ESA News & Events

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke

ESA has joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment as one of the 100 inaugural members.

We are expanding the Society’s Rapid Response Team (RRT), a diverse group of about 50 ecologists who are subject matter experts and help ESA address policy and media opportunities in a timely and effective manner. ESA invites any member to apply to be a member of the RRT.

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present the 2019 awards recognizing outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity, and lifelong commitment to the profession during the Society’s Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky.

The ESA Communicating Science workshop is designed to address the needs of ecologists to communicate scientific information in a variety of public and professional interactions. This workshop will build participants confidence and skill set for public engagement with media, Congress, and other audiences. It also provides a professional development opportunity to develop broader impact skills.

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2019 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy.

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke

In December, ESA Executive Director Catherine O’Riordan and Frontiers in Ecology and Environment Editor In Chief Sue Silver traveled to Birmingham, UK, to represent ESA at the British Ecological Society (BES) 2018 annual meeting.

ESA thanks those who offered assistance to their colleagues during the partial federal government shutdown. Your spirit of generosity buoyed those affected in tangible and intangible ways.

A great milestone for ecology literacy was achieved on November 14, 2018 when ESA’s Governing Board endorsed an undergraduate education framework for the first time in its history. Termed the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) framework, it incorporates three decades of discussion regarding the key learning outcomes to be included in the undergraduate curriculum.

A letter from Rich Pouyat, ESA president 2017-2018.

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke.

The Ecological Society of America is concerned with the proposed rule issued today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to replace the 2015 Clean Water Rule (Waters of the United States Rule or WOTUS).

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke.

The Ecological Society of America is now accepting applications from individuals wishing to become certified ecologists. Applications are due February 1, 2019.

The ESA is seeking applicants for the position of Editor-in-Chief of Ecology.