Re: [ECOLOG-L] listservs for sustainable development etc

[Simpson, Annie]

I recommend http://www.scidev.net/global/
Great science community information overall; strong enphasis on sustainable
development. They have a subscription service you can tailor to your
interests and a website.
http://www.scidev.net/global/register.html

*Annie Simpson, biologist and information scientist*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Wendee Nicole 
wrote:

> Does anyone know of any good forums or listservs for things like
> sustainable
> development, poverty alleviation, Elinor Ostrom¹s concepts (³Design
> principles², sustaining the commons ­ livelihoods & ecosystems working hand
> in hand ­ that kind of thing)?
>
> Wendee
>
> Wendee Nicole, Founder & Director, REDEMPTION SONG FOUNDATION
> (http://www.redemptionsongfoundation.org)
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/redemptionsongfoundation
> ³Spreading Hope by Growing Healthy Communities and Sustainable Ecosystems
> in
> Africa"
>
> M.S. Wildlife Ecology * Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian
> (http://www.wendeenicole.com)
>

[ECOLOG-L] Three Program Coordinator positions (GS15) now available at USGS

[Simpson, Annie]

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/408162500

There are three USGS Program Coordinator non-supervisory positions
available and advertised in this single USA Jobs announcement, which closes
July 17th: Invasives/Disease; Landscape Science; and Fish and Wildlife. All
are based in Reston, Virginia.

Please disseminate widely. Thank you,

*Annie Simpson, FICMNEW cochair*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] short turn around application to ecologist position at USGS - Fort Collins CO

[Simpson, Annie]

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/413199900

*Annie Simpson*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] NSF EAPSI Fellowship program deadline: 12-Nov-15

[Simpson, Annie]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer
Institutes (EAPSI) Fellowship Program provides U.S. graduate students in
science and engineering with an opportunity to spend 8 weeks (10 weeks for
Japan) during the summer conducting research at one of the seven host
locations in East Asia and Pacific: Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New
Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan. The program is a collaboration between NSF
and counterpart agencies in each host location.

EAPSI is open to graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent
residents and are enrolled in a research-oriented Masters or Ph.D. program
in science or engineering. Applicants must propose a research project in a
field of science, engineering or STEM education supported by NSF, including
Engineering; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Mathematical
and Physical Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry,
Materials Science); Biological Sciences; Geosciences; Social, Behavioral,
and Economic Sciences; Education (STEM); and Multidisciplinary Research in
these fields. Applicants identify and contact host researchers on their
own, prior to submitting their EAPSI proposal; lists of prospective host
institutions are available at the end of each Handbook.

NSF provides EAPSI Fellows with a $5,000 stipend and roundtrip airplane
ticket to the host location. Our foreign counterparts provide in-country
living expenses and accommodations (arrangements vary by host location).
Please see www.nsf.gov/eapsi  for additional information for the Program
Solicitation (NSF 13-593); host location-specific Handbooks; How to Apply
Guide; and Helpful Tips for Applicants.

In 2016, approximately 211 EAPSI Fellows travel to seven locations in the
East Asia and Pacific:

Australia – 26

China – 40

Japan – 65

Korea – 25

New Zealand – 15

Singapore – 15

Taiwan - 25

The application submission deadline for the Summer 2016 is *November 12,
2015*.

*EAPSI Informational **Webinar for applicants will be conducted on Fri,
Oct. 23 at 2:00 pm ET*. Log-in instructions are available at
www.nsf.gov/eapsi

*Annie Simpson*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] USGS full time permanent position: Research Wildlife Biologist

[Simpson, Annie]

Research Wildlife Biologist, GS-0486-12, DEU-MP
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/420956800
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: Geological Survey
Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancies - Clemson, South
Carolina
Salary: $70,192.00 to $91,255.00 /
Series and Grade: GS-0486-12
Open Period: Monday, November 9, 2015 to Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Position Information: Full-Time - Permanent
Who May Apply: United States Citizens

*Annie Simpson*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] USGS permanent full-time position: Fish Biologist

[Simpson, Annie]

Fish Biologist (ATL-DEU-PERM-KS)
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/420253200
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: Geological Survey
Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): FEW   vacancies - Columbia,
Missouri
Salary: $58,562.00 to $76,131.00 /
Series and Grade: GS-0482-11
Open Period: Monday, November 9, 2015 to Friday, November 13, 2015
Position Information: Full-Time - Permanent
Who May Apply: United States Citizens

*Annie Simpson*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] Can you help fund IUCN's "A Campaign for Carnivorous Plants"?

[Simpson, Annie]

If you can help, visit this link:
http://support.iucnredlist.org/carnivorousplants

-- Forwarded message --
From: STUART Simon, Chair IUCN SSC 
Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:35 AM
Subject: A Campaign for Carnivorous Plants
To: "asimp...@usgs.gov" 


[image: IUCN Red List logo & bumble bee banner]

Can't read this email properly?




Earlier this year we ran a successful online fundraising campaign during
which we raised more than USD 25,000 to support the global assessment of
all bumblebee species. These campaigns are a joint effort between the SSC,
the IUCN Global Species Programme and the IUCN Strategic Partnership Unit,
and are raising small but useful sums of money for Red Listing, as well as
opening doors to new potential donors.



This week we have launched our second online campaign for 2015 to raise
money toward the Barometer of Life target of assessing 160,000 species by
2020. This campaign aims to raise money toward the global assessment of all
carnivorous plants.



Carnivorous plants are fascinating.  Unfortunately, their diverse beauty
and unique behaviours make them highly vulnerable to over-collection for
the horticultural trade. Poaching, together with habitat fragmentation and
destruction, driven largely by agriculture, logging, and mining operations,
represent major threats to many plants. 80% of the roughly 750 species of
carnivorous plant have not yet been assessed for The IUCN Red List.



Completing the assessment of all carnivorous plants is an ambitious but
critical undertaking. Achieving this goal will cost around USD 125,000, and
involve a series of expert workshops and field visits. Our online campaign
goal is to raise at least USD 25,000 by the end of 2015 to kickstart the
project with an assessment workshop in August 2016 (in advance of the
International Carnivorous Plant Society biannual conference).



You can find out more about the campaign here
. We will be sharing
campaign content on Facebook
 and Twitter
 as well as
publishing Amazing Species
 profiles on a range
of carnivorous plants and some of the species associated with them.

Rob Cantley and the Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group would greatly
appreciate your help in spreading the word!


Kind regards,

*Simon Stuart*

Chair IUCN SSC

You are a member of the Species Survival Commission (through a Specialist
Group, Task Force,  an SSC Committee, the Global Species Programme or you
have been invited to join directly by the SSC Chair) If you no longer wish
to be a member please contact SSC Membership
 and tell us why before
you Unsubscribe from this newsletter

[ECOLOG-L] Data Synergy Workshop, Dec 2-4, Washington DC

[Simpson, Annie]

Colleagues:

NatureServe and USGS are co-organizing an NSF-funded workshop that is
convening a broad cross section of fields – Federal natural resource
management and conservation agencies, academics, NGOs, private sector,
citizen science leaders – to engage in a needs assessment for generating
national biogeospatial data layers. This workshop, which has the lengthy
title of "Promoting synergy in the innovative use of environmental data
across academia, non-profits, local and state governments, industry and the
Federal government," is intended to provide a big step forward in
identifying regional, national, and continental scale spatial datasets on
biodiversity, vegetation, climate, and environment to support cross
jurisdictional decision making. It is being held in Washington, DC, this
December 2-4, just 2 weeks from now.

We have commitments already from a broad and diverse set of leaders among
the major Federal agencies, so it will be a great relationship building
opportunity as well. There are only a few spaces left, but if you would be
available to come to DC to engage in these national scale data issues, we
would be pleased to have your participation.

More info and the registration button can be found here:
http://www.natureserve.org/news-events/events/promoting-synergy-innovative-use-environmental-data

Very limited travel funding is still available for non-Federal
participants. Please email healy_hamil...@natureserve.org for details.
Interested Federal employees should contact annie_simp...@usgs.gov.

Best regards,

Dr. Healy Hamilton, NatureServe  Chief
Scientist
Dr. Gerald (Stinger) Guala, Director of BISON 
 and ITIS , U.S. Geological Survey

[ECOLOG-L] Job with USGS: Ecologist

[Simpson, Annie]

Ecologist (ATL-DEU-PERM-LD)
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/421857700
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: Geological Survey
Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): few vacancies - Columbia,
Missouri
Salary: $58,562.00 to $76,131.00 /
Series and Grade: GS-0408-11
Open Period: Friday, November 20, 2015 to Friday, November 27, 2015
Position Information: Full-Time - Permanent
Who May Apply: United States Citizens

(I can't really help you if you have questions about this position. This is
all the information I have available.)

*Annie Simpson, biologist and information scientist*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] USGS Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) mapping project launches today with 110+M species occurrence records (and growing)

[Simpson, Annie]

This information is available online at:
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3566&from=rss_home

Project URL: http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov

*Discovering Species** **- **Just a Click Away*

*The USGS makes finding the locations (and more) of U.S. species a lot
easier with the new digital resource – BISON*

Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation or BISON is the only system of
its kind; a unique, web-based Federal resource for finding species in the
U. S. and territories.  Its size is unprecedented, offering more than 100
million mapped records of nearly every living species nationwide and
growing. And the vast majority of the records are specific locations, not
just county or state records.

What’s more, BISON provides an “Area of Interest” search capability in
which users can query by drawing the exact boundary around their area of
interest, down to and including towns, villages, or even much smaller areas
such as parks. For instance, New York City’s Central Park has more than
100,000 “species occurrences” recorded in BISON, with each species noted in
detail. Other BISON search options include querying the species by
scientific or common name, year range, state, county, basis of record, or
provider institution.

As for the results, BISON displays them in both an interactive map and a
list format. Users can click on each species occurrence point to retrieve
more information, such as the institution providing the data, the
collector, the date collected, and whether it was from a collection or an
observation. Further, occurrences can be dynamically visualized with more
than 50 other layers of environmental information in the system. Extensive
web services are also available for direct connections to other systems.

“The USGS is proud to announce this monumental resource”, said Kevin
Gallagher, Associate Director, Core Science Systems, “and this is a
testament to the power of combining the efforts of hundreds of thousands of
professional and citizen scientists into a resource that uses Big Data and
Open Data principles to deliver biodiversity information for sustaining the
Nation’s environmental capital."

“BISON is destined to become an indispensable toolkit to manage species
occurrence data to support scientific, educational, and policy-making
activities in the US”, Dr. Erick Mata, Executive Director of the Encyclopedia
of Life explained. “This is highly complementary and synergistic with EOL's
efforts to raise awareness and understanding of living nature.”

"With BISON, the USGS takes a big step toward making biodiversity data held
within Federal agencies easier to find and use”, added Mary Klein,
President & CEO of NatureServe. “I am enthusiastic about future
opportunities to work with USGS to increase collaboration among Federal,
state and private data holders.”

USGS Core Science Systems Mission Area, which developed the resource,
expects that BISON users will be broad-based and include land managers,
researchers, refuge managers, citizen scientists, agriculture
professionals, fisheries managers, water resource managers, educators, and
more.

Land managers, for instance, might be looking for a piece of land to
purchase for conservation—but first they want to know what species have
been documented for that parcel. BISON will tell them after only a few
mouse clicks.

BISON serves as the U.S. Node of the Global Biodiversity Information
Facility (GBIF) and will form an integral part of EcoINFORMA, the
information delivery strategy in "Sustaining Environmental Capital:
Protecting Society and the
Economy,"a
recent report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (PCAST 
).

"BISON responds directly to a key need PCAST pointed out in ‘Sustaining
Environmental Capital’ -- to make Federal environmental data available,
inter-operable, and usable to the public," said PCAST member Rosina
Bierbaum, "We look forward to this 'biodiversity' hub being supplemented by
complementary ecological data hubs by other Federal partners, to further
the goal of helping communities across the Nation make increasingly wise
planning and management decisions."

BISON already includes millions of points from the Federal investment in
biodiversity research. It is formally cooperating with other Federal
agencies to greatly expand the delivery of federally funded biodiversity
data for the greatest possible good. Hundreds of thousands of citizen and
professional scientists have collected the data in BISON. Non-governmental
organizations, state and local governments, universities, and many others
are also participating in this enormous undertaking.

The USGS has built and maintains BISON, which is hosted on the massive
Federal computing infrastructure at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

To learn more, visit: http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov or conta

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Ecoinformatics with the National Agricultural Library

[Simpson, Annie]

NAL, the USDA National Agricultural Library seeks an experienced
Ecoinformaticist for its Knowledge Services Division.  The individual will
play a leading role in shaping programs to support the informatics and data
management needs of the Long Term Agro-Ecosystem Research Initiative.  Key
functions of the position include: establishing metadata and data format
standards; developing and implementing data management plans for national
datasets; enabling data interoperability through the implementation of
ontologies and semantic technologies; developing, designing, and
implementing spatial data management systems and a spatial data
infrastructure.

The position is posted on USAJobs opening on Friday, May 9  and closing on
Thursday, May 22, 2014.  This is a Term appointment for 13 months with the
possibility of extension up to four years.  NAL is located in Beltsville,
Maryland.

[ECOLOG-L] NSF solicitation for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) released; includes a new competitive area for Research Fellowships Using Biological Collections

[Simpson, Annie]

>From colleagues at NSF:  The new solicitation for the Postdoctoral Research
Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) has just been released, and it includes a new
competitive area for Research Fellowships Using Biological Collections.
Postdoc fellowships are awarded to individuals, and not the institution.

Please see the solicitation for more information:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15501.htm

If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact
the program director, Carter Kimsey (ckim...@nsf.gov).


Annie Simpson, biologist & information scientist
BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov)
Eco-Science Synthesis Branch
Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program
U.S. Geological Survey, MS 302
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia  20192
=
asimp...@usgs.gov
703.648.4281 desk

Re: [ECOLOG-L] NSF solicitation for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) released; includes a new competitive area for Research Fellowships Using Biological Collections

[Simpson, Annie]

Colleagues:
I was told the link in the email I forwarded about the NSF postdoc Bio
opportunity did not work.
Here is another link that may be useful, to the pdf describing the
solicitation:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15501/nsf15501.pdf

*Annie Simpson*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
<http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov>)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Simpson, Annie  wrote:

> From colleagues at NSF:  The new solicitation for the Postdoctoral
> Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) has just been released, and it
> includes a new competitive area for Research Fellowships Using Biological
> Collections.  Postdoc fellowships are awarded to individuals, and not the
> institution.
>
> Please see the solicitation for more information:
> http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15501.htm
>
> If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact
> the program director, Carter Kimsey (ckim...@nsf.gov).
>
>
> Annie Simpson, biologist & information scientist
> BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov)
> Eco-Science Synthesis Branch
> Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program
> U.S. Geological Survey, MS 302
> 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
> Reston, Virginia  20192
> =
> asimp...@usgs.gov
> 703.648.4281 desk
>

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Mathematical Biosciences Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Program

[Simpson, Annie]

*P**osit**i**on T**i**t**le*: Bird Conservation Coordinator/North American B
ird Conservation InitiativeCoordinator for the Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)

*Duties and Responsibilities: *The coordinator’s responsibilities include
coordination of the US NABCI committee and implementation of its priorities
including advancement of and support for Bird Habitat Joint Ventures,
development and promotion of the *State of the Birds*report, advancement of
effective and efficient bird monitoring, support of efforts to increase
bird conservation through management on private lands and support of
policies that facilitate and improve the conservation of birds and their
habitats. The position also staffs AFWA’s Bird Conservation Committee and
supports its working groups which include the Partners in
Flight/shorebird/waterbird working group, resident game bird working group,
waterfowl working group and migratory shore and upland game bird working
group. The position also coordinates work on other state fish and wildlife
agency bird conservation priorities including revision and implementation
of State Wildlife Action Plans and Flyway Nongame Technical Sections.
Through these activities, the coordinator will provide leadership on
national bird conservation issues in partnership with state fish and
wildlife agencies, federal agencies and non-governmental organizations.

See this link for more information:

http://www.fishwildlife.org/files/Bird-Conservaton-Coord-Announcement-FEB2015.pdf

Alicia
Alicia Frances King
USFWS Migratory Bird Program
Communication Coordinator
National Coordinator, Urban Bird Treaty Program
5275 LEESBURG PIKE  MB 088C
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041-3803

office 703-358-2522 cell: 571-214-3117
alicia_f_k...@fws.gov

[For questions, please contact Alicia directly.]

*Annie Simpson*

*BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov
)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch*
*Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program*





*U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia
 20192=asimp...@usgs.gov 703.648.4281
desk*

[ECOLOG-L] First comprehensive list of non-native species established in 3 major regions of the U.S.

[Simpson, Annie]

Dear Ecolog-ers:

I'm pleased to announce the publication of the USGS Open-File Report,
"First comprehensive list of non-native species established in three major
regions of the United States," its accompanying dataset, and other related
documents.

This publication is a result of six years of collaborative research among
three USGS Science Centers and my USGS program, and work to update and
improve the U.S. non-native species list is ongoing.

Here are the associated DOIs:
*Report:*
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181156
*Data:*
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E5K160

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, especially
corrections, or additions. Please return to the dataset's ScienceBase page
 often
(where the dataset resides), because at this time we are updating the list
in an ongoing way and will post the latest versions there (the next version
is coming soon).

And finally, many thanks to my numerous collaborators and contributors, but
especially co-authors Meghan C. Eyler, Matt Cannister, Reko Libby, Natasha
Kozlowski, Elizabeth Sellers, and Gerald Guala.

Annie Simpson, biologist & information scientist
asimp...@usgs.gov
+1 703 648 4281 desk
http://orcid.org/-0001-8338-5134
BISON project (http://bison.usgs.gov)
EcoScience Synthesis Branch
Science Analytics and Synthesis Program
U.S. Geological Survey, MS 302
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia  20192