Jigsaw – A technique for Student-Active Learning Published by the ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs September 2012 Vol. 2 Issue 6 Photo Credit from EcoEdDL: The Cadillac and Dorr Mountains as viewed from the summit of Gorham Ridge, Acadia National Park, Maine by Amanda Elliot Special Feature: Pollution What’s New in EcoEdDL There have been several new…
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Minutes of the ESA Governing Board, August 4-5, 2012Portland, OR Members Present: Steward Pickett PresidentScott Collins President-ElectTerry Chapin Past-President Sharon Collinge VP for Public AffairsDeborah Goldberg VP for ScienceLeslie Real VP for FinanceJulie Reynolds VP for Education and Human Resources, ElectCharles Canham SecretaryMimi Lam Member-at-LargeSonia Ortega Member-at-Large Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Elizabeth Biggs Chief Financial OfficerNadine Lymn Director, Public…
Minutes of the ESA Governing Board, May 24, 2012Washington, DC Members Present: Steward Pickett PresidentScott Collins President-ElectTerry Chapin Past-President Sharon Collinge VP for Public AffairsDeborah Goldberg VP for ScienceLeslie Real VP for FinanceMargaret Lowman VP for Education and Human ResourcesCharles Canham SecretaryMimi Lam Member-at-LargeAndrea Lloyd Member-at-Large (via Skype)Sonia Ortega Member-at-Large Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Elizabeth Biggs Chief Financial…
Minutes of the ESA Governing Board, November 17, 2011Washington, DC Members Present: Steward Pickett PresidentScott Collins President-ElectSharon Collinge VP for Public AffairsDeborah Goldberg VP for ScienceLeslie Real VP for FinanceMargaret Lowman VP for Education and Human ResourcesCharles Canham SecretaryMimi Lam Member-at-LargeSonia Ortega Member-at-LargeAndrea Lloyd Member-at-Large Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Elizabeth Biggs Director, FinanceSue Silver Editor-in-Chief, FrontiersNadine Lymn…
On November 2, 2011, ESA sponsored a congressional briefing: “Using Science to Improve Flood Management.” Emily Stanley (University of Wisconsin, Madison) and Jeff Opperman (The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Field Office) addressed the function of floodplains and managing rivers as systems and for multiple benefits. Emily Stanley’s presentation focused on the work of rivers and the function of floodplains. Industry, transportation,…
ESA Governing Board, August 6, 2011Austin, TX Members Present: Terry Chapin PresidentSteward Pickett President-ElectMary Power Past PresidentLaura Huenneke VP for Public AffairsRob Jackson VP for ScienceBill Parton VP for FinanceMargaret Lowman VP for Education and Human ResourcesCharles Canham SecretaryJosh Schimel Member-at-LargeSonia Ortega Member-at-Large Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Cliff Duke Director, Science Elizabeth Biggs Director, FinanceSue Silver …
ESA Governing BoardNovember 04, 2010Washington, DC Members Present: Terry Chapin PresidentSteward Pickett President-ElectLaura Huenneke VP for Public AffairsRob Jackson VP for ScienceBill Parton VP for FinanceMeg Lowman VP for Education and Human ResourcesCharles Canham SecretaryAndrea Lloyd Member-at-LargeJosh Schimel Member-at-Large Members Absent: Lisa Graumlich (Member-at-Large), Mary Power (Past President) Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Cliff Duke Director, Science Elizabeth…
Minutes of the ESA Governing BoardNovember 17-18, 2009Washington, DC Members Present: Mary Power (President), Sunny Power (Past-President), Terry Chapin (Past-President-Elect), David Inouye (Secretary), Josh Schimel (Member-at-Large), Emily Stanley (Member-at-Large), Deb Peters (Member-at-Large), Rob Jackson (VP for Science). Meg Lowman (VP for Education) arrived 10:10 AM. Staff Present: Katherine McCarter (Executive Director), Cliff Duke (Director of Science), Elizabeth Biggs (Director of…
ESA Governing BoardAugust 5, 2010Pittsburgh, PA Members Present: Mary Power Past-PresidentTerry Chapin PresidentSteward Pickett President-ElectBill Parton VP for FinanceMeg Lowman VP for Education and Human ResourcesCharles Canham SecretaryAndrea Lloyd Member-at-Large Guest:Andrea Kuchy Vice-Chair, Student Section Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Cliff Duke Director, Science OfficeSue Silver Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers Nadine Lymn Director, Public Affairs OfficeDavid Baldwin Managing…
ESA Governing Board: Minutes of the ESA CouncilAugust 1, 2010Pittsburgh, PA Members Present: Hal Balbach, David Baldwin, Romi Burks, Elizabeth Biggs, Charles Canham, Zoe Cardon, Terry Chapin, Carmen Cid, Scott Collins, Phil Dixon, Cliff Duke, Scott Franklin, Deborah Goldberg, David Gooding, Peter Groffman, Stephen Hart, Laura Huenneke, Rob Jackson, Ed Johnson, Angela Kent, Mimi Lam, Meg Lowman, Nadine Lymn, Jude…
ESA Governing BoardJuly 31 – August 1, 2010Pittsburgh, PA Members Present: Mary Power PresidentAlison Power Past-PresidentTerry Chapin President-ElectLaura Huenneke VP for Public AffairsBill Parton VP for FinanceRob Jackson VP for ScienceMeg Lowman VP for Education and Human Resources (Sunday)Debra Peters Member-at-LargeEmily Stanley Member-at-Large Staff Present:Katherine McCarter Executive Director Cliff Duke Director, Science Elizabeth Biggs…
Minutes of the ESA Governing Board May 17-18, 2010Washington, D.C. Members Present: Mary Power (President), Sunny Power (Past-President), Terry Chapin (Past-President-Elect), David Inouye (Secretary), Josh Schimel (Member-at-Large), Laura Huenneke (VP for Public Affairs), Bill Parton (VP for Finance), Emily Stanley (Member-at-Large), Rob Jackson (VP for Science). Guest – Charles Canham, Secretary-Elect. Staff Present:Katherine McCarter (Executive Director), Cliff Duke (Director of Science),…
Ecosystems are already responding to climate change. Continued warming—some of which is now unavoidable—may impair the ability of many such systems to provide critical resources and services like food, clean water, and carbon sequestration. Buffering against the impacts of climate change will require new strategies to both mitigate the extent of change and adapt to changes that are inevitable. The…
Climate Change Impacts and AdaptationJanuary 8, 2010 ESA co-sponsored a congressional briefing that provided a scientific perspective on options for adapting to climate change in the United States. Featured speakers: Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs, the Climate Institute Kristie L. Ebi, Executive Director, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 2 Technical Support Unit – Impacts,…
On July 13, 2009, ESA hosted House and Senate briefings, “Water Resources in the West: Assessing Tradeoffs in a Changing Climate,” featuring Society members: Jill Baron of the US Geological Survey and Colorado State University; Darrel Jenerette of the University of California, Riverside; and Diane Pataki of the University of California, Irvine. The ecological scientists provided information on the current…
DRAFT Minutes of the ESA Governing BoardMay 21-22, 2009Washington , DC Members Present: Sunny Power (President), Mary Power (President-Elect), Norm Christensen (Past-President), Laura Huenneke (VP for Public Affairs), Bill Parton (VP for Finance), David Inouye (Secretary), Josh Schimel (Member-at-Large), Emily Stanley (Member-at-Large), Ann Kinzig (Member-at-Large), Rob Jackson (VP for Science), Meg Lowman (VP for Education and Human Resources; present just…
Healthy ecosystems are the foundation for sound economies, sustaining and enhancing human life with services ranging from food and fuel to clean air and water. As such, ecology has an important role to play in society’s efforts to improve the quality of life throughout the world. Although ecological scientists have neither the remit nor the capacity to judge the right…
The idea of ecosystem services is a promising conservation concept but has been rarely put into practice. In a special issue of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, researchers use novel tools to report some of the first quantifiable results that place values on nature’s services to humans.
Climate Change: Intersections of Climate and Policy January 9, 2009 ESA co-sponsored a congressional briefing to address the scientific and public policy-related aspects of climate change. Featured speakers: Timothy Wirth, former US Representative and Senator and lead US negotiator at the Kyoto Climate Conference Susan Solomon, a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who co-chaired Working Group…