HAPPY EARTH DAY!

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MERRIAM-POWELL RESEARCH STATION OPEN HOUSE, APRIL 26
The Merriam-Powell Executive Committee invites you to an open house and MPC associates meeting at the Merriam-Powell Research Station (located at the Arboretum at Flagstaff) from 2pm to 5pm on Saturday, April 26. RSVP to Amy.Whipple@nau.edu by April 24th if you have not already RSVP'd. Plan to carpool if possible. We will send a list to attendees to facilitate carpooling. (For information on: MP Center for Env. Research http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/index.html & MP Resarch Station http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/mprs/ )
We will start with a few remarks by Dr. Laura Huenneke, Vice President for Research, at 2pm. Then we will highlight some opportunities for research and development of use of the station. This will be a chance for you to tour the new facility, socialize with other associates, and do some collective brainstorming about some big new research ideas. Families are welcome.
Those of you who have been with Merriam-Powell since its inception will recall its origin as a means to strengthen the voice for environmental research and stimulate synergistic interactions across campus. In this spirit, we hope that you are able to attend this important, and fun, event. Thanks, George Koch, for the Merriam-Powell Executive Committee

NAU, SPRING, 2008 CLIMATE MITIGATION CLASS RECOMMENDATIONS
The Spring, 2008 interdisciplinary Climate Mitigation class has been working on several options for Northern Arizona University to reduce the greenhouse gas carbon "footprint" on campus. The class is designed to help NAU meet the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which President Haeger signed last year. By signing on, President Haeger joined a small group of college and university presidents leading the way by committing to reducing their own institutions’ greenhouse gas emissions. Come hear this year's student recommendations.
Please join us: Wednesday, April 30th , 1:45 - 2:45 , DuBois Conference Center , Southwest Room . Please forward this along to others who may be interested. Thanks very much. Sally Evans, C.R.A. , Operations and Contract Manager , Northern Arizona University

TOPICS AT A GLANCE: Merriam-Powell Seminar – Biology Seminar -- Forestry Seminar -- CENS Employment, Scholarship & Internship Info -- Gary Nabhan Farewell Lecture -- Montgomery & Associates Summer Internship -- May/June 2008 Issue of World Watch Now Available -- REU Program, American Pika, UC- Boulder
-- Stable Isotopes in Wildlife Migration -- NSF REU in Ecosystem Ecology: Sudden Oak Death, UC, Davis -- Call for Session Organizers: 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop -- ESA’S High School Educator’s Ecological Literacy & Research Day -- SERDP Student Travel Awards 2008 -- Feedback on STARS – Sustainable Tracking, Assessment & Rating System -- Animal Aging Database -- ESA Poster Abstracts -- NCSE Publications -- Master Program in Evolution, Ecology & Systematics, Munich

JOBS -- JOBS -- JOBS
Research Technician ,NM
Seasonal Botanist, Rocky Mountain National Park
Research Assistanceship, East Texas
Temporary Wildlife Field Assistant, CA
Temporary Field Assistant, UC, Davis
Seasonal Botanist/Plant Biologist, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, CA
Data and Information Manager, UC, Merced
Post-Doc: Ecology of Infectious Disease, UC, Santa Barbara
Study Whales in the Wild, San Juan Islands, WA
Seasonal Field Biologist, CA
Program Manager for Forest & Woodland Ecosystem Science, RMRS
Program Manager for Air, Water, and Aquatic Environments Science Program, RMRS
Ecologist, USDA, NV
10 Week Paid Summer Internships, San Juan Mountains, SW Colorado

In an effort to save space sending large email documents, we are sending only the Topics with the link to the MPC web page where the entire weekly update can be viewed.

MERRIAM-POWELL SEMINAR
Friday April 25th from 12:30-2pm in Biology Room 238, Brenda Harrop will present “Linking Microbial Community Structure and Ecosystem Processes Trough Functional Genes Involved in Nitrogen Cycling.”

BIOLOGY SEMINAR
PhD Defense Seminar: Thursday April 24th at 3:45pm in the Wettaw Building Auditorium, Chris Sthultz from Northern Arizona University will present “Influences of Genes, Herbiovry and Drought on Mortality and Ectomycorrhizal Community of a Foundation Tree.”
Zsuzsi Kovacs will hold her MS defense seminar on Friday, April 25th @ 10:15 am in room 118 of the Communucation Building #16 (between Bio Lab & Cline) "Cottonwood Hybridization Influences Ectomycorrhizas"

FORESTRY SEMINARS
April 23, Dan Koepke, “Ecophysiological responses to recent climate change: How has a ponderosa pine forest in northern Arizona responded?” Host: Chris McGlone
Please join us at 4:00 pm on Wednesday April 23rd in Room 17 of the Southwest Forest Science Complex (Building 82). Refreshments will be served at 3:30 pm in the ground floor lounge of the Forestry building. We hope to see you there.
April 30, Ethan Aumack, Grand Canyon Trust, “Implementing an adaptive restoration program across the Kane and Two Mile ranches” Host: Chris McGlone

CENS WEEKLY EMPLOYMENT & SCHOLARSHIPS
Weekly employment & scholarship postings now updated
This week's scholarship, employment, and internship newsletter has been updated on our website. Click on the following links to access the information. If you have a specific question, please feel free to contact me.
Link to the Current Employment & Internship Newsletter: http://www.cens.nau.edu/students/ArchiveofAnnouncements.shtml
Link to Current Scholarship Newsletter:
http://www.cens.nau.edu/students/ArchiveofAnnouncements.shtml
CENS Student Services Page: http://www.cens.nau.edu/students/
Graylynn

GARY PAUL NABHAN FAREWELL LECTURE
Gary Paul Nabhan --- Farewell Lecture and Book Signing
Thursday, April 24, 2008 , Reception 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Hosted by NAU's Center for Sustainable Environments
Cline Library President's Room, Northern Arizona University
The President's Room is located on the second floor of the Cline Library next to Special Collections. Lecture, Followed by Book-signing: 7:00 p.m.
Cline Library Assembly Hall, Northern Arizona University
This will be Dr. Nabhan’s final lecture before moving from Northern Arizona to Tucson to join the University of Arizona Faculty . He will speak on his work on the Colorado Plateau and read from his newest books, Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts (2008) and Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods (2008).

MONTGOMERY & ASSOCIATES SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Application deadline for the/ Montgomery & Associates Summer Internship at the WRRC/ for an Environmental/Water Writer is Friday, April 25.
The University of Arizona?s Water Resources Research Center and Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Water Resource Consultants, are offering a summer internship to a student interested in gaining experience in writing about water issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of /Arroyo, /the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue.
Only enrolled students in good standing at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University are eligible. The intern will work 20-25 hours per week at the WRRC during June and July, at a rate of $10.00 to $14.00 per hour depending on experience.
To Apply: An application form and application instructions can be found on the WRRC website http://cals.arizona.edu/azwater under the WRRC News heading.
Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 25.* The selected candidate will be notified by May 5. Please direct any questions to seden@cals.arizona.edu

MAY/JUNE ISSUE OF WORLDWATCH
May/June 2008 Issue of World Watch Now Available
The May/June 2008 issue of /World Watch /magazine is now available. Please distribute the magazine summary and link to your students.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments. We welcome feedback regarding our program to provide /World Watch/ magazine to your students and our work in general. Please feel free to extend this offer to other departments within your institution and to colleagues at other schools.
Julia A. Tier | Worldwatch Institute | 202-452-1992 ext. 594 | www.worldwatch.org
/World Watch /**May/June 2008*
Going, Going, Gone? New Satellite Images Reveal a Shrinking Amazon Rainforest*
Also in the current issue: SCAMming Environmental Policy*/, by William Freudenburg, Robert Gramling, and Debra Davidson/ Policymakers crave certainty, but almost all science operates in shades of gray. The results of this clash---Scientific Certainty Argumentation Methods, or SCAMs---can undermine the public interest.
Home-Grown Juice*,* */by Craig Morris and Nathan Hopkins/ Why is the sunny, windy United States so far behind calm, cloudy Germany in renewable electricity generation?
Malaria*,* */by Jeffrey Marlow/ New methods and new hope in battling an old scourge.
Vital Signs: Carbon Markets Gain Momentum, Despite Challenge*,* */by Zoë Chafe/
Vital Signs: Global Economic Growth Continues at Expense of Ecological System*,by Erik Assadourian/
*Plus: *From Readers, Eye on Earth, Talking Pictures, and Life-Cycle Studies: Candy Bars
Access the PDF of the current issue here: /World Watch May/June 2008
*_Please Note_**: *We are providing this free subscription */for educational use only/*. Non-academic distribution is prohibited. The Worldwatch Institute relies on the sale of our magazine and other publications to support our operations. Please visit our website at: www.worldwatch.org.
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REU PROGRAM, AMERICAN PIKA, UC- Boulder
Study effects of climate on the behavior and physiology of the American pika, an alpine mammal that may be threatened by climate change. This position involves extensive field work, some self-directed, as well as participation in a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation through the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU). The successful applicant will be housed at CU’s Mountain Research Station (MRS) throughout the summer, and will participate in a 1-credit research course along with other REU students. The MRS is located at 9,000 feet, 40 minutes west of Boulder, CO (for details, see http://www.colorado.edu/mrs/). Food and lodging at the MRS will be provided free of charge, in addition to a stipend of $3,000 for the summer. This independent research project will be conducted under the
guidance of two researchers with extensive experience studying pikas, and will involve taking blood and tissue samples from live pikas in the field, as well as studying pika behavior. Applicants must be available Monday-Friday from June 9 through August 15. Those interested in developing an honors project related to this study are especially welcome to apply. REU guidelines (http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp) stipulate that each applicant must be an American citizen currently enrolled as an undergraduate in a degree program. Apply by email to Chris.Ray@Colorado.Edu. Include a resume and a description of relevant experience in ecology and in alpine settings. Note: Although other REU positions associated with the MRS have been filled, applications for this
late-breaking position will be accepted until May 15.

STABLE ISOTOPES IN WILDLIFE MIGRATION
For those interested in using stable isotopes in wildlife migration research (and forensics is laterally relevant here), this forthcoming book will definitely be of interest. Please pass on to any colleagues that may find this useful.
TRACKING ANIMAL MIGRATION WITH STABLE ISOTOPES
Terrestrial Ecology Series,Volume 2, Academic Press
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/714676/descriptio
REU PROGRAM AT UC, DAVIS
Research Experience for Undergraduates Opportunities at UCDavis
The Rizzo lab at the University of California, Davis, is searching to fill two student positions in an NSF-NIH sponsored summer-long research experience for undergraduates (REU) opportunity. Both positions focus on Sudden Oak Death and will provide the opportunity to further research skills and participate in interdisciplinary research. One position focuses on the impact of the disease on nutrient cycling in coastal California forests. The other focuses on the interaction between the dieback from the disease
and a second forest pathogen. These opportunities are part of the joint ecology of infectious disease program. Please find the position descriptions below.
Margaret Metz, Ph.D., Department of Plant Pathology, University of California-Davis Postdoctoral Researcher, Rizzo Lab Tel: 530-754-9894 mrmetz@ucdavis.edu

NSF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY Overview of NSF-REU program - The National Science foundation seeks to increase research training for undergraduate students through mentored research experiences. These opportunities seek to involve students in the process of investigation and further their research skills.
Ecosystem impacts of sudden oak death - We seek one student to assist in efforts to quantify the impacts of Sudden Oak Death on forest nutrient cycling. Ecosystem impacts of forest pathogens are relatively unstudied thus, this represents an opportunity for a student to gain experience working on a frontier of ecological knowledge. The student will also gain valuable interdisciplinary experience through working with plant pathologists, ecologists, and natural resource managers. Field measurements include rates of infection, mortality, N turnover, and litter decay. Summer research has three objectives: 1) quantify pathogen distribution in a large-scale restoration experiment in Southern Mendocino County; 2) assess the effects of multiple pathogens on nutrient cycling across a network of long-term study plots; and 3) monitor changes in litterfall, N mineralization, and litter decay in forests impacted by Sudden Oak Death. The student will conduct independent study based on one or more of these objectives.
Location and timing: The position is full time for 3 months over summer 2008. The month of June is expected to be mostly based in the field with additional field work in
July and August. Field based research will be conducted in coastal California forests, many of which are remote, and have limited access. Addiional meetings, laboratory processing, and data analysis will be conducted at the UC Davis Rizzo Lab in Davis, California.
Expectations and qualifications: Students pursuing a bachelor degree or with significant training in one of the following areas are encouraged to apply: forestry, soil science/nutrient cycling, botany/plant ecology, plant pathology, and mathematics or
statistics. Students who graduate in spring 2008 may be eligible. This position is field intensive, students must be in good physical shape, be willing to work in remote field settings, and carry a heavy pack over rough/steep terrain. At the end of the summer, the student will make a poster presentation of their research that will be displayed within the
Plant Pathology department.
The stipend is $1800/month. Accommodations in the field will be provided.
To apply: Please send a 1-2 page letter describing your qualifications, research interests, and career goals, a copy of (unofficial) transcripts, and two letters of reference to Richard Cobb electronically or by mail. Submission of a resume is encouraged. Students from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Please write for clarifications or more information.
Application deadline: May 2nd, 2008 , Richard Cobb; Care of David Rizzo
rccobb@ucdavis.edu

SUMMER STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY
NSF - Research Experience for Undergraduates , UC, Davis
Sudden Oak Death: feedback between a generalist pathogen, hosts, and
heterogeneous environments
Project overview and goal: This project represents an excellent opportunity for a student to gain interdisciplinary research skills pertaining to the fields of plant pathology, forest ecology, and ornamental horticulture. The student will be trained in field and laboratory techniques to achieve concrete objectives using the scientific method, and generate results applicable to the development of land management strategies.
The student will investigate the cause of a new dieback of madrone and bay laurel in forests previously affected by Sudden Oak Death, a forest disease caused by Phytophthora ramorum. Preliminary studies suggest that the new tree mortality is caused by another forest pathogen, Phytophthora cinnamomi. The distribution of P. cinnamomi within California forests is unknown; however, preliminary studies suggest that nursery stock produced specifically for restoration of native ecosystems may be a pathway of
introduction of this pathogen to wildlands. Specific objectives for a student include: 1) determine pathogenicity of P. cinnamomi to bay laurel and madrone, 2) investigate the distribution of P. cinnamomi with respect to P. ramorum-disease pressure, and 3) determine risk of introduction of Phytophthora spp. to natural systems via nursery stock.
Location and timing: The student will work full time for 3 months over summer 2008. Lab research will be conducted in the Rizzo Lab at UC Davis, and field work in coastal
California forests.
Stipend: The student will receive $1800/month stipend.
Expectations and qualifications: The successful applicant must be interested in plant pathology, plant ecology, or related field and working toward a bachelor’s degree. Student must participate in field work, including long days hiking for collection of
plant and soil specimens. The student will highlight their research accomplishments in a poster for display in Hutchison Hall.
To apply: Please send a 1-2 page letter describing your qualifications, research
interests, and career goals, a copy of (unofficial) transcripts, and two reference letters to:
Elizabeth Fichtner, 1 Shields Ave. , UC Davis , Davis, CA 95618 , ejfichtner@ucdavis.edu , Please email any questions!
Application deadline: April 30, 2008

7TH NORTH AMERICAN FOREST ECOLOGY WORKSHOP, CALL FOR SESSION ORGANIZERS
Call for Session Organizers: 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop
The 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop is scheduled for June 22-26,
2009, on the campus of Utah State University in Logan. The workshop provides an opportunity for forest ecologists to gather and discuss their latest findings and to chart the course of future endeavors.
At this time, we are calling for persons interested in organizing a session on a particular topic. Session organizers are expected to review and select session papers, organize the session format, and facilitate the session. Both the topics and format can be wide-ranging, but should be a minimum of one-half day in duration, including a break. Topics can be follow-ups to those addressed in previous workshops.
If interested, please contact Dr. Jim Long, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322 (james.long@usu.edu or 435-797-2574). Include a title and brief description of the proposed topic, along with the desired format and duration. The deadline for the first round of session proposals is May 1, 2008.

ESA’S HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR’S ECOLOGICAL LITERACY & RESEARCH DAY
As you may know the theme of this year's ESA annual meeting is "Enhancing
Ecological Thought by Linking Research and Education". ESA is planning a "High
School Educators' Ecological Literacy and Research Day" that will take place on Wednesday during the meeting focusing on how high school educators can integrate ecological literacy and research into their teaching practice (http://www.esa.org/milwaukee/highschool_educators.php).
In conjunction with this event we are compiling a teacher resource packet
with lesson plans, lab protocols, student materials, websites, CD-ROMs, DVDs, data sets, and inquiry tools--anything useful to teach ecology. If you have any resources you wish to share or recommend, please email me at dohertyj@sas.upenn.edu
Thank you, Jennifer Doherty, Student Section Representative ,ESA Education and Human Resources Committee, Ph.D. candidate, School District of Philadelphia Education Fellow , Department of Biology ,University of Pennsylvania
dohertyj@sas.upenn.edu 215-870-9806

SERDP STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS 2008
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2008 Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, WI. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's corporate environmental research and development (R&D) program, planned and executed in full partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Students with abstracts accepted in one of three areas are eligible to apply:
ecosystem management, invasive species, or threatened and endangered species.
To apply, please submit: complete contact information, your accepted abstract, a letter of recommendation from your advisor, a brief statement (maximum 200 words) responding to the question "How will your research contribute to management of natural resources on federal lands?" and proof of student status to: Dr. Scott Roberts, ESA Applied Ecology Section Vice Chair at sroberts@CFR.MsState.Edu by June 27, 2008.
Please place as much of your application as possible directly in the text of an email message, minimizing attachments. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Winners will be notified by the end of July. Awards will be presented in person at the SERDP booth in Milwaukee at a time to be announced.
For information on other student travel awards to ESA 2008, see http://www.esa.org/milwaukee/awards.php.

FEEDBACK ON STARS – SUSTAINABILITY, TRACKING, ASSESSMENT & RATING SYSTEM
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) invites you to provide feedback on the latest draft version of STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System). The document, STARS 0.5, is available at www.aashe.org/stars/documents/STARS_0.5.pdf.
STARS strives to provide a standardized system for tracking information about sustainability performance and enable better information sharing about sustainability practices. It includes a major section on Education and Research where faculty input would be particularly helpful. Over 90 colleges and universities are pilot testing STARS throughout 2008. Additional information about the project is available at www.aashe.org/stars.
Feedback from faculty and sustainability educators has been tremendously helpful in developing the system so far, and will be critically important in refining the system as the project continues. While we welcome feedback about the entire document, feel free to focus your comments on the topics or sections in which you are most experienced or interested. The comment period on this draft will last until May 9, 2008.
Thank you for your interest in this project. Please direct questions and feedback about STARS to stars@aashe.org. I look forward to hearing from you!
Warm Regards, Julian Dautremont-Smith , Associate Director , Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education , (610) 349-5994
julian@aashe.org www.aashe.org
REGISTER NOW! AASHE 2008 - Working Together for Sustainability Nov 9-11 2008 in Raleigh, NC http://www.aashe.org/conference

ANIMAL AGING DATABASE
I am pleased to announce AnAge, the animal ageing database. We have recently released build 10 with over 4,000 species.
Though primarily a database of ageing and longevity in animals, AnAge features one of the most comprehensive collections of life history data in animals, making it a useful tool for evolutionary and ecology studies. In addition to longevity records, which continue to be our main focus and we make a great effort to verify their authenticity, AnAge contains thousands of estimates for life history traits such as age at sexual maturity, gestation (or incubation), litter (or clutch) size, litters (or clutches) per year, weight at birth, and adult body weight. Metabolic rate data is also available for hundreds of species of birds and mammals.
AnAge is freely available online at: http://genomics.senescence.info/species/
Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, PhD ,
Telephone: 1-617-432-6512 http://www.senescence.info

ESA POSTER ABSTRACTS
93rd Annual Meeting for the Ecological Society of America Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 3-8, 2008
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2008
You are invited to submit an abstract for a Latebreaking Poster presentation at the 93rd ESA Annual Meeting on Friday, August 8, from 8:30-10:30 am. The meeting will be held August 3-8, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Midwest Airlines Center.
Abstracts that address the meeting theme, “Enhancing Ecological Thought by
Linking Research and Education”, are especially encouraged, but submissions may address any aspect of ecology and its applications. We also welcome submissions reporting interdisciplinary work, that address communication with broad audiences, or that explore ways of teaching ecology at any level.
Information regarding the criteria, the submission process, and the cancellation policy are included in the Call for Abstracts (see http://esa.org/milwaukee/lateabstract_call2008.php). Please adhere closely to these guidelines.
If you have any questions, please contact the ESA Program Chair, Louis Gross (gross@tiem.utk.edu), or the Program Assistant, Aleta Wiley (aleta@esa.org).

NCSE PUBLICATIONS
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is pleased to announce the availability of two publications from our 2007 National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Integrating Environment and Human Health. The conference report, Integrating Environment and Human Health, and Climate, Poverty and Health: Time for Preventive Medicine, a report of the 7th Annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture, delivered by Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org are now available in PDF formats at http://www.ncseonline.org/2007conference/
Copies of these reports have been mailed to all registered participants in this conference. For those who did not attend the conference, but would like these reports or reports from previous NCSE conferences, please visit http://ncseonline.org/NCSEconference/.
A form to order reports can be downloaded at http://ncseonline.org/04conference/List%20of%20Previous%20Conference%20Reports%201.10.08.doc. Please email the form to ncse@ncseonline.org or fax to 202.628.4311. NCSE appreciates contributions of $10 per report to help cover printing and shipping expenses. Please donate online at https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=16467 or send with the request form to 1101 17th St. NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036
Integrating Environment and Human Health shows how the health of people and the health of the planet are intrinsically, intricately, and intimately interconnected. Despite this, the fields of health science and practice and environmental science and practice have grown increasingly apart over the past half-century. The report presents a series of prescriptions for the difficult but necessary task of integration of environmental and health perspectives.
The report includes recommendations on how to connect environment and health, developed in 23 breakout sessions are grouped under three major themes: Decisionmaking in the Real World; Guiding and Fostering Multi-Disciplinary Research; and Expanding Understanding: Information, Education, and Communication. The report includes summaries of plenary roundtables and symposia, on topics such as systems thinking, avian influenza and environmental and health causes and consequences of Hurricane Katrina.
Climate, Poverty and Health: Time for Preventive Medicine, is an illustrated version of a report of the 7th Annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture, delivered by Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org. Dr. Brilliant is board-certified in preventive medicine and public health. He is a founder and director of The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Dr. Brilliant described many of the negative impacts of climate change on human health and noted that poverty exacerbates the impacts. According to Dr. Brilliant, "There is still time to act, but we must act soon. We are already in the stage of “secondary prevention”¬the Earth has already developed significant problems, and we are looking to prevent further “disease.” NCSE is continuing to work for a new integrated approach to environment and health through a number of follow up activities.
We are seeking to advance integrated environment-health curriculum through our Council of Environmental Deans and Directors.
NCSE is co-sponsoring the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, Climate, Environment, and Infectious Diseases on May 12-13, 2008 and will be chairing a plenary panel: Climate Change and Human Health: Developing collaborations with the Public Health Community (www.aibs.org ). We invite you to attend this meeting.
NCSE is also partnering with the American Public Health Association in National Public Health Week, April 7-13, 2008 with the theme Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance (www.nphw.org ). We invite you to participate!
We also are continuing to maintain our Environment and Health conference website, www.ncseonline.org/2007conference . Videos and transcripts from presentations at the conference are available, as well as PDFs of the enclosed reports.
Finally, NCSE has created an Encyclopedia of the Earth as a source of information on the environment, including its connections with health. See www.eoearth.org to get access to this information as well find out ways you can contribute.
We are eager to work with you in other efforts to improve decisionmaking on environmental issues through a better understanding of the relationship between environment and health. Please contact David E. Blockstein, Ph.D., Conference Chair and Senior Scientist me at David@NCSEonline.org or 202-207-0004.
Note that Starting February 23, 2008, NCSE will have a new address: National Council for Science and the Environment , 1101 17th St. NW, Suite 250 , Washington, DC 20036 . The phone and fax numbers, and email addresses will remain the same.

MASTER PROGRAM IN EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY & SYSTEMATICS, MUNICH
*Reminder: Deadline for non-EU students 30th of April*
*Master Program in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics in Munich*
The University of Munich (LMU) offers a 2-year, international master program for highly motivated students from Germany and abroad with a background in biology or a related subject. All courses are offered in English. The program started in October 2007 with 11 students from North America, South-America and Germany. Applications are now welcome to start in October 2008.
The EES Master program contains many innovative elements such as a mentoring program, integrated skills courses and individual research training. We also apply a feedback and revision system instead of simple grading. Classes are small and students have a lot of contact to the teachers. Thanks to funding by the Volkswagen Foundation, students can apply for their own research and travel money and for money to invite
international speakers. Unfortunately, we cannot provide grants to cover costs of living. Students pay appr. 500 Euro tuition fees per semester.
Application deadlines in 2008: 30th of April (for non-EU students) and 30th of June (for EU-students and others who don't need a visa to study in Germany).
For more information, please have a look at our website (http://www.eeslmu.de) or contact me by e-mail. Best wishes, Pleuni Pennings . Program Coordinator of the Munich Graduate , School for Evolution, Ecology, and Systematics , Postdoc in theoretical evolutionary biology , Evolutionary Biology, Department Biologie II
University of Munich (LMU) Großhaderner Str. 2 , D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Tel: 0049 89 2180 74 234 http://www.eeslmu.de/eeswiki
http://www.biologie.uni-muenchen.de/ou/theopopgen/index.htm
pennings@lmu.de

JOBS -- JOBS -- JOBS

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN (1) ,NM
needed ASAP, to work from May (start date negotiable) through 1 August for a landbird monitoring program in beautiful Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. This is the second year of a long-term monitoring program that includes conducting VCP point count surveys for birds and vegetation sampling in mixed conifer and pinyon-juniper habitats. The work entails considerable hiking and camping in the Park Service campground, with rotating schedule of 10 days on and 4 days off. Flexibility, good physical condition, a tolerance of long days that begin before dawn, and the ability to endure sometimes difficult field conditions are required. Knowledge of Colorado Plateau birds is preferred but not required, though ability to quickly learn songs and calls is essential. Pay consists of $12.75/hour, with approximately $20 per diem when camping. To apply, send a letter outlining your qualifications, resume, and three references to JENNIFER HOLMES (email: Jennifer.Holmes@nau.edu), Colorado Plateau Research Station, Northern Arizona University, Box 5614, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011. Reference "Research Technician position" in the subject heading of the email. Please feel free to call me at 928-523-7076 for more information. Thanks, Janet Lynn, Research Program Coordinator, Ecological Monitoring & Assessment , Program & Foundation , Office: (928) 523-0714 www.emaprogram.com

SEASONAL BOTANIST, Rocky Mountain National Park
Dates: July 1st through mid-September 2008
Application Deadline: May 10th, 2008
The position advertised is for one (1) full-time botanist or plant biologist to perform vegetation sampling and data collection in a remote field setting. Project involves establishment of new monitoring sites, installation of equipment, and initial data collection for a long-term wetland monitoring project in Rocky Mountain National Park. This project is run by Colorado State University and NPS Inventory and Monitoring, data will be used to assess condition of Rocky Mountain wetlands and aid the park in future wetland monitoring efforts.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties include field identification of vascular plant species including difficult taxa such as Carex and Juncus and collection of non-vascular species for expert identification. Simple measurements of herbivory, soils, and water table and pH will also be taken. Botanist will be required to perform on and off trail GPS navigation to remote sites and supervise field technicians who will assist in data collection and equipment installation. The bulk of the work will be performed in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park in variable climatic conditions. Work will also include frequent and extensive hiking on and off trail and carrying of heavy field equipment.
QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must possess at least a four-year degree in biology, plant ecology, botany or other similar area. Candidates are expected to be skilled at plant identification and comfortable using a dichotomous key. Previous field experience with vegetation sampling and leadership skills are desirable. Candidates must be in good physical condition, capable of long hikes in rugged terrain at high altitudes and in soggy lowlands while carrying a loaded backpack. Trips into the backcountry may last up to seven days and will involve hiking both on and off trail. Adverse weather conditions such as near freezing temperatures, rain, and snow may be encountered on a regular basis. Ability to work, hike, camp and maintain a positive attitude in these conditions is essential. Skills in the following areas are valuable: experience with backcountry travel,
wilderness safety and first aid training, and working well in an isolated team setting. A valid driver’s license and safe driving record are required.
SALARY: $2,500/month plus housing (if desired) in Rocky Mountain National Park.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Email resume and cover letter (as attachments), including three references with telephone numbers and email addresses, to the contact information below. Please indicate availability as dates may be flexible.
CONTACT: Katie Driver , Campus Box 1472 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1472 email: kmdriver@lamar.colostate.edu

RESEARCH ASSISTANCESHIP, EAST TEXAS
A M.S. Research Assistantship is available for a highly motivated student to conduct research on predator ecology in longleaf pine restoration areas in East Texas. The project focuses on the ecological and behavioral response of predators in these restoration areas, and predator impact on the bird community. Field work involves predator trapping and radio tracking during night hours, and habitat and vegetation sampling. The successful candidate will collaborate with another project focusing on songbird nest ecology in the same study sites. This position and the project are fully funded.
Qualifications: a B.S. in biology, wildlife ecology/management. Minimum GPA: 3.0; GRE:1,200 (Q+V). Students with strong quantitative and GIS skills are encouraged to apply.
Salary: 18K / year + out of state tuition waiver
Last date to apply: applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Contact: Daniel G. Scognamillo, dgscognamillo@sfasu.edu (936) 468-5993
Mail letter of interest including previous experience, résumé, 3 letters of recommendation, and copies of transcripts and GRE score to: Daniel G. Scognamillo
College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 6109
Nacogdoches, TX 75962

TEMPORARY WILDLIFE FIELD ASSISTANT, CA
JOB TITLE: Temporary Wildlife Field Assistant (Amphibian Surveys)
DATE NEEDED: Mid-May through the end of August 2008
PAY RATE: $11.00 - $12.50 per hour (commensurate with experience). Up
to $1500 housing allowance for out-of-area students.
WORK HOURS: Full-Time (40 hrs/week), with frequent overtime and some
night work.
JOB PURPOSE: Conduct stream amphibian surveys for tailed frogs and torrent salamanders. Assist in other wildlife surveys as needed.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of the senior biologist and/or crew leader the person will: 1) Conduct stream amphibian surveys for tailed frogs and torrent salamanders to assess long-term change in species occurrence across company ownership. 2) Use maps, aerial photographs, and GPS to navigate and record spatial information. 3) Record field data and enter into computer databases. 4) Assist in a variety of other wildlife surveys as needed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1) Completed or currently enrolled in a university wildlife program or related field. 2) Ability to orient and traverse rugged and densely vegetated terrain under adverse weather and at night. 3) General knowledge of Pacific Northwest herptofauna. 4) Ability to work alone without immediate supervision. 5) Excellent physical condition including good hearing and vision. 6) U.S. citizen with current valid driver's license.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Primary consideration will be given to a highly
motivated individual with an interest in herptofauna and experience operating 4WD vehicles and ATV's.
REQUIRED PERSONAL EQUIPMENT: Appropriate personal field clothing and foot wear.
To Apply: Submit cover letter, resume, and copy of unofficial college transcript(s) to:
GDRCo, Attn: Lisa Zambas, PO Box 68 Korbel, CA 95550 , e-mail: lzambas@greendiamond.com
Application Deadline: April 22, 2008 (by close of business, 5 pm PST)
EMPLOYER PAID PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL AND DRUG TEST IS REQUIRED AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Ryan M. Bourque, Lead Wildlife Assistant (Herpetological), Green Diamond Resource Company , 900 Riverside Rd., Korbel, CA 95550 email: rbourque@greendiamond.com

ENVIRONMENTAL/ENERGY ECONOMISTS, EPA
Openings in EPA’s Climate Economics Branch, Climate Change Division, Office of Air & Radiation
EPA has two openings for Environmental/Energy Economists.
The Climate Change Division (CCD) is responsible for conducting economic analyses of the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs); assessing long-term projections of climate change, both to human health and the environment; coordinating domestic and international policies relating to climate change; and developing the official U.S. inventory of GHGs.
Climate Economics Branch - The positions are in the Climate Economics Branch (CEB). This branch is responsible for conducting analyses of the economic effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and carbon sequestration.
For additional information on CEB, go to: http:// www.epa.gov/climatechange/economics/index.html
This invitation is intended to create a pool of qualified candidates. It is not an official job application process. All job openings will be announced in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s EZ-hire website (http://www.epa.gov/ezhire).
EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For these positions, the salary range is from GS-12 to GS-13 ($69,764 to $ 107,854). Selection for these positions will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status, or any other non-merit factors. >> U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED. <<
If interested please, e-mail a cover letter and resume to the following address (email only): boggess.judy@epa.gov
Economist Positions and Qualifications - These positions are for economists dedicated to assessing climate change mitigation policy options in the U.S. energy sector. The focus of the positions is the development and use of large-scale economic models, in particular, the impact of GHG policies. Previous experience with economic modeling is desired.
Candidates should be self-motivated and capable of contributing to the design of a research program. Strong communication skills are necessary to support a multi-disciplinary team and to facilitate interactions with other economists, stakeholders, and contractors. Excellent writing skills are required to produce lucid and useful research and analysis.
Successful candidates must have a strong background in economics and quantitative analysis plus be familiar with climate change science and policy. Ideal candidates will hold an advanced degree (PhD preferred) in economics or engineering, with significant exposure to environmental and energy economics, and public policy. Quantitative skills in mathematical economics, econometrics, and statistics are required. Positions require a commitment to environmental protection, a high energy level, and project management experience. Domestic and international travel may be required.

TEMPORARY FIELD ASSISTANT, UC, Davis
The Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California,Davis is seeking a temporary full-time field assistant with previous aquatic survey experience. The position will pay $10-12/hr depending on experience (no benefits provided) starting May 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008. Housing is not provided.
The position will entail assisting two primary researchers in collecting stream habitat data for a study on the use of stream habitats by foothill yellow-legged frogs, at low to mid-elevations across the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. Specifically, duties
include conducting visual and snorkeling surveys to determine habitat use, assess habitat conditions using basic stream survey techniques and assisting with compiling and entering field data into an excel database. Applicants must be able to work with others in an outdoor setting, and they must be able to work a flexible schedule, such as early mornings and long days. Duties may require walking with heavy equipment, lifting, standing for long periods of time and wading and snorkeling in streams. Knowledge in aquatic ecology, fluvial geomorphology, hydrologic processes and basic surveying/mapping is desirable. Training will be provided on species survey protocols and other basic stream survey techniques.
Applications will be considered until April 24, 2008 on a first come, first considered basis. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and references to both contacts listed below. Questions should be addressed to Jenny Loda.
Jenny Loda, M.S. & Sarah Yarnell, PhD., Center for Watershed Sciences, UC Davis
jennyloda@gmail.com, yarnell@geology.ucdavis.edu

SEASONAL BOTANIST/PLANT BIOLOGIST, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, CA
Seasonal Botanist/Plant biologist
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Dates: June 15th through September 15th 2008 (may vary based on applicant’s
availability) Application Deadline: May 15th, 2008
The position advertised is for one (1) full-time botanist or plant biologist to perform vegetation sampling and data collection in a remote field setting. Project involves establishment of new monitoring sites, installation of equipment, and initial data collection for a long-term wetland monitoring project in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. This project is run by Colorado State University and the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, data will be used to assess condition of
Sierra Nevada wetlands and aid the park in future wetland monitoring efforts.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties include field identification and cover estimates of vascular plant species including difficult taxa such as Carex and Juncus and collection of non-vascular species for expert identification. Simple measurements of soils and water table will also be taken. The bulk of the work will be performed in the backcountry of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in variable climatic conditions. Work will include frequent and extensive hiking on and off trail carrying heavy field equipment.
QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must possess at least a four-year degree in biology, plant ecology, botany or other similar area. Candidates are expected to be skilled at plant identification and comfortable using a dichotomous key. Previous field experience with vegetation sampling and leadership skills are desirable. Candidates must be in good physical condition, capable of long hikes in rugged terrain at high altitudes and in
soggy lowlands while carrying a loaded backpack. Trips into the backcountry may last up to ten days and will involve hiking both on and off trail. Adverse weather conditions that may be encountered include heat and intense sun as well as near freezing temperatures, rain, and snow. Ability to work, hike, camp and maintain a positive attitude in these conditions is essential. Skills in the following areas are valuable: experience with backcountry travel, wilderness safety and first aid training, and working well in an isolated team setting. A valid driver’s license and safe driving record are required.
SALARY: $5,000/2.5 month term, plus housing
APPLICATION PROCESS: Email resume and cover letter (as attachments), including three references with telephone numbers and email addresses, to the contact information below. Please indicate availability as dates may be flexible.
CONTACT: Jennifer Jones , Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Department of Forest, Rangeland, & Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1472 email: jrainsj@lamar.colostate.edu

DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGER, UC, Merced
Research position: Data & Information Manager
Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory
Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced
We seek a research scientist to join the team of the Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) in the Southern Sierra Nevada, to take responsibility for management of data and information. The Southern Sierra CZO is a multi-institutional initiative that involves extensive measurements and analysis of (bio)geochemical and hydrologic processes. Measurements involve embedded sensor networks, eddy correlation, stream and soil sensors, remote sensing and various campaign samples.
The candidate will maintain and extend databases or digital libraries for existing data and new data developed through CZO measurements and research. The candidate will also be responsible for developing and maintaining a system for providing access to this data for CZO researchers, and for the broader scientific community. The Southern Sierra CZO is one of three CZO's recently established by NSF's Geoscience Directorate as community resources.
Management of data will include maintaining both databases and geographic information systems for spatial data. The data manager will work with other CZO research staff and scientists for the development and maintenance of on-line data access. The candidate will also be required to assist in data quality assurance and documentation and will contribute to the implementation of formal meta-data policies and procedures. The candidate will need to work closely with data managers at other CZO's and CZO
technical committees to ensure standardization of data format and access protocols across different CZO's. The candidate will work with project researchers with a variety of different backgrounds and data needs. Successful candidate must therefore be able to work independently and communicate effectively.
For further information, contact Sierra Nevada Research Institute director and CZO PI Roger Bales (rbales@ucmerced.edu). Also see http://snri.ucmerced.edu/CZO. To apply online, see position SSNRI1451A at http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/staff/position.jsf?positionId=1451. The position is available immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

POST-DOC: ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, UC, Santa Barbara
We are searching for a creative postdoctoral researcher with experience in mathematical and/or statistical modeling to work on an NSF-funded Ecology of
Infectious Disease Program project entitled: “After the crash: factors allowing host persistence following outbreaks of a highly virulent disease”. This project is investigating the impacts of the recently emerged chytrid fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, on amphibian populations. We are primarily concentrating on the Sierra Nevada and southern yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa and R. sierrae) in California, for which extensive experimental and long-term population data are available. We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with strong mathematical or
statistical modeling skills to help develop and parameterize models aimed at understanding the impacts of this pathogen, including effects of host diversity, behavior, age, and/or spatial structure. Excellent writing skills are required. The project involves a large interdisciplinary group of researchers, and there will be many opportunities for collaboration, and to become involved in lab and/or field work if desired. The postdoc will be in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology (http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/eemb/) on the beautiful University of California, Santa Barbara campus (http://www.ucsb.edu/). The salary depends on level of experience, and the start date and duration are negotiable. Please send a CV and a brief statement of qualifications to Cherie Briggs, briggs@lifesci.ucsb.edu

STUDY WHALES IN THE WILD, San Juan Islands, WA
Student Research Opportunity
Spend 10 weeks studying endangered killer whales in the wild!
Beam Reach is for you if you want to: work with experts in killer whale conservation
sail on a biodiesel electric catamaran test drive life as a field scientist explore the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest earn 18 credits from the University of Washington
Check it out:http://beamreach.org/?1fl8gle080415
You don’t have to be a science major to apply; you just have to be interested in the marine environment and want to spend 10 weeks studying off campus.
We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2008 program: Fall 08 August 24- November 02
Currently we have our Spring program in session. So if you'd like to see what it would be like, check out the student blogs:
http://www.beamreach.org/blog/category/081/?2fl8gle080415
Dive In for more information:
http://www.beamreach.org/is-beam-reach-for-you.html?3fl8gle080415
Let me know if you have any questions, Tracy tracy@beamreach.org
Beam Reach | Marine Science and Sustainability School, www.beamreach.org
tracy@beamreach.org 206.371.1254 , 7044 17th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115

SEASONAL FIELD BIOLOGIST, CA
Seasonal Field Biologist
Job Description The Seasonal Field Biologist position conducts botanical field surveys, maps potential nest habitat, and performs associated data entry and editing in
Support of the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project (ISP) Monitoring Program. (If qualified, the Seasonal Field Biologist may also conduct ornithological field surveys in support of the ISP.)
Includes seasonal botanical monitoring and habitat mapping (mid June through October), possible clapper rail monitoring (mid January through mid April), and associated GIS data entry/editing during these field seasons. Work may vary from 0-50 hours/week during these field seasons depending on tides, weather conditions, and site access permissions.
Requires close collaboration with other ISP Monitoring Program and Control Program staff (Seasonal Field Biologists and Managers) both in the field and in the office. Requires the ability to work well independently and in a field team setting, follow project-specific field protocols and data entry/editing procedures, and, if appropriate, suggest improvements to our project's existing procedures.
Requires a strong background in botany and/or ornithology. Requires a basic understanding of and some familiarity with GPS and GIS data entry and editing. Requires familiarity with San Francisco Bay tidal marsh flora, avifauna and geography.
Must be detail-oriented and able to perform work accurately and efficiently. Must have sufficient botanical and ornithological background to be able to collect data independently following approximately one week of training. Must be willing to work long hours in potentially adverse field conditions. Must be able to or willing to learn to operate watercraft including kayaks and outboard-motor powerboats (Zodiac, whaler, Klamath). May occasionally require helicopter-based surveys.
Must be available to work up to 5 full (8-10 hour) days a week during the above field seasons, with the understanding that work availability will vary within these dates. Must be flexible and adaptable to changes in schedules and hours, often with very little advanced notice.
Must provide own transportation to field sites around the San Francisco Bay. (Mileage is reimbursed; driver's license and proof of automobile insurance are required.)
Hours & Pay Rate - Hours are flexible and will vary from 0 - 50 hours/week depending on project needs. Pay rate starts at $19-28/hour based on experience. No benefits are
available for this position.
Application & Important Dates -- To apply, mail or email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three technical references by Wednesday, April 30 to:
Ingrid Hogle, Monitoring Program Manager, San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project , 2560 9th Street, Suite 216, Berkeley, CA 94710, Email: ibhogle@spartina.org
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Questions regarding this position should be directed to Ingrid Hogle at ibhogle@spartina.org or 510-548-2461 x 205.
Interviews will be scheduled in early May. Paid training and field work will begin in early June.

PROGRAM MANAGER FOR FOREST & WOODLAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE, RMRS
Program Manager for Forest and Woodland Ecosystem Science Program, GS-0401-
15 Supervisory Biologist , Rocky Mountain Research Station
The comprehensive outreach notice and response form are available
online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/content/program-managers/ Please return your completed response form by May 14, 2008.
The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm) anticipates filling a permanent full-time Program Manager position at the GS-15 grade level. The salary range is $89,115 to $145,201. The position reports to the RMRS’s Deputy Director and serves as a member of the Station’s Leadership Team. The position will be located in one of the following locations: Fort Collins, Colorado or Moscow, Idaho. The position vacancy announcement will be open to all US citizens, government and nongovernment. The vacancy announcement will be advertised through www.usajobs.gov and www.avuedigitalservices.com in approximately 45 days.
The major responsibilities of this position are to develop, implement, and lead a Forest and Woodlands Ecosystems Science Program for the Rocky Mountain Research Station. The program has 21 research scientists as well as supporting staff. Key functions include: science program leadership, planning, and management (45%); supervisory and managerial responsibilities (30%); and consultation with other biologists and scientists (25%).
Program Description: The Forest and Woodland Ecosystem (FWE) Science Program is uniquely positioned to address continuing and emerging forest management issues.
Through our network of interdisciplinary expertise, experimental forests and partnerships across the Interior West we continue to meet local and regional needs as well as encourage new inter-regional comparative analysis and synthesis within and among forest types. Management of the Interior West forest resources is complicated by extreme environmental gradients; however, these gradients offer RMRS excellent experimental arenas for furthering fundamental scientific knowledge. Latitudinal, elevational, topographic, edaphic, and moisture gradients offer unique research opportunities to decipher process-level controls on ecosystem functions to contribute to the development of new management options and tools in these changing times. Shared methodologies among forests and geographic locations contribute to new and creative applications to obtain scientific information and apply to decision support tools. FWE provides (a) process- level understanding of forest and woodland functions, (b) modeling to predict and scale the information over time and space and (c) effective tools to transfer this understanding into management decisions.
• The Science program is working in the following five research focus areas: Knowledge of spatial and temporal patterns of forest and woodlands in relationship to disturbance processes and interactions provides the context for development of desired future conditions.
• Planning the management of complex landscapes under pressures from changing environmental conditions and societal values requires modified or new management approaches and tools.
• Knowledge about the environmental consequences of management activities
supports successful implementation and monitoring of these efforts.
• Knowledge of the adaptive capacity of forest and woodland species and ecosystems to new and variable climate conditions provides predictive capability for use in planning.
• Planning for the mitigation of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide requires knowledge of carbon dynamics of Interior West forest and woodland ecosystems.
The position vacancy announcements will be open to all US citizens, government and nongovernment. The full outreach notice and response form are available online at http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/content/program-managers/

PROGRAM MANAGER: AIR, WATER & AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS, RMRS
Program Manager for Air, Water, and Aquatic Environments Science Program,
GS-0401-15 Supervisory Biologist
Rocky Mountain Research Station
The comprehensive outreach notice and response form are available
online: http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/content/program-managers/ Please return
your completed response form by May 14, 2008.
The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm) anticipates filling a permanent full-time Program Manager position at the GS-15 grade level. The salary range is $89,115 to $145,201. The position reports to the RMRS’s Deputy Director and serves as a member of the Station’s Leadership Team. The position will be located in one of the
following locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Boise, Idaho; or Fort Collins, Colorado. The position vacancy announcement will be open to all US citizens, government and nongovernment. The vacancy announcement will be advertised through www.usajobs.gov and www.avuedigitalservices.com in approximately 45 days.
The major responsibilities of this position are to develop, implement, and lead an air, water and aquatic environment science program for the Rocky Mountain Research Station. The program has 17 research scientists as well as supporting staff. Key functions include: science program leadership, planning, and management (45%); supervisory and managerial responsibilities (30%); and consultation with other biologists and scientists (25%).
Program Description: Air quality, water availability, water quality, and aquatic habitats are critical issues within the rapidly changing Western United States. Air, water and aquatic resources are essential to society, as a life support and as an economic mainstay for individuals, communities, local and state governments. Forest and rangeland land management, coupled with human expansion has a significant influence on the quality and quantity of these resources. A long history of overgrazing by livestock, timber harvest, fire suppression, mining operations, recreational activities, road construction in valley and canyon bottoms and hill slopes, and dams and water diversions is impacting entire watersheds – uplands, stream, wetlands and riparian ecosystems. Increasing dependence upon watersheds for off-site domestic water supplies, irrigation, and recreation has added complexity to the challenges faced by watershed managers. Natural
disturbances, such as climate change and uncharacteristic fires and weather patterns, are rapidly changing known patterns outdating current air, water and aquatic management understanding and monitoring. Research is needed to understand natural processes, and how human management and other interventions impact these critical resources.
The Air, Water, and Aquatic Sciences Program is committed to the development of knowledge and science applications related to air and water quality, as well as the habitat quality, distribution, diversity, and persistence of fish and other aquatic species. The RMRS Water, Air and Aquatic Science Program Objectives are aligned with our National Forest Service Strategic Plan and National Forest Service Research and Development
Strategic Program Areas. These objectives include:
• Ecosystem Processes - Providing basic and applied science to understand how ecosystem processes and management actions influence forest and rangeland air quality, water quality and quantity, and aquatic habitats.
• Air and fire Interactions - Providing basic and applied science to understand wildland fire behavior, danger, smoke and weather to reduce risk to lives, property, and natural resources.
• Climate Variability and Extreme Events - Providing science to understand how air and water pollution, climate variability and change, and chronic and extreme events impact aquatic, forest and rangeland sustainability and the benefits they provide to society.
• Tools Development - Developing and providing the tools necessary to manage forest and rangelands in ways to protect watersheds, minimize negative impacts of wildland fire on air quality, protect people, resources and structures from fire, improve watershed habitat quality and protect biodiversity.
The position vacancy announcements will be open to all US citizens, government and nongovernment. The full outreach notice and response form are available online at http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/content/program-managers/

ECOLOGIST, GS-0408-11
USDA Forest Service
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: ADS08-RMRS-GSDE-4264D
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5-2-2008
JOB LOCATION: LAS VEGAS, Nevada
WORK SCHEDULE: Full Time
SALARY RANGE: $54,364.00-$54,364.00
OPEN DATE: 4-4-2008
TIME LIMIT: Term, not to exceed 13 Months
NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 11
WHO MAY APPLY: US citizens - This announcement is open to all U.S. citizens at least 18 years or older. All male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must have
registered for the selective service. If selected for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration. Qualified disabled veterans, with 30 percent or more disability and Veteran Readjustment Appointment (VRA) eligible will be considered for this position under a special hiring authority. To be eligible for a VRA appointment a veteran (Vietnam era or post-Vietnam era) must have been honorably discharged within the past ten years.
NOTES: Please read the vacancy announcement thoroughly and follow all instructions
to ensure proper consideration. If you are unable to apply on-line or have questions about the meaning of items in the vacancy announcement, please contact Human Capital Management at 1-877-372-7248.
This is a Research Ecologist position established in the Rocky Mountain Research Station's (RMRS) Program Area of Grasslands, Shrublands, and Desert Ecosystems, and administered through the RMRS Great Basin Ecology laboratory.
For questions related to the duties of the position, please contact Robin Tausch at 775-784-5329 or rtausch@fs.fed.us.
The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career-Conditional), and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this Project, interested individuals need not have present or previous status as a Federal employee in order to apply.
DUTIES:This position is established to specifically address collaborative research
and management needs associated with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s
Administration of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) and
Clark County’s Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), in association with the Southern Nevada Land Planning and Management Act (SNLPMA). The position is physically located in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the scientist housed in an office provided by the Las Vegas Ranger District.
Conducts studies of the interrelationships of organisms with each other, with their physical and chemical environment, and with society. Studies also focus on numbers of organisms, their demographic characteristics, factors limiting growth and development of species, allocation of resources, and the survival and adaptation of organisms in ecological systems.
Conducts studies of the effects of proposed development projects on an area and identifies the applicable regulatory compliance issues and requirements. Conducts ecological studies and investigations in support of permitting requirements or actions.
Prepares written and oral reports, answers questions, and makes suggestions and recommendations to the supervisor for inclusion in a comprehensive report on study findings. Prepares a wide variety of charts, graphs, manuscripts, spreadsheets, etc. to report on study results.
Reviews pertinent literature such as protocols from other biological experiments, manuscripts, notebooks, equipment manuals, standard reference materials, and agency procedures manuals and policies. Recommends or determines appropriate experimental methods and procedures.
Contact Information:ASC HCM Staffing, 1-877-372-7248, fsjobs@fs.fed.us
Dr. Robin Tausch, Range Ecologist, USDA Forest Servise, RMRS, 775-784-5329
rtausch@fs.fed.us

10 WEEK PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS are available in the beautiful San Juan
Mountains of southwestern Colorado, USA
Interns will work with researchers and land managers on projects including: air and water quality, hydrology, forest ecology, wetland restoration, and community trail building. Internships start June 2. Application deadline is April 30. Applicants must be 18 years or older. Please see www.mountainstudies.org under "What's New" for full information. Contact Person: Koren Nydick, Mountain Studies Institute,
koren@mountainstudies.org, 970-247-7071.

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