in court. More than 90% of the species listed as
endangered or threatened in California over the last
nine years gained that protection as the result of a
citizen petition, court action or both, according to
statistics compiled by an environmental group.
Agency Is Seen Swamped by Suits
[Protected Species] But the administration
complains that the proliferation of lawsuits is
hampering its efforts to protect plants and animals.
Most of the pending lawsuits call on the agency to
designate critical habitats, areas set aside to ensure
that the threatened species recover.
Thirty-six lawsuits are pending that seek habitat
designations for 354 species, and the Interior
Department has received notices of intent to sue
on 34 additional cases, according to Stephanie Hanna,
a department spokeswoman.
The department's resources are so taxed by these
legal efforts and by implementing court orders that
the agency cannot take care of its own priority cases,
she said.
Department officials compared the situation to a
hospital emergency room where triage is performed by a
judge rather than a doctor and too often broken arms
get treated before heart attacks.
'We want to move our resources away from paying
attorneys and into recovering threatened and
endangered species,' said Mark Pfifle, Norton's
spokesman.
Past Government Help Said Lacking
The government's list of endangered and
threatened species numbers 1,243 plants and animals.
The department has 250 candidates for listing but no
funds or staff available to do the work. Previous
administrations have failed to give the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, which has responsibility for
safeguarding threatened species, budgets adequate to
keep up with the flow of petitions for listing.
But environmentalists scoffed at the notion of
Norton, who earlier in her career argued that the
Endangered Species Act was unconstitutional, as
a defender of plants and animals. 'The idea that
she would be given discretion to decide which species,
and when they would be listed, would be to invite a
total emasculation of the act,' said Rodger
Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife, an
environmental group. 'You would be safe to predict we
would never see a controversial species listed during
her tenure.'
Norton's department will have to implement court
rulings in place by the start of the next fiscal year.
Otherwise, the proposed action would give Norton
flexibility in spending the $8.5 million requested for
the endangered species program.
It would do so by allowing the agency to ignore
several deadlines in the Endangered Species Act, which
were put in place to give citizens a way to force the
department--through legal action--to protect species
even if it was under political pressure not to.
One deadline forces the government to respond
within 90 days after receiving a petition to 'list' a
species. Another requires it to issue a 'proposed
determination' on whether it will list the species or
designate a habitat within 12 months of receiving a
petition. A third requires the government to make a
'final determination' within 24 months.
Under the administration's proposal, which if
approved would take effect for the 2002 budget year
beginning Oct. 1, Interior would be required to
develop a new regulation spelling out its priorities
for listing species and designating habitats.
Although the action would remove the basis for
virtually all of the suits now filed under the act,
citizen suits still could be filed challenging the
secretary's new priorities, according to Stephanie
Hanna, a spokeswoman for the department.
Environmental groups in California reacted with
alarm to the proposed change. California has 275
plants and animals considered so rare that the federal
government has granted them protection under the act.
Only one other state, Hawaii, has more listed species.
Some Creatures Aided by Suits
In California and nearby states, such creatures
as the Quino checkerspot butterfly, the Coho salmon
and the tiny songbird called the Southwest willow
flycatcher were listed after environmental groups
petitioned or sued the government.
One attorney who brought several suits that
assisted in those listings said the administration's
proposal would give the Fish and Wildlife Service an
excuse not to list other creatures that may be
threatened with extinction.
'Given their track record over the years, that
will mean, I'm afraid, that many biologically
imperiled species that should be on the endangered
species list will not be on the list,' said Michael
Sherwood, staff
attorney with the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund in
San Francisco.
'They might well go extinct,' said Sherwood,
whose group went to court to protect such well-known
animals as the desert bighorn sheep in the southern
Sierras and Southern California deserts.
In one of the most sweeping lawsuits of its kind,
Sherwood represented the California Native Plant
Society in the mid-1990s to try to force the wildlife
service to propose the listing of 160 rare plants.
After a settlement, the service missed more deadlines,
prompting a second suit and, after court action, the
listing of most of the rare plants, Sherwood said.
More recently, the Earthjustice Fund has gone to
court to force the National Marine Fisheries Service,
which oversees marine species, to protect such fish as
Coho salmon and steelhead trout along the coasts of
California, Oregon and Washington. Some Fish and
Wildlife Service officials have blamed
environmentalists and their lawyers for clogging the
system, straining their budgets and overworking their
staff. But Sherwood disagrees.
'This is a problem Fish and Wildlife has created
itself,' he said.
'The reason we brought these lawsuits is that they
violated the law. . . . They should have been asking
Congress for more money, but instead they asked
for less money than they knew they needed.'
---
Times environmental writer Deborah Schoch from
Los Angeles
contributed
to this story.
Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:11:24 -0400
From: Adam M Wilson <amwilson@HOPPER.UNH.EDU>
Subject: Question - methane in Human flatulence
Hello All,
Does anyone know of any studies that estimate the amount of methane
produced in the human digestive tract (i.e. X g / person / day)?
Thanks,
Adam
**********************************************************************
Adam Wilson
Climate Change Assistant - Clean Air-Cool Planet
Office of Sustainability
University of New Hampshire
603.862.5040
amwilson@hopper.unh.edu
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:32:44 -0500
From: Phillip Gibson <pgibson@WPOFF.WCU.EDU>
Subject: Question - methane in Human flatulence -Reply
In the spirit of some of other ECOLOG topics, check out www.fart.com
I believe i remember seeing that a person farts between 14 cups and one
gallon per day. There are also strategies listed on this website for how
to increase your farting capacity.
Sincerely,
Phillip Gibson
Smoky Mountains - where the term Smoky is no longer due to the natural
conditions but from anthropogenic industrial pollution - where we support
the current adminstrations efforts to extract resources from Alaska and
to withdrawl from the Kyoto agreement.
>>> Adam M Wilson <amwilson@HOPPER.UNH.EDU> 04/12/01 11:11am
>>>
Hello All,
Does anyone know of any studies that estimate the amount of methane
produced in the human digestive tract (i.e. X g / person / day)?
Thanks,
Adam
**********************************************************************
Adam Wilson
Climate Change Assistant - Clean Air-Cool Planet
Office of Sustainability
University of New Hampshire
603.862.5040
amwilson@hopper.unh.edu
**********************************************************************
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:26:43 -0400
From: Alexander Stone <reefkeeper@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20
**************************************
* Florida Cabinet to Vote April 23rd *
* on Tortugas Ecological Reserve! *
* Email Your Support NOW! *
* (email text below) *
**************************************
Dear friend of coral reefs:
The proposed Tortugas Ecological Reserve is facing a yes-or-no vote by
the Florida Cabinet on April 23rd. Florida Cabinet approval is the final
step needed for 36 square miles of state waters and bottoms to be
included in the proposed 151-square-mile multi-jurisdictional no-take
reserve. Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the
Tortugas Reserve by sending the email below.
While the Tortugas are still in relatively good condition, fishing
pressure has increased dramatically, visitor use at the Dry Tortugas
National Park has doubled in the last three years, and anchoring by
freighters still threatens reefs in the region.
The two-section Tortugas Ecological Reserve would be located in the Gulf
of Mexico, approximately 60 miles west of Key West. The 91-square-mile
Tortugas North section would include Sherwood Forest's pristine coral
reefs and a portion of Tortugas Bank. The 60-square-mile Tortugas South
section would include the spawning grounds at Riley's Hump and important
deep-water habitats. A 6-mile-wide corridor between the 2 Reserve
sections would provide maneuvering room for unhampered trolling, other
fishing activities, and transit into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Tortugas Ecological Reserve would fully protect the best remaining
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of marine life, anchoring, or mooring by vessels over 100 feet long
anywhere in the two-section 151-square-mile Reserve. In the
60-square-mile Tortugas South section, only diving for scientific or
educational purposes would be permitted.
(For more info on the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, go to
http://www.reefkeeper.org/Campaigns/MarineParks/FLA/TortugasEcoReserve.html
)
Approval has already been won for inclusion in the Reserve of 115 square
miles of federal waters and bottoms under jurisdiction of the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council and Florida Keys National Marine
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Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the Tortugas
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*********************
SEND YOUR EMAIL TO (CUT & PASTE):
Governor Jeb Bush <jeb@jeb.org>, Sec. of State Katherine Harris
<secretary@mail.dos.state.fl.us>, Atty. General Bob Butterworth
<Diane_Moulton@oag.state.fl.us>, Comptroller Robert Milligan
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<gallaghert@doi.state.fl.us>, Agriculture commissioner Terry Rhodes
<meltonc@doacs.state.fl.us>, Education Commissioner Charlie Crist
<cristc@mail.doe.state.fl.us.>
SUGGESTED EMAIL HEADING (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT):
Please Vote Yes on Tortugas Reserve
SUGGESTED EMAIL TEXT (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT):
Dear Governor Bush and Florida Cabinet Members:
I respectfully request you approve the inclusion of state waters and
bottoms in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, as proposed by the Tortugas
2000 Working Group and unanimously endorsed by the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council and the Florida Fish & Wildlife
Conservation Commission.
I also request that you approve management measures for the Reserve to
prohibit any take of marine life, any anchoring, and mooring by vessels
over 100 feet long.
Thank you for your support.
Respectfully,
(ADD BELOW ALL THIS INFO)
YOUR NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP CODE
******end of email to Gov. Bush & Fla Cabinet*********
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Thank you so much for helping us make the Tortugas Ecological Reserve a
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Sincerely,
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:14:33 -0400
From: Tim Mousseau <mousseau@SC.EDU>
Subject: human produced methane
And if you multiply this by 6 billion, this amounts to a significant source
of global warming gasses!
I once asked a human physiologist friend about this question and her
estimation was closer to 100cc of methane per day, on average. This still
amounts to a lot of CH4.
Tim Mousseau
Phillip Gibson wrote:
> In the spirit of some of other ECOLOG topics, check out www.fart.com
>
> I believe i remember seeing that a person farts between 14 cups and one
> gallon per day. There are also strategies listed on this website for h
w
> to increase your farting capacity.
>
> Sincerely,
> Phillip Gibson
> Smoky Mountains - where the term Smoky is no longer due to the natural
> conditions but from anthropogenic industrial pollution - where we suppo
t
> the current adminstrations efforts to extract resources from Alaska and
> to withdrawl from the Kyoto agreement.
>
> >>> Adam M Wilson <amwilson@HOPPER.UNH.EDU> 04/12/01 11:
1am
> >>>
> Hello All,
>
> Does anyone know of any studies that estimate the amount of methane
> produced in the human digestive tract (i.e. X g / person / day)?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
> **********************************************************************
> Adam Wilson
> Climate Change Assistant - Clean Air-Cool Planet
> Office of Sustainability
> University of New Hampshire
> 603.862.5040
> amwilson@hopper.unh.edu
> **********************************************************************
--
************************************************************
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Chair, Program in Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208 USA tel: 803-777-8047 fax: 803-777-4002
mailto:mousseau@sc.edu website: http://cricket.biol.sc.edu
Netmeeting address: 216.277.45.225 (hm) or 129.252.89.43 (wk)
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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:32:24 -0500
From: Jonathan Haskett <jhaskett@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Re: Question - methane in Human flatulence -Reply
According to E.N. Marieb "Human Anatomy and Physiology" 5th ed. humans
produce about 500 ml of flatus per day. However, this is a mixture of
hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, methane and dimethyl sulfide, and the
percentages of each are not provided in this reference.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Haskett
University of Maryland
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environmental professionals, developing new clients and new business for the
Denver Office, conducting environmental consulting services, and managing
the financial performance of the Division. This position is an ideal match
for individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to expand their
career possibilities.
Minimum requirements: BS or equivalent in Biology, Environmental Planning,
Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Environmental Science or related field,
graduate degree preferred; 10 years of experience in field work and report
production, as well as scheduling and budgeting of projects related to NEPA,
ESA, and CWA; demonstrated performance and achievement in marketing and
conducting environmental services in the Colorado Front Range and
surrounding region, including established credibility with reviewing
agencies and clients; 10 years of experience at increasing levels of
responsibility providing leadership and management of other environmental
professionals. Denver metro residency preferred. Salary negotiable.
SWCA is an employee-owned firm offering excellent benefits and advancement
opportunities. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Resumes may be e-mailed to or mailed to Mark Raming, SWCA, Inc.
Environmental Consultants, 8461 Turnpike Drive, Suite 100, Westminster, CO
80031. SWCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:00:00 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Manager of School Partnerships & Programs
Company: EcoTarium
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3497
Title: Sr. Developer/Ecologist
Company: EcoTarium
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3498
Title: Environmental Engineer
Company: Scientific Certification Systems
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3495
Title: Director, Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Company: International Institute for Environment and Development
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3496
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:08:55 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: one-year, plant ecology, Colorado College
Please forward to potentially interested people.
Applicants should apply ASAP.
PLANT ECOLOGY. One-year sabbatical replacement beginning Fall 2001.
Assistant Professor level, in the Biology Department at The Colorado
College, a private, undergraduate, highly selective liberal arts institution
enrolling approximately 1900 students. Responsibilities include teaching
introductory botany, field-based ecology, biostatistics, and an upper level
plant ecology course. PhD required, teaching and postdoctoral experience
preferred. The College seeks candidates who understand diverse perspectives
and learning styles, with particular emphasis on the perspectives of women
and minority groups. Applicants should send 1) cover letter that includes a
description of professional background 2) statement of teaching philosophy
3) description of current and future research plans 4) curriculum vitae with
email address 5) copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts and 6)
three letters of recommendation to Ron Capen, Chair, Dept of Biology,
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 no later than 29 April 2001.
The Colorado College welcomes members of all groups and reaffirms its
commitment not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, age,
religion, sex, national origin, disability or sexual orientation in its
educational programs, activities, and employment practices.
Jim Ebersole
Associate Professor of Biology
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Jebersole@ColoradoCollege.edu <mailto:Jebersole@ColoradoCollege.edu>
719-389-6401 voice
719-389-6940 fax
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:20:50 -0700
From: Daniel Mosquin <mosquin@INTERCHANGE.UBC.CA>
Subject: Position Vacancy - Director of the U.B.C. Botanical Garden
Director of the U.B.C. Botanical Garden and Centre for Horticulture
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at The University of British Columbia
wishes to appoint a Director of the Botanical Garden and Centre for Horticul
ure
effective January 1st 2002 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The 28 hectare (70 acre) Botanical Garden (http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org
is
located at the southwest corner of the University campus. The collections,
which are supported by an active nursery facility, include more than 15,000
accessions from approximately 11,000 taxa organized in Asian, Alpine, Britis
Columbia Native, Winter, Food, Herbaceous Perennial, and Physick collections
and the Nitobe Memorial Garden, which is located at the northwest corner of
he
campus.
The Botanical Garden and Centre for Horticulture has 17 full time staff memb
rs,
including 8 academic positions, up to 12 seasonal employees, and a very acti
e
volunteer organization (Friends of the Garden).
The successful candidate will have a strong scientific background in plant
biology and a professional record of activity in the plant sciences and/or c
re
functions of botanical gardens. Appointment will be to the rank of Associat
or
Full Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.
The Director will bring vision, leadership and strong administrative and
management skills to the position. Excellent interpersonal skills and an abi
ity
to work collegially with staff and volunteers are essential. The Director w
ll
be expected to lead the expansion of research programmes and the world-renow
ed
Plant Introduction Scheme of the Botanical Garden, and to strengthen links
between the Garden/Centre, and the international botanical garden community,
the
university and the horticulture industry in British Columbia.
Interested persons should submit a position statement about future direction
for a university botanical garden, a CV and list of publications, a descript
on
of current research activity, and the names of three referees to Dean Moura
Quayle, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, 248-2357 Main Mall, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4 (agdean@interchange.ubc.ca)
Screening of applications will begin on May 1st 2001 and will continue until
the
position is filled. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to
employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. In
accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to
Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
--
Daniel P.K. Mosquin
University of British Columbia
Botanical Garden
6804 Southwest Marine Drive
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V6T 1Z4
604-822-0969
Fax: 604-822-2016
mosquin@interchange.ubc.ca
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