FUNDING and RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES: HURON MOUNTAINS, MICHIGAN The Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation (HMWF, www.hmwf.org) invites proposals for field research at a natural area of approximately 10,000 ha in northern Marquette Co., Michigan. The Huron Mountains region encompasses an unusual diversity of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with many areas in near-pristine condition.
Small grants are available for a limited number of projects. Investigators interested in conducting research in the Huron Mountains should submit a project proposal by 1 FEB 2011. For format and guidelines, see 'information for researchers' at the Foundation’s website (www.hmwf.org). Late proposals will be entertained, but will not be eligible for HMWF funding. Highest funding priority goes to a) projects that hold promise of generating further funding from other sources for longer-term research, b) proposals that may lead to long-term studies (particularly those that make use of existing base-line data-sets and past research at HMWF), and c) projects that address poorly documented taxonomic groups in our All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (see current ATBI at www.hmwf.org; arachnids are a group of particular interest). Proposals from scientists with independent funding are encouraged. The research area is privately owned and is accessible only under HMWF auspices. It includes Lake Superior shoreline, sandy beach ridge complexes, granitic knobs and domes up to 300 m above Lake Superior, and a variety of glacially shaped terrains. Upland ecosystems include several thousand ha of old-growth forest, ranging from wetlands, to mesic hemlock-northern hardwoods, to pine and oak stands on drier sites. Diverse and unusually pristine aquatic systems include wetlands, large and small inland lakes and streams. HMWF provides comfortable accommodations and work areas for approved researchers, as space permits, at the Ives Lake field station. Kerry D. Woods, Director of Research e-mail: direc...@hmwf.org or: kwo...@bennington.edu When sending emails, please include "HMWF" in the subject line. -- Kerry D. Woods Bennington College, Natural Sciences Dir. of Research, Huron Mt. Wildlife Found. www.hmwf.org faculty.bennington.edu/~kwoods kwo...@bennington.edu wo...@nceas.ucsb.edu
