Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 8 Aug 2001 to 9 Aug 2001
There are 5 messages totalling 360 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Training Scholarships - Smithsonian Environmental Leadership Course
2. Temporary fellowship for European PhD students
3. Two New GroundWork Residential Workshops on Practical Research and Acti
n
For Development
4. Job Announcement (Seasonal) - Herpetologist - Missouri Dept. of
Conservation
5. Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:46:12 -0400
From: "James A. Comiskey" <JAC@SI.EDU>
Subject: Training Scholarships - Smithsonian Environmental Leadership Course
Three scholarships are available for US- Latinos to attend the Smithsonian =
Environmental Leadership Course (September 9 to 21). Candidates for the =
scholarship must be US nationals.
Please contact Olga MacBryde at the address shown below.
______________________________________________________
The Smithsonian Environmental Leadership Course
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR:
Environmental managers, biologists, ecologists, environmental educators, =
consultants, policy-makers, decision-makers and resource managers. Also =
appropriate for those who want to increase their organizational effectivene=
ss and creativity in approaching challenging situations.
COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
=B7 Foundation skills for the environmental leader
=B7 Determining your mission and vision
=B7 Negotiation and conflict resolution strategies
=B7 Creating compelling futures
=B7 Impactful environmental communication
YOU WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH:
=B7 Tools to improve leadership skills
=B7 Approaches to enrich personal leadership styles
=B7 Mechanisms to increase effectiveness in communication and =
management
=B7 Cues to recognize and understand the personal styles of others
=B7 Methods to develop natural leadership qualities and personal =
excellence
=B7 An ability to communicate in a highly effective manner
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED COURSE:
Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring for Adaptive Management
COURSE DATE: September 9th through 21st, 2001
LOCATION: The Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center, Front Royal, =
Virginia
COURSE LEVEL: Intermediate
FORMAT: Instructor provided background information, demonstrations, and =
both personal and group exercises.
LENGTH: Two weeks, 80 hours
INVESTMENT: US$2750
IMPACT: "Better than any corporate training that I've experienced in 24 =
years." Joseph Donaway - Mobil, U.S.
COURSE REGISTRATION APPLICATION
Please fill out and return by mail, fax or e-mail. You can also download =
the application form get more information on the program at www.si.edu/sima=
b
STEP 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION
First Name:____________________________________________
Last Names:___________________________________________
Correspondence address:_________________________________
_____________________________________________________
City:________________________ State:_________ Zip:_______
Country:______________________________
Home Telephone:__________________ Fax:__________________
E-mail:________________________________________________
Social Security or Passport #: ______________________________
Nationality: ____________________________________________
Male (M) / Female (F): ________________________
Date of Birth (month/day/year): ____________________________
Have you taken any other SIMAB course before? Yes ___ No ___
STEP 2: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Highest academic degree obtained or program studied:
_______________________________________________________
>From what school: ________________________________________
Date of degree: ___________________________________________
STEP 3: EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Current employer: ________________________________________
Current project: __________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Current position: _________________________________________
STEP 4: PAYMENT INFORMATION
Method of payment: (check one or more)
__ Self-financed
__ Grant or assistance
__ From where?:
__ Employer assistance
__ Other (please explain):
STEP 5: COURSE INFORMATION
Please indicate which course you are applying for:
__ Biodiversity Assessment & Monitoring for Adaptive Management
__ Environmental Leadership
At your earliest convenience, please also send: (1) Curriculum Vitae; (2) =
2 letters of reference; (3) statement of reasons why you want to take the =
course; (4) Proof of financial support; and (5) 1 passport-sized photo.
CONTACT US
Contact Person: Olga MacBryde
Address: Smithsonian Institution
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Suite 3123
Washington, DC 20560-0705
Phone: 202.357.4793
Fax: 202.786.2557
E-mail: ohm@ic.si.edu
Web Site: www.si.edu/simab
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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 10:55:08 +0100
From: Christian Wissel <wissel@OESA.UFZ.DE>
Subject: Temporary fellowship for European PhD students
*** Training in ecological modelling for European PhD students
EC-Marie Curie Fellowship (2001/2002) for European PhD students
Dep. Ecological Modelling, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research
Leipzig, Germany
There are three temporary fellowships available for training of PhD
students (European citizens only)in ecological modelling second half of
2001 and 2002. Fellows will spend a part of their doctoral study time (3-12
months) in the Department of Ecological Modelling of the UFZ-Centre for
Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany. They will obtain a grant of
1.200 EURO/month. This is for PhD students who work in ecological modelling
of population, community or ecosystem dynamics or who want to include a
modelling part of this type in their PhD work. Fellows will learn specific
new modelling methods and techniques which are of importance for their
doctoral work. In the Dep. Ecological Modelling there are more than 20
scientists that possess special expertise in modelling problems in
terrestrial ecology. Research is focused on the interaction of organisms
and their response to environmental factors (see also Internet
www.oesa.ufz.de/). Fellows can learn to apply the method of rule-based
modelling which uses rules defined in computer programs rather than
mathematical equations, and which can be optimally adapted to the
biological problem of interest. An introduction into individual-based
modelling will be offered which is especially suitable for detailed
descriptions of population and metapopulation dynamics and population
viability analysis. In addition, grid-based modelling techniques can be
learned which are suitable for dealing with spatial-temporal problems at
different scales. Fellows will learn a structured strategy for constructing
models which are tailored to the specific problem of interest and available
information. On this basis fellows will construct their own models which
address a problem relating to their doctoral work. Personal supervision is
offered. Eligibility criteria are: fellows must be pursuing studies for a
PhD level with a theme in ecological modelling or a theme which contains
ecological modelling as an essential part.
(For more information see www.cordis.lu/improving and click there Marie
Curie Fellowship/ General Information: Training and Research Opportunities/
Training Sites/ Vacancy Research Tool/ Contract Number EVK2-CT-2000-57004).
Applications should be send by mail to Prof. Christinan Wissel, Dep.
Ecological Modelling, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, PB 500135,
04301 Leipzig, Germany or by E-mail (wissel@oesa.ufz.de).
The application should contain:
- CV
- Title and short description (1/2 a page) of the doctoral work
- Short description of the problem the applicant intends to model during
her/his stay in the host institute
- Existing knowledge in a modern programming language (e.g. C++, Turbo
Pascal, Delphi etc.) and knowledge in ecological modelling if existing.
(Special mathematical skills are not required)
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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:16:41 EDT
From: GroundWork Inc <GroundWorkInc@AOL.COM>
Subject: Two New GroundWork Residential Workshops on Practical Research and
Action For Development
GroundWork invites you to our upcoming workshops in October: "Integrated
Knowledge for Development" in Kinvara, Ireland, and "Participatory Research
and
Action for Environmental Sustainability" in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Pleas
write to each specified email address for further details and an applicatio
form.
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Two New GroundWork Residential Workshops on Practical Research and Action Fo
Development
1. Integrated Knowledge for Development: Kinvara, Ireland October 6-13, 200
Many people are wary of the current rhetoric about
“participation”—the time it takes, the emphasis on proces
over content, the “theological” righteousness, etc. This worksh
p
is aimed at overworked people who believe in consultation but who need vali
usable information that 1) makes sense within the context of their
organizational operations; and 2) can be obtained before the end of the
millennium.
This is a workshop for managers, sector specialists and researchers working
n
international development or donor organizations who want to learn more abo
t
how to do, and how to commission research that integrates
* participatory research and conventional research
* qualitative and quantitative approaches
* local needs and national policy and planning
sectors: education, health and HIV/AIDS, gender, microfinance and agricultu
e
We take you from the 'basics' of participatory, qualitative and quantitative
research to advanced applications, processes, issues and theory as they app
y
to real development issues. No previous experience is necessary. What you l
arn
will be useful for project design, appraisal, implementation, monitoring an
evaluation. We also show you how to apply what you have learned to address
issues that arise internally in your own organization.
Participants work from manuals and workbooks specially tailored to their own
interests, and participate in fieldwork with enthusiastic local communities
One of the most popular aspects of this workshop is that each participant i
helped to design his or her own future project, beginning to end.
This seven-day course is held in a rural seaside village in Ireland. Senior
experts in participatory research from GroundWork will facilitate it: Eilee
Kane and Mary O'Reilly de Brun, both anthropologists, and authors of an
innovative new book, Doing Your Own Research (Boyars, London, 2001) Guest
experts will lead the sectoral field events.
For an application form and further details on this course, please write to:
workshop@groundworkers.org
2. Participatory Research and Action for Environmental Sustainability: Cape
od,
Massachusetts: October 21-26, 2001
This course offers a cross-sectoral approach to policy and planning for
environmental sustainability through community participation, education,
health, microfinance and gender integration. Senior experts in social ecolo
y
and participatory research from GroundWork will facilitate the course:
Christina Rawley and Eileen Kane, with guest faculty and facilitators from
around the world. This five- day residential intensive workshop will offer
practical experience in program design from beginning to end, including
fieldwork in local communities. Drawing on internationally known instituti
ns
and environmental groups in the community, evening sessions will provide
opportunities for round-table discussions with leading researchers, policy
makers and activists in the field of environmental sustainability.
For an application form and further details on this course, please write to
environment@groundworkers.org
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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:54:11 -0500
From: Thomas G Kulowiec <tkulowie@COIN.ORG>
Subject: Job Announcement (Seasonal) - Herpetologist - Missouri Dept. of
Conservation
Below is a seasonal position announcement. Please Do Not reply to me,
contact information is provided at the end of the announcement. I
apologize for the cross-posting, but we want to get the word out to as
many folks as possible.
Thanks.
Tom Kulowiec
*****************************************************
Missouri Department of Conservation
Seasonal Job Announcement
Job Description:
A seasonal employee is needed to trap amphibians and reptiles on a research
project examining the landscape-level effects of even-aged and uneven-aged
forest management on herpetofaunal communities of the Ozark forests of
southern Missouri.
Job Duties:
The employee will work with another employee to trap amphibians and reptiles
identify captured animals to species, maintain arrays, enter data into compu
er
databases, and perform other duties as required. Applicants should have the
ability to drive a 4-wheel drive vehicle, work in occasional adverse field
conditions, and identify amphibians and reptiles to species.
Job Duration:
Position begins 27 August 2001 and ends 1 November 2001.
Salary:
The wage is $8.29/hr for a 40-hr work week. Housing, utilities, and vehicle
are
provided.
To Apply:
Mail or e-mail a resume with a cover letter to:
Rochelle Renken
Missouri Department of Conservation
1110 S. College Ave.
Columbia, MO 65201.
573/882-9880 ext. 3242
renker@mail.conservation.state.mo.us
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.
(Job announcement date: 8/9/2001)
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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 16:00:32 -0400
From: EnviroNetwork@NATURALIST.COM
Subject: Environmental Job Openings from EnviroNetwork
Title: Director of Environmental Programs
Company: Associated Colleges of the South
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4341
Title: Postdoc, Urban Ecology IGERT/LTER Programs
Company: Arizona State University
Location: Tempe, Arizona
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4340
Title: Public Involvement Project Coordinator
Company: Public Affairs Management
Location: San Francisco, California
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4338
Title: Environmental Instructor
Company: Putnam Westchester BOCES
Location: Kent Cliffs, New York
For more information click below:
http://www.naturalist.com/eco-jobs/index.cfm?temp=job&job=4336
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 4 Aug 2001 to 6 Aug 2001
There are 8 messages totalling 860 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. "Symposium on Regional and Urban Logistics forSustainable Production an
Consumption"
2. Seeking Employment. Please review / forward and respond.
3. Cloud busters (2)
4. Postdoctoral position in landscape ecology
5. Ecology, Theology, and Judeo-Christian Environmental Ethics
6. Fw: [ee-internet] EE Job Seekers (or Friends of...):
7. Director of Research Position
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:35:00 +0200
From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho" <leal@TU-HARBURG.DE>
Subject: "Symposium on Regional and Urban Logistics forSustainable Productio
and Consumption"
Dear Colleagues,
The "Symposium on Regional and Urban Logistics for Sustainable
Production and Consumption"
will be held on October 29th to 30th 2001, at Schloss Seggau,
Austria. It is organised by
ENSURE (European Network for Sustainable Regional
Development Research),
ÁVAF (Austrian association for Agricultural Research) and
SUSTAIN
(Association for Co-ordination for the Research on
Sustainability ).
The meeting is based on the premises that regional sustainable
development necessitates
a substantial increase in the economic as well as social
interactions within regions. Innovative
approaches are needed to exploit human and natural capital
within regions and to reduce economic,
environmental and social inefficiencies that result from
Îover-globalisation¼ of markets.
The symposium will provide a forum for the exchange of
experiences of innovative approaches
to link production and consumption in a sustainable way within
regions as well as between cities
and their Îhinterland¼. It will also provide room for discussion
about new strategies for:
* New forms of co-operation between producers/service
providers and consumers
* New forms of marketing for regional products and services
* New and unconventional alliances between actors on the
regional and interregional level.
The goal of the symposium is to provide an opportunity to learn
from experiences with different approaches,
to link production and consumption on the regional and
interregional level, including the co-operation with
less developed regions. On top of the exchange of ideas, the
symposium will provide a Îcritical mass¼
to discuss innovative strategies for new logistical systems that
will form the backbone of a sustainable
economy on the regional scale. The deadlines are:
a) Presentations: Title of presentation and registration of
author(s) Sept. 7th 2001
b) Short written presentation (max. 5 pages DIN A 4) Sept.
28th 2001
(The contributions should be sent in electronically, preferably in
MS Word
to: braunegg@glvt.tu-graz.ac.at )
c) Registration: Registration of participants October 5th 2001
Symposium language
The symposium language will be English. Limited consecutive
translation (German-English) may be provided for short
presentations.
For further information, please contact:
Sibylle Braunegg
SUSTAIN
Inffeldgasse 25
A 8010 Graz
Tel: +43-316-873-7465, Fax: +43-316-873-7469
e-mail: braunegg@glvt.tu-graz.ac.at
Please also visit the organisers webpages:
ENSURE: http://www.european.association.org
SUSTAIN:http://www.SUSTAIN.at
ÁVAF: http://www.oevaf.at
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:01:28 -0700
From: J R <jrobison34@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Seeking Employment. Please review / forward and respond.
Greetings,
I have worked with nonprofit conservation organizations, on a volunteer
basis, since 1992. During this time, I have been conducting my career in
the Telecommucications / Datacommunications and Organic Products industries.
I'm seeking full time employment in the Nature / Conservation arena as
this is where my personal interests are centered and where my true passion
lies. I'm willing to relocate, even at my own expense, if necessary.
My organizational involvement includes the following;
Door County Land Trust, Volunteer - Baileys Harbor, WI
NatureResources.Com, Webmaster / Strategic Relations and Business
Development - New Berlin, WI
Wildlife In Need Center, Wildlife Rehabilitator - Oconomowoc, WI
Recycle Club, Community Program Coordinator - San Diego, CA
Project Wildlife of San Diego, Sea and Shorebird Rescue Team Member - San
Diego, CA
Project Delphinus International, Production Team Member / Corporate
Sponsorships - Newport Beach, CA
Following is my resume. I would like to contribute my existing talents and
skills to a nature / conservation related organization. My skills would be
used to enhance performance, increase exposure in the community or
marketplace and generate sales / contributions.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Jeff Robison
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Jeff Robison
Phone: 920-559-7500
Email: jrobison34@hotmail.com
JOB OBJECTIVE
A position with a nature, wildlife or land conservation organization whereby
my experience and skills can be used to enhance the organization's
performance, increase exposure in the community / marketplace and generate
revenue / contributions.
EDUCATION
California State University Long Beach - January 1993- May 1994
Environmental Studies
Purdue University - September 1985- May 1989
Bachelor of Science Degree: Consumer Affairs
WORK EXPERIENCE
NatureResources.Com (http://www.natureresources.com) - March 2000 - Current
(Personal Hobby)
Webmaster / Strategic Relations and Business Development
Responsible for the establishment and application process of domain name.
Develop business plan and establish organizational structure. Design and
develop the NatureResources.Com website. Establish and create link
relationships with nature-related organizations, nature centers, educational
institutions and conservation groups. Create marketing plan and develop
advertising price structure for customers. Create banner ad relationships
for revenue opportunities with companies nationwide.
Trillium Herbal Company, Inc. (Organic Skin Care Manufacturer) - October
2000 - June 2001
Director of Operations, Human Resources and Business Development
Plan and direct all aspects of Trillium's operational policies, objectives
and initiatives. Report to Chief Executive Officer. Enhance product
workflow by analyzing and developing logistics plans that affect production,
distribution, and inventory. Identify and negotiate contracts with venders.
Research and identify law firms to handle Trillium s legal needs. Manage
employees. Establish and direct the strategic long-term goals, policies and
procedures for Trillium's Information Technology needs. Determine
Trillium's long-term systems needs and hardware acquisitions to accomplish
Trillium's business objectives. Establish, plan and administer the overall
policies and goals for Trillium's Information Technology needs. Analyze the
needs of departments and establish priorities for feasibility studies,
systems design and implementation to develop new and/or modify the company's
information processing systems. Install, configure and maintain Trillium's
network. Maintain external web presence and administer the networks.
Perform system backups on network servers. Support server system and
supporting software.
Plan, direct and carry out policies relating to all phases of personnel
activity. Recruit, interview and select employees to fill vacant positions.
Check references for potential employees. Provide references for past
employees to other employers. Plan and conduct new employee orientation to
foster positive attitude toward company goals. Design and write employee
handbook. Train new and existing employees on Trillium processes,
procedures phone and computer systems.
Create and assign regional sales territories nationwide. Design sales
compensation / commission structure for all sales / account management
staff. Set sales and sampling targets / quotas for sales staff. Structure
/ organize sales and customer service departments. Designate
responsibilities for sales and customer service staff. Apply for and obtain
grant money for international business development. Meet with trade
specialists from various countries to investigate and identify potential
distributors. Train sales staff on contact management software. Establish
marketing programs and implement using internet / computer based
technologies.
Genuity - November 1999 - September 2000
Account Manager
Sell wholesale tier one Dedicated Backbone Connectivity, Wholesale Dial Up,
Virtual ISP, Voice Over IP, Frame Relay and ATM services to ISP's, CLEC's
and other bandwidth resellers regionally throughout the United States.
Propose solutions to and negotiate contracts with key decision makers for
the companies mentioned above. Manage the complete sales process from
initial contact to close. Conduct follow up during provisioning and
installation of services. Provide future follow up to manage the account as
well as identify and close new sales opportunities within the account.
Prospect for new sales opportunities.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Computer Hardware: IBM, Apple.
Software: Windows NT, Backup Exec, Exchange Server Programs, Word, Outlook,
Wordperfect, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, QuickBooks, Goldmine, Daytimer,
HTML, Winfax PRO, Lotus123, Amipro, Approach; also familiar with databases
and billing systems (Mobiltrack, Prism and Profile).
Languages: Fluent English; 70% Fluent Spanish.
ACTIVITIES / AFFILIATIONS
Door County Land Trust Volunteer
Wildlife in Need Center Rehabilitator / Volunteer
Escondido Chamber of Commerce Representative for Pacific Bell
Community Program Coordinator for Recycle Club
Project Wildlife of San Diego Member and Volunteer
GTE Mobilnet's Revenue Building Task Force Member
GTE Mobilnet Employee Excellence Award Recipient
Project Delphinus International Production Team Member
Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce Student Affiliate
Toastmasters International Member
Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business (SOCAP) Member
Purdue Student Government Legal Aid Society Member
Purdue University Jazz Band Performer
Greater Indianapolis Youth Symphony Orchestra Performer
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request
_________________________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:31:45 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Cloud busters
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-08/ns-cb080101.php
1-Aug-2001
Contact: Claire Bowles
claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk
44-207-331-2751
New Scientist
Cloud busters
If the cloudy weather gets you down, just get rid of it
WE'VE had rainmakers-now say hello to the rain-busters. Storm experts in
the US have plucked a cloud from the sky for the first time.
By sprinkling a water-absorbing powder over the cloud, the researchers
made it disappear from the sky and weather station radar screens. They
hope the powder will one day dry up deadly hurricanes and tropical
storms.
"It is the moisture that gives hurricanes their strength," says Peter
Cordani who runs Dyn-O-Mat, the company that makes the product. "In the
case of a huge hurricane, we would not be trying to soak it up
altogether. But what we would do is break it up and reduce its strength
and killing potential. We think we can save lives with this product and
we are very happy about that." The powder could also banish rain over
open-air events and sports fixtures.
Cordani and his team hope to get government permission to tackle a
hurricane or tropical storm in the coming season.
In their latest experiment, large military aircraft scattered the powder
through a storm cloud 1600 metres long and over 4000 metres deep. It
took about 4000 kilograms of powder to soak up the moisture from the
cloud, making it virtually disappear. "I had calls from a weather tower
and even from Channel 5 news in Miami, saying that they had seen the
cloud literally disappear off the radar screen. They confirmed that
there had been a tall build-up and the next moment it was gone," Cordani
says.
Each grain of the powder, called Dyn-O-Gel, is capable of absorbing 2000
times its weight in moisture, condensation and rain. Each molecule of
powder can hold several molecules of water. The wet powder becomes a
gel.
The shape of the grains is also crucial for maximum absorption of
moisture. "If you were to look at a grain under a microscope, it would
look rather like a cornflake," says Cordani. "This means that they
flutter back and forth like a snowflake as they pass through the cloud,
taking up as much moisture as possible. The first polymer we made just
went straight down through the cloud," he says. Once the polymer turns
into a gel, it becomes heavier and falls to earth. The gel dissolves
when it hits salt water, so if possible, storm clouds will be tackled
over the ocean. But the gel should still be safe if it falls over land.
"Much of the gel evaporates on the way down, and it is biodegradable and
not hazardous to the environment or anybody's health," says Cordani. The
company spent $1 million on the test, and hopes to sell their powder to
the US government.
The same powder can also be used to help make rain. The tiny flakes help
bind rain drops together, stopping them from evaporating as quickly.
Once the powder is turned into a water-laden gel you could also use it
to fight fires by dousing the flames.
So, can we have sunny days whenever we like? Maybe. "If there was a
50-mile storm front moving in, we could only put holes in it. It would
just keep coming," says Cordani. But "if there was a cloud threatening a
sports fixture, it would be possible to get rid of it".
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 09:27:47 -0700
From: Jeff Bowman <jbowman@CCS.CARLETON.CA>
Subject: Postdoctoral position in landscape ecology
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a proven research record in landscape ecology. Applicants should have =
experience in landscape analysis, spatial modeling such as simulation =
modeling or GIS modeling, and other quantitative methods in landscape =
ecology. We are particularly looking for someone with experience in =
analysis of multi-landscape data sets, and integration of spatial =
modelling with field data. The position is available for up to 2 years =
at an annual salary of $35,000 (CAN). Applicants should send their CV, a =
statement of research interests and approaches, a description of =
computer skills, and the names and contact information of 3 referees, by =
30 September 2001, to: Lenore Fahrig, Dept. of Biology, Carleton =
University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada. =
Applications sent by email will not be considered.
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 09:59:25 -0400
From: Stefani Melvin <smelvin@SFWMD.GOV>
Subject: Re: Cloud busters
To quote (badly) Ian Malcolm from Jurrassic Park....'they were so busy
trying to figure out if they COULD, they didn't stop to think about whether
or not they SHOULD'.
Karen Claxon wrote:
>
> Cloud busters
> If the cloudy weather gets you down, just get rid of it
> WE'VE had rainmakers-now say hello to the rain-busters. Storm experts i
> the US have plucked a cloud from the sky for the first time.
>
> By sprinkling a water-absorbing powder over the cloud, the researchers
> made it disappear from the sky and weather station radar screens. They
> hope the powder will one day dry up deadly hurricanes and tropical
> storms.
>
> "It is the moisture that gives hurricanes their strength," says Peter
> Cordani who runs Dyn-O-Mat, the company that makes the product. "In the
> case of a huge hurricane, we would not be trying to soak it up
> altogether. But what we would do is break it up and reduce its strength
> and killing potential. We think we can save lives with this product and
> we are very happy about that." The powder could also banish rain over
> open-air events and sports fixtures.
>
> Cordani and his team hope to get government permission to tackle a
> hurricane or tropical storm in the coming season.
>
> In their latest experiment, large military aircraft scattered the powde
> through a storm cloud 1600 metres long and over 4000 metres deep. It
> took about 4000 kilograms of powder to soak up the moisture from the
> cloud, making it virtually disappear. "I had calls from a weather tower
> and even from Channel 5 news in Miami, saying that they had seen the
> cloud literally disappear off the radar screen. They confirmed that
> there had been a tall build-up and the next moment it was gone," Cordan
> says.
>
> Each grain of the powder, called Dyn-O-Gel, is capable of absorbing 200
> times its weight in moisture, condensation and rain. Each molecule of
> powder can hold several molecules of water. The wet powder becomes a
> gel.
>
> The shape of the grains is also crucial for maximum absorption of
> moisture. "If you were to look at a grain under a microscope, it would
> look rather like a cornflake," says Cordani. "This means that they
> flutter back and forth like a snowflake as they pass through the cloud,
> taking up as much moisture as possible. The first polymer we made just
> went straight down through the cloud," he says. Once the polymer turns
> into a gel, it becomes heavier and falls to earth. The gel dissolves
> when it hits salt water, so if possible, storm clouds will be tackled
> over the ocean. But the gel should still be safe if it falls over land.
> "Much of the gel evaporates on the way down, and it is biodegradable an
> not hazardous to the environment or anybody's health," says Cordani. Th
> company spent $1 million on the test, and hopes to sell their powder to
> the US government.
>
> The same powder can also be used to help make rain. The tiny flakes hel
> bind rain drops together, stopping them from evaporating as quickly.
> Once the powder is turned into a water-laden gel you could also use it
> to fight fires by dousing the flames.
>
> So, can we have sunny days whenever we like? Maybe. "If there was a
> 50-mile storm front moving in, we could only put holes in it. It would
> just keep coming," says Cordani. But "if there was a cloud threatening
> sports fixture, it would be possible to get rid of it".
>
>
> ###
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:06:14 -0500
From: "John M. Drake" <drake.4@ND.EDU>
Subject: Ecology, Theology, and Judeo-Christian Environmental Ethics
The goal of the first Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts
National Research Conference, "Ecology, Theology, and Judeo-Christian
Environmental Ethics," to be held at the University of Notre Dame from
February 21-24, 2002, is to identify where ecology, history, philosophy,
and
theology intersect, and how that intersection might shape environmental
ethics. Participants will articulate how current conceptions of nature
from
each discipline confirm or alter conceptions from other disciplines.
For
example, ecologists often speak now of the "flux of nature" in
preference to
the older metaphor of "balance of nature." The conference will address
how
this shift in the scientific concept of nature should affect
environmental
theology and ethics.
Please see the conference website at www.nd.edu/~ecoltheo for a complete
conference description, a schedule of events, names of speakers, how to
submit
papers, and information on honoraria and subsidies.
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:13:43 -0400
From: Karen Claxon <kclaxon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Fw: [ee-internet] EE Job Seekers (or Friends of...):
----- Original Message -----
From: "Katy Wang" >
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 2:21 PM
Subject: [ee-internet] EE Job Seekers (or Friends of...):
The updated list below contains job opportunities
posted on EE-Link
(http://eelink.net) between 7/16/01 and 8/6/01. This
list will be
generated twice a month and reposted.
The list represents only the newest job postings on
EE-Link and summarizes
position offered, hiring organization, location of
job, and application
deadline (if supplied). For detailed information and a
complete listing,
go to the EE-link job posting page (jobs can be sorted
by state or region to
make searching easier):
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/view_jobs.cgi
Job Postings added to EE-Link since July 16, 2001
Interventions & Applications Specialist
The Academy for Educational Development
Washington, DC
Posted: 7-16-2001
Environmental Education Specialist
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Gladwyne, PA
Posted: 7-16-2001
Education Specialist
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Newport, OR
Posted: 7-16-2001
Naturalist/Educator
Walter E. Heller Nature Center
Highland Park, IL
Deadline: 9-1-2001
Educational Facility Coordinator - Plum Creek Nature
Center
Forest Preserve District of Will County
Joliet, IL
Posted: 7-17-2001
Project Manager
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Chicago, IL
Deadline: 8-15-2001
Instructional Intern
Eagle Rock School
Estes Park, CO
Deadline: 2-15-2001
Naturalist/Educator Intern
River Bend Nature Center
Faribault, MN
Posted: 7-18-2001
Director of Academic Affairs
Audubon Expedition Institute
Belfast, ME
Posted: 7-18-2001
Crew Leader
YCOSA
Tucson, AZ
Deadline: 12-31-2001
Director of Development Communications
The Murie Center
Moose, WY
Posted: 7-18-2001
Elementary Environmental Educator
Sundance Mountain School
Sundance, UT
Deadline: 8-20-2001
Coordinator, Keep the Wild Alive
National Wildlife Federation
Washington, DC
Posted: 7-19-2001
Land Conservation & Watershed Education Specialist
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Millbrook, NY
Deadline: 9-30-2001
Education Director
Earthwatch Institute
Maynard, MA
Posted: 7-19-2001
Environmental Educator
Fenton Ranch
Jemez Springs, MN
Deadline: 8-22-2001
Recycling Program Education Assistant
Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency
Kingston, NY
Deadline: 9-5-2001
Education Intern
Stonewall Farm
Keene, NH
Deadline: 8-14-2001
Naturalist/Interpreter
The Plains Conservation Center
Aurora, CO
Posted: 7-22-2001
Environmental Educator
Manzano Day School
Jemez Springs, NM
Deadline: 8-22-2001
Camp Administrator/Resident Camp Director
Fair Winds Girl Scout Council
Swartz Creek, MI
Posted: 7-22-2001
Early Education Science Specialist
The Nature Conservancy
Matagorda County, TX
Posted: 7-23-2001
EdZoocation Program Coordinator
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati, OH
Deadline: 8-10-2001
Director of Programs
Riveredge Nature Center, Inc.
Newburg, WI
Posted: 7-24-2001
Estuary Educators
Hudson River Estuary Program, NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation
New Platz, NY
Deadline: 9-7-2001
Contract Naturalist
CarKeek Park
Seattle, WA
Deadline: 8-22-2001
Senior Level Position
Earth Force
Alexandria, VA
Deadline: 8-21-2001
Outdoor Instructor
YMCA Camp Colman
Longbranch, WA
Deadline: 8-20-2001
Outdoor Education Instructor
New Mexico Museum of Natural History
Albuquerque, NM
Deadline: 8-6-2001
Executive Director
Puget South Environmental Learning Center
Seattle, WA
Posted: 7-27-2001
Program Director, SERVEnet.org
Youth Service America
Washington, DC
Deadline: 8-15-2001
Faculty
Gore Range Natural Science School
Red Cliff, CO
Deadline: 8-15-2001
Research Associate
Environmental Defense
Washington, DC
Posted: 7-26-2001
Field Instructor
Horizons for Youth
Sharon, MA
Deadline: 3-1-2002
Corps member
Maryland Conservation Corps
Parsonsburg, MD
Deadline: 9-20-2001
Program Director, SERVEnet.org
Youth Service America
Washington, D.C.
Deadline: 8-15-2001
Executive Director
Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center
Seattle, WA.
Posted: 7-27-2001
Instructor
Orange County Dept. of Education - Inside the Outdoors
Mentone, CA
Deadline: 6-10-2002
Education Manager,
Audubon New York
Albany, NY
Deadline: 9-1-2001
Environmental Educator
P.I.N.E.S. - Rowan University
Browns Mills, NJ
Posted: 7-30-2001
AmeriCorps Environmental Positions
YRDC AmeriCorps
Dutchess, Ulster, Albany, Delaware,
Greene, Putman, Orange, and Sullivan counties, NY
Deadline: 11-30-2001
AmeriCorps Environmental Educator
Mohonk Preserve
New Paltz, NY
Deadline: 8-15-2001
Environmental Organizer
Orange County Land Trust
Middletown, NY
Deadline: 10-1-2001
Environmental Organizer
Town of Crawford Historical Society
Pine Bush, NY
Deadline: 10-1-2001
Director of Education
Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center,
Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Posted: 8-1-2001
Educator
Museum of the Hudson Highlands
Cornwall, NY
Posted: 8-1-2001
Educator/Field Instructor
Part-time Field Instructor
Audubon of Florida
Miami, FL
Deadline: 8-10-2001
Intern Field Instructor
Audubon of Florida
Miami, FL
Deadline: 8-17-2001
Park Interpreter
Kentucky State Parks
Frankfort, KY
Deadline: 8-13-2001
Seasonal Naturalist
Potomac Overlook Regional Park
Arlington, VA
Deadline: 8-19-2001
Residential Naturalist/Educator
Queens College Center for Environmental Teaching &
Research
Huntington, NY
Posted: 8-3-2001
School Program Specialist
Catalina Island Conservancy
Avalon, CA
Deadline: 8-20-2001
Environmental Education Intern
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
University Park, PA
Deadline: 11-1-2001
Environmental Education/Refuge Internship
Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
Cape Charles, VA
Deadline: ASAP
High School Science Teacher
SER Casa Environmental and Technological Academy
Detroit, MI
Deadline: 9-20-2001
Detailed information for each of these positions is
posted at the EE-link job posting page:
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/view_jobs.cgi
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:22:52 -0400
From: jami montgomery <jmontgomery@WERF.ORG>
Subject: Director of Research Position
Director of Research
Water research foundation is seeking top professional to manage its =
research program. Assigned functions include RFP development, contractor =
selection, and management of various research projects. Director will =
assist Executive Director in financial management, communications with =
sponsors, fundraising, monitoring research activities in Federal government=
and other research foundations. Director will also assist in management =
of WateReuse Association. Successful candidate shall possess BS in =
water/environmental engineering, chemistry, or related field and MS in =
similar discipline. Minimum of 5 years experience working for engineering/=
scientific firm, university, research foundation, or water/wastewater =
utility. Excellent writing, communications skills, computer skills, and =
use of Office software are essential. Salary commensurate with education =
and experience. Please send resume/letter to wmiller@watereuse.org or =
mail to:
Executive Director
WateReuse Foundation
4746 N. 40th Street
Arlington, VA 22207
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 6 Aug 2001 to 7 Aug 2001
There are 5 messages totalling 266 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. temp. fishery technician positions
2. Cloud busters (2)
3. FW: SWFWMD job opportunity
4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Assistant Professor in Wildlife Biology
(Application Deadline Extended)
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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:06:15 EDT
From: michael armstrong <Michael.Armstrong@STATE.MA.US>
Subject: temp. fishery technician positions
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is currently advertising two
43-week contract fishery technician positions. The positions will assist in
many phases of a Massachusetts anadromous fish survey including
characterization of habitat, condition or presence of fish passages or
obstacles to fish passage, and collection of biological data. See the
following websites for further information:
http://www.state.ma.us/hrd/ceo/_18731.html
http://www.state.ma.us/hrd/ceo/_18732.html
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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 09:27:56 -0700
From: "Eric B. Peterson" <peterson@GOVMAIL.STATE.NV.US>
Subject: Re: Cloud busters
Oh joy! Now we can complicate draughts instead of wearing a hat and jacket
at the football game!
Anyway, this reminded me of questions I have about cloud seeding (which I
understand gets used fairly often here in Nevada). Particularly I'm
wondering if there is any info on the effects of cloud seeding on
precipitation patterns further downwind of the initial storm creation? In
other words, is there any data on the forcing of a cloud to rain in one area
reducing precipitation further downwind?
Thanks,
--
Eric Peterson
Plant Ecologist
Nevada Natural Heritage Program
1550 E. College Pkwy Suite 145
Carson City, NV 89706-7921
(775) 687-4245
http://www.state.nv.us/nvnhp/
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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:30:30 -0400
From: Nicholas Stow <nstow5767@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Cloud busters
One of the potential uses proposed for this product is the weakening of
tropical cyclones. We shouldn't trivialize the possible benefits. Consider
the destruction and massive loss of life caused by cyclones in Southeast
Asia. If timely application could eliminate or reduce these losses, then
the side-effects would have to be pretty drastic before I'd start
complaining.
I doubt, however, that it will work on something as powerful as a cyclone.
The thermodynamics puzzle me: where would the energy go? When you start
taking moisture from the air, you release energy. Since it doesn't simply
vanish, it must be transferred elsewhere.
-----------------------------------
Nicholas Stow
158B Henderson Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 7P6
(613) 236-5767
"If I can persuade any man to idle away a day on a stream or a lake when he
should be doing something much more important, I am satisfied I have done
him and the world a service. At any given moment in the world's history,
there has always been an excess of people busy doing important things, and
there always will be." -- Roderick Haig-Brown, "A Primer of Fly-Fishing".
"All the evil in this world is brought about by persons who are always up
and doing, but do not know when they ought to be up nor what they ought to
be doing. The devil, I take it, is still the busiest creature in the
universe, and I can quite imagine him denouncing laziness and becoming angry
at the smallest waste of time. In his kingdom, I will wager, nobody is
allowed to do nothing, not even for a single afternoon. The world, we all
freely admit, is in a muddle, but I for one do not think that it is laziness
that has brought it to such a pass. It is not the active virtues that it
lacks but the passive ones; it is capable of anything but kindness and a
little steady thought." -- J.B. Priestly, "On Doing Nothing".
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:41:07 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: FW: SWFWMD job opportunity
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaina D'Ambra
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 2:17 PM
> To: Jennifer Fontes
> Subject: SWFWMD job opportunity
>
> Please circulate this SWFWMD job opportunity to qualified candidates.
> Other positions are located on our website at www.eco.org.
>
>
> Resource Conservation and Development
> 1006 - Brooksville, FL
> Sponsored by Southwest Florida Water Management District
> Description:
> The Southwest Florida Water Management District has been charged by sta
e
> statute to establish and maintain minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for
> rivers, streams, wetlands and lakes within its boundaries. The Ecologic
l
> Evaluation Section performs ecological studies that protect and maintai
> the water resources and associated natural systems in determining these
> MFL methodologies.
>
> Objectives:
>
> There are several crucial aspects to MFL's the intern will participate
n
> including a) establishing minimum levels on non-cypress fringing (categ
ry
> III) lakes, b) establishing minimum levels on the Upper Peace and Alafi
> Rivers, and c) collect data to be used to set minimum levels on
> non-riverine wetlands. The intern will assist environmental scientists
> with field work located in riverine, wetland and lake ecosystems. The
> intern will also perform a variety of office work such as conduct
> literature searches, enter data, create graphs and tables, perform mino
> statistics (depending on the intern's abilities)
>
> Specific Tasks
> Approximately 60% fieldwork, 40% office work. Fieldwork may include
> assisting with plant and hydrologic indicator identification, wetland
> health assessments, surficial aquifer monitor well installation, surfac
> and ground water level data collection, lake bathymetry, wetland
> delineation and identification of riverine community types.
>
> Expected Results
> The intern will gain valuable experience training with staff performing
> water quantity related studies. Areas of study primarily, but not
> necessarily exclusively include biology, botany, hydrology, geology,
> herpetology and environmental policy.
> Qualifications:
> Minimum Requirements
> Bachelor's Degree in biology, ecology, botany, hydrology or other natur
l
> science and can operate a personal computer with knowledge of word
> processing and spreadsheet software. An intern should expect to spend a
> signigicant amount of time in 4X4 vehicles in adverse weather condition
> in remote development sites.
>
> Optimum
> BS in bio, ecology, botany, hydrology or other natural science. Knowled
e
> of biological sampling techniques and equipment, wetland plant
> identification skills, ability to operate a canoe and small motor boat,
> and basic knowledge of surface water/groundwater interactions.
> Terms:
> Full-time; 12 weeks with possible extension; $400 per week; Start Date:
> October, 2001; Deadline to Apply: August 27, 2001
> Contact:
> Send Resume to Jaina D'Ambra, Internship Program Coordinator at
> jdambra@eco.org or 179 South St, Boston, MA 02111 or fax: 617-426-8159.
>
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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:17:45 -0600
From: Ken Wilson <kenw@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject: POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Assistant Professor in Wildlife Biology
(Application Deadline Extended)
Colorado State University -- Fort Collins, Colorado
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION:
Assistant Professor in Wildlife Biology (Application Deadline Extended)
LOCATION:
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, College of Natural Resources
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
APPOINTMENT:
Nine-month tenure track
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: 1) Ph.D. in wildlife biology or closely related field. 2)
Research on large mammals with preference given to those with experi
nce
in nutrition or disease.
Highly Desirable: 1) Post-doctoral research experience. 2) Teaching
experience either pre- or post-doctoral in courses listed below. 2)
Publications in refereed, scientific periodicals, and examples of public
outreach. 3) Skilled
in using modern methods, technologies, and media in teaching, research,
nd
outreach. 4) Experience working with
natural resource agencies. 5) Eligible for certification by The Wildlife
Society.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Teach undergraduate courses in principles of vertebrate management an
conservation and management of large mammals. 2) Teach, in alternate yea
s,
an upper division undergraduate/graduate course in wildlife nutrition or
disease. 3) Teach general ecology to undergraduates on a rotating basis
4) Advise undergraduate and graduate students; advise student groups and
supervise student activities. 5) Establish a sound program of research and
scholarly activity, including support for graduate students. 6)
Participate in university governance and service, professional service,
nd
outreach activities. 7) Contribute to CSU Western Integrated Resource
Management program.
SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Sick leave per Univers
ty
policy, group health, life, dental,
disability, and retirement benefits.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Send your curriculum vita, official transcripts from all universities
attended, representative publications, four letters of recommendation, a
d
a statement of interest that includes your outlook for combining your
philosophy of teaching with your research and scholarly work in this fie
d
to (faxed applications are not acceptable):
Kenneth Wilson, Search Chair
Wildlife Search Committee
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
E-Mail: kenw@cnr.colostate.edu or fwb@cnr.colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-7755 or 491-1410; http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/FWB/
DEADLINE:
Applications must be received by 26 October 2001. Selection will contin
e
until an appropriate candidate is found. The position will begin in Aug
st
2002.
Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
institution and complies with all federal and Colorado state laws,
regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action requirements
in all programs. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in Room 101
Student Services. In order to assist Colorado State University in meeti
g
its affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women, and other
protected class members are encouraged to apply and to so identify
themselves.
The Colorado Open Records Act may permit the University to treat
application as confidential to a limited extent. If you wish to have you
application treated as confidential, to the extent permitted by law, it must
be accompanied by a written request that all materials submitted be held
in
confidence to the extent permitted under the Colorado Open Records Act a
the time it is submitted to the Search Committee.
Under the Act, applications of "finalists" become public. Finalists are
those applicants selected by the Search Committee or applicants still be
ng
considered 21 days before the position is to be filled. If there are six or
fewer applicants for the position, however, they are all considered
"finalists" and their applications are open to public inspection
immediately after the closing date.
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 7 Aug 2001 to 8 Aug 2001
There are 7 messages totalling 409 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Cloud busters
2. graduate assistantship in plant ecophysiology
3. How to (re)establish/plant submerged macrophytes in shallow lakes? (2)
4. Computer Programmer Assistant - USGS #1009
5. Smithsonian Conservation Internship
6. senior fisheries biologist position
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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:57:27 -0700
From: David Thomson <dthomson@HARVEYECOLOGY.COM>
Subject: Re: Cloud busters
Nick,
One of the modeled side effects of deforestation in South America (i.e.
removal of moisture from the air) is a decrease in precipitation in
midwestern North America. Are you willing to possibly trade food for fair
weather? Or how about transfering storms to other countries shores (yes,
where does the energy go? and where does that powder go after it absorbs
the water?) and future liability...
We should understand global weather patterns much better before we go about
changing them.
David Thomson
-----Original Message-----
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU]On Behalf Of Nicholas Stow
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:31 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: Cloud busters
One of the potential uses proposed for this product is the weakening of
tropical cyclones. We shouldn't trivialize the possible benefits. Consider
the destruction and massive loss of life caused by cyclones in Southeast
Asia. If timely application could eliminate or reduce these losses, then
the side-effects would have to be pretty drastic before I'd start
complaining.
I doubt, however, that it will work on something as powerful as a cyclone.
The thermodynamics puzzle me: where would the energy go? When you start
taking moisture from the air, you release energy. Since it doesn't simply
vanish, it must be transferred elsewhere.
-----------------------------------
Nicholas Stow
158B Henderson Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 7P6
(613) 236-5767
"If I can persuade any man to idle away a day on a stream or a lake when he
should be doing something much more important, I am satisfied I have done
him and the world a service. At any given moment in the world's history,
there has always been an excess of people busy doing important things, and
there always will be." -- Roderick Haig-Brown, "A Primer of Fly-Fishing".
"All the evil in this world is brought about by persons who are always up
and doing, but do not know when they ought to be up nor what they ought to
be doing. The devil, I take it, is still the busiest creature in the
universe, and I can quite imagine him denouncing laziness and becoming angry
at the smallest waste of time. In his kingdom, I will wager, nobody is
allowed to do nothing, not even for a single afternoon. The world, we all
freely admit, is in a muddle, but I for one do not think that it is laziness
that has brought it to such a pass. It is not the active virtues that it
lacks but the passive ones; it is capable of anything but kindness and a
little steady thought." -- J.B. Priestly, "On Doing Nothing".
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:20:15 -0400
From: Scott Heckathorn <saheckat@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU>
Subject: graduate assistantship in plant ecophysiology
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Graduate Assistantship in Plant Ecological Physiology/Biochemistry: A
graduate assistantship is available on an NSF-supported project
investigating the ecological and evolutionary importance of a specific
type of general stress protein, the small-molecular-mass heat-shock
proteins (small Hsps), in the protection of plants from heat stress.
More specifically, the project's goal is to determine how natural
variation in the quantity and amino-acid/DNA sequence of chloroplast
small Hsps affects the ability of these proteins to protect
photosynthesis, and if variation in efficacy of protection is related to
the thermal habitat to which plants are adapted or has changed during
the course of plant evolution. The project is interdisciplinary in
nature and will involve techniques and perspectives from ecology,
physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology; hence, we seek a
student whose interests span this range. Both M.S. and Ph.D. candidates
will be considered. Support will be provided through a combination of
research and teaching assistantships. Interested candidates should send
a CV to Scott Heckathorn, Department of Biology, Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY 13244. For more information, please see
www-hl.syr.edu/depts/biograd/, or contact 315-443-1920/saheckat@syr.edu.
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A graduate assistantship is available on an NSF-supported project investigat
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stress protein, the small-molecular-mass heat-shock proteins (small Hsps),
in the protection of plants from heat stress. More specifically,
the project's goal is to determine how natural variation in the quantity
and amino-acid/DNA sequence of chloroplast small Hsps affects the ability
of these proteins to protect photosynthesis, and if variation in efficacy
of protection is related to the thermal habitat to which plants are adapted
or has changed during the course of plant evolution. The project
is interdisciplinary in nature and will involve techniques and perspectives
from ecology, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology; hence, we
seek a student whose interests span this range. Both M.S. and Ph.D.
candidates will be considered. Support will be provided through a
combination of research and teaching assistantships. Interested candid
tes
should send a CV to Scott Heckathorn, Department of Biology, Syracuse
University,
Syracuse, NY 13244. For more information, please see
www-hl.syr.edu/depts/biograd/,
or contact 315-443-1920/saheckat@syr.edu.
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 12:29:26 +0200
From: Hans Brix <biohbn@BIOLOGY.AU.DK>
Subject: How to (re)establish/plant submerged macrophytes in shallow lakes?
Dear colleagues,
I am looking for experiences (or publications) on how to (re)establish a
vegetation of submerged macrophytes in shallow temperate lakes. In many
shallow lakes the submerged macrophytes have disappeared during previous
decades because of eutrophication. Now many lakes are 'restored' using
tools like wastewater diversion or cleaning, sediment removal,
biomanipulation, etc. It is, however, in many cases difficult to get a
natural invasion of submerged macrophytes even if the water quality has
improved.
I am looking for publications describing procedures and strategies that have
been used. I would very much like to know if anyone has practical experience
with large-scale (re)establishment of submerged macrophytes in lakes.
Planting techniques? Where do the plant material come from? Which species
have been used? Protection against grazing from birds/fish? etc.
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely
Hans Brix
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Dr. Hans Brix
Department of Plant Ecology
Institute of Biological Sciences
University of Aarhus
Nordlandsvej 68
8240 Risskov
Denmark
Email. Hans.Brix@biology.au.dk
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:41:22 -0400
From: Jennifer Fontes <jfontes@ECO.ORG>
Subject: Computer Programmer Assistant - USGS #1009
** Please circulate the following position to all qualified candidates.
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Computer Programmer Assistant
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Sponsored by US Geologicl Survey
Description:
The Tides and Inflows in the Mangroves of the Everglades (TIME)
project of the U.S. Geological Survey is an interdisciplinary effort focused
on development and implementation of a mathematical model to simulate flow
and salinity conditions in Everglades National Park. Once fully developed,
the model will be used to simulate flow exchanges and dissolved salt fluxes
between the surface- and ground-water systems comprising the land-margin
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Objective of Internship:
This internship will provide an intern with the opportunity to work
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compile and verify the data for entry into data bases, to analyze the data
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Specific Tasks:
1. Assist in the preparation and execution of efforts to collect
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4. Develop graphical computer plotting techniques and routines
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5. Enhance and maintain project website to facilitate the
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Work Experience Benefits to Intern:
The intern will be integrally involved with all aspects of the
research project and thus will derive considerable first-hand experience and
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intern will be introduced to other disciplinary activities affiliated with
and contributing to the work of the U.S. Geological Survey in a wide variety
of scientific investigations supporting restoration efforts for the south
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Qualifications:
Specific Qualifications Required:
A Bachelor of Science degree in computer science or a related
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Required computer skills include the ability to write computer code (e.g.,
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Contact:
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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: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 12:02:11 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: How to (re)establish/plant submerged macrophytes in shallow lak
s?
I have no answers but a lot of questions:
1. Are the lakes being studied systematically?
2. Are comparable healthy lakes available for study?
3. It would seem to be a grand opportunity to study the process of natural
invasion as well as the results of active intervention (restoration of
macrophyte populations).
4. How long have the lakes been "restored?"
5. Are there residues/sediments that might interfere with natural invasion?
6. Are populations of browsers or other organisms that interfere with or
enhance establishment present or absent?
Having zero experience with lake habitat restoration I can only speculate
via experience with other systems. But if I, in my ignorance, approached
this situation, I would be as concerned about such issues as introducing
species and populations in the right sequence to, for example, avoid early
dominance by aggressive species--even though the results might be quicker
and more spectacular from an aesthetic point of view. This embraces a
common error in terrestrial ecosystem restoration, and I suspect the
problem might be seriously magnified in a lacustrine environment.
I hope you will report your results here.
I also hope that you will avoid being intellectually contaminated by
excessive reliance on publications.
Best,
WT
At 12:29 PM 8/8/2001 +0200, Hans Brix wrote:
>Dear colleagues,
>I am looking for experiences (or publications) on how to (re)establish a
>vegetation of submerged macrophytes in shallow temperate lakes. In many
>shallow lakes the submerged macrophytes have disappeared during previous
>decades because of eutrophication. Now many lakes are 'restored' using
>tools like wastewater diversion or cleaning, sediment removal,
>biomanipulation, etc. It is, however, in many cases difficult to get a
>natural invasion of submerged macrophytes even if the water quality has
>improved.
>I am looking for publications describing procedures and strategies that
ave
>been used. I would very much like to know if anyone has practical experi
nce
>with large-scale (re)establishment of submerged macrophytes in lakes.
>Planting techniques? Where do the plant material come from? Which speci
s
>have been used? Protection against grazing from birds/fish? etc.
>Thank you very much.
>Yours sincerely
>Hans Brix
>
>
>********************************************
>Dr. Hans Brix
>Department of Plant Ecology
>Institute of Biological Sciences
>University of Aarhus
>Nordlandsvej 68
>8240 Risskov
>Denmark
>Email. Hans.Brix@biology.au.dk
>********************************************
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:44:53 +0000
From: Melissa Songer <farandaway@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Smithsonian Conservation Internship
The Spatial Analysis Lab at the Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center
(CRC) is seeking interns to start immediately. There are 1-2 internships
available for applicants with a background in field or wildlife ecology.
Duties would include surveys of deer, small mammal populations, birds, and
forest vegetation in Northern Virginia, including extensive work with GIS.
Will train, but field or GIS experience is a plus. There is opportunity to
develop independent projects for the right applicants. This is a full time
position and includes housing and a $500/month stipend.
Application: Send cover letter, resume, and contact information for
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or 1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA 22630. Phone: (540)635-6534, Fax:
(540)635-6506. In the cover letter please specify the dates you are
available.
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Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:00:39 EDT
From: michael armstrong <Michael.Armstrong@STATE.MA.US>
Subject: senior fisheries biologist position
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking well-qualified
candidates for a senior marine fisheries biologist position. Duties of the
position include stock assessment and supervision of the fishery-dependent
sampling program. For more information go to:
http://www.state.ma.us/hrd/ceo/_19085.html
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