[ECOLOG-L] Botany Bill: HR 1054 – Call for advocacy!
Have you heard about the "Botany Bill"? Formally known as “The Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration and Promotion Act, HR 1054” was introduced to the United States House of Representatives in February 2017. The Botany Bill is intended to promote botanical research and botanical sciences capacity (including botanical education), generate demand for native plant materials, and authorize related federal activities. The Plant Conservation Alliance Non-Federal Cooperators Committee is coordinating advocacy actions for the Bill. The PCA is seeking your help in this grassroots effort! If you are interested in helping out (including emailing, calling, or visiting your representatives) and getting updates on the bill, visit http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/botany-bill
[ECOLOG-L] Percent cover flashcards
Hello Ecolog community, In preparation for summer sampling, I'm looking for flashcards that show ways that percent cover can be distributed in a quadrat, i.e., 25% cover with clumped, random, and uniform distributions. Does anyone know of a source for this type of flashcard? Google searches are unfortunately not very fruitful. Best, - Evelyn Williams Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL
[ECOLOG-L] Prairie Restoration Research Assistant
Sent on behalf of Andrew Hipp: Dear Colleagues, The Morton Arboretum is recruiting a fixed-term, full-time Prairie Restoration Research Assistant to assist in planning and implementing a prairie restoration experiment at The Morton Arboretum. This position is funded under a National Science Foundation Grant, Testing the effects of phylogenetic diversity on restoration outcomes in tallgrass prairie (http://tinyurl.com/NSFprairie), and the position has an expected duration of 24 months. The Research Assistant will work closely with staff and researchers at The Morton Arboretum and collaborators at Chicago Botanic Garden to: * Refine species lists for experimental plantings; * Coordinate seed collecting and propagation for experimental planting; * Establish and maintain the experiment through its first seasons; and * Collect and organize data in the first full season. Applicants should have strong experience in plant identification and / or propagation, strong field experience, and an interest in prairie ecology. Please feel free to contact me (Andrew Hipp: ah...@mortonarb.org) with any questions about the position. Please also feel free to distribute the attached flier to any you believe might be interested. Applications should be submitted to j...@mortonarb.org by May 10 for full consideration. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Andrew Hipp
[ECOLOG-L] Research Experience for Undergraduates - Chicago Botanic Garden
Dear Ecolog, Thanks for your help spreading the word about our program! This summer, the Chicago Botanic Garden and partner institutions will host 10 NSF-REU interns (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) conducting research under the broad theme of PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, from genetic to ecosystem levels of inquiry. Potential projects include work in soil ecology, systematics, reproductive biology, biogeochemistry, restoration ecology, pollinator ecology, and other fields. Students will gain laboratory and field experience, participate in professional development activities, help mentor high-school student researchers, and enjoy a fun social environment. Participants should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who will be enrolled as undergraduates after summer 2012. They will receive a stipend of $4,750 and room and board at a local college. Costs of travel to and from Chicago will be covered. We encourage applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences and students who have limited research opportunities at their home institutions. The application deadline is January 31, 2012, and the 10-week program will run from June 11-August 17, 2012. We invite interested undergraduates to find more information and apply at http://www.cbgreu.org. Questions can be directed to i...@cbgreu.org. We also ask faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and other undergraduate mentors to please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity to exceptional undergraduates. -- Evelyn Williams, Ph.D. UW Madison Botany Department ewwi...@gmail.com Chicago Botanic Garden REU http://www.cbgreu.org/ i...@cbgreu.org
[ECOLOG-L] Chicago Botanic Garden Summer 2012 REU
Dear Ecolog, This summer, the Chicago Botanic Garden and partner institutions will host 10 NSF-REU interns (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) conducting research under the broad theme of PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, from genetic to ecosystem levels of inquiry. Potential projects include work in soil ecology, systematics, reproductive biology, biogeochemistry, restoration ecology, pollinator ecology, and other fields. Students will gain laboratory and field experience, participate in professional development activities, help mentor high-school student researchers, and enjoy a fun social environment. Participants should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who will be enrolled as undergraduates after summer 2012. They will receive a stipend of $4,750 and room and board at a local college. Costs of travel to and from Chicago will be covered. We encourage applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences and students who have limited research opportunities at their home institutions. The application deadline is January 31, 2012, and the 10-week program will run from June 11-August 17, 2012. We invite interested undergraduates to find more information and apply at http://www.cbgreu.org. Questions can be directed to i...@cbgreu.org. We also ask faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and other undergraduate mentors to please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity to exceptional undergraduates. Evelyn Williams, Ph.D. Chicago Botanic Gardens REU Experience http://www.cbgreu.org/ i...@cbgreu.org
