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Using report cards to get the synoptic big picture: An astronaut's view

...e of the Chesapeake Bay indicators, it is much too low to be able to view the system as a whole. Another altitude is the 'bird's eye' view, so I learned that bald eagles have been observed to fly to 15,000 feet (4.57 km), still too low to gain a wh...

Viewing data on a VisWall and in an immersive dome in Fort Collins, Colorado

...ntensity could be visualized by having prairie potholes drying up, supporting less wetland vegetation and fewer migratory birds. Our second demonstration of science visualization was an immersive digital dome theater. We visited the Fort Collins Mu...

Visiting the Nickel Preserve in eastern Oklahoma

...ir reintroduction of elk , invasive plant control and developing a tall grass prairie community. We saw a coyote, lots of birds and, already mentioned, lots of ticks. View of Nickel Preserve headquarters from Pine Ridge. The purpose of our mini-ret...

Water supply is a concern in report card planning for the Missouri River Basin

...ory would be a more useful indicator, as it reflects habitat quality and quantity in all of the basins. We also discussed birds, fish passage, and sedimentation as potentially important indicators. For the Recreation goal, including key access and...

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink, unless something is done: How science is used in legal cases to improve the environment

...derately to heavily oiled coastal marshes and mangroves, including the insects, crabs, shrimp, and fish that inhabit them Birds, sea turtles and dolphins exposed to oil slicks While a settlement was made for the criminal activities that led to the...

We Blacks Don't Trust Us Scientists: Helping to Bridge a Gap Between Two Communities I am a Part of

...s behave, it can also have bottom-up effects on humans and other animals in the food chain, such as cows eating grass and birds eating fish. For example, birds have experienced their eggs shells thinning, potentially lessening their population. " A...

What are these data trying to tell us?

... the shifting mosaic of wetland and submerged aquatic vegetation communities, and the health and behavior of wading birds , oysters , alligators and crocodiles . History of Everglades monitoring on display at the South Florida Water Managemen...

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

...f Holland Island from supporting a vibrant community of watermen to a marshy sand bar that is now inhabited by nesting seabirds. Tom had a personal connection with Holland Island and recalled playing baseball in one of the front yards. The film use...

You Can’t Spell Earth Without Art

You’ve got to crack a few eggs to make an omelet: Balancing differing worldviews and appealing to stakeholders in environmental management

...e Poplar Island, giving industry a cheap place to dispose of dredge material and creating robust nesting areas for native birds3. A dump truck moves around material on Poplar Island. (Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program) However, most environmental manag...

“Are you watching closely?”

... three parts, or acts. The first part is called the pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird, or a man... The second act is called the turn. The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extra...

A vision for the Gulf of Mexico Report Card

...standable by policy-makers, stakeholders, scientists, and, most importantly, the general public. The vision document uses birds and seagrass ecosystems as prototypes for two components of the report card. The Report Card prototype was unveiled on D...

Assessing ecosystem health in Rookery Bay Reserve, Florida

...of mangrove forest, uplands, and protected waters of Rookery Bay, providing habitat for wildlife including 150 species of birds and many threatened and endangered animals such as sea turtles, fish, manatees, and panthers....

Conceptual diagramming workshop in Bali, Indonesia

...Bali, Indonesia, on 19-23 January, to identify and prioritize key features, threats, and management actions regarding the Bird's Head Seascape in Indonesia's West Papua region, as well as other Marine Protected Areas in Indonesia. Together with sta...

Congratulations, Dylan!

...his year. On November 30, Dylan defended his thesis, which examined the effects of landscape management strategies on songbird habitat quality in western Maryland. Dylan has been with IAN and UMCES in various capacities since 2015. Unsurprisingly,...

Farewell, Emily!

...of us here at IAN. Emily is now starting her Master's degree at North Carolina State University, where she will study songbird ecology. Thanks for all you've done, Emily, and best of luck! ... Emily Nastase ... Annie Carew...

Farewell, Yesenia!

...an for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) station in Hilo, Hawaii next month. She’ll be collecting plant, bird, beetle, mosquito, and soil data to contribute to the project’s ongoing study of biological responses to climate change,...

Hawaii Forest Birds app released

Hawaii Forest Birds app released ... The quiz tests the user's ability to identify Hawaiian forest birds by sight and song. ... IAN has completed a bird identification and survey simulation app for the National Park Service P...

Highlighting USGS's Critical Bird Monitoring Programs

Highlighting USGS's Critical Bird Monitoring Programs ... Our latest fact sheet, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , was released last...

IAN helping to plan and establish multiple Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Indonesia

...Fund , TNC has been helping the Indonesian government to plan and establish multiple Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Bird's Head/Raja Ampat region of Indonesia's West Papua province. This region is in the heart of the Coral Triangle, which is...

IAN welcomes Catherine Krikstan

IAN welcomes Catherine Krikstan ... Catherine follows bird tracks on Isobel Island. ... Catherine Krikstan is a Web Content Specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Program, where she he...

IAN welcomes new intern, Yesenia Valverde

...ree in Environmental Science. Passionate about tropical ecology, her senior thesis documented climate change impacts on a bird community in a Costa Rican cloud forest . In the past, she has also studied epiphytic plant distributions in Costa Rica,...

IAN welcomes new Science Communication Intern, Sky Swanson

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IAN welcomes new Science Communicator, Emily Nastase

...her artwork She believes IAN will be the perfect place for her to achieve her goal. Some of Emily's favorite pastimes are birding, painting, hiking, backpacking, and traveling!...

IAN welcomes Kiri Carini

...orts. Kiri is embracing life as a flat-lander on the Eastern Shore where she aspires to become a kayaking photographer of birds....

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