Conservation Science

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Lowenstein quoted on imported pest damage to forests

In a study published this month in the journal Ecological Applications, Gary Lovett and 15 colleagues estimated that 63 percent of U.S. forest land, or about 825 million acres, is at risk of increased damage from established pests, and new pests continue to arrive with cargo shipments from overseas. ... "I think there would be resistance from overseas partners that are shipping a lot of material using these wood pallets," said Frank Lowenstein, deputy director of the New England Forestry Foundation, a conservation group based in Littleton, Massachusetts.
August 29, 2016
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Farnsworth leading online botany courses

The New England Wild Flower Society has announced online classes for Fall.The online botany classes include a field trip option. The native plants design class will be open for four months. Fellow Elizabeth Farnsworth will teach: Plants 101: Introduction to the Green World Plants 102: Deeper into the Green World Designing with Native Plants Read more and register
August 26, 2016
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Heller helping tribe adapt conservation efforts for climate change

For the Amah Mutsun, an indigenous people of the central coast, the land was never ‘theirs.’ They didn’t think of the land as belonging to anyone. Blessed to live along the central coast and eastward, they belonged to the land. They were tender toward it — and tenders of it. Now, after centuries of cultural upheaval, they’re learning to recover their roles as the land’s stewards. ...
August 24, 2016
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Finkelstein and Bakker find contamination from marine mammals threatening California condors

Biologists have discovered high levels of pesticides and other contaminants from marine mammals in the tissues of endangered California condors living near the coast that they say could complicate recovery efforts for the largest land bird in North America.
August 19, 2016
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Wiley team discovers shipping noise impairs whales' ability to forage

Increased shipping noise is disrupting the foraging behaviour of humpback whales in the North Atlantic, according to a new study. Scientists in the US and UK said their findings could impact upon the numbers of humpback whales in the long term. Many whales are found in coastal areas with high levels of shipping traffic, which often results in frequent fatalities from collisions. The team collected data from 10 whales within the Stellwagen Bank national marine sanctuary, which is a popular whale watching site between Cape Cod and Cape Ann in the US. ...
August 18, 2016
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Kelso named 2016 Delta Science Fellow

California Sea Grant is pleased to announce the selection of 12 outstanding doctoral graduate students and postdoctoral researchers as recipients of the 2016 Delta Science Fellowship. Awarded periodically by the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program and administered by California Sea Grant, the fellowship partners junior scientists with academic and community mentors to work on collaborative data analysis and research projects applicable to the California Bay-Delta system. ...
June 24, 2016
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Keith Parker

2016 Fellow
Keith Parker is a Senior Fisheries Biologist for the Yurok Tribe of California and an enrolled member. He co-stewards harvest management of fish on the lower 44-miles of the Klamath River 8-months of the year with up to 15 technicians and...
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Sarah Skikne

2016 Fellow
Sarah's research focuses on strategies to promote species persistence and ecosystem integrity in the face of climate change. Recent projects have focused on the feasibility of assisted migration and climate refugia strategies, including the...
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Nick Jensen

2016 Fellow
Nick currently serves as the Conservation Program Director for the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). In this position he oversees the conservation work of staff and volunteer advocates statewide. Nick’s work involves state and federal...
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Erik Martinez

2016 Fellow
Prior to joining the EPA, Erik Martinez was a Coastal Development Planner with the California Coastal Commission in San Francisco, CA where he focused on reviewing development projects along the coast to ensure the protection of sensitive...