Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 22 Apr 2001 to 23 Apr 2001
There are 18 messages totalling 1850 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Bush Science Budget
2. EARTH DAY
3. 7th World Wilderness COngress Extended Call for Participation
4. Summary of responses - Ecology text by Molles
5. Call for Papers: 7th Annual World Wilderness Congress Special Session o
Technology and Wilderness
6. Additional budget information available on the ESA website, and via
ESANEWS
7. Message Formatting Please
8. Arctic Monitoring and Research-Project Directory
9. Post your job opportunities at Paul Smith's College
10. job: Biomonitoring Internships
11. Interactive Map of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12. 8th International Waterfowl&Wetlands Symposium:Preliminary agenda
13. The ESA's response to Smithsonian's proposal to get out of the research
business.
14. Job: Ecological Restoration Specialist, Martha's Vineyard, summer
15. Second Nature Midwest Regional Workshop
16. Botany Internship Announcemnt
17. Report of 1st National Conference on Science, Policy & the Environment
Released. Hill Briefings Scheduled
18. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:49:05 -0700
From: Steve Erickson <wean@WHIDBEY.NET>
Subject: Bush Science Budget
The April 14, 2001 issue of Science News (Vol. 159, No. 15) includes=20
a one page article titled:
Biomedicine, defense to sidestep budget ax
Here are some excerpts; I've tried to cut to the chase and extract=20
the most salient portions, so please excuse the grammar:
"A massive tax cut, a record defense budget, and a swipe at the=20
congressional pork barrel are putting the squeeze on most categories=20
of science and technology funding for next year.
". . . . . . overall research and development (R & D) funding would=20
grow by 3.7% to $95.1 billion in 2002. Nonetheless, the budgets of=20
almost all top civilian R&D agencies would shrink. Only the National=20
Institutes of Health would come out a winner.
"The President's proposal for NIH . . . . . .after [adjustment] for=20
an expected inflation rate . . . . . still an increase of 11.4%. In=20
contrast, all other nonmilitary R&D agencies would take cuts of=20
nearly 4 to 10 percent.
=2E . . . .
"Along with NIH researchers, military scientists and engineers would=20
enjoy a windfall. Their 6.5 percent funding hike to $45.2 billion=20
would raise the military's share of the federal R&D budget by more=20
than 1%, to 47.5 percent. . . . . .
"Defense planners have yet to decide how to spend the extra research=20
bucks. . . . .
"Spending by NASA on the International Space Station would hold=20
steady at just over $2 billion. To fend off projected cost overruns,=20
the budget proposal chops funding pegged for living and escape=20
modules and some research.
"NASA is also eliminating a flyby of the planet Pluto and a=20
sun-watching satellite. . . . . Those cuts were a trade-off to keep=20
Mars missions well-funded and to cover overruns in a space-based=20
infrared telescope and a mission to test general relativity. . . . .
"Only 1 year after a 17 percent R&D increase, the National Science=20
=46oundation (NSF) is okay with its proposed 3.8 percent cut, says NSF=20
Director Rita R. Colwell. . . . . ".we feel our strongest needs were=20
met."
"Those needs include funding to improve math and science education=20
and to relieve the fiscal plight of underfunded graduate students.=20
NSF plans to launch a 5-year, $1 billion program to forge ties=20
between universities and local schools.
"As in the overall R&D budget, the distribution of money within the=20
Energy Department tilts in favor of military related programs. The=20
Department would devote $306 million, or $60 million more than last=20
year, to studies related to stockpiled nuclear weapons. Funding for a=20
huge nuclear-fusion laser called the National Ignition Facility would=20
also grow by $37 million to $245 million.
"Meanwhile, preliminary figures show nondefense R&D shrinking by=20
about $350 million. Nearly all losses would come from cuts to the=20
department's energy-research programs. At the same time, the=20
administration plans to kick off a 10-year, $2 billion research=20
program to develop clean power from coal.
"Hit hardest by the administration's spending restraints would be=20
those agencies with the smallest R&D budgets: Commerce, Interior,=20
Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.
". . . . . . . the Advanced Technology Program of the Commerce=20
Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology would=20
plummet from $145 million to scarcely $13=ADjust enough to maintain=20
existing programs until they close down. The program sponsors=20
cutting-edge technology development in industry. Also taking a plunge=20
would be the budget of the Interior Department's U.S. Geological=20
Survey (USGS). Much of the USGS's proposed budget cut of $69 million=20
would come from funding intended for water-quality studies . . . . .
"Steep reductions in research at the Agriculture Department and EPA=20
would come largely from the administration's vow to cease funding=20
so-called earmarks=AD. . . . pork-barrel spending. . . . . This tough=20
stand has also affected other R&D budgets, particularly at NASA and=20
Energy.
". . . . . ."
=46ROM A TABLE ACCOMPANYING THE ARTICLE:
R&D Budget Proposal
Agency or Department Percent Change 2001-2002=20
[adjusted for inflation]
Defense 6.5
National Institutes of Health 11.4
NASA -5.4
Energy -5.4
National Science Foundation -3.8
Agriculture -10.2
Commerce -8.2
Interior -8.3
Environmental Protection Agency -7.8
Other 0.8
Total 3.7
=46rosty Hollow Ecological Restoration
Box 53, Langley, WA 98260
(360) 579-2332
wean@whidbey.net
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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:18:37 -0700
From: "Bob Parcelles,Jr." <rjparcelles@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: EARTH DAY
GREETINGS:
Wayne Hsu sent this message to Bird Chat. I can think
of no finer tribute to the reasons why 31 years ago a
handful of us started something that has tried to
reshape the world. I know that it has redirected and
reshaped my life. It saddens me however to see that
we are still fighting the good fight for all of the
same issues 31 years later! Moreover we are on the
brink of having major setbacks if not a complete
defeat in the next 2-3 years. We need to use a
responsible dialogue based on science in order to halt
this irresponsible trend.
Yours for the environment,
Bob Parcelles, Jr.
Pinellas Park, FL
******************************************************
This article was written for last year's earth day.
Donella Meadows has since passed away but the message
in this article still resonates. read in
commemoration of earth day!
#######################################################
EARTH DAY PLUS THIRTY, AS SEEN BY THE EARTH
By Donella Meadows, adjunct professor at Dartmouth
College.
If, in the thirty Earth Day celebrations we have
held since 1970,
the human population and economy have become any more
respectful of the
Earth, the Earth hasn't noticed.
The planet is not impressed by fancy speeches.
Leonardo DiCaprio
interviewing Bill Clinton about global warming is not
an Earth-shaking
event. The Earth has no way of registering good
intentions or future
inventions or high hopes. It doesn't even pay
attention to dollars, which
are, from a planet's point of view, just a charming
human invention.
Planets measure only physical things-energy and
materials and their flows
into and out of the changing populations of living
creatures.
What the Earth sees is that on the first Earth
Day in 1970 there
were 3.7 billion of those hyperactive critters called
humans, and now there
are over 6 billion.
Back in 1970 those humans drew from the Earth's
crust 46 million
barrels of oil every day-now they draw 78 million.
Natural gas extraction has nearly tripled in
thirty years, from 34
trillion cubic feet per year to 95 trillion. We mined
2.2 billion metric
tons in 1970; this year we'll mine about 3.8 billion.
The planet feels this fossil fuel use in many
ways, as the fuels are
extracted (and spilled) and shipped (and spilled) and
refined (generating
toxics) and burned into numerous pollutants, including
carbon dioxide, which
traps outgoing energy and warms things up. Despite
global conferences and
brave promises, what the Earth notices is that human
carbon emissions have
increased from 3.9 million metric tons in 1970 to an
estimated 6.4 million
this year.
You would think that an unimaginably huge thing
like a planet would
not notice the one degree (Fahrenheit) warming it has
experienced since
1970. But on the scale of a whole planet, one degree
is a big deal,
especially since it is not spread evenly. The poles
have warmed more than
the equator, the winters more than the summers, the
nights more than the
days. That means that temperature DIFFERENCES from
one place to another
have been changing much more than the average
temperature has changed.
Temperature differences are what make winds blow,
rains rain, ocean currents
flow.
All creatures, including humans, are exquisitely
attuned to the
weather. All creatures, including us, are noticing
weather weirdness and
trying to adjust, by moving, by fruiting earlier or
migrating later, by
building up whatever protections are possible against
flood and drought.
The Earth is reacting to weather changes too,
shrinking glaciers, splitting
off nation-sized chunks of Antarctic ice sheet,
enhancing the cycles we call
El Nino and La Nina.
"Earth Day, Shmearth Day," the planet must be
thinking as its fever
mounts.
"Are you folks ever going to take me seriously?"
Since the first Earth Day our global vehicle
population has swelled
from 246 to 730 million. Air traffic has gone up by a
factor of six. The
rate at which we grind up trees to make paper has
doubled (to 200 million
metric tons per year). We coax from the soil, with
the help of strange
chemicals, 2.25 times as much wheat, 2.5 times as much
corn, 2.2 times as
much rice, almost twice as much sugar, almost four
times as many soybeans as
we did thirty years ago. We pull from the oceans
almost twice as much fish.
With the fish we can see clearly how the planet
behaves, when we
push it too far. It does not feel sorry for us; it
just follows its own
rules. Fish become harder and harder to find. If
they are caught before
they're old enough to reproduce, if their nursery
habitat is destroyed, if
we scoop up not only the cod, but the capelin upon
which the cod feeds, the
fish may never come back. The Earth does not care
that we didn't mean it,
that we promise not to do it again, that we make nice
gestures every Earth
Day.
We have among us die-hard optimists who will
berate me for not
reporting the good news since the last Earth Day.
There is plenty of it,
but it is mostly measured in human terms, not Earth
terms. Average human
life expectancy has risen since 1970 from 58 to 66
years. Gross world
product has more than doubled, from 16 to 39 trillion
dollars. Recycling
has increased, but so has trash generation, so the
Earth receives more
garbage than ever before. Wind and solar power
generation have soared, but
so have coal-fired, gas-fired and nuclear generation.
In human terms there has been breathtaking
progress. In 1970 there
weren't any cell phones or video players. There was
no Internet; there were
no dot-coms. Nor was anyone infected with AIDS, of
course, nor did we have
to worry about genetic engineering. Global spending
on advertising was only
one-third of what it is now (in inflation-corrected
dollars). Third-World
debt was one-eighth of what it is now.
Whether you call any of that progress, it is all
beneath the notice
of the Earth. What the Earth sees is that its species
are vanishing at a
rate it hasn't seen in 65 million years. That 40
percent of its
agricultural soils have been degraded. That half its
forests have
disappeared and half its wetlands have been filled or
drained, and that,
despite Earth Day, all these trends are accelerating.
Earth Day is beginning to remind me of Mother's
Day, a commercial
occasion upon which you buy flowers for the person
who, every other day of
the year, cleans up after you. Guilt-assuaging.
Trivializing. Actually
dangerous. All mothers have their breaking points.
Mother Earth does not
soften hers with patience or forgiveness or
sentimentality.
######################################################
"Technology is of no use to us if it is used without
respect for the Earth
and its processes."
-Aldo Leopold
#######################################################
=====
Bob Parcelles, Jr
Pinellas Park, FL
RJP Associates <rjpassociates@yahoo.com>
rjparcelles@yahoo.com
http://rainforest.care2.com/welcome?w=976131876
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
Confucius
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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:46:18 -0600
From: Janet Sproull/RMRS/USDAFS <jsproull@FS.FED.US>
Subject: 7th World Wilderness COngress Extended Call for Participation
Greetings once again from the Leopold Institute!
You may recall receiving a Call For Participation earlier this year, fo=
r
our 7th World Wilderness Congress symposium, Science and Stewardship to=
Protect and Sustain Wilderness Values. If you didn't seize the opportu=
nity
then to be a part of this exciting international event, and thought you=
might have missed your chance entirely, you'll be pleased to know that =
we
have extended the deadline for submitting abstracts. Below is the
Extended Call for Participation. We look forward to hearing from you an=
d
hope that you will be able to join us in Port Elizabeth, South Africa!
Cheers, Janet Sproull
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Extended Call For Participation
Abstracts Due May 15, 2001
Seventh World Wilderness Congress Symposium
Science and Stewardship to Protect and Sustain Wilderness Values
The 7th World Wilderness Congress returns to its roots - South Africa!
Organized by the Wilderness Foundation (South Africa) and The WILD
Foundation (USA), the 7th WWC theme is Wilderness and Human Communities=
:
The Spirit of the 21st Century. Don=3Dt miss this unique global event,=
where
experts on wilderness issues come together to share a world of informat=
ion
and ideas. There are many exciting ways you can be involved. You may =
want
to submit an idea for a discussion group, a paper or poster on research=
results, a paper or poster on a management topic, or offer to help us
organize sessions on current issues. Another option would be to just
attend and enjoy the interesting dialogue which will take place among t=
he
world=3Ds leaders in protected area designation and management.
The World Wilderness Congress has convened on six previous occasions: S=
outh
Africa (1977), Australia (1980), Scotland (1983), the United States (19=
87),
Norway (1993), and India (1998). The Congress provides a forum for
exchanging information on a broad range of wilderness, wildlands, and
protected area management. Congresses are facilitated by the Internatio=
nal
Wilderness Leadership Foundation, but the venue is determined by the ho=
st
country and volunteer organizers. Congress attendees include practitio=
ners
and professionals from many sectors: science, management, policy and
politics, education, the arts and humanities. The 7th World Wilderness=
Congress will offer an exciting cultural program and organized pre- or
post-conference trips, in addition to the excellent technical sessions.=
For
more information on these and other Congress goings-on, visit the WWC7
website at www.worldwilderness.org.
Alan Watson of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (USA,) wi=
ll
be chairing an extended symposium on Science and Stewardship to Protect=
and
Sustain Wilderness Values. We encourage you to submit abstracts for us =
to
consider for inclusion in this symposium, which will be organized aroun=
d
the following topics:
=B7 State-of-Knowledge on Protected Areas Issues in Southern Africa
=B7 Effects of Globalization on Wilderness Values
=B7 Threats and Benefits of Wilderness to Traditional Relationships =
With
Nature
=B7 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Wilderness Research, Education a=
nd
Protection
=B7 Protection of Coastal/Marine Ecosystems
=B7 Adventure Travel and Ecotourism in Wilderness Settings
=B7 Ecological Restoration to Protect Wilderness Values
=B7 Wilderness: New systems and Approaches to Protection
=B7 Protecting the Wilderness Character of Wild Rivers and Lakes
=B7 The Role of Wilderness in the Protection of Ecological and Tradi=
tional
Values of Wildlife
=B7 Wilderness Recreation: Experiences and Effects
=B7 Wilderness for Personal Growth Values
=B7 Wildlands Network Design
We hope you will consider submitting an abstract (500 words or less) an=
d
joining us in Port Elizabeth, South Africa next November. The extended=
deadline for abstract submittal is May 15th. All accepted papers and
posters received in response to this extended call for papers will be
compiled and published in a Congress Proceedings by the USDA Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado (USA).=
If
you are interested in receiving a copy, please let us know.
We look forward to seeing you in Port Elizabeth!
ALAN WATSON, Research Social Scientist (awatson@fs.fed.us)
JANET SPROULL, Assistant Coordinator (jsproull@fs.fed.us)
Leopold Institute
P. O. Box 8089
Missoula, MT 59807 USA
(406) 542-4197
FAX (406) 542-4196
www.wilderness.net/leopold
=
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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:53:09 -0400
From: Laurie Anderson <lja3@PSU.EDU>
Subject: Summary of responses - Ecology text by Molles
Dear Colleagues,
Many thanks to all those who responded to my request for feedback on the
introductory text "Ecology: Concepts and Applications" by Molles. The
following is a summary of the responses:
1. I received 18 responses: 12 from faculty, 2 from graduate TAs, and 4
from undergraduates. The feedback on the text was very positive - only
three faculty members indicated that they were considering changing to
another textbook. Three faculty members and one student were very
enthusiastic about the book, with comments such as "never in 25 years of
teaching have students responded to so positively to a text" and "the best
introductory text out there".
2. Positive aspects of the book: readability (many commented on this),
annotated graphs, color figures (many commented positively on the figures
and graphs), web references, many case studies, good chapter sequence,
appropriate level of complexity for an intro class, appropriately concise,
good treatment of classic studies, good level of math, good balance of
terrestrial and aquatic, plant and animal, includes a supplementary CD for
PowerPoint presentations. Topics particularly well-treated: physical
ecology, community ecology, life tables, Lotka-Volterra, temperature
relationships.
3. Negative aspects of the book: poor treatment evolutionary ecology (four
respondents commented on this), poor treatment of optimality, physics of
ecology, soils, energy transfer between trophic levels, nutrient cycles.
Some errors of detail in the text, no problems for students to work, little
raw data and discussion of methods. Style too conversational, not rigorous
compared to other books used in the class, not enough detail, examples
sometimes "all over the place", large numbers of case studies obscure the
main point of the text, too simplistic (e.g., graphs do not have error
bars), some topics out of sequence from a pedagogical point of view.
4. Some respondents stressed it was a good book for an introductory class,
but lacked the depth and detail for more advanced classes.
5. I received the page proofs of the second edition of Molles from
McGraw-Hill. Three chapters on behaviorial ecology, population genetics and
natural selection, and life histories have been added, which I imagine
increases the coverage of evolution lacking in the first edition.
6. In my investigation of textbooks, I visited the ESA EdWeb Ecology Course
Syllabus Exchange
(http://www.science.widener.edu/~grant/esa/ecosyllabi.html) to get a sense
of what texts people were using for intro ecology classes. I recommend
this website to anyone investigating text books and ideas for teaching
ecology.
Once again, thanks to everyone for their responses.
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson (Laurel J. Anderson)
Department of Horticulture
Pennsylvania State University
103 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802-4200 USA
Phone: 814-865-0697
Fax: 814-863-6139
lja3@psu.edu
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:32:01 -0600
From: Janet Sproull/RMRS/USDAFS <jsproull@FS.FED.US>
Subject: Call for Papers: 7th Annual World Wilderness Congress Special Sessi
n
on Technology and Wilderness
Call for Papers: 7th Annual World Wilderness Congress Special Session on
Technology and Wilderness
We would like to host a special session on technology and wilderness for
the upcoming World Wilderness Congress being held in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa on November 2-8, 2001. Abstracts will be solicited for the special
session under the following topics:
(1) Instructional technology and wilderness management education, training,
and learning (e.g., technology and distance education, staff training,
program development, and online learning);
(2) Technological advancements in wilderness study and research (e.g., data
collection techniques, sampling procedures, and analytical methods);
(3) Geographic information systems applications in wilderness management
and planning (e.g., global positioning systems, spatial analysis, remote
sensing, software development and programming);
(4) Other applications of technology in wilderness management and research.
Please direct your inquiries and submit your abstracts (500 words or less)
via fax, email, or regular mail by June 1, 2001 to one of the following:
For topics #1 and #2 (instructional technology and technological
advancements in wilderness study)
Michael Tarrant
1-309 Warnell School of Forest Resources
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2152
Tel: (706) 583-0901
Fax: (706) 542-7917
Email: michael_tarrant@hotmail.com
For topics #3 and #4 (GIS and other applications)
Rob Porter
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6555
Tel: (706) 542-6551
Fax: (706) 542-7917
Email: rporter@coe.uga.edu
For general information on the WWC7, visit their web-site at
www.worldwilderness.org. We hope to see you in Port Elizabeth.
--------------------------
Janet Sproull
406/542-4198
jsproull@fs.fed.us
--------------------------
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:03:16 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Additional budget information available on the ESA website,
and via ESANEWS
You can also find budget information on the public affairs section of the
Ecological Society of America's website.
Those who subscribe to ESA's other listserver, ESA News, will note that the
April 20th edition had a summary of budget numbers. If you are not a
subscriber to ESA News, you can find the info on the web at: <<
http://esa.sdsc.edu/042001.htm >>
Public Affairs Staff will be writing a chapter for the upcoming Federal R&D
budget run down which is published each year by the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ESA's chapter will focus on an
analysis of ecological and biological research funding. Once this chapter
is published, we will post a notice to Ecolog and ESA News to let people kno
.
Also, members will soon receive the spring edition of the ESA newsletter,
NewSource, which will include a summary of ecological research and
development funding in the federal budget.
-Alison
___________________
Alison Gillespie
Public Affairs Officer
Ecological Society of America
1707 H Street NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
202-833-8773 ext 211
alison@esa.org
fax: 202-833-8775
http://esa.sdsc.edu
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 06:58:56 -0700
From: Malia Somerville <somervil@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Message Formatting Please
On that same note, if you're posting a job opeing
please include the title or type of job in the subject
line. It would help those of us who are looking weed
out the positions we may or may not be qualified
for/interested in.
Thanks,
Malia Somerville
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
--- Kristie Liptak Gianopulos
<kgiano@CHUMA.CAS.USF.EDU> wrote:
> As one looking for a job right now, and restricted
> to my
> local area, I strongly second the note on placing
> the
> geographical location of the open job position
> announced in the
> message, preferrably in the subject line of the
> message.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Kristie Gianopulos
> Dept. of Biology, SCA110
> University of South Florida
> 4202 E. Fowler Ave
> Tampa, FL 33620
>
> (813)974-3250
> ***************************
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have noticed that folks posting to the list seem
> to be a little =
> > "geo-centrist", "confre-centrist", or
> "institutio-centrist" in their =
> > posts. As much as I would like to say that I am
> familiar with every =
> > acronym, geographic area, and institution
> mentioned on the list, I am not. =
> > If I could just ask that folks include the full
> name of their conference, =
> > congressional act, organization, school, term,
> etc. I think that it would =
> > benefit us all. We have a diverse group of folks
> out there who may not =
> > have the same familiarity with a subject than the
> poster does. So please, =
> > lets try to include as many folks as possible in
> the conversation by =
> > spelling things out. I don't know how many times
> I have had to look at a =
> > mailing address or footer information to find out
> information that has =
> > been assumed in the body of the message,
> particularly in job postings. =
> > For those, putting the organization, position name
> and geographic location =
> > (town/state) would be very useful.
> >
> > This is not meant as a dig at anyone in
> particular, but as a general =
> > thought on how we can get our message out in the
> best way.
> >
> > Thanks to everyone who participates whether
> actively or by just sitting =
> > in. The list has proven to be a valuable resource
> for me, and I know for =
> > others as well. Keep up the good work!
> >
> > Thanks and take care,
> >
> > Dan Davis
> > Fisheries Biologist
> > The Louis Berger Group
> > Needham MA (Boston)
> >
>
> ***************************
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:19:43 +0200
From: Brian Lucas <lucas@GRIDA.NO>
Subject: Arctic Monitoring and Research-Project Directory
If you would like to find out 'who is doing what' in Arctic research and
monitoring, and/or inform others of your activities in Arctic science,
you may be interested in the AMAP Project Directory:
http://www.amap.no/pd2000.htm
This public domain resource was set up to assist the Arctic Monitoring
and Assessment Programme (AMAP) to identify monitoring and research
projects that might be relevant to its assessment activities (for more
information about AMAP, see http://www.amap.no).
The on-line database currently includes information about some 200-plus
projects/programmes of Arctic research/monitoring, throughout the
circumpolar Arctic area. Whilst a few information fields are directed at
AMAP needs, this database is by no means restricted to 'AMAP
environmental monitoring projects.' Projects registered to date also
cover such fields as biological and biological effects studies, climate
change research, UV/ozone, geology, oceanography, remote sensing, data
management, mapping and GIS, laboratory studies, resource exploitation,
socio-cultural research projects, etc.
Please feel free to take a few minutes to check out the AMAP PD database,
and if you would like to add information about your own work you are
most welcome to do so. The PD includes a simple to use on-line
registration system that is specifically designed to allow information
to be cut and pasted in from available electronic documents (project
proposals, etc.), it includes only a few mandatory information items
so you can be as brief or as detailed as you like.
Any comments you may have about the system and suggestions for its
future extension are also very welcome. Please address these to:
Simon Wilson
Deputy Executive Secretary
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Tel: +31/10466-2989
Fax: +31/10466-2989
e-mail: s.wilson@inter.nl.net
Internet: http://www.amap.no
AMAP Secretariat
PO Box 8100 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo
Norway
Tel: +47/2324-1635
Fax: +47/2267-6706
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 09:14:41 -0400
From: Mary McLean <placeme@PAULSMITHS.EDU>
Subject: Post your job opportunities at Paul Smith's College
I would like to invite and encourage anyone with Job Openings for graduates
or students of our B.S. majors in Natural Resources, as well as our A.A.S.
majors in Environmental Sciences, to use our internet posting service.
Below is the directions. Please contact me for the password. I can be
reached at placeme@paulsmiths.edu.
Jobs are not only posted to our website, but also are put on our Job Boards,
kept on file in our Job Binders and mailed out to our job seeking alumni who
do not have access to the internet.
To Post a Job on our Website
The Paul Smith's College job posting service is a fully automated system
which, we feel, will make the process more efficient and rewarding not only
for you but for PSC students and alums seeking job
opportunities. If you need any assistance with this, don't hesitate to
contact us:
Mary McLean, Placement
Officer
E-mail:
mcleanm@paulsmiths.edu
Phone (518) 327-6217
STEP 1:Go to www.paulsmiths.edu
STEP 2:On the left-hand side (green highlighted area) select Job
Opportunities
STEP 3:From this page select Employer's Page
STEP 4:On the Employer's Page, it will ask you for a password. The password
is _______________ (lower case - no spaces) (Please contact me for the
password. I can be reached at placeme@paulsmiths.edu. )
STEP 5: From here you will fill out the registration form. This is a
one-time step, and the first thing you must do or you won't be able to post
jobs. When registering, pick an alias which you can easily remember because
you will use it often. Also enter your email address, as you will need it to
receive your computer-generated password. This is a random alphanumeric
series which no one should have to remember, so after registering and
obtaining your password, the next thing you will probably want to do is to
change your password.
STEP 6: Select the option Post New Job at the bottom of the page. Also, this
is the page you will probably want to bookmark. You need your alias and
password to access this page. To save you some typing, some of the boxes on
this page will contain the information you supplied when registering. If you
wish, you can change any or all of the boxes. Job postings will run up to 60
days on our server, you will make that decision. Notice that the description
area permits HTML, allowing you to bold items, link to another page, import
a picture etc. If you don't know HTML then don't worry about it. You will
also get a chance to preview what you have entered as a double check. PLEASE
NOTE AFTER PREVIEWING YOUR JOB YOU MUST SELECT THE POST JOB OPTION TO POST
THE JOB ON THE NET!!!
The following links are at
the bottom of every page:
New Registration: As mentioned above, this is a one-time step, and the first
thing you must do - refer to STEP 5 above.
Change Password: It will make your life a whole lot easier if you exchange
that alphanumeric password we email to you with a nice short one which you
can easily remember.
Forgot My Password: This link should be used if you do forget or misplace
your password. You will need to enter your alias and original email address
(the one you used when registering) and the system will email you your
password.
List of Job Categories: Just a page showing the College's 15 job
classifications and the current number of jobs listed for each. If you wish
you can look at any job that either you or other employers have listed with
Paul Smith's College.
Post New Job: As mentioned above this is the page you will probably want to
bookmark. Read STEP 6 above for more information.
My Job Postings: This feature allows you to see all of the jobs which you
are currently offering. You may delete any or all of them at any time. Be
careful because the delete step is not reversible, but if you do delete
anything by accident then just repost the job again.
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:44:59 -0400
From: "Archer, Angie" <aarcher@DES.STATE.NH.US>
Subject: job: Biomonitoring Internships
Please relay to interested parties:
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is seeking 2
biologists to assist the Biomonitoring Program with all aspects of the
summer field season. These positions are full-time, temporary, paying
$7.63/hr, and lasting approximately 12 weeks. Applicants should be Biology
majors (or related) in 3rd or 4th year. Duties will include general stream
ecology assessments, fish collection, macroinvertebrate collection, field
chemistry, data entry, assisting with frog surveys, GIS/GPS, equipment
maintenance. The deadline is already upon us - please use the following link
to download a state application, and send it, along with a copy of college
transcripts to me at the address listed below. Applications must be received
by Friday, May 4th.
To download an Application for Employment in Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF), please click here
<http://www.state.nh.us/das/personnel/stateapp.pdf>. The Application i
also
available for download in Word format <employment/state_application.doc>
.
Angela K. Archer, Biomonitoring Coordinator
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH
03302-0095
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:35:33 +0200
From: Brian Lucas <lucas@GRIDA.NO>
Subject: Interactive Map of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Interactive Map of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:47:24 -0000
From: Grace Bottitta <gracebottitta@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: 8th International Waterfowl&Wetlands Symposium:Preliminary agenda
The 8th International Waterfowl and Wetlands Symposium: The Waterfowl
Legacy: Links to Watershed Health
Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited
Washington D. C., July 20 through 22, 2001. For more information, contact
Brenda Carlson,
Ducks Unlimited, One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, Tennessee 38120, (901)
758-3707, bcarlson@ducks.org or visit
http://www.ducks.org/conservation/symposium_2001.asp.
Preliminary Agenda
8th International Waterfowl & Wetlands Symposium
July 20-22, 2001
Washington, D.C.
Symposium Chair: John Tomke
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Field Trip
Thursday, 19 July 2001
12:00-9:00 pm
Wetlands & Watershed Health: Benefits to All
Friday, 20 July 2001
1:00 pm
Chair: Don Young; Executive Vice President, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Ecosystems in Balance: Wetlands & Watershed Conservation
Don Young, Executive Vice President, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Wetlands & Watersheds: A National Responsibility
TBA
Healthy Balance?: Watershed Health and Condition
What is the state of watershed health?
Bob Wayland; Director of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, US EPA
Balancing the Demands: Land-use versus Ecosystem Health
The dead-zone: direct effects of land-use on watershed health
Bill Mitsch, Professor, Ohio State University
Western Boreal Forest Initiative
Brian Gray, Director of Conservation Programs, DU Canada; Gary Stewart,
Manager of Conservation Programs, Western Boreal Forest Region, DU Canada;
Fritz Reid, Director of Conservation Planning, Western Region, DU, Inc.
Achieving the Balance: Watershed and Landscape Level Planning
Cross-border planning in the Great Lakes Watershed
Bob Hoffman, Director of Conservation Programs, Great Lakes/Atlantic Region,
DU, Inc.; Bob Clay, Manager of Field Operations, Barrie ON, DU Canada
Conservation planning in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Charles Baxter, Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture Coordinator, USFWS
Systems Out of Balance: Watershed Partnerships and Conservation
Partnerships: the key to large-scale watershed restoration
Jim Sedell, InterDeputy, Water Coordinator, USFS
Water Quality, Human Health, and Wetland Conservation - Walkerton, Ontario
Jamie Fortune, Director of Regional Operations, Ontario, DU Canada
Western Water Issue
State Agency Representative, TBA
The Everglades Project
Major General Hans Van Winkle, Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of
Engineers:
Welcome Reception & NAWMP 15th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, 20July 2001
7:00 pm
NAWMP: How Are We Doing?
Saturday, 21July 2001
8:00 am
Chair: David Smith, Director, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, USFWS
Organizer: Keith McKnight, Conservation Programs Specialist, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc.
Current Context of Waterfowl Habitat Conservation
Rollie Sparrowe, President, Wildlife Management Institute
Status of North American Waterfowl: Populations Status & Trends
Pintails
Karla Guyn, Conservation Programs Biologist, IWWR Canada; and others
Scaup
Mike Anderson, Director, IWWR Canada; and Stuart Slattery, Research
Scientist, IWWR Canada
Seaducks
Jean-Pierre Savard, Canadian Wildlife Service
Light Geese
Jim Kelley, Office of Migratory Bird Management, USFWS; and others
NAWMP in Breeding Areas
Jim Ringelman, Director of Conservation Programs, Great Plains Region, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc.; and others
NAWMP in Non-Breeding Areas
Ken Reinecke, Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS; Mark Petrie, IWWR, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc.; John Eadie, Professor, University of California - Davis
An Expanded Vision
Strengthening the Biological Foundation
Mike Anderson, Director, IWWR Canada
Conservation of Landscapes (Case Studies)
Cross-border Planning and Implementation in the Coteau
Pat Kehoe, Manager of Conservation Programs, DU Canada; Jeff Nelson,
Director of Operations, Great Plains Region, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Jim
Ringleman, Director of Conservation Programs, Great Plains Region, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc.
Central Valley
Mark Petrie, Assisstant Director IWWR, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; John Eadie,
Professor, University of California - Davis; Mike Eicholz, Central Valley
Joint Venture Evaluation Coordinator
Session Chair Smith will note that the "Broadened Partnerships" prong of the
expanded NAWMP vision will be addressed in the Panel Discussion at the end
of the day.
Challenges Ahead
Future of NAWMP in Mexico
SEMARNAT Representative, TBA
Future of NAWMP in the U.S. and Canada
Alan Wentz, Group Manager for Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited, Inc;
Brian Gray, Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited Canada
DU-Ramsar Luncheon Event
Saturday, 21July 2001
12:15 pm
Signing of the DU/Ramsar Agreement
The Future of Waterfowl
Saturday, 21 July 2001
1:15 pm
Chair: Rod Fowler, Executive Vice President, Ducks Unlimited Canada
Organizer: Steve Adair, Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited,
Inc.
The Future of Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation
Director of the USFWS, TBA
Status of Waterfowl Science and Management Programs in N.A. Universities
Rick Kaminski, Professor, Mississippi State University
Federal Funding for Conservation
U.S. Congressman, TBA
Legislative Opportunities in Canada
Canadian Minister of the Environment or Representative
The Private Side of Conservation
TBA
Current State of Adaptive Harvest Management
Byron Ken Williams, USGS, Cooperative Wildlife Research Units
The Changing Face of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture Representative, TBA
The Future of Agriculture in Canada
Canadian Ministry of Agriculture Representative, TBA
Ducks Unlimited's Conservation Plan
Dr. Bruce Batt, Chief Biologist, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Panel Discussion: How Will Waterfowl Conservation Operate Within All-Bird
Conservation?
Panel Chair - Rod Fowler
Panel
DU - Ken Babcock, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. USFWS - Seth Mott, USFWS DBHC
Canada - Art Martell, Canadian NABCI Mexico - Humberto Berlanga, Mexican
NABCI
State -Steve Miller, Wisconsin DNR Joint Venture - Greg Esslinger, Gulf
Coast JV
Session IV - Beyond North America
Sunday 22 July 2001
8:00 am
Chair: TBA
Organizers: Bruce Batt, Chief Biologist, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Montserrat
Carbonell, Director of Latin American and Caribbean Program, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc.
Ramsar: a Framework for the World's Countries for International Wetlands
Conservation
Delmar Blasco, Secretary General, Ramsar Bureau
Putting North American Waterfowl and Wetlands Management in a World
Perspective
Mike Smart, Consultant; Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Head of Wildlife Section, MALMR,
Trinidad & Tobago
Connecting Wetlands in the Western Hemisphere: A Shorebird Example
Jim Corven, Director of WHSRN, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences;
William C. (Chuck) Hunter, Southeast Region Non-Game Coordinator, USFWS;
Eric Hansen, Office National de la Chasse et la Fauna Sauvage, French Guyana
Flyway Initiatives
Gerard Boere, Wetlands International
Waterfowl Conservation in Australia
Anne Jensen, Wetland CARE Australia
Building Wetlands Conservation Capacity in Developing Countries
Gilberto Cintron, USFWS
RESERVA: Past Accomplishments and Future Plans
Eduardo Carrera, Director of Operations, Ducks Unlimited de Mexico
Water Quality and its Impact on Wetland Diversity in Latin America
Gonzalo Castro, World Bank
Building Support for North American Waterfowl Conservation in Latin America
Montse Carbonell, Director of Latin American and Caribbean Program, Ducks
Unlimited, Inc.
Closing Remarks
TBA
Luncheon & Closing
Sunday, 22July 2001
12:00 noon
_________________________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:04:49 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: The ESA's response to Smithsonian's proposal to get out of the
research business.
Dear ESA Member:
You may have heard about the recent announcement by the Smithsonian
Institution to close the Conservation and Research Center, located near
Front Royal, Virginia. The Ecological Society of America, along with some
20 other organizations, is working to reverse that decision. ESA and
others met recently with Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) who is also working
hard to convince Smithsonian Director Lawrence Small and others that it
would be a tremendous mistake to close the Center. The Society has sent a
letter opposing closure of the Center (http://esa.sdsc.edu/CRC.htm) and as
a scientist and a constituent, you also have an opportunity to weigh in on
the fate of CRC.
Consider writing a letter on the merits of CRC and urge that it remains
open. Your letter should be directed and sent to Secretary Small and a
copy of your letter should be sent to:
- your representative and senators (especially if you are a Virginia
resident or if you have representation on the House or Senate Interior
Appropriations Subcommittees) To locate your representative and senators,
visit http://www.visi.com/juan/congress
In addition, if you have time and interest, it would also be helpful to
send copies of your letter to:
- the Smithsonian Board of Regents
- the two Chairs of the Senate and House Interior Appropriations
Subcommittees (Sen. Burns (R-MT) and Rep. Skeen (R-NM))
- Dennis O'Connor, Undersecretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution and
Lucy Spelman, Director, National Zoological Park
Below you will find background information on the situation, key points
about the Center, and a list of all mailing addresses. Please send a copy
of your letters to Congressman Frank Wolf, as well as to Nadine Lymn, ESA
Director of Public Affairs (both addresses are also below).
==============================================================
BACKGROUND
Smithsonian Institution Secretary, Lawrence Small recently announced plans
to close the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center, a 3,200-acre
field station near Front Royal, Virginia. Closure of CRC will eliminate
most of the science at the National Zoo, including programs in marine
mammal biology, molecular genetics, small population genetic management,
migratory birds, field ecology, GIS and remote sensing, animal behavior,
monitoring and assessment of biodiversity programs, and conservation
biology (including long-term ecological field studies in the US and abroad).
The science reorganization is being lead by the Undersecretary for Science,
Dr. Dennis O'Connor. Although CRC received strong endorsements from three
external peer reviews conducted during the past 10 years, no such review
took place before the announcement to shut down the field station, and no
information was provided on the scientific criteria used to evaluate CRC's
conservation and science programs. Restructuring of the Smithsonian's
science programs will be a focal point of the upcoming meeting on May 8,
2001 of the Institution's Board of Regents.
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) has written Director Small urging him to reverse his
decision and questioning how research conducted at the sprawling CRC
facility could take place at the Zoo's limited space in Washington,
DC. House Science Committee Chair Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) has also
written Director Small strongly arguing against closing the Center.
ABOUT THE CENTER (www.si.edu/crc):
- Twenty-five years old, CRC is a unique 3,200-acre campus, field station
and training facility which advances endangered species recovery of over 40
species of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Among CRC's successes are the
black-footed ferret, once listed as extinct, and the Mojave Desert Turtle
now being restored by CRC scientists to the American West.
- CRC has provided intensive conservation training to more than 3,000
individuals from over 80 nations, many of whom are now conservation leaders
in their own countries. CRC also has active biodiversity programs and
connections in the U.S. and in over 60 countries including Mexico, Canada,
and South Africa.
- CRC uses cutting-edge technologies, from biomedicine to Geographic
Information Systems to study and help save endangered species. CRC is a
partner with both federal agencies such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, and private organizations such as The Nature Conservancy.
- Thousands of students and teachers participate in CRC conservation
programs, an outdoor forest laboratory now established at 24 schools in
Virginia, with plans to expand to other states. Hundreds of urban youth
come to CRC each summer to experience nature and interact with CRC scientist
.
MAILING ADDRESSES:
SMITHSONIAN STAFF:
Lawrence Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 100 Jefferson
Dr., SW, Washington, DC 20560
Dennis O'Connor, Undersecretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution, 100
Jefferson Dr., SW Washington, DC 20560
Lucy Spelman, Director, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF REGENTS:
Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1
First St., NE
Washington, DC 20543
Vice President Richard Cheney, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Rep. Robert T. Matsui, 2308 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20515 (D-CA)
Rep. Ralph Regula, 2306 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515
(R-OH)
Rep. Sam Johnson, 1030 Longworth House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515
(R-TX)
Senator Thad Cochran, 326 Russell Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (R-MS)
Senator Bill Frist, 416 Russell Senate Office Blng., Washington, DC 20510
(R-TN)
Senator Patrick Leahy,433 Russell Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (D-VT)
Anne d'Harnoncourt, Director, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin
Parkway & 26th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Dr. Manuel L. Ibanez, 7737 Starnberg Lake Dr.,Corpus Christi, TX 78413-5288
Dr. Walter Massey, President, Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive, SW,
Atlanta, GA 30314
Dr. Homer A. Neal, Director, ATLAS Project at Univ. of Michigan, Physics
Dept., 375 West Hall
2477 Randall Lab, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120
Howard H. Baker, Jr., 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20090
Alan Spoon, 7300 Loch Edin Ct., Potomac, MD 20854-4835
Hanna H. Gray, SS Box 109, Harry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Prof.
Emeritus, Dept. of History
501 South Ellis Ave., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
Barber B. Conable, Jr., The World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washington, DC 2043
Wesley S. Williams, Jr., 7706 Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20090
SENATE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE:
Chair, Senator Conrad Burns, 187 Dirksen Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (R-MT)
Senator Pete Domenici, 328 Hart Senate Office Blng., Washington, DC 20510
(R-NM)
Senator Robert Bennett, 431 Dirksen Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (R-UT)
Senator Judd Gregg, 393 Senate Russell Office Blng., Washington, DC 20510
(R-NH)
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, 380 Russell Senate Office Blng.,
Washington, DC 20510 (R-CO)
Senator Robert Byrd, 311 Hart Senate Office Blng., Washington, DC 20510
(D-WVA)
Senator Ernest Hollings, 125 Russell Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (D-SC)
Senator Harry Reid, 528 Hart Senate Office Blng., Washington, DC 20510 (D-N
)
Senator Byron Dorgan, 713 Hart Senate Office Blng., Washington, DC 20510
(D-ND)
Senator Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (D-CA)
Senator Patty Murray, 173 Russell Senate Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20510 (D-WA)
HOUSE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE:
Rep. Joe Skeen, 2302 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515 (R-NM
Rep. Jim Kolbe, 2266 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515 (R-AZ
Rep. Charles Taylor, 231 Cannon House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515
(R-NC)
Rep. George Nethercutt, 223 Cannon House Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20515 (R-WA)
Rep. Zach Wamp, 423 Cannon House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515 (R-TN)
Rep. Jack Kingston. 1034 Longworth House Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20515 (R-GA)
Rep. Norman Dicks, 2467 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515
(D-WA)
Rep. John Peterson, 307 Cannon House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515 (R-
A)
Rep. John Murtha, 2423 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515 (D-
A)
Rep. James P. Moran, 2306 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington, DC 20515
(D-VA)
Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey, 2431 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20515 (D-NY)
Rep. Martin Olav Sabo, 2336 Rayburn House Office Blng., Washington,
DC 20515 (D-MN)
VIRGINIA DELEGATION:
Rep. Frank Wolf, 241 Cannon Building, Washington, DC 20515 (R-VA)
Senator John Warner, 225 Russell Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 (R-VA)
Senator George Allen, Russell Senate Office Building, Room 204, Washington,
D.C. 20510 (R-VA)
To find the mailing addresses for other Representatives and Senators, visit
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress
Copy to: Nadine Lymn, ESA Director of Public Affairs, 1707 H St., NW, #400,
Washington, DC 20006.
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:09:20 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Ecological Restoration Specialist, Martha's Vineyard, summer
Ecological Restoration Specialist, The Trustees of Reservations,
Martha's Vineyard, MA. June 1- end of September.
RESP: carrying out restoration projects under the supervision of our
Ecology Planner, assisting with prescribed burning preparation and
implementation, working on research and stewardship projects
islands-wide.
QUAL: strong knowledge of chain saw safety and use, experience with
equipment maintenance, certification in first aid/CPR, strong leadership
and communication skills, and experience in restoration projects and
prescribed burning.
Housing may be available. $11/hr. 40 hrs./wk. Send resume & 3 refs
to: Lloyd Raleigh, Islands Regional Ecologist, P.O. Box 2106, Vineyard
Haven, MA 02568; 508/693-7662; fax 508/693-7717; islands@ttor.org;
www.thetrustees.org.
A variety of other summer positions (gatehouse staff, ranger) may be
found at The Trustees' Martha's Vineyard website,
www.vineyard.net/org/trustees.
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:06:02 -0400
From: Stephen Layman <slayman@2NATURE.ORG>
Subject: Second Nature Midwest Regional Workshop
* * * Apologies for Duplicate Postings * * *
Second Nature
Midwest Regional Workshop
Shaping a Sustainable Future: Best Practices in Higher Education
June 7-10, 2001
Waycross Conference Center
Morgantown, Indiana
"Design is more than how we make things--it is how we make things that fit
harmoniously in an ecological, cultural and moral context. Second Nature's
Midwest Regional Workshop will give you a new perspective on how design is a
part of your work as an administrator, faculty, staff or student."
--Dr. David Orr, Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin
College
Attend this exciting workshop to promote your campus sustainability
activities and to acquire resources and strategies to increase their impact.
Leave feeling inspired and energized having strengthened connections with
colleagues from your campus and built relationships with peers from other
institutions across the U.S. One special focus of this workshop will be
sustainable design and the unique teaching and learning opportunities design
initiatives can provide for administrators, faculty, staff and students.
WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS
Scheduled Presenters include renowned leaders in sustainability
--> ANTHONY CORTESE - sharing a vision of sustainability in higher educat
on
--> DIANE DILLON-RIDGLEY - presenting a global perspective on how to fost
r
institutional transformation by creating leadership
--> HILLARY BROWN - outlining high performance design and the practical
concerns and opportunities involved with building projects
--> WILLIAM McDONOUGH - discussing sustainable design and the broader
implications for climate change and our health
Poster Session
Workshop participants are requested to present posters depicting their
campus activities. Posters provide an engaging and creative mechanism for
participants to share their efforts and provide an important context for
conversations throughout the entire workshop.
Team Application Time and Resources
Workshop location and format facilitate reflection and application of the
workshop content. Interactive presentations and experiential exercises have
been designed to provide teams with opportunities to meet productively.
Materials have been developed to be useful during the workshop and once
participants return to their campuses.
Concurrent Roundtables
There are designated times for participants to organize or attend sessions
on topics that are not outlined in the formal agenda. Do you... Have a
teaching technique that you want to share? ...Need feedback on a new project
that you want to implement? ...Want to learn more about a specific success
mentioned during the workshop? These breakout sessions are your
opportunities to share or acquire this information.
Networking
Throughout the workshop, we have structured formal and informal
opportunities for teams and individuals to exchange information and ideas.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The deadline to receive a discount on your registration fee is May 10, 2001.
Space is limited so don't delay. For detailed information on the workshop,
please visit http://www.secondnature.org or contact
workshops@secondnature.org.
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:55:54 -0400
From: Laurie Wunder <Laurie_Wunder@FWS.GOV>
Subject: Botany Internship Announcemnt
BOTANY INTERNSHIP - READVERTISED
1 position beginning on or around June 4, 2001 through August 24, 2001.
Conduct upland forest and wetland vegetation surveys at Lake Umbagog
National Wildlife Refuge, in northern New Hampshire.
Lake Umbagog NWR is located in a remote setting in the northern White
Mountains of New Hampshire, without public transportation to services. A
personal vehicle essential. 40 hrs/ week including some weekends and
holidays. $200 weekly stipend. Dormitory housing provided.
Position will remain open until filled. Request announcement and
application from Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 240,
Errol, NH 03579-0240; telephone (603) 482-3415; Email:
laurie_wunder@fws.gov.
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:35:30 -0400
From: Kevin Hutton <khutton@NCSEONLINE.ORG>
Subject: Report of 1st National Conference on Science,
Policy & the Environment Released. Hill Briefings Scheduled
Washington, APRIL 23, 2001
REPORT PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS OF FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE,
POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
EXPERTS SAY NEW APPROACHES ARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE AND EXPEDITE
ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONMAKING
LANDMARK REPORT TO BE RELEASED ON EARTH DAY BRIEFINGS SCHEDULED FOR
CAPITOL HILL AND IN AGENCIES
HTML VERSION is here: http://www.cnie.org/updates/97.htm
On Earth Day 2001, the National Council for Science and the Environment
(NCSE) is releasing a report reflecting the views of many of the
nation s leading environmental scientists and decisionmakers calling for
major changes in the relationship between science and environmental
policy. The report emphasizes the need for Îsignificant¼ investment in
new approaches to science and for changes in governmental organization
to address Îserious voids¼ that impede efforts to acquire and translate
scientific knowledge.
The report, which offers specific recommendations for improving the
scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking, is based on
deliberations by more than 450 scientists, policymakers, and
stakeholders from a broad range of disciplines, interests, and locales.
The group was convened late last year as the first National Conference
on Science, Policy, and the Environment. NCSE asked participants to
assess the current state of environmental decisionmaking in the United
States and to advise the incoming Administration and the new Congress on
needed improvements. The results are contained in a new report entitled
"Recommendations for Improving the Scientific Basis for Environmental
Decisionmaking," which can be found at www.cnie.org/2000conference
Printed copies are available from NCSE: staff@NCSEonline.org or
202-530-5810.
NCSE has scheduled a series of briefings to present the report:
* Wednesday April 25 at the National Science Foundation
* A Capitol Hill press briefing Thursday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m.,
chaired by NCSE President Ambassador Richard Benedick, and featuring
remarks by members of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
* Friday April 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the Science Committee Hearing Room
2325 Rayburn House Office Building, for Congressional staff and
interested public
* At a date and location to be determined for Senate staff and
interested public
* May 18 at the National Academy of Sciences
To arrange for a briefing for your organization, contact Rob Viehl at
202-530-5810; staff@NCSEonline.org
REPORT PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS OF FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE,
POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The report addresses the environmental challenges now facing our society
through a detailed set of recommendations compiled by 14 expert working
groups that met during the conference. Among the issues deliberated
were:
* Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health
* Environmental Implications of Biotechnology
* Environmental Indicators
* Federal Government Structure
* Global Environmental Change
* Higher Education
* Human Health and the Environment
* Information Systems
* Invasive Species
* Pollution Prevention/Waste Management
* Population and the Environment
* Public Education
* Sustainable Communities
* Sustainable Resource Management
A New Interdisciplinary Science of Sustainability
The report calls for a new interdisciplinary science of sustainability
that integrates:
* Economic Security
* Ecological Integrity, and
* Social Equity.
Sustainability Science seeks to improve upon the substantial, but still
limited, understanding of nature-society interactions. It aims to
provide a better understanding of the complex dynamic interactions
between human society and nature so that the alarming trends towards
increasing vulnerability are reversed. Achieving sustainability will
not only require changes in scientific collaborations and mindsets, but
also changes in the institutions that fund and communicate science.
New Entities Would Encourage Collaboration and Communication
In addition to various programs recommended for development by key
players such as the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of
Sciences/National Research Council, and the Environmental Protection
Agency, the report also advocates forming new or reinvigorated entities,
including:
* a National Environmental Information Infrastructure that would
support intensified public information, education, and training on
environmental issues,
* a Bureau of Environmental Statistics, analogous to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, that would provide periodic Îstate-of-the-science¼
reports on key environmental issues,
* a Joint Committee on the Environment in the U.S. Congress, analogous
to the Joint Economic Committee,
* a resurrected Office of Technology Assessment,
* Policy Centers within all federal science and resource management
agencies.
In addition to the clear need for additional funding and programs, the
report also addresses how possible savings in both time and money could
be realized. For instance, the report discusses how crucial it is to
identify and coordinate the missions and activities of the numerous
governmental, quasi-governmental, and nongovernmental organizations
involved in environmental decisionmaking to avoid duplication of effort
and to create synergy. Further, the report asserts that Îthe breadth,
depth, and diversity of the scientific specialties involved make
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches essential.¼
Underscored throughout the report is the contention that sound
environmental decisionmaking is dependent on Îan effective interface
between scientists and policymakers and the reliable and timely
translation of information and views between the two communities.¼ The
report further emphasizes Îthe need for science-based education at every
level of society if the general public and their elected public
officials are to make informed, effective, and timely decisions.¼
Conference video tapes available from NCSE
Copies of video tapes from the conference, including the John H. Chafee
Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment, presented by Nobel
Laureates F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina, are available for $20
each from NCSE Ä see www.cnie.org/2000conference/tapes or contact
staff@NCSEonline.org for details.
For copies of the report, more detailed information on briefings, and
assistance in scheduling briefings or interviews, contact:
David Blockstein at david@cnie.org and (202) 530-5810, ext. 205,
Rob Viehl at staff@ncseonline.org and (202) 530-5810 or
Deborah Strauss at dstrausslynch@aol.com and (202) 530-5810 or (301)
229-3123.
On December 6 and 7, 2001, the National Museum of Natural History of
the Smithsonian Institution and the National Council for Science and the
Environment will host the second National Conference on Science, Policy
and the Environment, with a theme of Sustainable Communities: Science
and Solutions.
Additional information about other activities of NCSE is available at
www.cnie.org
--
Kevin Hutton, Webmaster
National Council for Science and the Environment
1725 K St. NW Suite 212 Washington, DC 20006
http://www.cnie.org
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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:00:07 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Toxicologist
Company: NSF International
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3588
Title: Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Company: Diagnostic Products Corp.
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3589
Title: Senior Economist - CGE Modelling
Company: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3590
Title: Coordinator, Alternative Farming Systems Informati
Company: National Agricultural Library
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3591
Title: Administrator
Company: Sustainability Network and Lourie & Love Inc.
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3593
Title: Web Editor
Company: Environmental Working Group
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3594
Title: Science Horizons Intern
Company: Science Horizons - Environment Canada and Sarnia Lambton Industrial
Society
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3595
Title: Policy Analyst, Climate Change
Company: Center for Clean Air Policy
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3596
Title: Lower Grand River Watershed Stewardship Coordinato
Company: Lower Grand River Land Trust
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3597
Title: Zoological Information Scientist
Company: Association for Biodiversity Information
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=3598
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 23 Apr 2001 to 24 Apr 2001
There are 15 messages totalling 800 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. volunteer wildlife technician(s) needed, summer-fall, National Bison
Range, MT
2. Postdoc: Environmental Science Research Center, Indiana U: stable isoto
e
studies
3. nicotine concentration (2)
4. summer internship in Soil Ecology/Biogeochemistry, Johns Hopkins Univ.
5. Summer Courses at Flathead Lake Biological Station, Montana
6. Health Risk Assessment Course
7. Towards a general theory of biodiversity
8. Fw: Job Announcement: Climate Change Project Director
9. gw: Greenhouse gases main reason for quicker northern winter warming
10. CRC web site
11. Summer Employment in Florida
12. Job: Wildlife ecology, OSU, tenure-track
13. CO2 enrichment
14. road drift
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:30:34 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: volunteer wildlife technician(s) needed, summer-fall,
National Bison Range, MT
Volunteer Wildlife Technician(s) Needed
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*************************
Volunteers are needed to assist in an investigation of ungulate foraging
behavior under the risk of predation by cougars on the National Bison Range
(Moiese, Montana).
Applicants must be able to collect detailed field observations while working
long hours under difficult field conditions. The position will provide an
excellent opportunity to learn and/or gain practical experience in:
radio-telemetry, behavioral observation, orienteering, tracking, vegetation
& fecal sampling. Prior experience in these areas is preferred but not
necessary. I am seeking highly motivated individuals with a willingness and
dedication to learn/improve these skills while actively contributing to a
research project.
Primary responsibilities will include: collecting data on ungulate
(primarily deer & elk) foraging during long-term (>6 h) observations,
assisting in using radio-telemetry and tracking to collect data on cougars,
and collecting data on vegetation and other environmental variables.
Housing (shared cabin space, or tent site, with access to modern amenities)
and food will be provided while working on site. Applicants must have their
own vehicle (for travel to/from the study site), and be proficient in the
use of standard transmission 4WD vehicles (available while on the study
site). A MINIMUM time commitment of 2 MONTHS is required. A typical field
schedule involves working 5-10 days with 2-4 off. The schedule is flexible,
and a break longer than 4-days may be possible for local travel. A position
is available immediately, with others potentially available through ~1
October 2001. The number of positions offered is dependent on the length of
period volunteered by successful applicants. To apply, submit a letter with
proposed dates for volunteering, resume and immediate contact numbers for 3
references to:
David M. Choate
CO: National Bison Range
P. O. Box 502
Moiese, MT 59824
Or, by Email:
dchoate@cc.usu.edu
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David M. Choate
Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife & Ecology Center
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-5210
Email: dchoate@cc.usu.edu
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:32:01 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Postdoc: Environmental Science Research Center,
Indiana U: stable isotope studies
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER (ESRC)
& BIOGEOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES, INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Indiana University's ESRC seeks a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with
experience and interest in stable isotopic studies of soil/sediment
processes. Candidates must be independent thinkers, who can develop and
manage research in the area of stable isotope biogeochemistry and its
application to problems in environmental science. Ongoing projects
associated with this position focus on stable isotopic studies of methane
biogeochemistry in boreal wetland soils. The position is initially a
one-year appointment, renewable for an additional year, and is open
beginning July 1, 2001.
Responsibilities include conducting scholarly research, writing research
grants, presenting research at major conferences, writing articles for
peer-reviewed journals, and interacting with other ESRC and Biogeochemical
Laboratories faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. IU-Bloomington's
Biogeochemical Laboratories will serve as the base of laboratory activity.
It is an outstanding research facility that employs full-time technical
staff specializing in molecular and stable isotope research methods and
instrumentation. The facility provides extensive cryogenic distillation
systems, irmGC/MS systems and other isotope and molecular mass spectrometers
(for more detail browse to:
http://www.indiana.edu/~geosci/research/biogeochem/biogeochem.html#top
Candidates must be familiar with the techniques and instrumentation of
stable isotope biogeochemistry, and have earned a Ph.D. in Environmental
Chemistry, Earth Science, Soil Science or a related discipline. To apply,
submit a letter of interest, names and addresses of three professional
references, and a curriculum vita to Professor Jeffrey White, Environmental
Science Research Center, SPEA 410, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN,
47405. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are
encouraged to apply.
<<Postdoc ESRC Biogeo Announcement.txt>>
Marlys Shields
Editorial Assistant to Ronald A. Hites
Environmental Science & Technology
Indiana University - SPEA 410
T: 812/855-0193 F: 812/855-1076
marlshie@indiana.edu
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:00:37 -0500
From: Mike Swift <swift@STOLAF.EDU>
Subject: nicotine concentration
Hello,
If someone out there on the list knows the concentration of nicotine in
fresh tobacco leaves, I would appreciate it if you would share that
information with me. I have students trying to imitate tobacco plants in a
tobacco hornworm experiment.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike Swift
Michael C. Swift 507-646-3886
Biology Department swift@stolaf.edu
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Ave.
Northfield, MN 55057
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 11:38:32 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: summer internship in Soil Ecology/Biogeochemistry, Johns Hopkins Un
v.
Summer Internship in Soil Ecology/Biogeochemistry
We invited highly qualified and motivated juniors and seniors to apply
for an internship available at the Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University for the summer 2001. The student
will participate in an interdisciplinary research focusing on the role
of soil invertebrates in carbon cycling. The successful applicant will
be responsible for maintaining laboratory cultures of terrestrial
isopods, experimenting with various food substrates in controlled
feeding experiments, maintaining clean laboratory conditions, monitoring
the growth and behavior of organisms, and some dissection and
categorization of invertebrates. The intern will receive training and
mentoring on-site, but applicants should have at least one semester of
general chemistry, chemistry laboratory, and ecology or zoology. Basic
laboratory skills and a strong interest in experimental research are
also necessary.
Dates: June 15 to August 31 (flexible) Stipend: $1200 per month. We can
help with finding reasonable accommodation near the campus.
To apply, please send an email describing your training, experience and
interests, a list of the science courses you have taken (and grades
earned), and the names, phone numbers and emails of two references to:
Prof. Hope Jahren, jahren@jhu.edu or Dr. Katalin Szlavecz,
szlavecz@jhu.edu Deadline: May 7, 2001.
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218-2687 Fax: 410-516-7933
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:31:31 -0600
From: Sue Gillespie <sgill@SELWAY.UMT.EDU>
Subject: Summer Courses at Flathead Lake Biological Station, Montana
Join us at the Flathead Lake Biological Station of The University of Montana
for our 102nd Summer Session!
Check out our web page at www.umt.edu/biology/flbs
2001 Course Offerings
The Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) is a Center of Excellence of The
University of Montana.=A0 Operated year round as a research facility and
community information center, the Station offers an outstanding summer
academic
program for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.=A0 Researchers and
students live and study together in a pristine, mountain setting on the=
shores
of Flathead Lake, 85 miles north of Missoula, Montana.
We emphasize hands-on learning outside under the open sky, as opposed to
traditional college courses in lecture halls and stuffy laboratories.=A0=
Each
course involves multiple field trips to relevant sites within the Flathead
Basin, including Glacier National Park and the National Bison Range.=A0=
Hiking,
boating and outdoor scholarly fun are an everyday part of these novel
courses.=A0
Some overnight camping, often in backcountry settings, is done in most
classes.
Students and faculty live in cabins or in a modern dormitory on the=
Biological
Station grounds, where the mountains merge with the cool clear waters of
Flathead Lake.=A0 Our facilities are fantastic!!!!!=20
Backpacking into the wilderness areas and Glacier National Park typically
occupies most of the spare time of students and staff.=A0 The area is a
photographer's paradise and superb fishing delights the angler.=A0 Visitors
enjoy
swimming and boating on Flathead Lake and kayaking and canoeing on the=
rivers.
We offer 2-week and 4-week courses from June 11 - August 3, 2001, for 3-5
semester credits each.=20
Our courses are great for traditional and non-traditional students.=A0=
Courses
may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit or for audit (no credit).
2-Week Courses (Monday-Friday)
BIOL 453 Lake Ecology (6/11-6/22)=20
BIOL 455 Groundwater & Riparian Ecology (6/25-7/6)=20
BIOL 454 River Ecology (7/9-7/20)=20
BIOL 456 Aquatic Vertebrate Ecology & Conservation (7/23-8/3)=A0=20
4-Week Courses (Monday-Thursday)June 11-July 5 (classes will be held July 4)
BIOL 340-341 Ecology and Ecology Lab=20
BIOL 355 Ecology of Mammals=20
BIOL 495 Animal Behavior=20
July 9-August 2
BIOL 495 Field Ecology=20
BIOL 448 Terrestrial Plant Ecology
BIOL 449 Plant-Animal Interactions=20
8-Week Course
BIOL 494 Seminars in Ecology and Resource Management=20
Independent Research and Other Offerings at FLBS (Four or Eight Weeks)
BIOL 497 Research in Ecology (UG)=20
BIOL 499 Undergraduate Thesis (Senior Thesis)=20
BIOL 596 Research in Ecology (Grad)=20
Tuition and fees are $235 per credit for residents and nonresidents.=A0 Room
and
board is about $155 per week (all rates subject to change).=A0=20
For additional information about our summer academic session, please contact
Sue Gillespie
Assistant Director/Operations
Flathead Lake Biological Station
The University of Montana
311 Bio Station Lane
Polson, MT=A0 59860-9659
406-982-3301
sgill@selway.umt.edu
or visit our web page at
<http://www.umt.edu/biology/flbs>www.umt.edu/biology/flbs
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:27:09 +0100
From: WIT Course Information <courses@WESSEX.AC.UK>
Subject: Health Risk Assessment Course
Dear Colleague
Please find below details of a 3-Day Course on Health Risk
Assessment which will take place from 12-14 September 2001 at
Ashurst, Southampton, UK.
Full details can be viewed at
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/programmes/health_risk
If you are not the right point of contact for this material I apologise
and would appreciate you forwarding this to the correct person or
providing me with the contact details.
Sincerely
Jane Chantler
Course Secretariat
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
Health Risk Assessment
Presented by Dr Atul Salhotra
12-14 September 2001, at Ashurst, Southampton, UK
Organised by: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
FOR THE LATEST COURSE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/programmes/health_risk
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This three-day intermediate to advanced level course presents
steps required to calculate human health risk and risk based target
levels at a variety of contaminated sites. The course consists of an
overview of the advantages of risk assessment, risk based decision
making (RBDM), and risk based corrective action (RBCA) process
relative to the conventional approach of cleaning sites to empirical
levels. The course will include a discussion of the key policy
choices. All the commonly encountered complete routes of
exposure and pathways through air, groundwater, food, and surface
waters will be covered.
COURSE PROGRAMME
Day 1: 12 September 2001
o Overview of human health risk assessment, risk-based
corrective action, and risk- based decision making
o Exposure assessment - qualitative and quantitative
considerations
o Estimation of dose by various routes - including hands-on
exercise
o Development of site-specific cleanup levels and estimation of
risk - including hands-on exercise
o Contaminant fate and transport processes and models
Day 2: 13 September 2001
o Toxicology and presentation of risk results
o Statistical considerations in risk assessment. The application
of Monte Carlo simulation Technique for Risk evaluation.
o Regulatory issues; state-of-the-art developments in risk
assessment
o Specific unsaturated zone models
Day 3: 14 September 2001
o Specific saturated zone models
o Specific air emission models - Farmer's, Thibodeaux-Hwang,
Johnson Ettinger
o Specific air dispersion models - Box, Gaussian
o Site specific application of the process
REGISTRATION
Please register by completing the form on our website at:
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/programmes/health_risk
or return the form to:
Jane Chantler, Course Secretariat
Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst,
Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK
Tel: 44 (0) 23 80 293223
Fax: 44 (0) 23 80 292853
E-Mail: jchantler@wessex.ac.uk
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:09:59 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Towards a general theory of biodiversity
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v410/n68
31/abs/410923a0_fs.html&filetype=&_UserReference=C0A804EF4651F7EB7F9586B
5EB183AE5B1A9 Towards a general theory of biodiversity
ELIZAVETA PACHEPSKY, JOHN W. CRAWFORD, JAMES L. BOWN & GEOFF SQUIRE
The study of patterns in living diversity is driven by the desire to
find the universal rules that underlie the organization of ecosystems.
The relative abundance distribution, which characterizes the total
number and abundance of species in a community, is arguably the most
fundamental measure in ecology. Considerable effort has been expended in
striving for a general theory that can explain the form of the
distribution. Despite this, a mechanistic understanding of the form in
terms of physiological and environmental parameters remains elusive.
Recently, it has been proposed that space plays a central role in
generating the patterns of diversity. Here we show that an understanding
of the observed form of the relative abundance distribution requires a
consideration of how individuals pack in time. We present a framework
for studying the dynamics of communities which generalizes the
prevailing species-based approach to one based on individuals that are
characterized by their physiological traits. The observed form of the
abundance distribution and its dependence on richness and disturbance
are reproduced, and can be understood in terms of the trade-off between
time to reproduction and fecundity.
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:19:19 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Fw: Job Announcement: Climate Change Project Director
----- Original Message -----
From: <cheslog@rprogress.org>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: Job Announcement: Climate Change Project Director
Redefining Progress is currently seeking a Climate Change Project
Director. As someone interested in Redefining Progress' activities, you
may have an interest in this position or know someone who would. The job
posting follows below, and we encourage you to send it to others.
Craig Cheslog
Communications Director
Redefining Progress
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CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT DIRECTOR
Redefining Progress is a mid-size ($1.7 million) nonprofit organization
based in Oakland, CA working at the intersection of economic,
environmental, and social equity issues. Redefining Progress is seeking
a strong team leader for its major climate change project, which
advances an economically sound and environmentally and socially
responsible policy approach. The CC Director will refine a comprehensive
strategy to advance RP's policy approach and lead other staff in the
Fair and Low-Cost Climate Protection and Climate Change and
Environmental Justice campaigns. The CC Director will work closely and
collaboratively with the all Program Directors , the Executive Director,
and the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Campaign Manager.
He/she will become a leader in climate change policy discussions
nationally.
Responsibilities include:
tracking the domestic climate policy debate and guiding RP's role in
that debate;
drafting analytically rigorous reports and other written materials that
advance RP's policy position and accelerate the climate change policy
debate;
managing and seeking outreach and communications opportunities about
RP's climate work that include developing media strategies, preparing op
eds, engaging with the press and electronic media, and making
presentations to policy makers, funders, collaborators, and business
leaders;
developing, with appropriate staff, strategic collaborations with other
organizations working on environmental justice and climate change;
collaborating in fundraising;
managing budgets and project staff;, and
cultivating contacts and constituencies within environmental, consumer,
business and fiscal responsibility organizations.
Responsibilities could also include researching and directing a project
promoting sustainable agriculture practices as a means to improve the
health of common assets that would include:
encouraging the development and implementation of policies that promote
sustainable agriculture and improve the health of common assets;
documenting the value of the services provided by agricultural common
assets when enhanced by sustainable grazing and farming practices; and,
advocating returns to farmers for practices that slow climate change by
sequestering carbon.
Qualifications include:
Strong background in economics of climate change and at least a masters
degree in a field pertinent to climate change policy, for example,
public health, economics, resource management, or energy. The successful
candidate will be a strong policy analyst, writer, public speaker and
strategist. In addition, he/she will have experience with Congressional
or federal politics. At least four years related experience is required.
The ideal candidate will also have experience in policy pertaining to
low-income communities or environmental justice.
Salary commensurate with experience. Position open immediately.
Redefining Progress is dedicated to the professional development of its
staff members and the creation of a diverse and mutually supportive team
that benefits from a wide variety of experience and backgrounds.
Please apply immediately by sending a succinct cover letter that speaks
to the requirements of this position, complete vitae and two
professional writing samples, with at least one of them addressing
climate change. Include also a list of references with email contact
information. (References will not be contacted without the candidate's
authorization.)
Send materials by email to jobs@rprogress.org or via mail to:
Climate Change Search
Redefining Progress
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94610
Please do not fax or phone.
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:30:52 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: gw: Greenhouse gases main reason for quicker northern winter warmi
g
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/nasa-ggm042301.html 23 APRIL 2001
Contact: Cynthia O'Carroll
Cynthia.M.OCarroll.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
301-614-5563
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center--EOS Project Science Office
Greenhouse gases main reason for quicker northern winter warming
Greenhouse gases are the main reason why the northern hemisphere is
warming quicker during winter-time months than the rest of the world,
according to new computer climate model results by NASA scientists.
Climatologists consider volcanic aerosols, polar ozone depletion, solar
radiation, and greenhouse gases to be important factors in climate
warming. NASA scientists input all of these factors in a climate model
and concluded that greenhouse gases are the primary factor driving
warmer winter climates in North America, Europe and Asia over the last
30 years. They found that greenhouse gases, more than any of the other
factors, increase the strength of the polar winds that regulate northern
hemisphere climate in winter.
Using a computer model that simulates climate through interactions of
ocean and atmosphere, scientists input current and past levels of
greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and
nitrous oxide. They found that greenhouse gases such as those increase
the strength of polar wind circulation around the North Pole.
The polar winds play a large role in the wintertime climate of the
northern hemisphere. The winds blow from high up in the stratosphere
down to the troposphere and eventually the Earth's surface. When they
strengthen, as they do from increases in greenhouse gases, they blow
stronger over the warm, moist oceans picking up and transporting warmer
air to the continents. Thus, warm air from the Pacific Ocean warms
western North America, and the Atlantic Ocean warmth is shared with
Eurasia. When winds are stronger, winters are warmer because air picks
up heat as the winds blow over the oceans. When winds become weak
winters become colder.
The findings by Drew Shindell, Gavin Schmidt, and other atmospheric
scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia
University, NY, appeared in the April 16 issue of the Journal of
Geophysical Research - Atmospheres.
Shindell noted that increases in greenhouse gases make the stronger
polar winds last longer into the springtime and contribute to a warmer
early spring climate in the northern hemisphere.
The stronger wind circulation around the North Pole creates a large
temperature difference between the pole and the mid-latitudes. Shindell
noted that the Southern Hemisphere isn't affected by increasing
greenhouse gases the same way, because it's colder and the polar wind
circulation over the Antarctic is already very strong.
"Surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere have warmed during
winter months up to 9 degrees Fahrenheit over the last three decades,
over 10 times more than the global annual average 0.7 degree
Fahrenheit," says Shindell. "Warmer winters will also include more wet
weather in Europe and western North America, with parts of western
Europe the worst hit by storms coming off the Atlantic."
Year-to-year changes in the polar winds are quite large, according to
Shindell. But over the past 30 years, we have tended to see stronger
winds and warming, indicative of continually increasing greenhouse
gases.
Shindell looked at volcanic activity from 1959 to 2000 and identified
volcanically active and non-active years. The researchers concluded that
because volcanic forcing is intermittent and decays rapidly, it seems
unlikely to have contributed greatly to the long-term observed warming
trend. Large volcanic eruptions such as Mount Pinatubo in 1991 inject
aerosols into the atmosphere and have a global cooling effect during the
years following an eruption.
Also included in the model were the 11-year solar cycle and the effects
of solar radiation on stratospheric ozone. Schmidt noted that long-term
changes in solar irradiance have influenced the upper atmosphere.
"However, it is unlikely that solar variability has been responsible for
much of the observed trend in increasing the polar winds," Schmidt said.
Because the upper polar atmosphere becomes colder when ozone is
depleted, the winds circling the pole are slightly enhanced. "However,"
Shindell noted, "greenhouse gases have the biggest impact on the
strengthening of the polar winds, and in turn, the warming of the
northern hemisphere during winter months."
Shindell said that the warming trend would likely continue over the next
30 years as greenhouse gases continue to increase in the atmosphere.
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For the abstract go to
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/gpol/abstracts/ip/ShindellSchmidtM.html
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:20:57 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: CRC web site
This web site has information about the proposed closure of the Smithsonian
Conservation and Research Center:
http://CRCforever.50megs.com/
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:31:09 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: Summer Employment in Florida
Ground Water Hydrology and Geologic Investigations Assistant
788 - Brooksville, FL
Sponsored by Southwest Florida Water Management System
Description:
The internship will consist of about 60% field and 40% office
assignments. For the Regional Observation and Monitor-well Program (ROMP),
the successful candidate will have the rare opportunity to work alongside
seasoned Professional Geologists learning ground-water hydrology and
geologic investigation methodologies at a continuous core operation. For the
Quality of Water Improvement Program (QWIP), the intern will learn the
purpose and procedures of the program, geophysical logging and
interpretation, bedome proficient with identifying abandoned artesian wells
from logs, and will assist wtih locating wells in the QWIP inventory. The
intern will also have the opportunity to assist with plugging of abandoned
wells.
Objectives:
The objectives of this internship are to recruit an individual that
desires a career in hydrology. We will provide an unmatched opportunity for
the intern to actually touch and see subsurface formations, perform data
collection and investigations, and compile their findings into a site final
report. In addition, the intern will experience well construction in
paleokarst topography and abandonment of gushing artesian wells.
Specific Tasks:
The intern will immediately receive training and assignments
performing field water quality analysis, description of core, conducting
hydraulic tests with data loggers and downhole packers, operation of
downhole video equipment, field reconnaissance locating abandoned wells,
analyzing test data, developing spreadsheets, and writing technical
evaluations of data. In the office, the intern will work with several
software applications to analyze, model, and prepare data for inclusion into
the final report.
Expected Results:
The candidate will be expected to demonstrate the aptitude and
desire to learn ground-water investigations, spreadsheet generation, use of
several analytical and numerical software packages, report writing and
progressively increase capabilities.
Qualifications:
The desired candidate should possess a BS or BA in Geology or
related field and have skills in spreadsheet generation, recording of field
data, and report compilation.
Terms:
Full-time; 12 weeks; $400 per week; Start Date: June 2001; Deadline
to Apply: May 4th, 2001
Contact:
Send Resume to Jennifer Fontes, Internship Program Coordinator at
jfontes@eco.org or 179 Sout St. Boston, MA 02111 or fax: 617-426-8159.
Jennifer Fontes
USGS Internship Program Manager
The Environmental Careers Organization
179 South Street
Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02111
jfontes@eco.org
FAX)617-426-8159
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 17:33:24 -0400
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: Job: Wildlife ecology, OSU, tenure-track
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY, Oregon State University, Log
001-1947. This is a tenure-track, 12-month position funded at 0.75 FTE.
Responsibilities for teaching, advising, research, and service in the
ecology of wildlife in the upper Columbia River and Great basins, especially
arid environments. For full consideration applications should be received by
September 15, 2001. For more information please go to
http://osu.orst.edu/admin/hr/jobs/. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN AA/EO
EMPLOYER AND HAS A POLICY OF BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF DUAL-CAREER
COUPLES.
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:58:07 -0700
From: Charles Welden <welden@SOU.EDU>
Subject: CO2 enrichment
Fellow ecologgers,
Some undergrad students of mine want to set up a CO2-enrichment =
experiment on plant growth for a class project. I would welcome any =
suggestions for how to achieve one or two levels of CO2 enrichment in =
small containers (aquaria). We need something low-tech and definitely not =
squirrely. Quick and dirty is fine - we don't need to be extremely =
quantitative nor precise.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Charles
Charles W. Welden
Department of Biology
Southern Oregon University
welden@sou.ed
(541) 552-6868 (voice)
(541) 552-6415 (fax)
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:48:19 -0500
From: "J. M. Aguiar" <steelshard@TAMU.EDU>
Subject: road drift
Does anyone know of any studies, or even estimates, on the time it
takes for a modern road to become buried and overgrown? What I am
thinking of is a sort of natural reclamation: in the absence of traffic
or maintenance, how long would it take for windblown soil to accumulate
and vegetation to cover the surface?
I have seen old concrete drives buried and cracked among low
shrubbery, and wonder what timescale this plays out across. Primary
succession across abandoned roadways, if you will. Does anyone know if
this sort of research has ever been done?
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 18:02:26 -0500
From: Mike Swift <swift@STOLAF.EDU>
Subject: nicotine concentration
Thanks to all of you who sent me info on nicotine concentrations in tobacco
plants.
Mike
Michael C. Swift 507-646-3886
Biology Department swift@stolaf.edu
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Ave.
Northfield, MN 55057
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