On 6 May 2023, the Integration and Application Network team comprised of Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Sidney Anderson, Joe Edgerton and me participated in the Open House at the Institute of Marine Environmental Technology (IMET) in downtown Baltimore. It was a glorious day and roughly 800 people attended the Open House, with lots of kids attending. Cherry Hill school which is located on the other side of the harbor from IMET, brought along a large contingent of teachers and students.

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On 27 April 2023, the Appalachian Laboratory honored the recipient of the inaugural Inspiration Award. The Inspiration Award was created in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Appalachian Laboratory.

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On 27 April 2023, University System of Maryland Jay Perman announced that I would be serving as Interim President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) at an event held at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Science in Baltimore, MD. Following the Chancellor’s announcement, I made the following remarks: Thank you Chancellor Perman.

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The Rogue River Watershed Council (RRWC) uses a rehabilitation strategy called "Release & Recruit." This approach involves controlling noxious weeds with chemical and mechanical methods while preserving the existing and sprouting native plant community.

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This past November, IAN, in collaboration with its partners from WWF, Audubon Southwest, and The University of Massachusetts Amherst published a socio-environmental health report card for the Upper Rio Grande. The report card covers a section of the Rio Grande that stretches from the river’s headwaters in the Colorado Rockies to Fort Quitman, TX. Project members cast a wide net to retrieve relevant data that would allow us to analyze the region's environmental, social, and economic conditions.

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This nexus of humanity and nature is exactly where IAN likes to work. We set the stage and facilitate discussions, and then we sit back and listen.

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In early October, UMCES IAN hosted two Patuxent Stakeholder Listening Sessions as part of Phase 1 of developing a Patuxent River and Watershed Socio-environmental Report Card.

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On a sunny Thursday in July, over 40 community members throughout the greater Frederick County in Maryland participated in the very first Potomac Watershed Open House.

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It’s difficult to describe the feeling of finally experiencing something you’ve been anticipating for nearly three years.

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After attending the planning meeting for a community-engagement open house at Hood College, we set out on an adventure throughout the Upper Potomac. Traveling along the river, we visited several idyllic locations that play significant roles in the watershed’s ecosystem and function.

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