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Can It Be? Parrots Name Their Children, And Those Names, Like Ours, Stick For Life : Krulwich Wonders... Urban Ecology Center. Tree Whisperers: Meet the DC Employees Who Watch Over Our Trees. Natural Resource Management and Protection Branch - Fairfax County, Virginia. Over more than 50 years of land acquisition and development by the Park Authority has resulted in significant land acquired to protect streams, wetlands, forests and other resources.

Natural Resource Management and Protection Branch - Fairfax County, Virginia

This land plays a critical role not only in harboring wildlife, but also in protecting the regions' water resources, controlling flooding and providing recreational resources. As undeveloped land in the county continues to disappear, parkland will become even more critical to preserving natural resources. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. What is FrogWatch USA?

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FrogWatch USA is AZA’s flagship citizen science program that invites individuals and families to learn about the wetlands in their communities and help conserve amphibians by reporting the calls of local frogs and toads. For over ten years, volunteers have been trained to enter their FrogWatch USA information and ongoing analyses of these data have been used to help develop practical strategies for the conservation of these important species. New in 2014, data are accessible online. Learn more about FrogWatch USA's innovative online data entry, mapping, and analysis platform where volunteers, chapter coordinators, researchers, and anyone with an interest in frogs and toads can explore the FrogWatch USA data.

Use these links to view some of the FrogWatch USA reports generated from the data: Read the updated AZA Privacy Statement and Terms of Use. Natural Resource Management and Protection Branch - Fairfax County, Virginia. Leaves of Change — InterfaceSouth. Issue : 13 Nov 29, 2012 iTree and Air Pollution in DeSoto County, Mississippi Across the South, rapid urbanization is transforming previously rural areas and creating new environmental challenges.

Leaves of Change — InterfaceSouth

About SRS - 4952 Research. Our mission: Improve understanding of how people living in rural, interface, and urban landscapes influence – and are influenced by – the natural environment and ecology of the South.

About SRS - 4952 Research

As part of the Southern Research Station’s Forest Values, Uses, and Policies Science area, our unit provides the knowledge and tools needed by natural resource professionals, policymakers, planners, and citizens to manage effects on and optimize the benefits of human-forest interactions. The South is one of the most rapidly growing and ethnically diverse regions of the United States. For example, the South grew by 14.3 million people to 114.6 million people between 2000 and 2010, more than any other region. The South also experienced a growth of 57 percent in its Hispanic population during this same time period, the largest increase of any region. How do humans influence natural ecosystems in urban and urbanizing landscapes? Self-Sustaining Urban Ecosystem Discovered In Abandoned Building In Thailand. Thailand’s capital is a vibrant city full of surprises, and this abandoned shopping mall in old town Bangkok is certainly no exception.

Self-Sustaining Urban Ecosystem Discovered In Abandoned Building In Thailand

How to Organize a Panel for a Conference. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been engrossed in CV Advance Strategizing Sessions with many clients.

How to Organize a Panel for a Conference

The work has gone well, and we quickly move through all of the elements required for a powerful and effective academic record for next year’s job market. This column will change your life: how to think about writing. 'An awful lot of people seem to think they know the secret to writing well.' Illustration: Chris Madden for the Guardian What's the secret to writing well?

This column will change your life: how to think about writing

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Resource Management Volunteer Opportunites - Fairfax County, Virginia

Today the site is interpreted in terms of the 19th century American technology of Oliver Evans, inventor and millwright, the growth of communities around centers of commerce, and the work and social activities of area residents. Education programs, tours of the mill and miller's house, and special programs are conducted on a regular basis. People also enjoy shopping in the old general store, picnicking on the grounds, and feeding the hungry ducks. Current Volunteer Openings Teaching Docent. How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists « Violent metaphors. Update (1/3/18) I’ve been overwhelmed with requests for the shorter guide, and the email address below no longer works.

How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists « Violent metaphors

So I’ve uploaded a copy of the guide for anyone to download and share here: How to read and understand a scientific article. Please feel free to use it however you wish (although I’d appreciate being credited as the author). Fish Are Smarter Than You Think. Despite traveling in schools, fish usually are regarded as unintelligent creatures (Don’t you groan at me; that was gold.) However, a new study by Culum Brown of Macquarie University in Sydney, suggests that some fish have higher cognitive function than previously believed. If fish sentience is higher than we thought, there are implications in animal husbandry for fish used in the laboratory and would likely affect the fishing industry as well.

Brown analyzed the current body of research surrounding fish cognition and sensory perception. His paper was published in the journal Animal Cognition. DAOL: Discourse Analysis Means Doing Analysis: Submission to Discourse Analysis Online Charles Antaki, Michael Billig, Derek Edwards, Jonathan Potter Discourse and Rhetoric Group Department of Social Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough Leicestershire, LE11 3TU C.Antaki@lboro.ac.uk. Urban theory without an outside: Neil Brenner. Writing for impact: how to craft papers that will be cited. For the past few years I’ve co-taught a professional development course for doctoral students on completing a thesis, getting a job, and publishing.

The course draws liberally on a book I co-wrote with the late Duncan Fuller entitled, The Academics’ Guide to Publishing. One thing we did not really cover in the book was how to write and place pieces that have impact, rather providing more general advice about getting through the peer review process. Time Management Tactics for Academics. Time Management Tactics for Academics. Write Every Day in 2014: 14 Steps for Forming A Writing Habit. If you want to be a writer, the single most important thing you can do is write. And writing, oddly enough, isn't the hard part. The hard part is starting to write. 10 point guide to dodging publishing pitfalls. Veteran academic authors share their hard-won tips. The No-Fail Secret to Writing a Dissertation.

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