Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [AESS_LIST] EPA Climate Webpage

2017-01-25 Thread John Mickelson
They may be backing off though still face extraordinary challenges, should Pruitt be confirmed. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/316081-epa-spokesman-no-plan-to-take-down-climate-webpages John Mickelson On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Malcolm McCallum < malcolm.mccallum

[ECOLOG-L] interesting WSJ article on: bean-counting public science opinion

2016-05-15 Thread John Mickelson
pinion-gap-complicates-publics-relationship-with-scientists/ Deeply interested in: what effective means exist to go head to head with willful ignorance, emotions trumping facts, prejudice obliterating vision. -John Mickelson

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Opening research center & research in Sri Lanka

2016-03-30 Thread John Mickelson
://www.ccrsl.org/CCR/WhoWeAre/PrithivirajFernando.htm https://www.facebook.com/savingganesh/posts/750401225081957 http://whitleyaward.org/winners/asian-elephants-sri-lanka/ John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com On Wed, Mar

Re: [ECOLOG-L] help: cartogram software recommendations? (free better than $$!)

2016-03-20 Thread John Mickelson
Its been a few years since I played around with them but a fairly good reference (including many free packages) can be found at: https://www.gislounge.com/area-cartograms-explored/ John Mickelson Geospatial & Ecological Services 501 Stage Road Monroe, NY 10950 john.mickel...@yahoo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] bluetooth speaker for call back study

2015-06-26 Thread John Mickelson
Hi Kim, I looked at quite a few this past spring and ended up with a Shaark Boom-box Bluetooth speaker; (~$60 online), and am very happy with it. Very long battery (12+ hours - listed as 18, depending)... really excellent sound fidelity, connects easily to BT devices and the speakerphone

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Soil humidity from topographic data?

2013-08-28 Thread John Mickelson
/ErosionRep97/rep97.html http://hydrology.usu.edu/RRP/userdata/4/87/Appendices.pdf http://ks.water.usgs.gov/pubs/reports/wrir.99-4242.html  http://journalofmaps.com/student/10_01_Hardy.pdf John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Canopy cover from GoogleEarth images

2013-07-01 Thread John Mickelson
, at 30m resolution, you might be able to get some sense of the general trend (there are also versions of certain products that measure change in land cover over time...).  -J   John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Requesting advice on bat survey training

2013-01-27 Thread John Mickelson
/index.php/get-involved/workshops.html -John John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com --- On Sun, 1/27/13, Michael S. Batcher mbatc...@riverbeauty.net wrote: From: Michael S. Batcher mbatc...@riverbeauty.net Subject

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendations for affordable Field PC Tablets?

2013-01-10 Thread John Mickelson
, have not used the Motion CL900) -j John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com --- On Wed, 1/9/13, Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net wrote: From: Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendations

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendations for affordable Field PC Tablets?

2013-01-09 Thread John Mickelson
) started at about $1k. http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc_CL900.asp John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com --- On Tue, 1/8/13, Jamie Sheahan jashe...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Jamie Sheahan jashe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendations for affordable Field PC Tablets?

2013-01-09 Thread John Mickelson
Here's a side-by-side comparison of several units (including CL900... which, just to say, I have no stake or interest in save for having looked at and considered it). http://ruggedpcreview.com/3_slates_motion_cl900_full.html John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendation needed for a PDA with GPS

2012-08-10 Thread John Mickelson
.   Best of luck, John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com From: Tania Bird taniab...@gmail.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 3:32 PM Subject

[ECOLOG-L] Cemeteries as Habitat: response summary

2012-05-16 Thread John Mickelson
little of, but will make that an additional query line. Gratefully, John Mickelson Cemeteries as Habitat: Summary Responses “I had never thought about graveyards specifically

Re: [ECOLOG-L] looking for global map of time since last glaciation

2009-11-02 Thread John Mickelson
/Paleogeography_and_Paleoclimatology/ visually stunning and very informative. John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com --- On Sun, 11/1/09, Clinton Jenkins clinton.jenk...@gmail.com wrote: From: Clinton Jenkins clinton.jenk

Re: [ECOLOG-L] GIS of protected regions in North America?

2009-04-22 Thread John Mickelson
as a downloadable layer. John John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 john.mickel...@yahoo.com --- On Tue, 4/21/09, Jonathan Greenberg greenb...@ucdavis.edu wrote: From: Jonathan Greenberg greenb...@ucdavis.edu Subject: [ECOLOG-L] GIS

Re: Underwater cameras?

2008-01-25 Thread John Mickelson
Hi, Havent tried it out yet, but it looks promising. There are a variety of water-proof containers that work with your current (late-ish model) digital camera. I have a Canon PowerShot SD800 IS (which I love) digital camera, and the Korean manufacturer: DiCaPac (digital camera pack), makes a

Re: Department of Defense Grant

2007-11-16 Thread John Mickelson
Check out the DOD Legacy Fund. Almost went to grad school @ Yale (FNR) with a (partially) funded Legacy project (restoring a Chamaecyparis t. swamp), but got a better offer @ UCONN. http://www.dodlegacy.org/Legacy/intro/LegacyGuidebook_print_June07.pdf --- Mia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What

Re: Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic: extending our petroleum horizon?!

2007-10-26 Thread John Mickelson
Through several links came upon these very interesting series (many folks may know about, the applications were new to me), from Discovery Mag, about how we can now create, literally, additional oil resources from just about any organic carbon source (read here as turkey guts).

Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial

2007-10-23 Thread John Mickelson
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Spatial variables: road-zone effect

2007-09-28 Thread John Mickelson
Hi, Do folks have a working set of (variable) metrics when estimating anthropogenic effect (distance) within road margins? I'm looking at buffering road size classes (Inter-state, State, County, Local, etc...) with variable buffers widths within a GIS, and was wondering if certain values are

Guidelines for low-mid priced stereo dissecting microscope?

2007-09-10 Thread John Mickelson
Hi, Needing to do some plant ID work. Looking for a reasonably priced ($3-600) dissecting scope. So far, features that seem useful: boom, ring light, possibly 3rd aperture for imaging. Anyone have preferences, suggestions or caveats? Cheers, John All persons, living or dead, are purely

Re: Carbon Calculator (and very interesting ocean carbon trials!)

2007-08-14 Thread John Mickelson
Hi, Had an error returned, linking to enclosed Youtube submittal. Not to hijack the link, but, in searching, came upon a very interesting carbon experiment that I hadnt seen before, A for profit company PLANKTOS (www.planktos.com) is proposing to dump iron bearing particulates in various parts

IBI's, terrestrial and others..

2006-11-28 Thread John Mickelson
Searching for current best work on estimates and indices of ecological or biological integrity. Starting with terrestrial, then riparian, then aquatic (fresh). Thoughts? John Mickelson Columbia University

Re: The People vs. the Red-cockaded Woodpecker in NC.....

2006-09-25 Thread John Mickelson
Appearss to be true... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/us/24woodpecker.html --- Sebastian P. Luque [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:42:37 -0400, J. Michael Nolan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] As I signed on to AOL to read my mail, I was horrified to read about