S N R N e w s

Volume XIII
No.4
February 2002
SNR News
Newsletter of the School of Natural Resources • The University of Vermont • http://snr.uvm.edu/events/news/snr_newsletter.html
Institute for Ecological Economics to Come to VT
By Will Mikell
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT RECENTLY
announced a $7.5 million gift to relocate
the renowned Institute for Ecological
Economics to the University of Vermont
from its decade-long home at the
University of Maryland. The enabling gift,
the third largest philanthropic contribution in UVM's 210-year history, was made
by Lulie and Gordon Gund of Princeton,
N.J., and their sons, Grant '91 and
Zachary '93. The Institute will be known
as The Gund Institute for Ecological
Economics at The University of Vermont.
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, the SNR
Student Resource Area (336
Aiken) and in the Dean’s
office.
http://snr.uvm.edu
Editor:
Melissa Levy, NRP ’03
210 Aiken Center
[email protected]
Assistant:
Stefanie Folk, RM ‘02
Email:
[email protected]
The Institute for Ecological Economics was
founded at the University of Maryland in
1991 to fill the growing need to integrate
the study and management of "nature's
household" (ecology) and "humankind's
household" (economics). At the heart of the
institute is interdisciplinary study and
research focused on integrating the ecological
and human dimensions of environment.
Led by Director Bob Costanza, the institute's team of eight Ph.D. scientists is made
up of ecologists, mathematicians and
economists who have conducted research
around the globe --from the economic valuation and management of South Africa's
unique fynbos ecosystems to integrated ecological economic modeling and valuation of
watersheds in the greater Baltimore area.
"We are problem oriented, using real world
research to address community problems,"
Costanza said. "Vermont is the one place in
the world where becoming a premier environmental university can happen because of the
special compatibility between the natural environment and both the needs and the culture of
the people and the state," he said. UVM is
committed to providing comprehensive environmental education that transcends traditional academic disciplines, Costanza said.
In making the gift, the Gund family wanted
to invest in an area of strategic importance
to the university. The Gunds participated
as ad-hoc advisors to the University's
administrative team as it developed the
institution's strategic plan. "This is an
investment in what the University of
Vermont does well," said Zachary Gund
'93. "My brother and I know from personal experience that UVM is a great academic
institution. We want to strengthen the academic mission and the reputation of the
University of Vermont, " he said.
"Fundamentally, this is about educating
our students in the 21st century," said Don
DeHayes, dean of the School of Natural
Resources. "The study of environmental
problems and opportunities requires a full
and integrated understanding of the natural
sciences and the social, political and economic dimensions of environmental matters," said DeHayes. "You can't understand
one without the others."
Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza has been a faculty member at
the University of Maryland since 1988. He is
currently a professor at the University's Center
for Environmental Science at Solomons, and in
the College of Life Sciences at College Park. He
is the co-founder of the International Society
for Ecological Economics, and chief editor of
its peer-reviewed, academic journal, Ecological
Economics. Dr. Costanza also serves on the editorial advisory board of the journals Ecological
Modelling, Ecosystem Health, and Ecological
Engineering, and is program director for the
complex systems research program at the Beijer
International Institute of Ecological Economics
in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Costanza received
his doctorate in Systems Ecology from the
University of Florida in 1979; his research
interests focus on ecological-economic modeling on local, regional, and global scales. He is
the author or co-author of over 270 scientific
papers and 13 books including Investing in
Natural Capital, Natural Capital and Human
Economic Survival; editor of Ecological
Economics: The Science and Management of
Sustainability; and co-editor of Ecosystem
Health: New Goals for Environmental
Management and Introduction to Ecological
Economics.
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SNR Deans List Fall 2001 Semester
Celebrating Academic Achievement in SNR
Congratulations to the following full-time undergraduates who earned a semester GPA of
3.0 or above.
Christian Adams
Tyler Allen
Christopher Armstrong
Sarah Arnebeck
Stephanie Balter
Brian Barker
Joseph Bartlett
Sara Becker
Charles Bililies
Sarah Boucher
Sarah Bowering
Deborah Budnick
Oriana Campanelli
Richard Chandler
Christyn Chappell
Anna Christie
Kelsey Cornelius
Anne Correia
Corey Coutu
Darien Crimmin
Drew Downing
Christina Evans
Brianna Farver
Cheryl Frank
Jennifer Fullerton
Jenna Gatski
Matthew Getz
Nicholas Goulette
Christopher Hansen
Jessica Hike
Nathaniel Hoag
Kari Holman
Zachary Hunter
Tamara Hutchison
Peter Hyde
Ryan Ignatius
Sara Jablonski
Christopher Jager
Kevin Jordan
Andrew Kastning
Bayley Kavanaugh
Justin Kenney
John Kinney
Justin Leggett
Heidi Magario
Caitrin Maloney
Anna Mazloff
Kristine Mazur
Brett Merlin
Stephen Midway
Michael Moretti
James Morey
Nathaniel Morse
Heidi Murphy
Jared Nunery
Brent Oblinger
Sarah Palmer
Kelly Pfefferkorn
James Preston
Kim Prokosch
Kristen Rzemien
Ryan Salem
Felicia Santoro
Emily Schelley
Sarah Silverberg
Felicity Smith
Michael Steele
Sarah Stein
Nicholas Traverse
Adam Trescott
Alicia Turner
Christopher Van Nostrand
Carrie Violette
Timothy Watts
Jamie Weaver
Teruaki Yuta
Christopher Zieminski
NR 375 Presents Findings on Northern Forest
Canoe Trail
THE
“PIZZA , PLANNING
PRESENTATIONS EVENING” took place
on December 5, 2001, when Patricia
Stokowski’s Fall 2001 Natural Resources
Planning class continued where the Fall
2000 class left off by presenting its findings
on the planning of the Northern Forest
Canoe Trail, a 740 mile water trail from
Maine to New York. After reviewing literature on natural resources inventory, community inventory and recreation demand
analysis, the class actually conducted the
natural resources and community inventories using secondary data for the section of
the trail between Swanton and Richford,
AND
SECOND YEAR OF
Vermont, along the Missisquoi River. As a
result, the class produced “Planning the
Northern Forest Canoe Trail: Research
Examples” and presented their findings at a
pizza party on December 5. Special thanks
go to Kay Henry and Rob Center, coordinators of the trail’s nonprofit organization;
Concept II of Morrisville, Vermont and the
Vermont Community Foundation of
Middlebury, Vermont; and Howard Lincoln
of the UVM Development Office for their
support and participation.
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SNR in Action
PRESENTATIONS
Mary Watzin presented a paper on ecosystem health and ecological indicators at the 9th
World Lakes Conference in Otsu City, Japan. This conference, hosted by the International
Lake Environment Committee, as attended by scientists and policy makers from all over
the world. In addition to sharing information in technical sessions, workshop participants
also developed a joint statement on the condition of the world's lakes and outlined a
framework for a global lake alliance to foster global partnerships. The 10th World Lakes
Conference, in 2003, will be in Chicago, Illinois.
Thom McEvoy just returned from Spokane, WA where he was invited to give a presentation to about 130 private foresters (mostly WA, OR and ID professionals) at the "10th
Annual NIPF Forester's Conference" on private property, easements, trusts and estate
planning for woodlands.
Dave Capen, Ernie Buford, and Sean MacFaden participated in a conference in Concord,
NH on 9 January entitled "Landscape-scale Conservation in New Hampshire." Dave presented a plenary talk, "Results of GAP Analysis for Vermont and New Hampshire," a
project that he and Ernie (and others) have been working on for several years. Sean was
part of a panel discussion that addressed the topic of "Intergrating Sustainable Forestry,
Wildlife Habitat, and Protection of Natural Heritage Occurrences on Dartmouth's Second
College Grant." Sean has done numerous GIS and remote sensing projects on the Second
College Grant in New Hampshire.
RESEARCH
Working with the Worldwide
Fund for Nature International,
SNR grad student Jamison
Ervin has been developing a
methodology for assessing the
management effectiveness of
TELEVISION
protected area systems. The
Mary Watzin’s research on Zebra Mussels was featured on Vermont Public Television’s
methodology has been tested in
“Beyond the Green” on January 8.
Cameroon, Gabon, Mexico,
Algeria and France, and is curPUBLICATIONS
rently being implemented in
Richards, Z.L. and D.E. Capen. 2001. Protecting Viable Populations of Vertebrates on the
Russia, China, South Africa
Green Mountain National Forest. Unpublished report, Green Mountain National Forest,
and Bhutan. Preliminary results
Rutland, Vt. 39pp.
from South Africa show that
major threats to parks include
Donovan, Therese M., and Charles Welden. 2002. Spreadsheet exercises in ecology and
alien plants, animal diseases,
evolution. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA. 556 pages.
harvesting of non-timber forest
products, poaching and
Donovan, Therese M., and Charles Welden. 2002. Spreadsheet exercises in conservation
tourism. Conservation opporbiology and landscape ecology. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA. 464 pages.
tunities include the establishment of conservation corridors
McEvoy, T.J. 2001. Using Case Studies to Teach Natural Resources Concepts (Translated
through cooperative agreeinto Chinese; English version available from the author). Chinese Journal of
ments with tribal councils and
Environmental Education. August Issue; Vol. 27, pp 22-23.
private game reserves. Major
threats to protected areas in
McEvoy, T.J. 2001. Defining Sustainability. Forest Products Equipment Journal.
Russia include tourism, logDecember Issue, pp 25 - 28.
ging, fires, non-timber forest
products, hunting and fires.
McEvoy, T.J. 2001. Private Property Rights. Farming - The Journal of Northeastern
More information about the
Agriculture. December Issue, pp 40 - 43.
methodology is available at
www.panda.org/parkassessMcEvoy, T.J. 2002. How to Make a Cruise Stick. Farming - The Journal of Northeastern
ment, or contact Jamie Ervin,
Agriculture. January Issue, pp 39 - 44.
at [email protected].
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SNR News
Upcoming Event: International Conservation Work
Through the Lens of Peace Corps
DO
YOU EVER THINK ABOUT LIVING OVER-
SEAS ?
Wonder what it would be like to
work with people of another culture on an
environmental project? Ask yourself what
Peace Corps Volunteers actually do? We'll
be exploring these topics and more at a
"Peace Corps and The Environment" meeting on February 21st. Vermont Peace Corps
Representative and SNR grad student,
Vanessa Levesque will bring together several returned Peace Corps Volunteers who
completed environment-related projects
around the world. They will share their real
world experiences of international conservation work, such as: promoting improved
agriculture techniques; helping local envi-
ronmental non-profits succeed; and designing an environmental education curriculum.
When: Thursday, February 21st at 5pm
Where: 105 Aiken
For more info: Contact Vanessa at 6568269 or [email protected].
Come with your questions, concerns and
comments for this unique look at the intersection of conservation and culture!
Co-sponsored by the SNR Diversity Task
Force.
Focus on Graduate Student Research:
Howe, E. A., and Marsden, J. E.
University of Vermont, Aiken Center, 81
Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-0715. [email protected]
Population estimates and movement of sea
lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Lake
Champlain Basin.
ABSTRACT
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a nuisance aquatic species in the Great Lakes
and Lake Champlain that has had devastating impacts on native fish, and has hampered the development of sport fisheries for
Atlantic salmon, lake trout, and other
species. The purpose of this study is to
examine interbasin movement of sea lamprey in Lake Champlain and identify tributaries that contribute the most parasitic
lamprey to the lake. In fall 2001, 2,631 larval sea lamprey in tributaries to Lake
Champlain were collected via electroshocking and fyke nets, internally marked using
alpha-numeric coded wire tags, and
released. These lamprey will out-migrate
into the lake in late fall 2001 to spring
2002 to prey on salmonids and other fish-
es. In winter 2003, they will mature to
adults and move back into the tributaries
to spawn in spring 2003. Sea lamprey are
often caught individually when they attach
to fish, as well as fishing apparatus and
transoms of boats. An extensive public outreach program will be initiated to make
anglers and boaters aware of this study,
and encourage them to return any sea lamprey they collect to specified drop-off stations. Lamprey will be checked for tags; if
a tag is present, the natal tributary of the
lamprey will be compared to the location
of capture. This information will help
determine relative movement of the sea
lamprey population around the Lake
Champlain basin. Sea lamprey managers
will then be able to determine which tributaries and areas of the lake contribute the
most significant numbers of sea lamprey,
enabling them to focus management
resources on these areas.
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Watershed Organization Workshops
WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND WATERSHED management are ultimately local
responsibilities. While state and federal
agencies, and national environmental
organizations provide important investments in water resources management and
water quality protection, it is the community organizations, the town officers,
landowners, agricultural producers and
others that assume the responsibility for
maintaining and building on these investments. Local support, participation and
leadership are key to the success of any
watershed or water quality investment.
possible reporting requirements and assessing financial management systems. The
afternoon session will relate financial management to organizational assessment as a
tool for identifying priorities and focusing
resources on those priorities. Using an
existing River Network benchmarking
workbook, the workshop will cover benchmarking as an organizational capacity
building tool, organizational assessment,
characteristics of a sustainable organization, and mapping a strategy for creating
organizational change program.
Lake Champlain Sea Grant, in collaboration with UVM Extension and the Lake
Champlain Basin Program, will present
three one-day workshops that address the
key problems in forming and maintaining
effective community organizations. Trainers
from River Network will lead the workshops.
Fundraising for watershed organizations, a
one-day seminar with breakout workshops,
March 15, 2002, in the Angell Center,
Plattsburgh State University. This clinic is a
primer on fundraising for staff, board and
volunteers of watershed nonprofits as well
as other related organizations in Vermont
and the Lake Champlain Basin, including
land trust groups, lake associations and
others with budgets under $200,000. The
interactive clinic will help participants
design and implement effective fundraising
strategies to meet specific funding needs.
Each organization will have the opportunity to consult, individually, with experts
who will help select the funding tactics that
best fit the organization's requirements.
The morning session will cover putting
together a case statement and business plan
for volunteer organizations. The afternoon
session includes group sessions on topics
such as building individual membership,
winning foundation and corporate grants,
and developing a major donor program.
Financial management and organizational
assessment (benchmarking) for watershed
organizations, February 11, 2002, in the
Marsh Lounge, Billings Center on the
UVM campus. This two-part workshop
focuses on staff and board members of
watershed and lake associations. The
Financial Management section will provide
training in using financial accounting system, including understanding cash flows,
financial statements (balance sheets,
income/expense statements, cash flow pro jections), budgeting, designing internal controls for accountability, importance of costcenters for both fundraising and project
tracking, the audit, role of the treasurer,
Leadership development for watershed
stewardship, April 26, 2002, in the John
Dewey Lounge, 2nd floor of the Old Mill,
UVM campus. Participants will focus on
communication, human relations, group
dynamics and organization and meeting
management skills. Participants will recognize that leaders can be found at every
level. The workshop will allow participants
to examine leadership issues from three
perspectives: self as leader, someone else as
leader, and leadership needs of the situation. Participants will learn to identify leadership potential at all levels and determine
the dimensions of leadership needed in specific situations.
Tools for effective local participation are
often weak or lacking at the local level.
Needed are skills and abilities to build and
maintain effective organizations, to access
and manage grant funds, to preempt and
resolve conflicts and to build leadership
capacity. Among the most visible and
engaged local agents for community participation are watershed groups and lake associations, other community and business
organizations representing stakeholder
interests, local government officials, and
state and federal resource agency officials
that work at the farm and community level.
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A Poem for Doc
By Greg Righellis
You take us to the best places in Vermont,
Whether we like it or not,
Telling us stories in the bus,
We follow your words with the greatest trust,
Inspiring like my grandfather,
You make me smile,
Your impact will last much longer than a short while
SNR Alumna Receives Prestigious Award
ANN SWANSON, SNR '79, chair of the SNR
Board of Advisors, received the 2001
Conservationist of the Year award from the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation on January
23, 2002. The Conservationist of the Year
award was established in 1980 to recognize
superlative service and commitment to the
restoration and protection of the
Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is
by far the largest estuary in the US. Within
its watershed live 13 million people, most
within a ten-minute walk of some river that
dumps its waters directly into the bay.
Ann, a favorite speaker at past SNR
Commencement and other events, has
served as Executive Director of the
Chesapeake Bay Commission since 1989. A
member of the Commission nominated Ann
for this prestigious award and stated
“Ann’s work is recognized not only in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed, but across the
nation and in foreign countries as well.
She has been a frequent speaker at gather-
ings, large and small, and she has taken the
Chesapeake Bay message to people of all
ages and backgrounds. As a result, she has
raised the level of knowledge and enthusiasm for protecting this great natural
resource.”
Another nomination cited Ann’s ability to
stay focused even in challenging
times: “When difficult issues arise, and
when arguments become heated and harsh,
it takes a special person not only to step
forward but to keep focused on the central
issue at hand – in this case, the protection
and restoration of that magical body of
water we call the Chesapeake Bay.”
The SNR community congratulates Ann for
this recognition and honor.
Congratulations to Ben Frater, the recipient of the 2002 New England Outdoor Writers'
Association (NEOWA) Scholarship Award! This award is given annually to an SNR undergraduate or graduate student to recognize their demonstrated commitment to the
environment and leadership potential. Ben, a Wildlife and Fisheries graduate student,
will be recognized at the NEOWA annual meeting this month in Massachusetts.
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SNR Spring 2002 Seminar Series on Global Climate
Change
SNR'S SPRING 2002 SEMINAR SERIES has
begun! This year's topic is global climate
change. SNR Professor Gerry Livingston
has invited an impressive list of leaders in
this field to present lectures. Topics include
various views on the driving forces, implications and potential solutions to the global climate change issue. Guest lecturers
come from other academic institutions,
non-profit organizations, government, and
the private sector. Through this seminar
series, we hope to educate students and the
general public about current research in
this field and inspire them to take actions
to reduce the impacts of global climate
change.
The seminars form the core of NR 285C:
Honors Seminar, a one-credit course
offered to students in the SNR
Undergraduate Honors Program. Students
achieving Dean's List standing for two
semesters and having a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 are invited to join the
Honors Program and attend the seminar
series for academic credit. Enrolled students also have the opportunity to have
lunch with the guest speakers and participate in a discussion group after each lecture. This provides an excellent opportunity for SNR students to interact on a more
informal level with our distinguished
guests. During the lunches, students can
ask the speakers questions and engage in
small group discussions about the topic.
New to the seminar series this year is an
associated two-credit course, NR 285E:
Global Climate Change. This upperlevel/graduate course taught by Dr.
Livingston will examine climate change
from an Earth-system perspective, i.e.
in consideration of
physical, biological
and human factors
and their interactions. Class discussions will address
the facts, fallacies,
and uncertainties in
the climate change
debate, identify links
between climate and
economic globalization, ecosystem function, resource management, environmental and conservation
policy, and human health, as well as outline
international, regional, institutional, and
individual responsibilities to reduce the
impacts of climate change.
Go Tessa! Tessa Benoit, a 2001 SNR Environmental Studies alum, will be going to the
Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City this month. She will be competing as part of a
16 member U.S. cross-country skiing contingent. Tessa, originally from Pomfret,
Vermont, was named an All-American Athlete while she was at UVM. We wish Tessa all
the best!
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Focus on Internships
By David Demarest
MY INTERNSHIP AT THE S OUTH BURLINGTON
Living Machine provided me with a very
valuable experience. I started by helping in
routine operations and learning the names,
uses and identifying characteristics of the
top performing plant species in the South
Burlington Living Machine. I also learned
about the general design and operating
requirements of a large ecological waste
treatment facility. As my internship progressed, I gained an in-depth knowledge of
the principles and practices behind successful aquaculture and mushroom culture.
Working with the Tilapia system already in
place on a daily basis reinforced important
principles behind running a successful
aquaculture system in an ecological manner. In addition, I learned the specific environmental conditions required to maintain
optimal fish health and disease resistance.
This included gaining proficiency at measuring water quality indicators, specifically
pH, conductivity, alkality and ammonia
concentration.
After the first two months, I even developed a special sense about how the fish
were doing based on their behavior, smell
and turbidity of the water and other subtle
factors. The knowledge of the environmental requirements of Yellow Perch and the
ecological methods of maintaining an ideal
environment for them were later employed
when I participated in the design, engineering and construction of an additional aquaculture system to raise 1,200 Yellow Perch.
Two 550-gallon tanks,
containing the Yellow
Perch, submerged
aquatic vegetation, an
airlift pump, two airstones and a solids collection system, are
plumbed to a centralized treatment system.
The centralized treatment system utilizes 4
tanks to treat the
water before it is
David holding a cluster of oyster mushrooms grown from returned to the fish
tanks by two airlift
straw (from the Intervale) and spent grains (from Magic
Hat). Behind him is a wormbin full of redwiggler worms. pumps. The first tank
The bottom left is a prototype method of growing edible receiving the nutrientgreens, in this case watercress.
rich fish water contains snails and aquatic
plants. This water then flows to a tank that
is aerated at the bottom (to keep solids in
suspension and provide an aerobic environment) and has edible greens growing on a
rack containing coconut-fiber matting. This
technique can then be used on a larger
scale to provide fresh greens, which can
then be sold to a local market. The water
then flows into a clarifier, which allows
suspended solids to settle and be pumped
from the V-shaped bottom into a solids
holding tank; these solids are then used as
nutrients for a vermiculture system. After
the clarifier, the water flows into an
Ecological Fluidized Bed (EFB). The EFB
consists of a 550-gallon tank containing a
350-gallon tank. The 350-gallon tank contains a layer of agricultural limestone held
above the bottom by plastic mesh, then a
layer of bio-barrels (small plastic cylinders
manufactured to provide a surface for bacteria and algae to grow on) that are held
below the surface by plastic mesh and a
thin layer of volcanic rock on the top. This
column of water and materials is heavily
aerated by air-stones sitting on the bottom
of the tank and pulls water from the outer
tank to the top of the inner tank by an airlift pump. Water from this EFB is then lifted into the fish tanks by an airlift pump
and the cycle continues.
In preparation for the mushroom growing
aspect of the project, I read Growing
Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by
Paul Stamets and sections of other relevant
books on mushroom culture. Through this
research I learned about the three distinct
stages required in the culture of mushrooms and the requirements of each stage. I
also learned about the different qualities of
a large variety of mushroom species, especially those in the Pleurotus genus (Oyster
Mushrooms).
My experience at the South Burlington
Living Machine was without a doubt the
highlight of my academic career at UVM.
In addition, through the hard work I put
into this internship, I now have excellent
references and the potential for a full-time
position with Ocean Arks International.
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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
VERMONT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON MERCURY POLLUTION.
Waterbury, VT. Assist in performing a review of literature
regarding the various Hg discharges that are thought to
exist in Vermont. Contact: Neil
Kamman, Scientific Advisor,
Advisory Committee on
Mercury Pollution, VT
Department of Environmental
Conservation, 103 S. Main
10N, Waterbury, VT 05671,
802-241-3795,
[email protected].
(I069)
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN. Madison, WI. Assist
with the second phase of a field
study of avian botulism.
Contact: Dede Goldberg,
National Wildlife Health
Center, 6006 Schroeder Rd.,
Madison, WI 53711, 608-2702455. (I065)
FISH CULTURIST INTERN.
Leadville, CO. Intern will gain
valuable experience rearing cutthroat, rainbow and brown
trout. Contact: Carlos R
Martinez, Leadville National
Fish Hatchery, 2844 Hwy. 300,
Leadville, CO 80461, 719-4860189. Vacancies open quarterly,
call for availability. (I122)
CONSERVATION INTERSHIPS. Washington, DC and
various National Parks. Intern
duties will differ depending on
the assigned congressional
office, but interns will be
exposed to the busy daily
schedule of a congressperson
sitting on committees effecting
environmental conservation
policy, and his or her legislative
responsibilities. Interns will
then leave Capitol Hill and
public policy creation to get
into the field and see that policy in action as they serve in a
National Park (sites to be determined). Contact: Shaundrea
Kenyon, Assistant Director of
Recruiting at [email protected]. (I151)
CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR
ASSISTANT. Missoula, MT.
Work with the National Forest
Protection Alliance's campaign
coordinator with projects concerning political research, event
coordinating, and communications. Contact: www.oriononline.org/pages/ogn/members/nf
pa.html. Applications accepted
year round. (I155)
REGIONAL FARM AND
FOOD PROJECT. Albany, NY.
The Regional Farm and Food
Project, a non-profit educational organization, is seeking
interns interested in farming,
environmental, nutrition, community development or sustainable agriculture issues. Contact:
http://www.oriononline.org/pa
ges/ogn/members/rffp.html.
Applications accepted year
round. (I157)
SUMMER NATURALIST.
Aspen, CO. Work at the Aspen
Center for Environmental
Studies and teach environmental education programs for children, lead interpretive walks,
develop self-guided trails, assist
the Naturalist Field School etc.
Contact: http://www.oriononline.org/pages/ogn/members/ac
es.html. Apply by 3/1/02.
(I160)
TAMPA BAY MANATEE
INTERNSHIPS. Two study
areas in St.Petersburg, FL.
Interns participate in three
main components:
(1)Manatee/Boater interaction
research to assess the effectiveness of educational efforts, (2)
Boater education on the water
aboard a specially designed
pontoon boat, (3) Boater education on shore at area boat
ramps, marinas and festivals.
Contact: Bill Arnold,
FWC/FMRI, 100 8th Avenue
SE, St. Petersburg, FL 337013095, 727-896-8626,
www.floridamarine.org. (I175)
SAVE AMERICA'S FORESTS.
Washington, DC. Paid internships are available. Assignments
vary, from lobbying congressional staff and research projects to data base management
and membership mailings.
Contact: Save America's
Forests, Internship Director, 4
Library Court, SE, Washington,
DC 20003, 202-544-9219.
Internships available for spring
semester. (I192)
WALTER O. SPOFFORD, JR.
MEMORIAL INTERNSHIP.
Washington, DC. Resources for
the future (RFF) is offering a
paid internship for graduate
students with a special interest
in Chinese environmental
issues. Contact: John Mankin,
1616 P Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036-1400,
202-328-5060, [email protected].
Apply by 3/8/02. (I214)
SAGAMORE HISTORIC
ADIRONDACK CAMP.
Raquette Lake, NY. Sagamore
seeks interns whose personal
and professional goals will be
served by participating in a
diverse wilderness community
of common ecological purpose,
and by helping a non-profit,
educational organization.
Contact: Dr. Michael Wilson,
Associate Director, Sagamore
Institute, 9 Kiawassa Drive,
Saranac Lake, NY 12983, 518891-2561,
[email protected]. (I218)
DIRECTOR'S ASSISTANT.
Boston, MA. Work side-by-side
with the Executive Director of
Green Corps. Contact: Jenna
Perry, 29 Temple Place, Boston,
MA 02111, 617-426-8506,
[email protected]. (I226)
RESTORATION INTERNSHIP. San Francisco, CA. Be a
part of the Habitat Restoration
Team whose goal is to preserve,
restore and maintain the natural diversity and beauty of the
Golden Gate National
Recreation Area. Contact:
Terry Kreidler, Fort Mason,
Building 201, San Francisco,
CA 94123, 415-561-4755,
[email protected]. (I228)
ORGANIC GARDEN AND
HERBS INTERN. Austin, TX.
The Indigenous Women's
Network announces internships
for young women interested in
non-profit organizations,
women's cultural, economic,
environmental and health
issues. Contact: Pamela
Kingfisher at 512-401-0090 or
email [email protected].
(I229)
FISHERIES INTERNSHIPS.
Fairbanks, AK. Assist in assessing fish populations by tagging
fish with spaghetti and radio
tags, entering and summarizing
data, and in maintaining and
repairing field equipment.
Contact: Jeff Adams, Acting
Project Leader, 907-456-0218,
[email protected]. Apply by
3/1/02. (I256)
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
INTERNS, Keeping Track, Inc.,
Huntington, VT.
Environmental education –
work with naturalist educators.
80% field work, 20% office or
at events. [email protected]. Web Site: www.keepingtrack.org. (I336)
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GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM. Vermont. Sit in on
legislative committee hearings,
research policy and legislation,
filing, photocopying and working on various projects. Unpaid
internship but has excellent
opportunity to learn about the
legislative process. (I338)
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION – NYS Dept. of
Environmental Conservation
Summer Environmental
Education Camps. Various
positions available. NYSDEC
Environmental Education
Summer Camp Employment,
625 Broadway, 2nd Floor,
Albany, NY 12233-4500.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/web
site/education/edcamps.htm
(I339)
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
REQUIRED
NORTHERN FOREST PROJECT DIRECTOR. Coos
County, NH. Responsible for
leading the Nature
Conservancy's communitybased, landscape-scale conservation efforts to protect the
unfragmented Northern Forest
landscape of northern New
Hampshire. Contact: The
Nature Conservancy. (B031)
GRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH. Belize, Central
America. Work with the
Wildlife Conservation Society's
Jaguar Conservation Program
on a long-term study of jaguar
population ecology in the
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife
Sanctuary. Contact: Scott Silver
at [email protected]. (B050)
OPERATIONS MANAGER.
Grand Rapids, MN. Duties
include: direction of internal
communications, news releases,
information management, project oversight and implementation, media relations, State and
Federal Forestry, wildlife management relations and monitoring. Contact: Minnesota Deer
Hunters Association, 460
Peterson Rd., Grand Rapids,
MN 55744. (B071)
CARNIVORE BIOLOGIST.
Yukon. Responsible for the
conservation and management
of bears, wolves, and other
large carnivores throughout the
Yukon including the review and
adjustments to the Yukon large
carnivore management and
conservation program. Provide
assistance with the formulation
of management decisions within an ecosystem context.
Contact: The Yukon
Government, Public Service
Commission, P.O. Box 2703,
2071-2nd Avenue, Whitehorse,
Yukon Y1A 2C6, 867-6675653, [email protected]
(B110)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER. Sandy, UT.
Work for JBR Environmental
Consultants, Inc, an environmental consulting firm specializing in permitting,
NEPA/CEQA, biological field
surveys, wetland delineations
and air quality projects.
Contact: Eric Holt, JBR
Environmental Consultants,
8160 South Highland Dr.,
Sandy, UT 84093, [email protected], 801-943-4144. (B103)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST. Marietta, GA. Work for
Greenhorne and O'Mara Inc.
Duties that will be performed
include conducting surveys for
federal and state protected
species, wetland delineation,
plant identification, floodplain/watershed studies, and
report writing, among other
duties. Contact: Human
Resources Division, Greenhorne
and O'Mara Inc., 9001
Edmonston Road, Greenbelt,
MD 20770,
[email protected], http://www.G-andO.com, 301-982-2800. (B153)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. New York, NY. The
City Parks Foundation is looking for a highly energetic individual to help lead the environmental education division,
which has grown to reach
20,000 students and 200 teachers. Contact: Julia Bator,
Director of Education, 1234
5th Avenue, New York, NY
10029, 212-360-2745. (B220)
INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
Adirondack Park Agency, NY.
Lead a region-wide monitoring
program for invasive-wetland
plants (IWS) in the Park. Send
cover letter, resume and references: Judith Smith,
Adirondack Park Agency, PO
Box 99, Ray Brook, NY
12977. Phone: 518-891-4050.
(B345)
FOREST HEALTH SPECIALIST – NATURAL
RESOURCES SPECIALIST IV.
Charlottesville, VA Hold
statewide responsibility for
developing and implementing
new forest pest management
alternatives. Submit State of
Virginia application (DPT Form
10-012), resume and transcripts
to: VA Dept. of Forestry, 900
Natural Resources Drive, Suite
800, Charlottesville, VA
22903. (B346)
MASTER'S DEGREE
REQUIRED
PH.D. OPPORTUNITY.
Amherst, MA. Work closely
with Unit cooperators, especially biologists with the
Massachusetts Division of Fish
and Wildlife, to understand
beaver populations in various
human-dominated landscapes.
Contact: Steve DeStefano at
413-545-4889 or [email protected] or
www.umass.edu/forwild/
(M172)
GRADUATE RESEARCH
ASSISTANT. Syracuse, NY.
The research assistant will
work on the development of a
land use change model and its
application for 3 Northeastern
watersheds, some of the last
contiguous forest stands in the
US, that are currently vulnerable to creeping urban sprawl.
Contact: Myrna Hall, Assistant
Professor, 315-470-4741,
[email protected] or Rene
Germain at 315-470-6698,
[email protected]. (M254)
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST.
Mojave Desert, CA.
Responsible for planning cooperative research activities and
making public presentations.
Other duties include collaborating with and supervising staff
biologists, consultants, and student interns during extensive
field investigations. Contact:
Dr. Phil Leitner, Project
Director, California State
University, Stanislaus,
Endangered Species Recovery
Program, 1900 N. Gateway
Blvd., Suite 101, Fresno, CA
93727, [email protected].
(M290)
Ph.D REQUIRED
SENIOR COASTAL/MARINE
ECOLOGIST. Arlington, VA.
Act as the Association for
Biodiversity Information
(ABI's) resident expert on
coastal and marine issues and
be responsible for implementation of ABI's Coastal Habitat
Initiative. Contact: Melisssa
Molter, Human Resources &
Operations Coordinator,
Association for Biodiversity
Information, 1101 Wilson
Blvd., 15th floor, Arlington, VA
22209, [email protected].
(Ph.D.119)
FACULTY
Pennsylvania State UniversityProfessor and Director, School
of Forest Resources
University of California, DavisAssistant Professors (Aqueous
Chemistry and Environmental
Chemistry)
Oglala Lakota CollegeInstructor of Wildlife
Conservation/Conservation
Biology
Middlebury College-Visiting
Instructor/Assistant Professor
(Vertebrate Biology)
University of Wyoming-Faculty
Position (Spatial Processes
Ecologist)