OCT 24, 2016 MICHELLE STAUDINGER In early November, the Northeast Climate Science Center will host the first ever National CSC Student and Early Career Training at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This 2-day training, made possible with support from the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the eight CSCโs, will bring together CSC-associated students, post-docs and … Continue reading The First Ever National CSC Student and Early Career Training
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Planet at the crossroads: Intersecting in Hawaiสปi
SEP 26, 2016 LAUREN R. KAISER Hawaiสปi was fortunate enough to have the honor to host the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress this September. This was the first time in its 70-year history that the Congress has ever been held in the United States. Around 10,000 participants came together in Honolulu and embraced … Continue reading Planet at the crossroads: Intersecting in Hawaiสปi
A Leg Up on Applying for the NSF GRFP
SEP 12, 2016 KRISTEN EMMETT Kristen Emmett, graduate research assistant in the Ecosystem Dynamics Lab at Montana State University, recently was awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship. Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez (MSU). After working outside of academia for eight years I decided to earn a graduate degree. In my first year back to school I was … Continue reading A Leg Up on Applying for the NSF GRFP
The last call of the rail in California?
AUG 15, 2016 JORDAN ROSENCRANZ Light-footed Ridgwayโs Rail (Rallus obsoletus levipes) perched on artificial nesting platform in tidal wetlands at Seal Beach Wildlife Refuge during fall high tide event. Photo credit: Kirk Gilligan - USFWS When I tell people that I study the vulnerability of salt marshes to sea-level rise in California, the typical responses are … Continue reading The last call of the rail in California?
Communicating your research โ A mental obstacle course
AUG 29, 2016 TONI LYN MORELLI I recently had an experience that felt like the mental equivalent of a hot, muddy, exhausting, physically scarring, and obstacle-filled endurance Bone Frog Challenge race that I ran a couple years ago. Only this time I was comfortably seated in an auditorium. Toni Lyn with Paula Poundstone. I was at … Continue reading Communicating your research โ A mental obstacle course
High Stakes for our High Peaks: Working to Conserve Montane Birds of the Northern Forest in the Face of Climate Change
JUL 18, 2016 TIMOTHY DUCLOS Taking a break atop Mt. Webster, White Mountain National Forest, NH. Photo: Tim Duclos While the mountains of the Northeast may not be the tallest nor the most remote compared to others within North America, they contribute just as much to the natural and cultural value of the surrounding landscape as … Continue reading High Stakes for our High Peaks: Working to Conserve Montane Birds of the Northern Forest in the Face of Climate Change
The new ECCF celebrates its one-year anniversary!
JUL 5, 2016 MICHELLE STAUDINGER When we relaunched the ECCF a year ago, we wondered how our products would be adopted by the Climate Science Center (CSC) community. A year later, we are pleasantly surprised by our success and canโt help but thanking all of you for the support and enthusiasm that has fueled our accomplishments. … Continue reading The new ECCF celebrates its one-year anniversary!
Maineโs First State Record of Ancient Murrelet: How itโs vagrancy could be a warning Climate Change
JUN 20, 2016 KEENAN YAKOLA Ancient Murrelet. Photo: Keenan Yakola During the summer I am beyond fortunate to be one of the research supervisors on Seal Island NWR (restricted access). In addition, I recently finished my first semester as a Masterโs Fellow with the Northeast Climate Science Center at UMass Amherst. SINWR is one of the … Continue reading Maineโs First State Record of Ancient Murrelet: How itโs vagrancy could be a warning Climate Change
LiDAR Applications for Sea Level Rise Mapping
JUN 6, 2016 BENJAMIN IGNAC AND EMILY CAMPBELL Parts of Key Westโs famous Duval Street flooded during rainstorms. Photo: Rob OโNeal/Florida Trend Magazine Have you ever wondered how we know what coastal sea rise is going to look like at the end of the century? Climate change and sea level rise are strongly connected and pose a … Continue reading LiDAR Applications for Sea Level Rise Mapping
Splitting Hares: When climate increases predation on a keystone species
APR 25, 2016 ALEXEJ SIREN Snowshoe hare captured at one of the camera sites. Photo: A. Siren Northern New Hampshire, January 2016. I was doubtful that I was going to find lynx tracks. As a Masterโs student, I had spent most weekends doing field work in northern New Hampshire and never found lynx tracks. However, that … Continue reading Splitting Hares: When climate increases predation on a keystone species
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