Re: [ECOLOG-L] Contacts for community liaisons in New Orleans area

[Laura Jodice]

Contact Louisiana Sea Grant


Roy Kron - Director of Outreach & Communications
103 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6564
Fax: (225) 578-6331
Email: rk...@lsu.edu


Laurie

Laura W. Jodice (Laurie)
Research Associate
Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
Clemson University
263 Lehotsky Hall
Box 340735
Clemson, SC 29634-0735
864-506-6041 (cell)
864-656-2226 (fax)
jodi...@clemson.edu
jodicel.people.clemson.edu



From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
 on behalf of Kennedy Rubert 

Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:58:08 AM
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Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Contacts for community liaisons in New Orleans area


If you have a connection to someone in the New Orleans area who advocates for 
low-income communities and has the potential for working with local public 
officials and/or the academic sector, would you be willing to share this 
information with the leadership of the ESA Inclusive Ecology section? A couple 
of us from the section are looking into the possibility of organizing a forum 
at the 2018 conference to facilitate conversation between scientists and 
representatives of the local community, with the goal of developing strategies 
that make science more available to serve the public good.


Regards,


--
Kennedy "Ned" F. Rubert-Nason, Ph.D.

Assistant Scientist - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chemistry Instructor - Madison College

Chair - Inclusive Ecology section-Ecological Society of America
839 Russell Laboratories
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
office: 608-262-4319

cell: 608-234-1321

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fisheries/seafood data by state

[Laura Jodice]

For our state, we have had to ask the state managers for fisheries or 
aquaculture data (based on state ports), but even then the info isn't 
standardized between states.  For example, we recently wrote a proposal for 
which we wanted shellfish aquaculture stats for our state and adjacent state 
(both included in the proposal) and the units used to report stats were 
different. Also, when you are talking about supply of seafood in each state, 
that can get confusing, because a lot of seafood goes to wholesale market that 
is regional, national or is shipped overseas for processing...so actual local 
supply (available to consumers in that state) is also hard to determine. Some 
states have more direct sales networks (sale at dock to consumers, sale to 
local retailers or high end restaurants) and others do not, though it is 
happening more and more as a means to improve price/income for the harvester. 
When you focus on the federal data, you may miss shellfish or other data within 
state boundaries (I am not sure if that is included in the federal data).

I am not sure if there is tracking from state to state, I haven't come across 
that. You might ask your question via IIFET (fisheries economists - or look at 
Marine Resource Economics journal) as some of those researchers may have more 
info due to the work they do. There have been efforts to track seafood based on 
source. For example, Oregon State Univ. had a pilot project called Fish Trax, 
and  there are other labeling efforts focused on source. We get some info from 
talking to harvesters, but not with regard to volume. It might be interesting 
to look specifically at the supply going to Whole Foods, which buys regional 
seafood...we have some entrepreneurs in our region who have tapped into that 
market.

Laura W. Jodice (Laurie)

Research Associate
Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
Clemson University
263 Lehotsky Hall
Box 340735
Clemson, SC 29634-0735
864-506-6041 (cell)
864-656-2226 (fax)
jodi...@clemson.edu
jodicel.people.clemson.edu


From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
 on behalf of Katharine Leigh 
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:24 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fisheries/seafood data by state

Hi Everyone,

I've gotten a lot of replies from people to my initial request for seafood date 
for the USA by state, and I really appreciate the input.  However, I still 
haven't been able to get at what I'm really looking for. If anyone can help me, 
please reach out!

Unfortunately the basic NOAA and NMFS's sites do not seem to have the 
granularity I need.  I'm looking for state-by-state, species-by-species import, 
export, and production data. Ultimately, I'm trying to determine supply of 
seafood in each state... which it seems to me I've got to get something like 
this example below populated:

Example (numbers are totally random):
   |Gear/Farming type |  Species  | State | Imports | Exports | 
Re-exports | Production |
   | Wild-Caught  | Yellowfin Tuna |  N.Y.  |50k| 40
 |   10k   |  5k |

Details:
- the Commercial Fisheries statistics page has statistics just for domestic 
landings
- the Fisheries Trade statistics page has the export, import, and reexport 
data, but the breakdown is in terms of products, while the landings data is by 
species, so I cannot combine them
- even for the domestic landings data, the website requires a 
species-by-species query; no bulk queries. And this must be repeated for each 
state. This makes the task nearly impossible.
- the granularity of all of this data does not include the associated gear type 
for wild-caught products, nor the associated farming method for aquaculture.

Does anyone know if the trade of products from state to state is tracked 
anywhere? Is there really no data on the trade between one state to another?

Thanks so very much.


Best
Kat Leigh

Katharine L. Leigh
My 
Linkedin

On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Katharine Leigh 
mailto:kl...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Hi all,

Does anyone know where I can find seafood data by state for the USA?  Ideally 
both aquaculture and wild-capture.  Ideally both dollar value as well as weight 
(tonnage).

However, anything is a good start.  Please send suggestions if you have them.  
Thanks so much!


Best
Kat

Katharine L. Leigh
My 
Linkedin

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cultural Aspects of Natural Resources Management

[Laura Jodice]

DC Wilson, The paradoxes of transparency.  
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/P/bo8928082.html - first 
few chapters (especially chapter 2).

Collapse, by Jared Diamond

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From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason L. Simms
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:08 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Cultural Aspects of Natural Resources Management

Hello all,

I am putting together a proposal for a Graduate Liberal Studies course on 
cultural/social aspects of natural resources management, ideally with a leaning 
towards water resources.  The audience for this course is broad - the average 
age is 38, with a range from 22 to 70.  Also, there is no expectation of a 
background in environmental studies (or similar), although all students do have 
at least a baccalaureate degree, so I am looking for approachable sources that 
would make a compelling survey of contemporary human-nature interaction, with 
an eye towards resources.

So, if anyone has a syllabus (or perhaps sections therein) that could be 
appropriate, or suggestions for readings, I would deeply appreciate it.  My 
initial thought is to have them read a single monograph (or edited volume, I 
suppose) supplemented with other readings throughout.  I am thinking of having 
them read Ben Orlove's *Lines in the Water: Nature and Culture at Lake 
Titicaca*, though other book suggestions are welcome.

Warmest regards,
Jason Simms

--
Jason L. Simms, Ph.D., M.P.H., CPH

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Lovelock retracts

[Laura Jodice]

I think that scientists should make use of people who are well versed in both 
science and communications.  I also think that scientists should be very 
careful about stretching the truth if they get involved in advocacy. I think 
that there is a habit among some NGOs and environmental advocates to overstate 
what is known as a means to enhance fundraising or because they believe this 
will be the only way to get action.  However, it seems to me that stretching 
the truth ultimately  impacts public trust in science. A good read on the issue 
of communication of science is: Th Paradoxes of Transparency by D.C. Wilson. 
This is specific to the case of science in fisheries management but has several 
broadly applicable insights.

Laurie Jodice

From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Basil Iannone [bian...@uic.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:19 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Lovelock retracts

This article (not Lovelock's, but the woman's) brings up an important point
about climate change, the lack of scientific understanding in our society
as a whole, and the role of scientists in educating the public. Clearly the
general public do not understand climate change or even "believe" in it.
And why should they when the media and politicians feed them inaccurate
information (be it intentionally or not). So I ask, should scientists start
communicating more to the general public; and would communicating more to
the general public be more of a benefit to our society than increasing our
publication record?

NOTE: I am asking this question, not to be critical (I too work to publish
as we all should), but to get opinions as to the role that scientists
should be playing in communicating what we know. It seems like the
knowledge is getting lost (or altered) in between our journals and the
popular media (for whatever reasons). What are the chances that scientists
will start to be evaluated not only on their publication record, but also
on how much they try to facilitate understanding in the public?

All thought and comments are welcomed.


On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:38 AM, Neil Paul Cummins <
neilpaulcumm...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Terrible reporting, like you say.
>
> Lovelock made predictions in 2006 (The Revenge of Gaia) concerning the end
> of the century.
>
> There is still 88 years to ago, and yet the article claims that his
> predictions have turned out to be false. That he was wrong!
>
> Ridiculous!
>
> Also, I am sure we can think of lots of examples of people who made
> predictions, lost confidence and partially 'retracted', only for their
> initial predictions to turn out to be 'correct'. Einstein springs to mind &
> the cosmological constant.
>
>
> Neil
>
> neilpaulcummins.blogspot.co.uk
>
>
>
> On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Matthew Peter Hill 
> wrote:
> > I don't think we need to worry too much about what Lovelock does and does
> > not think, especially through reporting such as that..
> >
> > For some actual climate change science, this paper went up yesterday:
> >
> > http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00649.1
> >
> > Showing that the the last 50 years has seen warming like no other period
> > over the last 1000 years in Australasia, and is very likely due to
> > anthropogenic influence.
> >
> > Matt.
> >
> > On 17/05/12 7:53 AM, "Matheus Carvalho"  wrote:
> >
> >> Lovelock, the proposer of Gaia hypothesis, says his predictions (and
> others
> >> also) were exaggerated:
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> http://www.examiner.com/article/gaia-author-james-lovelock-recants-on-global-w
> >> arming
> >>
> >>
> >> Matheus C. Carvalho
> >> Senior Research Associate
> >> Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry
> >> Southern Cross University
> >> Lismore - Australia
> >> http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ostro
> >>
> >
>
>


--
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Biological Sciences (MC 066)
845 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL  60607-7060
Email: bian...@uic.edu
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Fax: 312-413-2435
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

[Laura Jodice]

John

Some work has been done regarding importance of golf courses as habitat, 
including my husband's masters work in Naples, Florida 

Jodice P.G.R. 1993. Movement patterns of translocated Big Cypress fox squirrels 
(Sciurus 
niger avicennia). Florida Scientist 56: 1-6. 

Jodice P.G.R. and S.R. Humphrey 1992. Activity and diet of an urban-population 
of big 
cypress fox squirrels. Journal of Wildlife Management 56: 685-692.

and his former student's work (see 
http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1181250764/umi-clemson-1147.pdf   and 
Meehan, K.*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2010. Landscape scale correlates of fox squirrel 
(Sciurus niger) presence on golf courses in coastal South Carolina. 
Southeastern Naturalist 9:573-586.

Audubon also has a certification of some sort for golf courses.

Laurie Jodice


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[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Gould, William A -FS
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:29 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Hi John,

There is such a fundamental difference between impervious surfaces and living 
soil and vegetation that I think it is a good idea to include any kind of 
managed land with things growing on it as part of the conservation picture.

BG



William Gould, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service International Institute 
of Tropical Forestry Jardín Botánico Sur
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Río Piedras PR  00926-1119
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[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of John Mickelson
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:39 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as habitat

Working in NYC and looking at the spatial dimensions of biodiversity in this 
heavily urbanized setting.

Wondering what folks thoughts are re: the extent to which cemeteries (and, to a 
lesser extent: ball fields, play grounds, golf courses etc...) "really" serve 
as habitat.

Clearly they serve multiple purposes and are utilized by a range of flora and 
fauna (presumably more so within "green" managed programs), but should they 
really form a core element within a comprehensive urban conservation plan?

I'm finding myself able to argue both sides. thoughts?

-John





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[ECOLOG-L] Opportunity to participate in Innovation & Environment WIKI

[Laura Jodice]

Dear Ecolog members:

My brother Carter Williams, who works on a variety of alternative energy 
projects, is developing a Wiki that focuses on technological innovation and 
markets.  I think some of you may be interested in responding to his request. 
This is a knowledge sharing opportunity that involves a variety of experts, 
including the leaders in technological innovation, but missing experts like 
you. 

So I am forwarding  the information to the list in case any of you want to 
participate. Please see below as well as his contact information.

Best regards,

Laurie Jodice
Research Associate
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Clemson University

_
The collaborators for the Innovation Anarchy wiki are interested in including a 
section on Environment and would like suggestions on how to structure the page 
and areas of discussion and what key information to include.  One key objective 
with this Wiki is to identify the practical barriers to progressing each market 
(includes alternative energy) discussed on the site. Your help as leaders in 
ecological and environmental sciences is welcome.

Please take a look at the innovation anarchy wiki at:

http://innovationanarchy.com/index.php?title=Main_Page 

The undeveloped Environment page is here: 
http://innovationanarchy.com/index.php?title=Environment&action=edit&redlink=1

You can contribute your ideas either by creating an account on the wiki (see 
upper right) or responding to Carter Williams directly (see contact info below).

The Environment section could focus environmental/ecological issues, problems, 
conditions, policies that create barriers to or opportunities for technological 
innovation.  It would also be valuable to be able to highlight important gaps 
in environmental or ecological research that exist and that also create 
barriers to innovation. Perhaps this might include gaps in research that are 
making it hard to market an innovation due to the precautionary approach, 
skepticism, or knowledge, beliefs and attitudes? For example, do we know enough 
about migration routes of seabirds and other birds to know the best locations 
for offshore wind power? Problems related to marketing innovations developed to 
adapt to climate change are another example. You might also think about 
technological innovation more broadly; the innovation might be an engineered 
product or tool, but it could also be a decision-making or collaborative 
process or structure.

Finally, the plan for the future is to evolve the Wiki into a more dynamic 
tool, that is, a crowdsourcing application (see: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing). While the wiki offers some 
flexibility in design for now, my brother and his colleagues are keen to 
understand how to make it useful in a way that will encourage experts like you 
to contribute information and share knowledge. That is why they are thinking a 
crowdsourcing approach may be valuable. 

If you have some ideas on this crowdsourcing concept or the Wiki page, please 
let contact him at the address below. You can also contact him if you need 
further clarification or have questions. 

Carter Williams 
car...@oiventures.com 
(M) 314-517-7525
(F) 314-995-3846 
www.oiventures.com

[ECOLOG-L] Oil dispersants

[Laura Jodice]

Just in case you didn't see this piece by Dr. Steve Humphrey (U of Florida) on 
oil dispersants, he put together a thorough lit review for the Oil Drum blog, 
and there are several comments that may also be of interest.
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6724

L. Jodice

Re: [ECOLOG-L] State of the World's Oceans from NPR...

[Laura Jodice]

If you haven't already, I recommend looking at the supplementary material 
(methods documentation) for this study, available via the article in 
Science (Feb 15, Vol. 319).  This will allow you to review what data was 
not included in the study.


L. Jodice

.At 12:46 AM 2/20/2008 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As usual, we have an otherwise commendable ecological research effort 
falling just short of potent policy implications by relegating the causes 
of environmental degradation to the phrase “human activities.”  Where in 
the policy arena will anyone find a table where policy makers are dealing 
in "human activities?"  Studies such as this would be much more 
productive, policy-wise, if only they used more policy-relevant framing.


Let’s consider the causes of oceanic degradation that Halpern et al. used 
to produce their map:  several categories of fishing, several categories 
of pollution, invasive species, ocean acidification, benthic structures, 
population pressure, commercial activity, and two categories of climate 
change.  How might we characterize these categories in policy-relevant 
terms?  As a prior president could have said, "It’s the economy, 
friends."  Now that would indeed be policy-relevant, because in the policy 
arena there is no shortage of tables ­ fiscal and monetary policy tables - 
with a big sign hanging overhead, "economic growth."


Are these causes of oceanic degradation really economic activities?  Let’s 
take them one by one:  Fishing is part of the agricultural/extractive 
trophic level at the base of the human economy.  Pollution is the 
byproduct of the economic production process made inevitable by the second 
law of thermodynamics.  The spread of invasive species is a function of 
international trade and interstate commerce.  Ocean acidification and 
climate change are each a function of fossil fuel combustion in a global 
economy that is approximately 90% fossil-fueled.  "Benthic structures" are 
commercial infrastructure, most notably oil rigs.  "Population pressure" 
in policy-relevant terms means an increasing consumer base and labor 
force.  It’s hard to get any more economically relevant than with the 
phrase "commercial activity."  The causes are practically a Who’s Who of 
the global economy, but it won’t get pointed out unless someone does so.


Halpern et al. did a good job of documenting causes, but hopefully the 
Halperns et al. of the future will put their resultsin more 
policy-relevant terms by noting the connection of environmental pressures 
to the policy goal of economic growth.  Meanwhile and just as hopefully, 
and in supplementary fashion, scientifically based professional societies 
such as the ESA will help to “channel” such research by taking positions 
on economic growth, such as the one now proposed by 60 (last count) ESA 
members.


Cheers,

Brian Czech, Ph.D., President
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
SIGN THE POSITION on economic growth at: 
http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html .


-- "J. Michael Nolan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
An interesting article and map on the state of the world's oceans from 
NPR. Thank you.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19085884&sc=emaf

Mike Nolan

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] State of the World's Oceans from NPR....

[Laura Jodice]

This info is from an article published in Science 15 Feb 2008 Vol 319 p. 
948 (Halpern B.S. et al)


Laurie Jodice

At 08:27 AM 2/19/2008 -0500, J. Michael Nolan wrote:
An interesting article and map on the state of the world's oceans from 
NPR. Thank you.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19085884&sc=emaf

Mike Nolan

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decision-making (was Re: all those selfish mothers!)

[Laura Jodice]

While I agree it is time to move on from the conversation that is
resulting in criticism of peoples beliefs regarding having children, it
would be interesting to hear feedback regarding animals making the
decision whether or not to bear children. There are years in which
reproduction is reduced or does not occur due to density dependent factors
or environmental conditions, or increased mortality of the age-classes
that are normally reproductive. However, could animals, for example birds,
giving up on young, be interpreted as making a "decision"?

Hensley, Erin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The idea of having children is a natural thing. In nature we dont see =
> animals making the decision whether or not to bear children..they just =
> do. Humans are fortunate enough to have that choice.

Re: She will not have babies

[Laura Jodice]

Here is a follow-up thought.  It is not a scary thought that someone would
exert their free choice due to belief this will reduce their own impact on
the earth...it is however scary to think forced abortion or forced
sterilization are solutions to environmental problems. In china there are
currently reports of forced abortion as a means to keep populations low
among certain people and there was once compulsory sterilization in India,
all occurring among people who had no say or freedom of choice in many
ways because of poverty and prejudice (read A Fine Balance by Rohinton
Mistry - fiction but reflective of this history).

> I must say that I am very disturbed by both posts below.  I know  this is
> Ecolog and not an abortion debate forum, but to me the posts  indicate
> that the woman in question did something "wrong" by exercising  her choice
> to terminate her pregnancy. Women all over the world make  this decision
> for a variety of reasons. Further, I would argue that  choosing to do so
> due to her deeply held environmental values is one of  the more well
> thought out reasons for terminating a pregnancy that I  have heard.
> Concern for the environment is hardly "a flippant  justification for
> abortion", in my opinion.  Especially considering the fact that the woman
> had taken active measures to prevent a pregnancy in the first place.
>
> Marie Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  I completely agree with Laura.
> The fact that this woman had an abortion
> to reduce her carbon footprint is quite scary.  I think her choice to,
> after this occurrence, search out a doctor to perform a sterility
> procedure to definitively prevent any future pregnancies was a very good
> choice to perpetuate her interesting but understandable desire to help
> reduce her carbon footprint.  But, I do not think reducing your carbon
> footprint should be a flippant justification for abortion.  When you start
> putting "Being Green" and "Being Eco" above human life, the line gets
> really fuzzy.
>
>
>> While a childfree lifestyle may be a valid and important ethical choice
>> (though probably a freedom for only a portion of the female population
>> in
>> this world), the woman in the article that started this discussion chose
>> to
>> terminate a pregnancy using the save the planet rationale (as I
>> recall).  Using "saving the planet" as an incentive or rationale to
>> terminate a pregnancy is ethically and morally scary path.  Furthermore,
>> more could be accomplished by educating people, providing contraception
>> and
>> changing cultural practices in developing nations than terminating
>> pregnancies in nations where birth control is for the most part a
>> broadly
>> accepted and relatively easy practice.
>
>
>
>   
>   "Never
> attribute
> to
> malice
> that
> which
> can
> be
> adequately
> explained
> by
> stupidity"
>   (Hanlon's razor)
>
>

Re: She will not have babies

[Laura Jodice]

Another thought:  Today I listened to John McCain speak at our campus. 
One of the people who asked him a question was a young mother with 3
children and her question regarded concerns about the future for her
children.  One thing about having children is it provides some parents
with greater incentive to assure that the future is good for their
children (including good environmental health).

Re: She will not have babies

[Laura Jodice]

While a childfree lifestyle may be a valid and important ethical choice 
(though probably a freedom for only a portion of the female population in 
this world), the woman in the article that started this discussion chose to 
terminate a pregnancy using the save the planet rationale (as I 
recall).  Using "saving the planet" as an incentive or rationale to 
terminate a pregnancy is ethically and morally scary path.  Furthermore, 
more could be accomplished by educating people, providing contraception and 
changing cultural practices in developing nations than terminating 
pregnancies in nations where birth control is for the most part a broadly 
accepted and relatively easy practice.

At 02:34 PM 11/28/2007 -0800, you wrote:
>Yes, I am pleased to see the childfree movement continuing to garner press 
>attention; a childfree lifestyle is one of many tools that may contribute 
>to a long-term balance in human demand on natural resources.  (In order to 
>share experiences and ideas with others, childfree-leaning individuals 
>need not reproduce; communication without procreation can be sufficient...)
>
>Emily Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   You said:
>"All of the people who believed that they could help to save the
>planet by not having babies lived their life span and died. The rest
>of the world's population went ahead and had babies. As the genetic
>(and cultural) lines of those believers in birth control perished,
>the human population grew even faster. Mike Marsh"
>
>Some of those childless people lived their life span - contributed
>profoundly to the community through teaching, volunteerism, sharing
>their knowledge and passion - then died. Producing children is not
>the only contribution people make to the world (and for some, not
>producing children is a wonderful contribution to make to the world).
>
>It is wonderful if people who care about the natural world are able
>to pass those values onto their children. I have seen successes - but
>also failures because pressing values onto children, especially
>strongly held values, isn't well received by independent minds.
>
>Have children because it's a wonderful, rewarding experience. But
>rationalizing that it is necessary to pass on your values to them (so
>they can save the world?) is faulty logic. We have a population and
>resource use problem. Fewer people using fewer resources will help
>solve the problem.
>
>We could do greater good by devoting the time and resources spent
>parenting into teaching, sharing our passion with others,
>volunteering for community groups, conducting ecological research,
>restoring habitats, spending time with nieces and nephews, etc...
>
>I believe human behaviour is strongly influenced by genes, however,
>the decision to not have children is an intellectual and value-based
>choice that can be quite distinct from our genetic (and cultural)
>heritage. It is a difficult decision to be childless as social
>pressure is strong, but obviously those who do so have made a
>decision distinct from the values of their parents!
>
>Many of us came of our passion independent of our upbringing -
>through teachers, experiences, and intrinsic values. It can and will
>happen again.
>
>Emily Gonzales
>
>
>
>At 09:04 AM 11/28/2007, Mike Marsh wrote:
> >All of the people who believed that they could help to save the
> >planet by not having babies lived their life span and died. The rest
> >of the world's population went ahead and had babies. As the genetic
> >(and cultural) lines of those believers in birth control perished,
> >the human population grew even faster.
> >
> >Mike Marsh
> >-
> >Matheus Carvalho wrote:
> >
> >... to reduce her CO2 footprint.
> >
> >http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=4 
> 95495&in_page_id=1879
>
>Emily Gonzales, Ph.D. Candidate
>Centre for Applied Conservation Research
>3041-2424 Main Mall, Forest Sciences
>University of British Columbia
>Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
>604-822-1256 (office)

Laura W. Jodice
Research Associate
Recreation, Travel and Tourism Institute
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
263 Lehotsky Hall
Box 340735
Clemson, SC 29634-0735
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
864-656-2209

Re: microlending/RE: hunting & conservation

[Laura Jodice]

Mercy Corps also has a microfinancing program similar to what is discussed 
in the article.  I am not sure how much they do in coastal regions, but 
they may be a good group to discuss this with since they are in Portland, 
Oregon.  I know they did some post-tsunami relief so may have done some 
coastal microfinancing projects.

See: http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/microenterprise

Laurie Jodice


At 09:56 PM 8/14/2007 -0500, WENDEE HOLTCAMP wrote:
>The article Warren mentions is online at
>http://www.conbio.org/CIP/article30713.cfm if anyone is interested. Scroll
>down as it's the 4th on the list.
>
>So who wants to start a business venture with me ;)
>
>W.
>
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>Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian
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>
>-Original Message-
>From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren W. Aney
>Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:37 PM
>To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
>Subject: Re: microlending/RE: hunting & conservation/was ECOLOGY
>Conservation Principles and Transformations
>
>Wendee may be onto something, and apparently she's not the only one thinking
>along this line.  There's an article in the July-September Conservation
>Magazine about using microlending for women in poor coastal communities to
>curtail overfishing: "Good Credit Risk" by Amanda Vincent.  (This magazine
>is a publication of the Society for Conservation Biology.)
>
>Warren W. Aney
>

Laura W. Jodice
Research Associate
Recreation, Travel and Tourism Institute
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
263 Lehotsky Hall
Box 340735
Clemson, SC 29634-0735
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
864-656-2209

GRA Oregon State University - Marine fisheries stock assessment training for stakeholders

[Laura Jodice]

GRA POSITION
Improving Participation in Fisheries Management: Stock Assessment Training
for Stakeholders
Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station
Oregon State University (OSU)

Duration: March, 2006 to March 2008
Sponsors: Oregon Sea Grant and Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station
Stipend: 0.30  - 0.49 FTE for 2 years ($959-1,557/month stipend,
fringe/student health insurance, and tuition)

Contact:  Dr. Gil Sylvia, Professor and Superintendent, Oregon State
University, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (Phone:
1-541-867-0284, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Deadline for Application: January 13, 2006

We seek a qualified individual to fill a Graduate Research Assistant
position at Oregon State University. The student will be responsible for
assisting with a 2 year project titled “Improving Participation in
Fisheries Management: Stock Assessment Training for Stakeholders.” This
project develops two field-researched, decision-focused, teaching cases on
West Coast stocks (Canary rockfish and Pacific sardine) and integrates
these into an experiential training curriculum for Pacific Northwest
fisheries stakeholders and managers requiring knowledge on basic
principles of stock assessment. The project is expected to make a
significant contribution to development of stock assessment training
strategies and products identified as essential to fisheries’
management-capacity building initiatives in the Pacific Northwest (PNW),
as well as other U.S. regions and other fishing nations. This is an
excellent opportunity for an individual interested in the communication of
fisheries science to resource users and developing strategies to improve
stakeholder involvement in collaborative fisheries management processes.
Applicants must be able to meet admissions requirements for OSU and the
Fisheries and Wildlife (MS or PhD) or Marine Resource Management (MS)
graduate program.

A full position description with qualifications, application instructions,
and detailed information is available at:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/trainfishmngr/GRAOSU.pdf