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Get Involved / Community-Based Restoration
Quarterly Journal Environmental Awareness - Call for Papers
The journal includes articles on a wide ranging subjects like the climate change, biodiversity, pollution, ethno-botany, avian ecology, energy crisis, environmental laws, plant ecology, protected areas and so on and so forth. Good quality and high resolution photographs are also welcome. You may choose the subject of your choice. The journal is considered to be the first in South East Asian countries. The articles are by invitation. We also take some article(s) that have been presented elsewhere. However, fresh articles are appreciated. You can send the article and photos to insonaindia@gmail.com
Virginia Zoo, Volunteers Restore Wetlands
The Virginia Zoo is starting the New Year off green - with a ceremony to dedicate its wetland conservation project and new Lafayette River Classroom. The ceremony will occur Thursday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. at 3500 Granby Street in Norfolk. "This project was made possible thanks to a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and with support from community partners and volunteers," notes Greg Bockheim, executive director of the Virginia Zoo.
http://www.zandavisitor.com/newsarticle-830-Virginia_Zoo,_Volunteers_Restore_Wetlands_With_Funding_From_National_Fish_and_Wildlife_Foundation
Delaware River Plan Comments Due by February 20, 2009
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware are seeking public comment on a restoration plan to repair and improve shoreline and habitats of the Delaware River damaged by a vessel oil spill in 2004.
http://www.eponline.com/articles/70318/
Australia: Wetland Project Comes to the Rescue
At the end of North Creek Rd in Ballina in the industrial area an important wetland is about to get a helping hand, thanks to a combined project of Australian Seabird Rescue, the federal government's Green Corps program and employment provider Job Futures. Keith Williams, team leader of the North Creek Wetlands Restoration Project, said the area was important as a migratory bird resting area and for local birds, as well as feeding into the wider water system. The project will include regeneration of the wetland, some rainforest planting and building a walkway around the edge of the mangroves to improve educational and tourist facilities for the Seabird Rescue headquarters located there.
http://www.echonews.com/index.php?page=News%20Article&article=24877&issue=381
California CCC on the Block
If you ever wanted to speak up for at-risk youth and/or endangered species, right now is the time. A time-tested and highly productive program called the California Conservation Corps (CCC) is threatened by Gov Schwarzenegger's budget axe. The 32-year-old environmental restoration and youth development program has been responsible for countless trail, habitat restoration and emergency response projects. This month the California legislature is wrestling with an unprecedented deficit and deciding who and what will be cut to balance the budget.
http://www.readitnews.com/environment/76-features/1526-governator-targets-the-california-conservation-corps-to-get-the-budget-out-of-the-red-he-wants-to-expel-youth-from-green-jobs-
Conferences & Workshops
Prairie & Savanna Restoration: The State of the Art and Science
A Symposium in Honor of Dr. Roger C. Anderson's Retirement: This symposium was organized by Roger Anderson, Angelo Capparella, Tak Cheung, Guy Fraker, Fran Harty, Steve Juliano, and Mary Rundus. Keynote speaker is Reed Noss. Friday, March 27, 2009 at Illinois State University's Alumni Center, 101 N. Main St., Normal, IL 61790
http://www.bio.illinoisstate.edu/psr/
FAO Workshop on Grassland and Forage-based Systems for Mitigation of Climate Change
A workshop April 15-17, 2009 will be held to take stock of the most important global information related to the contribution of grasslands and pasture based systems to GHG emission reduction and C sink. Some 25 world experts (including scientists, representatives of civil society, and policy makers) will establish the current state of scientific information related to grassland and forage systems carbon sequestration and its importance in both the efforts to mitigate and adapt to global climate change.
http://www.fao.org/ag/portal/archive/detail/en/item/9411/icode/?no_cache=1
SER World Conference in Perth Australia: Call for Abstracts
For individuals interested in presenting a contributed oral or poster presentation, abstracts are now being called. Abstracts will need to address the themes listed on the conference website - please visit http://www.seri2009.com.au/pages/home.html. On-line abstract submission guidelines and the form can be located under the abstract submission link on the conference website - http://www.seri2009.com.au/pages/abstract.html. Please follow the guidelines carefully, and follow the link to the abstract on-line form. Deadline for abstract submission is 4 March 2009.
Germany: Welcome to SER Summer School June 29 - July 3, 2009
We invite PhD students who work in restoration ecology and related fields to come to Münster for the SER Summer School 2009. Together with many specialists from all over Europe, we will work on different aspects - biotic and abiotic - of "Species introduction and management of biodiversity in restoration projects". The course includes lectures of specialists to provide theoretical background and also field work and excursions to train practical research skills and learn about restoration projects on-site.
http://www.uni-muenster.de/Restorationsummerschool/index.html
I Congreso Colombiano de Restauración Ecológica
El comité organizador del I Congreso Colombiano de Restauración Ecológica y II Simposio Nacional de Experiencias en Restauración Ecológica, tienen el agrado de invitarlos a participar en este evento el cual se realizará en la ciudad de Bogotá del 27 al 31 de julio de 2009 en el Centro de Convenciones Alfonso López Pumarejo de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
http://www.redcre.org/congresore.html
10th International Congress of Ecology
The Congress, bringing together the knowledge and resources of the Ecological Society of Australia, New Zealand Ecological Society and INTECOL, will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia from 16 to 21 August 2009. Be sure to register now to take advantage of the special early-bird registration rate! Register online via
http://www.intecol10.org
2010 IUFRO World Congress
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) will hold its 23rd World Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea from August 23-28, 2010. The title of the Congress is "Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment". The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of technical session proposals until 15 January 2009. Session proposals are welcome from all organizations and individuals with an interest in the future of forests from all forest-related scientific disciplines.
http://www.iufro2010.com |
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People in the News
Arne Naess, Norwegian Philosopher, Dies at 96
Arne Naess, a Norwegian philosopher whose ideas about promoting an intimate and all-embracing relationship between the earth and the human species inspired environmentalists and Green political activists around the world, died Monday. He was 96.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/world/europe/15naess.html?_r=1
Aldo Leopold Farm Becomes a National Historic Landmark
The farm of pioneer conservationist Aldo Leopold in Wisconsin has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, in one of the final actions of the outgoing Bush administration.
Eight other new National Historic Landmarks were announced Friday, located in Connecticut, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Arizona, but none of the others is significant to the history of American conservation.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2009/2009-01-19-094.asp
CRMC Honored for Eelgrass Project
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council has won national recognition for its South Coast Habitat Restoration Project, which has been selected to receive a 2008 Coastal America Partnership Award. The project, which began in 1997, has included the dredging of portions of Ninigret Pond to create a favorable environment for eelgrass, and the subsequent restoration of 40 acres of eelgrass habitat.
http://www.pbn.com/detail/39554.html
Meet Pavan Sukhdev: A Banker by Day and an Environmentalist by Night
It hardly seems possible, but in addition to global banking and green accounting in India, you have 'spare' time to protect Australian rainforests? Yes, I am doing that, in a very small way. Time is an amazing thing; it can expand to fit your priorities. The key is to know your priorities. My wife and I work with local partners to manage a relatively tiny model rainforest restoration and eco-tourism project in Tarzali, North Queensland, Australia. When I saw Lumholz tree kangaroos come back and colonise our little rainforest haven, just a couple of years after we replanted local tree species, I realised that if nature is given half a chance, it actually restores itself.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=18&theme=&usrsess=1&id=240247 |
| New Books & Articles
New SER/Island Press Book by Hobbs and Suding
New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration
As scientific understanding about ecological processes has grown, the idea that ecosystem dynamics are complex, nonlinear, and often unpredictable has gained prominence. Of particular importance is the idea that rather than following an inevitable progression toward an ultimate endpoint, some ecosystems may occur in a number of states depending on past and present ecological conditions. The emerging idea of "restoration thresholds" also enables scientists to recognize when ecological systems are likely to recover on their own and when active restoration efforts are needed.
http://www.islandpress.org/bookstore/details.php?prod_id=1692
Slight Changes in Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses
Slight changes in climate may trigger major abrupt ecosystem responses that are not easily reversible. Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals. The U.S. Geological Survey led a new assessment of the implications of a warming world on "ecological thresholds" in North America. The report, which was commissioned by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and authored by a team of federal and academic climate scientists, is based on a synthesis of published scientific literature and addresses what research and steps are needed to help mitigate resulting effects.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2110&from=rss_home
Efforts to Support Biodiversity Best Focused on Less Intensive Systems
The authors of a new EU-funded study into the biodiversity of intensive and extensively managed farmland systems have recommended that efforts to conserve biodiversity be focused on less intensively managed systems. Researchers compared the richness of plant species with levels of Nitrogen input on 130 grasslands and 141 arable fields across six European countries, including the UK. Intensively and extensively managed sites were assessed and the number of different plant species in each plot counted. 'Rare' species were defined as those with less than 1% cover in a study area.
http://ecologyandpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/01/efforts-to-support-biodiversity-best.html |
| Restoring Natural Capital (RNC)
Ecosystems Projects Are Shovel-Ready Job Engines
April H. G. Smith made the following statement on a briefing call with reporters today. "Audubon has identified numerous shovel-ready and long ignored ecosystem restoration projects. These projects are a win-win because they are a great way to both stimulate the economy through job creation and also improve many degraded parts of the nation. "Our proposals, including projects to be executed for the Mississippi River Delta, Long Island Sound, and the Everglades, have been vetted and are all ready to quickly create tens or thousands of jobs.
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-14-2009/0004954938&EDATE=
Speed Economic Recovery by Investing in Natural Resources
The National Wildlife Federation today joined with the Audubon, Defenders of Wildlife, the National Parks Conservation Association and The Wilderness Society to call for a recovery package that sustains America's economy and its natural resources, the basis of our outdoor recreation industry that contributes $730 billion to our economy and supports 6.5 million jobs - or one in 20 American jobs. A comprehensive recovery plan for America's economy needs to include investment not only in energy efficiency, renewable energy and public transportation, but water infrastructure, national parks and public lands, education, agriculture and other environmental programs. These efforts will create new green jobs for people to restore native habitats and wetlands, assist wildlife management, remove invasive species, and protect natural resources that have long been neglected.
http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=D63EA336-5056-A84B-C3AD6621C9CF8FC2 |
| Biodiversity & Climate Change
Oregon: The Greening of Corvallis
"The name kind of says it all. It was intended to be an organization that pieced together the crown jewel properties around Corvallis," said Cary Stephens, a lawyer serving his second stint as president of the nonprofit's board of directors. "It was about preserving and protecting those great natural areas." Greenbelt has been largely successful in that regard, playing a key role in acquiring many of the parcels of farm and forest, wetland and meadow that help the city maintain its distinctive woodsy feel in the face of a growing population and expanding development.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/01/18/news/community/1aaa02_greenbelt.txt |
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Old Growth, Ancient Tropical Forests can be Restored
Forest restoration aims to improve the native forests and control erosion and helping the quality of life for the local people. Carl Leopold, the William H. Crocker Scientist Emeritus at BTI. " ...pointed out that drinking water becomes more readily available when forests thrive because tree roots act as a sort of sponge, favoring rainwater seepage and preventing water running off hills and draining away." To revive a rain forest may take hundreds of years,but our impressive growth rates in the new forest trees is hopeful. Leopold with colleagues from the Ithaca-based Tropical Forestry Initiative began in 1993 by planting mixtures of trees on worn-out pasture land. For 50 years the soil had been compacted under countless hooves, and its nutrients washed away. When it rained, Leopold said, the red soil appeared to bleed from the hillsides.
http://naturescrusaders.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/old-growth-ancient-tropical-forests-can-be-restored/
Guatemala: Trees Save Lives like Rebar in Concrete
On January 4, 2009, a mountainside in northern Guatemala suddenly collapsed, sending thousands of tons of rock and debris downhill and burying a nearby road. The event occurred in the state of Alta Verapaz, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) north of Guatemala's capital city. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA 's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this true-color image of the area on January 9, 2009, five days after the landslide. In this image, the landslide forms a wide, beige-colored gash on the lush green landscape. The source of the landslide is toward the north, and near the source, the landslide is roughly half a kilometer (one-third of a mile) wide.
http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/01/15/guatemala-trees-save-lives-like-rebar-concrete-without-rebar-mountains-unravel/
Colorado: A Revenue Shortfall Threatens to Blunt a $5.5 Million Forest Restoration Plan
In his more than three decades of fighting wildfires in Colorado, Bob Harvey has always been missing one tool: a state government as interested in preventing fires as he is. Two months ago, Gov. Bill Ritter pledged $5.5 million to fund a large forest restoration package that is still being negotiated. But the state's budget calamity threatens to severely weaken that attack, with anticipated pools of money to fund forest thinning, provide incentives for volunteer firefighters and improve community preparedness evaporating even before the projects are approved.
http://www.denverpost.com/statehouse08/ci_11466011 |
| Wetland Restoration
Illinois: Wetlands Restoration Work Starts in Frigid Weather
Snowplow drivers aren't the only heavy equipment operators maneuvering in this frigid weather.
Crews in Bobcats and backhoes this week are unearthing buckthorn, maple and other nonnative trees from the frozen ground at a south suburban Cook County Forest Preserve District site.
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1379015,011509grasslands.article
UK: Working to Restore Rare Welsh Habitat
The Active blanket bog in Wales project is a partnership between the RSPB, the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales. The EU LIFE-Nature programme has met three quarters of the Ł2.57m cost of the project. To date the five year project to restore the valuable habitat of Wales' uplands has mainly focused on the RSPB reserve at Lake Vyrnwy, but this month the spotlight will be split between Lake Vyrnwy and Penaran on the Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt Special Area of Conservation managed by Forestry Commission Wales. Blanket bog is a peatland habitat and is protected under the EU Habitats Directive. The project aims to restore large areas of blanket bog which have been affected by drainage, afforestation by non-native species and over-grazing.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/media/releases/details.asp?id=tcm:9-208255
California: Cash Crunch Halts 4,000 Conservation Projects
California's fiscal crisis has derailed 4,000 conservation projects across the state, from restoration of tidal marshes on San Francisco Bay to expansion of the coastal trail, and threatens major land acquisitions on the Sonoma, Big Sur and Mendocino coasts, state officials say.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/15/MNU415B8TA.DTL |
River & Watershed Restoration
Virginia: Residents Say a Stream Restoration Project Is Damaging the Landscape
Some Fairfax County residents are calling for a halt to a major stream restoration project in Reston that they say has radically transformed the landscape and resulted in the felling of hundreds of trees. Work began last year on the long-planned project to reverse years of damage and pollution caused by development. But residents said they were stunned in the fall when Wetland Studies and Solutions, the Gainesville company in charge, began using heavy construction equipment to reshape sections of stream and take down some of the community's signature mature hardwoods.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/14/AR2009011401340.html
Iowa: Cold and Snow Doesn't Stop Dry Run Creek Restoration Efforts
Dry Run Creek is buried under a foot of snow, but that hasn't stopped conservationists from planning future improvements for the impaired waterway. The Black Hawk County Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Northern Iowa are working to restore the creek to its natural form --- meandering with sloped banks --- which officials believe will control erosion problems and improve water quality.
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/01/20/news/local/10931487.txt |
| Lake Restoration
Restoration of Three Southwest Minnesota Lakes
Work is underway on three more southwestern Minnesota shallow lakes to improve water quality and waterfowl habitat. In a partnership effort between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Ducks Unlimited (DU), and local conservation organizations, Lake Augusta in Cottonwood County, Teal Lake in Jackson County, and Hjermstad Lake in Murray County are undergoing reclamations. "These degraded lakes are typical of most of the remaining shallow lakes basins here in the prairie pothole region of Minnesota," according to Windom Area DNR Wildlife Manager Randy Markl.
http://outdoornewsdaily.com/index.php/archives/6016
Florida: Lake Bottom Gets Cleaning
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission recently began a $248,000 habitat-restoration project that will remove harmful organic sediment from 33 of the lake's 150 acres. The sediment covers its sandy bottom, which sport fish need to spawn successfully. "It's dead plant and animal matter that has built up over the years," said Gary Morse, spokesman for the fish and wildlife commission. "The sediment depletes the oxygen in the water.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/18/pa-lake-bottom-gets-cleaning/ |
| Coastal & Marine Restoration
Indonesia: Coral Springs Back from Tsunami
Scientists have reported a rapid recovery in some of the coral reefs that were damaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami four years ago. It had been feared that some of the reefs off the coast of Indonesia could take a decade to recover. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found evidence of rapid growth of young corals in badly-hit areas. A spokesman said reefs damaged before the tsunami were also recovering. Some communities were abandoning destructive fishing techniques and even transplanting corals into damaged areas, the WCS said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7800796.stm
Florida: Sierra Club Renews Call for Hancock Land Restoration
Local Sierra Club activists have renewed their efforts to persuade officials at the Southwest Florida Water Management District to incorporate the thousands of acres the agency owns along the shoreline of Lake Hancock into a portion of a regional wildlife corridor stretching from the Green Swamp to Charlotte Harbor.
http://blogs.theledger.com/default.asp?item=2314873
New York: Town to Restore Shoreline before Plovers Arrive
After nearly two years of effort to secure federal funding and proper permitting, Shelter Island Town now has a small window of opportunity to exercise its hard-won authorization to rebuild Shell Beach and its roadway by March 31, before the piping plover breeding season begins.
http://www2.timesreview.com/SIR/Stories/I-shellbeach-01-15 |
| Extractive Industries
Utah: Lawsuit Filed To Stop Tar Sands Development
The Sierra Club and the Indigenous Environmental Network are fighting an unprecedented project that would bring one of the dirtiest forms of energy extraction in the world to eastern Utah. The proposed Antelope Creek tar sands oil project threatens to disrupt wildlife, poison and dry up rivers, and imperil human health with hazardous air pollutants, the groups claim. The project would also produce an exorbitant amount of the greenhouse gases.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/17510 |
| Invasive Species
New Zealand Leads the World in Island Restoration Projects
New Zealand has suffered a high rate of extinctions, including moa, the huia, laughing owl and flightless wrens. This is because of human activities such as hunting and others. New Zealand has led the world in island restoration projects, where offshore islands are cleared of introduced mammalian pests and native species are reintroduced. Several islands located near to the three main islands are wildlife reserves where common pests such as possums and rodents have been eradicated to allow the reintroduction of endangered species to the islands.
http://www.wayfaring.info/2009/01/18/new-zealand/
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20090118mb.html
Australia: $2.5m for Weeds Research Projects
The Rudd Government has delivered on another election commitment - announcing $2.5 million for 28 weeds research projects funded through the new Australian Weeds Research Centre. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke said the funding would support projects across Australia, including in livestock grazing areas, wetlands and rainforests. "Weeds continue to pose a serious threat to our farming industries and natural environment, costing the national economy an estimated $4 billion each year," Mr Burke said.
http://www.alp.org.au/media/0109/msaff160.php |
| Urban Restoration
Illinois: Village, County Discuss Forest Preserve Restoration
Wheeling and the Cook County Board have preliminarily agreed on a forest preserve restoration project just south of the Westin hotel on Milwaukee Avenue. The proposed plan would turn a five-acre, unused piece of land along the forest preserve's border with Wheeling into a natural amenity that provides Wheeling access to the forest preserve and Des Plaines River
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/wheeling/news/1378427,wh-forest-011509-s1.article |
| Recreation & Tourism
India: Eco-Tourism Helps Preserve the Word's Largest Resource Recovery System
Government authorities are viewing this as a positive step. Biswajiban Majumdar, Bidhanagar Municipality Chairman says, "We hope this project is a success because it's very important to restore the wetlands while keeping the interest of the local inhabitants in mind." As the world's population shifts towards cities and more densely populated areas, urban diseases like depression are on the rise. Green spaces like the East Kolkata Wetlands provide an escape from crowded city life and help reduce stress. By conserving this natural resource, we not only protect the health of the environment, but our own and that of future generations as well.
http://thewip.net/contributors/2009/01/east_kolkata_wetlands_ecotouri.html
California: Restoration of Local Land to Take Years
Gullo said the authority had planned to start the restoration project Jan. 5, but "hiccups" in the planning have delayed it. They include obtaining the money - more than $100,000 - and taking into consideration the plans for oil drilling in the Whittier Hills. "We plan to restore the area as soon as possible," she said. "If we get the various approvals needed, we hope to begin restoration of the southeast side of Colima in late spring for planting in the fall." Although the stumps will remain to control weed growth and erosion, native plants and trees, such as walnut and oak trees and California sage, will cover them.
http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_11445282 |
| Funding Opportunities
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act - Closes January 23, 2009
This program provides federal grants on a competitive basis to states, tribes and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources and their habitat in the Great Lakes basin. The projects are funded under authority of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006. The amount of funding available this year is subject to final Congressional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009. Funds may be used for approved Tribal and State sponsored projects which benefit Great Lakes fish and wildlife restoration.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44170
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program - Closes January 26, 2009
The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program is now recruiting candidates for the 2009-2011 fellowship program. This program was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center.
http://csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html
California: Land Grant Opportunities Available - Closes January 30, 2009
Land funding opportunities exist for property owners, and public workshops will be held about land-related topics. Applications are being accepted through Jan. 30 for funding riparian restoration projects. Highest ranking is given to projects along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. Land must be privately owned and there is no cost-share requirement. The voluntary program provides funding to restore marginal or flood-prone farmland to riparian buffers. The program provides annual incentive funding to help with the cost of habitat management and the loss of income due to idling farmland. Technical assistance is also provided.
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_11047564
Louisiana: Doctoral Fellowship in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology - Closes February 1, 2009
Doctoral (or MS) Graduate Students needed to conduct dissertation research on the restoration ecology of barrier island plant communities in Louisiana. Although doctoral students are preferred, exceptional, well-qualified students interested in pursuing a Masters degree in Biology are also encouraged to apply. The successful applicant must be enthusiastic and self-motivated, have a strong interest in plant restoration ecology.
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~pll6743/biogradstudies.htm
Wisconsin: Habitat Projects on Ontonagon River Watershed - Closes February 1, 2009
Beginning Jan. 1, Upper Peninsula Power Co., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, will accept applications for grants to fund habitat improvement projects and studies in the Ontonagon River watershed. Grant requests must be less than $10,000. All grants would need to be matched by a 25 percent contribution from in-kind or other sources. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1. The grants will be funded by a portion of the Mitigation Enhancement Fund, which UPPCO maintains for the Bond Falls Project as part of the Bond Falls Settlement Agreement. The goal of the MEF is to provide tangible, measurable improvements to the aquatic and terrestrial environments in the Ontonagon River watershed.
http://www.uppco.com/info/ontonagon_guidelines.asp
New York: Doctoral Program in Ecosystem Restoration - Closes February 1, 2009
The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) encourages recent graduates of undergraduate or masters programs to apply to its new doctoral degree concentration in Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE). The ERIE program provides Ph.D. students with the technical, professional and personal skills needed to become leaders in the emerging field of ecosystem restoration through its focus on innovative and interdisciplinary research in environmental science, engineering, and policy. The research at UB's ERIE program is rooted in a number of nationally-recognized Great Lakes watershed and stream restoration efforts occurring in western New York State.
http://www.erie.buffalo.edu/
Wisconsin: Watershed Group Taking Applications for Funding - Closes February 2, 2009
Applications for the Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network's next funding cycle are due Feb. 2. Root-Pike WIN funds locally initiated projects with up to $10,000 to protect, restore, and sustain the ecosystem of the Root River and Pike River watersheds. Grant projects can focus on activities that improve public access to the rivers, on studies that advance knowledge of water quality and biology, on educational programs that improve public understanding of the rivers, or on restoration work such as removing invasive plants.
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/01/19/local_news/doc49751f606ee1e157429373.txt
Pennsylvania: Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed Restoration Grant Program - Closes
February 14, 2009
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has announced that approximately $3.6 million is available to develop and implement projects that benefit fishing, boating, and aquatic resources in Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean counties, with primary emphasis on projects within the Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed upstream from the confluence of the First Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek.
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/promo/grants/sinn/00sinn.htm
National Ecosystem Services Research Partnership Opportunity - Closes February 15, 2009
Ecosystem services are vital for public health and the well-being of human communities. Improved understanding of ecosystem services across institutional, spatial, and temporal scales is crucial for designing management strategies and institutional and governmental policies intended to increase and sustain the value of ecosystem services. The ESRP is focused on understanding the present and future ecological dynamics of ecosystem services to create a solid scientific foundation for environmental decision-making. Approximately 200 EPA scientists with an annual in-house budget of $62 million are associated with this program and will participate in the Partnership; EPA funding will primarily support this in-house research effort. http://www.epa.gov/ord/esrp/pdfs/ESRP-CRADA-Brochure.pdf
NSF Postdoctoral Scholar in Tropical Ecosystem & Global Change Science - Closes February 15, 2009
The NSF-funded Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) at the University of Arizona invites applications for the Amazon-PIRE Postdoctoral Scholar in tropical ecosystem and global change science. We seek outstanding candidates interested in investigating tropical ecosystem structure, physiology, and biogeochemistry, how these respond to climatic variability and change, or how such responses scale from individual to landscape to region. Candidate backgrounds within a broad range of scientific disciplines, including ecology, plant physiology, remote sensing, hydrology, atmospheric science, geosciences, meteorology or climate dynamics, or an interdisciplinary combination of these, are welcome.
http://www.b2science.org/
Maine: Pollution Fine to Fund Gulf of Maine Restoration - Closes February 15, 2009
Funding for environmental restoration projects along the Maine coast will be awarded on a competitive basis, with individual grants expected to range between $35,000 and $300,000. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15, and the first grants are to be awarded this summer, according to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by Congress to distribute such grants.
http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/036926.html
US: Five Star Restoration Program - Closes February 16, 2009
The Five Star Restoration Program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships for wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration. The National Association of Counties, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the Wildlife Habitat Council, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Company, and our newest partner Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), are pleased to solicit applications for the Five Star Restoration Program.
http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=10936
Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology Paid Internships - Closes February 17, 2009
The Institute for Applied Ecology will be hiring up to nine interns this summer for field work and related activities. Our paid positions are intended to provide field experience to individuals considering conservation biology or restoration ecology as a career. Internships are partially supported by the Native Plant Society of Oregon, and interns are encouraged to write short articles for the NPSO Bulletin. We encourage you to visit our website, www.appliedeco.org for more information on these projects.
New Mexico: Collaborative Forest Restoration Program - Closes March 2, 2009
The Community Forest Restoration Act of 2000 (Title VI, Public Law 106-393) established a cooperative forest restoration program in New Mexico to provide cost-share grants to stakeholders for forest restoration projects on public land to be designed through a collaborative process (the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program). Projects must include a diversity of stakeholders in their design and implementation, and address specified objectives, including: wildfire threat reduction; ecosystem restoration, including non-native tree species reduction; reestablishment of historic fire regimes; reforestation; preservation of old and large trees; increased utilization of small diameter trees; and the creation of forest- related local employment.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/spf/cfrp/rfp/index.shtml
Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship - Closes March 31, 2009
The Wilderness Society is now accepting applications for the 2009 Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship. This $10,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student in natural resources management, law or policy programs. The scholarship seeks to encourage individuals who have the potential to make a significant positive difference in the long-term protection of wilderness in North America.
http://wilderness.org/content/gloria-barron-scholarship-guidelines | |
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