S N R N e w s

Volume XXIV
No.2
November 2002
SNR News
Newsletter of the School of Natural Resources • The University of Vermont • http://snr.uvm.edu/events/news/snr_newsletter.html
Suburbanization Dialogue Illustrates SNR’s
Strength in Integrated Analysis
By Kate Baldwin
TO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY to solutions to
suburbanization, does SNR need to do anything different or better? What can SNR do
that few other groups, schools or institutes
can do in regard to sprawl? How is what
SNR can do different from what a traditional
“planning school” could do? Is there a key
project theme that SNR might consider as a
focus for integrated research and teaching on
suburbanization issues?
“Sprawl is dispersed,
automobile-dependent
development outside of
compact urban and village centers along highways and in rural countryside.” -- Vermont
Forum on Sprawl
SNR News, published
monthly from October
through May, is one of the
school’s primary vehicles for
keeping students, faculty and
staff informed. We publish
news and highlight coming
events, student activities and
natural resources employment opportunities. Copies
are available in the Aiken
Center lobby and the SNR
Student Resource Area (336
Aiken) in the Dean’s office.
http://snr.uvm.edu
Editor:
Melissa Levy, NRP ’03 G
210 Aiken Center
[email protected]
Assistant:
Kathryn Wrigley, ‘05 U
These and other questions were discussed
during the dialogue on “The Implications of
Suburbanization: A Case for Integrated
Analysis” on October 10th which was hosted
by the SNR Board of Advisors and attended
by several SNR staff, faculty and students.
The dialogue was skillfully moderated by Ann
Swanson, SNR '79, chair of the SNR
Advisory Board, and was led by SNR faculty
members Breck Bowden, Cecilia Danks, Jon
Erickson and Austin Troy.
Swanson opened the dialogue and commented that well-intentioned “smart growth” legislation does not always stop sprawl. She
stressed the need for long-term research to
help illustrate the patterns of land use that
contribute to suburbanization.
Bowden presented a biophysical and watershed ecosystem framework to examine the
issue of sprawl. He noted that this and other
topics offer an opportunity for the School of
Natural Resources to apply an integrated
approach to address critical and relevant
issues facing Vermont.
Erickson provided an overview of research
which illustrated the conversion of agricultural land to residential and commercial use over
a period of about 10 years. He explained the
“tyranny of small decisions” model authored
by economist Alfred E. Kahn where a series
of small, incremental and independent decisions may not produce the desired results for
a community, region or society at large.
Erickson offered an alternative approach to
issues based on watershed health integrated
with related areas such as land use patterns,
biophysical changes, community needs and
economic considerations.
Troy illustrated an integrated analysis of suburbanization using spatial technology. He
asked how we can assess trade-offs between
providing more housing and protecting the
environment. Troy advocated using several
tools including GIS (Geographic Information
System) and simulation models to help planners and citizens determine current and future
impacts of sprawl.
Danks presented information related to integrated analysis and community action. She
focused on the social aspects of biophysical
and socio-economic changes caused by suburbanization. Danks explained that “collective
action” is motivated by fear of the loss of
something valued. She noted community
action processes can be aided by simulation
models. These models, Danks said, can help
provide a common interpretation of an issue
and help decision makers make informed
decisions after seeing the pros and cons of
possible alternative scenarios.
The session concluded with a lively discussion
on how and if the School of Natural
Resources should be involved in the teaching
and research of suburbanization. A special
tribute was paid to Dr. Herb Bormann, a
member of the SNR Advisory Board and a
Yale Emeritus Professor. Bormann was credited with proposing the dialogue regarding
sprawl for advisors and other members of the
SNR community.
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SNR in Action
PUBLICATIONS
Donald DeHayes, dean of SNR, was featured in the September issue of Energy Times for
his collaboration with Paul Schaberg and Gary Hawley on a study of the connection
between calcium depletion and acid rain. The study shows that the effects of acid rain are
far more serious and widespread than previously thought.
Chotkowski, M. A., J. E. Marsden, and B. Ellrott. 2002. An inexpensive modified emergent fry trap. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 22:261-264
McEvoy, T.J. 2002. Agreeing to Agree: How to Arrive at Consensus in Forestry
Business Meetings. Forest Products Equipment Journal. Vol. 11, No. 1 - September Issue,
pp 12 - 15(3).
McEvoy, T.J. 2002. The Secrets of Fall Color. Farming - The Journal of Northeastern
Agriculture. Vol. 5, No.10 - October Issue, pp 48 - 53(6).
McEvoy, T.J. 2002. Safety First -- Logging is Not a Game, But Learning Can Be. Forest
Products Equipment Journal. Vol. 11, No. 2 - October Issue, pp 22 - 26(3).
Wang, Deane. 2002. Engaging Citizens in Environmental Decision Making: Burlington,
Vermont’s EMPACT Project. Journal of Urban Technology 9(2): 95-109. (M.S. students
Liz Royer and Brooke Williamson were involved, too.)
Shaver, Aaron C., Peter G. Dombrowski, Joseph Y. Sweeney, Tania Treis, Renata M.
Zappala and Paul D. Sniegowski. 2002. Fitness evolution and the rise of mutator alleles in
experimental Escherichia coli populations. Genetics 162(2): 557-566.
PRESENTATIONS
Patricia Stokowski, Associate Professor, presented a paper entitled, "Community/Agency
Interactions in Mountain Resort Planning," at the Mountain Resort and Development
Conference, held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in late September 2002.
Paul Schaberg gave a presentation titled “Forest management impacts on genetic diversity:
a case study with eastern hemlock” at the conference “Health Ecosystems / Healthy
People: Linkages Between Biodiversity, Ecosystem Health, and Human Health,” held from
June 6-11, 2002 in Washington, DC and sponsored by the International Society for
Ecosystem Health, in association with the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, and
Conservation International. Gary Hawley and Don DeHayes were coauthors.
Gary Hawley gave a presentation at the North American Forest Biology Workshop at
Washington State University in Pullman, WA in July. The presentation was titled “North
American Abies Hybrids After 20 Years.” Paul Schaberg, Don DeHayes and Heather
Heitz coauthored this work.
Brynne Lazarus also gave a presentation entitled “Understanding Calcium Deficiency in
Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum) by Assessing Foliar Membrane-Associated Calcium.” Paul
Schaberg, Paula Murakami, Tammy Coe and Gary Hawley were coauthors.
Sam Nijensohn presented a portion of his master’s research in Pullman, WA as well. The title
of the presentation was “Genetic Structuring in Eastern White Pine: a case study in Jericho,
VT.” Sam’s research was guided by Paul Schaberg, Gary Hawley and Don DeHayes.
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Cathy Borer gave a presentation at the North American Forest Biology Workshop at WSU
in Pullman, WA in July. The title of her presentation was “The role of membrane-associated calcium in foliar Ca deficiency.” Coauthors included Paul Schaberg, Don DeHayes and
Gary Hawley.
Earlier in the summer, Cathy Borer also gave a presentation at the Northeastern Section
meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA.
The title of her presentation was “Acid rain impacts foliar membrane-associated calcium
and responsiveness of red spruce (Picea rubens, Sarg.) to water stress.” Coauthors included Paul Schaberg, Don DeHayes and Gary Hawley.
Robert Manning presented a paper at the Conference on Global Challenges of Parks and
Protected Area Management held at La Maddalena in Sardinia, Italy, October 10-13,
2002. The paper was titled “Development and Application of a Carrying Capacity
Framework for Parks and Protected Areas” and was co-authored by faculty, staff and students of the Park Studies Laboratory. Former doctoral student, Peter Newman, now
Assistant Professor of Parks and Protected Area Management at Colorado State
University, also attended the conference and presented a paper on his research at Yosemite
National Park.
UVM and SNR’s
Michele Palmer, junior cross country
standout, was named
the ECAC Division 1
Women’s Runner of
the Week for the week
ending October 7.
In China Saleem Ali was invited by Peking University (Bei-Dah in Chinese) to give two
seminars on environmental conflict resolution and to advise the College of Environmental
Sciences in formulating a new curriculum and student collaboration with American universities. He also participated in some meetings pertaining to the Second General
Assembly of the Global Environmental Facility which took place in Beijing. In Mongolia,
Saleem was invited by the Parliamentary secretariate of Mongolia to initiate a project pertaining to the environmental impact of artisanal gold mining. This project is being considered for renewed funding by the Dutch Foreign Ministry and the United Nations
Development Programme.
The Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit gave five talks at the American
Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting in New Orleans:
t Bonter, David N., Sidney A. Gauthreaux, and Therese M. Donovan. 2002. Divergent
migration directions in the Great Lakes basin: The result of atmospheric circulation?
American Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
t Therese M. Donovan, and C. Flather. 2002. Relationships among North American
songbird trends, habitat fragmentation, and landscape occupancy. American
Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
t Driscoll, M., and T. M. Donovan. Edge effects, landscape context, and regional population viability of Wood Thrushes. American Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
t Driscoll, M., and T. M. Donovan. Predicting Wood Thrush nest success: local habitat versus landscape factors. American Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
t Cornell, K., and R. Curry. Hatching success and nestling sex ratio in Blackcapped and
Carolina Chickadees: do hybridizing chickadees follow Haldane's Rule? American
Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
t Strong, A. M., C. C. Rimmer, and K. P. McFarland. Effects of prey biomass on the mating strategy of Bicknell's Thrush. American Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
Dale Bergdahl, Shari Halik, Ph.D. student Scott Pfister, and graduate students Jane
Stewart and Tim Schmalz attended a meeting of the Northeastern Division of the
American Phytopathological Society, October 2-4 in Bromont, Quebec. Scott presented
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Recreation
Management Student
Wins National Ski
Areas Association
Scholarship
Brittany Jonaitis, a Junior
Recreation Management
Minor from Gloucester,
MA, has been awarded the
Bud Mayhew Memorial
Scholarship Award by the
National Ski Areas
Association (NSAA).
NSAA is the United States’
national association to
which most of the ski areas
and resorts in the United
States belong.
NSAA awards the scholarship, named after Bud
Mayhew, a ski industry
icon, to a college student
considering a career in the
ski industry. The award is
made possible through the
financial support of NSAA
ski area/resort and manufacturer members, with
primary funding from
Garaventa CTEC, one of
the world’s leading lift
manufacturers.
Brittany is a Business
Administration Major. The
scholarship award will be
applied to her next semester at UVM. The award is
made annually and is open
to students nationwide
with majors in private sector recreation fields.
Students interested in
NSAA’s 2003 award
should contact David
Kaufman in the Recreation
Management Department
([email protected]).
twice on his research of the rust fungus Thekopsora minima. His presentations were
titled: “Effect of temperature on urediniospore germination and development of uredinia
of Thekopsora minima” and “Infection process of Thekopsora minima urediniospores on
Rhododendron ‘White Lights.’” Jane presented “Conidiospores of the butternut canker
fungus carried on the exoskeletons of three different potential beetle vectors.” Shari's
presentation was titled “Comparison of butternut curculio wounds and artificial wounds
as infection courts for Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum on butternut seedlings.”
Mary Watzin and Angela Shambaugh conducted a training workshop entitled
“Cyanobacteria in Lake Champlain: Identifying blooms and potential health risks.” The
program was designed to assist public health officials, public water supply personnel and
beach managers in monitoring their water for the presence of potentially toxic
Cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae). Participants learned about algal ecology,
the conditions leading to bloom formation, how to microscopically identify these organisms, and the analytical options currently available.
MEDIA
Paul Schaberg, adjunct faculty at the SNR and US Forest Service research plant physiologist, spoke on the Weekend Edition All Things Considered on September 22nd. He was
the lead author, along with UVM’s John Shane, John Donnelly, Abby Van den Berg and
UVM alumni Paula Murakami of a paper that has been accepted for publication by the
Journal of Tree Physiology (JTP). The October 12th edition of The Economist highlighted the sugar maple research that would appear in the JTP. The study discusses how nutrient makes leaves turn red earlier and more brilliantly. Schaberg was also interviewed for a
story by the Associated Press which has been published in newspapers nationwide. In
addition, he and his colleagues have been interviewed for the cover and long story in the
September 29th Rutland Herald and Barre Times Argus, USA Today radio, CBS Radio
network, USDA Radio, WPTZ and WCAX television.
The Vermont Tourism Data Center was also cited in the October 12th issue of
The Economist in “Getting reddy,” the same article that cited Paul Schaberg’s sugar maple
research.
John Shane, program chair of Forestry was interviewed on September 4th by Vermont
Public Radio’s Steve Delaney about fall foliage color.
HONORS
Congratulations to Theresa DeBarge on her 25th anniversary at UVM. For the last 11
years, Theresa has served as unit secretary for the VT Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit in SNR. Her dedication over these years is greatly appreciated by unit faculty and graduate students. Congratulations to Donald Tobi for his 15 years at UVM.
Don has been involved in SNR research activities as a lab technician in the past and currently manages the Jericho Research Forest.
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19th Annual SNR Graduate Research Symposium
THE 19TH ANNUAL SNR GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
was held in the Aiken Center on October 18, 2002. A total
of 22 presentations were delivered, reporting the progress of
research conducted by second year SNR Master’s students.
Talks covered a wide range of topics, including: discussions
of recreation and tourism impacts in Vermont's northern
counties, analysis of cannibalism among rainbow smelt,
measuring UVM’s ecological footprint, predicting the
impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid on Vermont forests,
and analysis of bird populations, among others. Many of
the abstracts from the presentations can be found on the
SNR web pages, or contact: Patricia Stokowski, Graduate
Program Coordinator, School of Natural Resources (802656-3093, [email protected]) for further information.
Session I: Wildlife and Forest Ecology
Daniel Shustack, Predicting The Future Of Bobolink And
Savannah Sparrow Population In The Champlain Valley Of
Vermont And New York
Peter Dombrowski, Effect Of Supplemental Calcium On An
Insectivorous Bird In A Calcium-Depleted Habitat
Patrick Leavey, Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Habitat Patch
Suitability And Potential Site Longevity Can Be Predicted
Using A Metapopulation Simulation Model
Ben Machin, Using Spatially Explicit Data To Predict
Potential Impacts Of The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid In
Windham County, Vermont
Daniel Wells, Land-Use History, Site Conditions And Time
In The Return Of A New England Forest
Session II: Environmental Innovations: Ecology, Education
And Community
Mark Keffer, Use Of A Modified Living Machine For The
Remediation
Of The Herbicides Glyphosate (Roundup) And Diuron
Erika Swahn, UVM’s Environmental Impact: Application
Of An Ecological Footprint Analysis
Sharon Plumb, The Community Mapping Program: An
Evaluation Of A Place- Based Education Professional
Development Model
Andrea Stohler, The Evolution Of An Environmental NonProfit University Relationship
Curt Gervich, Social And Professional Networks In A Forest
Dependent Community
Session III: Conservation Planning: Watersheds and
Reserves
Elizabeth Royer, Incorporating Local Knowledge Into
Vermont Basin Planning: A Case Study From The Lamoille
Watershed
Vanessa Levesque, Dam Removal Decisions In The Context
Of Watershed Planning
Michelle Johnson, Putting Theory Into Practice:
Conservation Planning In The Androscoggin Basin
Kerstin Lange, Not-So-Natural Communities: Into The
Thicket Of Invasive Plants and Restoration At The New
Vins Property In Quechee, VT
Joshua Rapp, What Do All Those Lines Mean?: Landscape
Classification And Mapping At The Lake Umbagog
National Wildlife Refuge
Jonathan Kart, Developing Management Recommendations
For Rare Lepidoptera And Shrubland Birds In The Ossipee
Pine Barrens, NH AChallenge For Conservation Planning
Session IV: Aquatic Resources: Tourism, And Stream And
Lake Ecology
Melissa Levy, Local Vs. Nonlocal Recreationists And WaterBased Recreation In Franklin And Grand Isle Counties
Daniel Senecal-Albrecht, Attitudes Towards Tourism
Development In Northern Vermont: Implications For Local
And Regional Planning
Jennifer Stritzel, Effects Of Cannibalism On Rainbow Smelt
In Lake Champlain
Marc Eisenhower, The Role Of Changing Fish Availability
To Double-Crested Cormorant Foraging
Emily Brines, The Influence Of Zebra Mussels, Dreissena
Polymorpha, And Zooplankton On A Plankton Community
Of Lake Champlain
Eric Howe, Population Estimates And Movement Of Sea
Lamprey (Petromyzon Marinus) In The Lake Champlain
Basin
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Focus on Graduate Research: Jan Janecka
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF A BOBCAT
(LYNX RUFUS) POPULATION IN
SOUTH TEXAS
Dispersal and social structure of a bobcat,
Lynx rufus, population at the Welder
Wildlife Refuge in south Texas was studied
using molecular genetic techniques.
Relatedness and kinship among bobcats
was used to infer patterns in dispersal.
Kinship was combined with available
radio-telemetry data from a previous study
in order to gain insights into social structure. Allele sizes of one microsatellite provided limited insight into population structure at a broader level.
Dispersal is a mechanism which has
evolved to minimize resource competition
and inbreeding. In order to maximize fitness a balance must be made between
philopatric individuals and those that disperse. Bobcats exhibit high dispersal rates.
However, bobcat dispersal has never been
directly studied due to the limitations associated with traditional research methods.
Dispersal patterns in a bobcat population
in south Texas was examined using eight
variable microsatellites. Relatedness and
kinship within this population was estimated. Relatedness among females (r = -0.013,
S.E. = 0.014) was significantly higher than
among males (r = -0.077, S.E. = 0.005).
The distribution of pair-wise relatedness
values in females was significantly different
from the expected random distribution and
skewed towards first- and second-degree
relatives. In contrast, the male distribution
of pair-wise relatedness values was not significantly different from the expected random distribution. Male-biased dispersal
was hypothesized to explain the observed
patterns in relatedness. Genetically identified parent-offspring dyads were over-represented in females and under-represented
in males. This provided evidence that the
higher group relatedness value in females
was due to a greater
tendency for females
to exhibit philopatric
behavior than males.
The results supported the hypothesis
that dispersal in
bobcats is male-biased. The conclusions
were supported by radio-telemetry observations of bobcat behavior in the study area.
Genetically identified kinship relationships
were used to construct a pedigree. Kinship
within the population was compared to
radio-telemetry data. Three family groups
were identified from parent-offspring pairs
and four sibling groups were identified. All
parents identified by genetic analysis had
established home ranges. Individuals with
no distinct home ranges were not genetically observed to have offspring among the
bobcats sampled. This suggests that establishing a home range may be necessary for
bobcats to breed. Among four groups of
siblings that included 13 individuals, only
two females and one male became residents
suggesting high dispersal rates. Of two
identified male offspring and three identified female offspring only two female offspring were philopatric. These two females
became a part of the breeding population
in their natal area. This suggested dispersal
was male biased supported the evidence
from relatedness analysis.
Seven scat samples were analyzed from
King Ranch, Texas for the FCA26
microsatellite locus. There were two unique
alleles in King Ranch population that were
not observed in the Welder Wildlife Refuge
population. The Welder population also
had two rare alleles, not observed in the
King Ranch population. The observation
that the King Ranch population has two
unique alleles suggested that the bobcats
from Welder and King Ranch may represent two different populations.
Jan is currently working as a research assistant in the Feline Research Center of the
Ceaser Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
at Texas A&M, Kingsville. He is now
working on the effect of roads on bobcat
and ocelot movement for the Texas
Department of Transportation - more
specifically road densities in home ranges,
distance of telemetry locations from roads,
and road crossings. The info will be used
for designing culverts in areas where road
mortality is high.
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Vermont Tourism Data Center Gets New Director
THE VERMONT T OURISM DATA CENTER has
a new director, Robert “Robby”
Richardson. Robby comes to us from
Colorado State University, in Fort Collins,
Colorado, where he completed his Ph.D. in
Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Prior to this, Robby completed M.S.
coursework in Agricultural and Resource
Economics at Oregon State University, an
M.B.A. in Finance at the Stern School of
Business at New York University and a B.S.
in Finance at the A.B. Freeman School of
Business at Tulane University. His field of
expertise is non-market valuation, environmental policy analysis and wilderness
economies, while his primary research
interests are in ecological economies, social
capital theory and community development.
Robby is the newest addition to the
Vermont Tourism Data Center, which is a
partnership between the University and the
Vermont State Tourism Department.
The center’s mission is “to develop an
active, long-term research and education
program between the Department of Travel
and Tourism and the School of Natural
Resources. This program will utilize the
resources of both parties to provide sound
long-term socioeconomic, marketing, environmental and planning information to the
Vermont travel and tourism industry and
the State of Vermont.”
Both the School of Business and the
Community Development and Applied
Economics Department at UVM are partners with the School of Natural Resources.
The six research objectives of the center are
market research, economic impact research,
travel monitoring, market niches (ecotourism, cultural heritage tourism, agritourism), tourism policy and technology
transfer.
THE BUILT HERITAGE
SKERRIES.ST PATRICKS WEEKEND 2003
Skerries Patrician Conference, 2nd International Conference
Preserving the Past, Exploring the Present: The Built Heritage of Fingal
Hosted by Skerries Patrician Group at The Little Theatre, Skerries, Ireland
March 14th-16th, 2003
Contact: Eugene Coyle by phone at 01-8491030 in Ireland or by email at
[email protected]
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Focus on Internships: Kevin Biglin
By Kevin Biglin
I SPENT THE SUMMER WORKING as a storm
water management intern for the Vermont
Agency of Transportation (VTrans) in
Montpelier, Vermont. The New England
Board of Higher Education and the
Environmental Careers Organization sponsored the internship.
During the summer, I worked on developing
maps of the state’s storm water system.
VTrans is required by law to meet MS4
Phase II requirements for storm water. In
order to meet these standards, a map of the
storm water system along state roads needed
to be developed in the state of Vermont. This
information allows VTrans to track water as
it falls and flows along road systems until it
eventually outlets into a river or stream. The
project was completed along state roads in
the greater Burlington area. An extensive
Global Positioning System (GPS) unit was
used to collect storm water features. These
features included items such as drop inlets,
culverts, inlets and outlets.
Geographical Information System (GIS)
was used to create maps based on informa-
tion collected in the field. Field information
was downloaded onto computers and
loaded into ArcView. In ArcView, maps
were then produced that identified features
that were collected along state roads.
I gained hands-on experience developing
my skills with GPS and GIS outside of the
classroom. I also learned how real data is
collected in the field and then transferred in
the office to develop maps that will be
stored and used by the Agency of
Transportation in the future. This internship provided me the opportunity to obtain
real life working experience with GIS,
something I hope to continue working with
in the future.
I will be graduating from the School of
Natural Resources in December 2002, with
a degree in environmental science. In my
years spent at UVM, I focused on environmental resources and geography, while also
completing a minor in forestry. After graduation, I plan to move to Lake Tahoe,
California to work in the ski resort industry and eventually continue my education
at the graduate level in the future.
Kevin Biglin, collecting a GPS data point for an outlet in Richmond, Vermont, and Jason
Graham, an intern from Johnson State College, measuring the radius of the pipe.
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Welcome
Welcome to Dr. Kristian Omland who
recently joined the Vermont Cooperative
Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in SNR as
a postdoctoral research associate. He is
working with Donna Parrish on a U.S.
Forest Service funded project to model
trout populations in the Batten Kill.
Kristian received his Ph.D. at the
University of Connecticut, where he
worked with Drs. Peter Turchin and David
Wagner, an M.S. in biology at UVM and
B.A. at Williams College. Last year he
taught ecology and animal behavior at
Union College in Schenectady, NY.
Welcome to Dr. Melody Burkins who has
joined the SNR staff as a Special Projects
Director and Government Liaison. Melody
comes to us with five years experience as a
senior legislative aid to Senator Patrick
Leahy. She will have a 50% assignment in
SNR organizing and coordinating our role
in the Northeastern States Research
Cooperative. She also will be point person
on other major initiatives we are pursuing.
In addition to her extensive legislative
experience, Melody holds a Ph.D. in earth,
ecosystem, and ecological sciences and a
M.S. degree in economic geology and
hydrology, both from Dartmouth
University. Additionally, she has research
experience working with desert soil nutrient cycling in Las Cruces, New Mexico,
ore mapping and geochemical study in
County Tipperary, Ireland, and worked
with the Institute of Marine Science at the
University of Alaska.
Congratulations to the following SNR graduate
students who graduated October 14, 2002.
Justin Dextradeur - NRP
Susan Holmes - NRP
David Kestenbaum - NRP
JoAnna Villone - NRP
Benjamin Frater - WFB
Jan Janecka - WFB
Steven Lawson - Ph.D.
Peter Newman - Ph.D.
Kyle Nichols - Ph.D.
GREEN DRINKS
The first Burlington Green Drinks took place on
Wednesday, October 16th at Ri-Ra’s. Nineteen people
showed up and allegedly a good time was had by all.
Socializing, eating and drinking were the main events,
and, because of its success, it will become a monthly
event.
See www.greendrinks.org for more information.
Help Wanted
The following is a sampling of positions listed at SNR. Job postings are updated daily on the SNR Job Board outside the Dean’s
office in the Aiken Center and weekly on the web at http://snr.uvm.edu/community/help_wanted.html. For further information,
contact: Jan Spencer, Career Services Coordinator, 336 Aiken Center, 656-3003, email: [email protected].
INTERNSHIPS
LONGWOOD GARDENS Kennet Square, PA
Arboriculture, Research,
Integrated Pest Management,
Landscape Design, and more
internships. Contact: 610-3881000 ext. 508 or email [email protected]
, www.longwoodgardens.org
(I001)
REFUGE INTERNS - Santa Ana
National Wildlife Refuge, Texas.
Duties may include management
of Refuge wetlands and forest,
control of invasive and exotic
plants, native plant propagation,
assisting with visitor services,
maintenance of Refuge trails,
facilities, and vehicles, data
entry, and biological surveys and
monitoring. Contact: Steve
Winter, Santa Ana NWR, Rt. 2,
Box 202A, Alamo, TX 78516.
956-784-7543. E-mail:
[email protected] (I002)
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
ASSISTANTS - ECHO Center
for Lake Champlain. Help
develop a premier volunteer program for over 150 volunteers.
Improve your communication,
presentation, design and organizational skills. Contact: Rachel
Jolly at 802-864-1848 (I033)
SEA TURTLE RESEARCH
ASSOCIATE - Naples, FL.
Patrol beaches for nesting sites
of endangered sea turtles. Tag
adult nesting turtles, record data,
map nest sites, relocate nests
when necessary, prepare project
and weekly reports, and check
hating success of nests. Contact:
The Conservancy of Southwest
Florida, Human Resources
Department, Naples, FL, 34102,
phone: 941-403-4213, email:
[email protected]
(I107)
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
REQUIRED
ENVIRONMENTAL LAND
ACQUISITION - Assist the
Florida Division of State Lands
in purchasing conservation land
as part of several willing-seller
programs, conduct research and
coordinate responses and commentary on land acquisition
issues. Contact: Sharon
Truluck, Human Resources
Director, The Conservancy of
Southwest Florida, 1450
Merrihue Drive, Naples, FL
34102. Phone: 941-403-4213.
E-mail:
[email protected],
www.Conservancy.org (B002)
BIOLOGIST/ECOLOGIST Bucher, Willis & Ratliff, Kansas
City, Missouri. This position is
part of a team responsible for
preparing a variety of environmental compliance documentation. Contact: Teresa
Hutchinson, Certified Senior
Account Manager, MRI Chicago
Far West,, 564 S. Washington St.
Ste. 203, Naperville, IL 60540,
phone 630-305-0200, fax: 630305-0273, email:
[email protected] (B037)
NATURALIST - El Dorado
Nature Center, CA. Some of
your duties will include: leading
educational tours for school and
scout groups; developing and
implementing curriculum materials for tours and classes; presenting outreach programs to school
and community groups; and participate in grounds maintenance
projects including, planting,
weeding and watering of native
plant habitats. (B055)
JOHN DAY FISH PASSAGE
MANAGER - Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Manage all aspects of the John
Day fish screening and passage
program and provide support
for construction, maintenance
and operation of fish facilities in
other areas of the Northeast
Region. Contact: Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Human Resources Division, P.O.
Box 59, Portland, OR 97027,
phone: 503-872-5262 x5492,
fax: 503-872-5277 (B074)
NONGAME
BIOLOGIST/LAND TRUST
EXEC. DIRECTOR. - Idaho
Department of Fish and Game.
Some of your responsibilities will
include: designing and implementing wildlife surveys with
emphasis on nongame species;
provide information on
Threatened and Endangered and
at risk species to the Idaho
Conservation Data Center; and
identify wildlife habitat
needs/opportunities and implement appropriate management
projects. Contact: Idaho
Department of Fish and Game,
P.O. Box 428, Jerome, ID
83338, Attn: Nongame position
(B075)
AIR QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - Nez
Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID.
Develop, operate, and maintain
a sampling network. Assist with
air project implementation, education and outreach, document
review, data analysis. Contact:
Air Quality Project
Environmental Specialist II HR02-506, PO Box 365, Lapwai,
Idaho, 83540, phone: 208-8437332 (B109)
MASTER'S DEGREE
REQUIRED
NATURAL HISTORY BIOLOGIST - Jefferson City, Missouri.
Gather existing information on
rare and endangered animals
from field surveys, published
reports, and other information
sources and process Element
Occurrence Records for the
Missouri Natural Heritage
Database. Contact: Jackie
DeSanty-Combes, phone: 573751-4115 x3635,
[email protected]
(M104)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HawkWatch International, Salt
Lake City, UT. Responsible for
the management of personnel,
finances, and development
efforts, and overseeing implementation of research, conservation, education, and membership
programs. Contact: Jeff P.
Smith, Science Director,
HawkWatch International, Inc.,
1800 South West Temple, Suite
226, Salt Lake City, UT 84115,
phone: 801-484-6758 or 800726-HAWK, email:
[email protected],
www.hawkwatch.org (M105)
Ph.D REQUIRED
NATURALIST/HUMAN ECOLOGIST - The Ecology Center at
Pitzer College, CA. Pitzer
College invites applications for a
tenure-track appointment at the
assistant professor level for a
naturalist or human ecologist to
join our interdisciplinary program in Environmental Studies.
Contact:
www.oriononline.org/pages/ogn/
viewposition.cfm?action=one&o
gn_position_ID=271 (P054)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Florida International University.
Work in estuarine wetlands of
Everglades National Park as part
of the FCE LTER Program.
Contact: Linda A. Powell,
Information Manager, Florida
Coastal Everglades LTER
Program, Southeast
Environmental Research Center,
OE 148, Florida International
University, University Park,
Miami, FL 33199, Office: ECS
253, phone: 305-348-6054
(P097)
FACULTY POSITIONS
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Forestry and
Natural Resources, Purdue
University (P071)
Assistant Professor in the School
of Exercise, Leisure and Sport,
Kent State University (P078)