INS 13 - Ecology-Related Research Projects in Public Lands: Critical Resource Management and Career Advancement

Organizer(s)

• JJ

  Jessica Johnston

  Education Programs Manager
  Ecological Society of America
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Co-Organizer(s)

• JR

  Jessie Ribera

  Society Programs Coordinator
  Ecological Society of America, United States
• TM

  Teresa Mourad

  Director, Education and Diversity Programs
  Ecological Society of America
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States

This interdisciplinary Inspire session highlights the works of early career Federal employees and Scientists in Parks Interns to present research related to career advancement in Ecology, spatial mapping, data management, aquatic ecology, and critical or endangered species management. An open discussion related to conducting research on Public Lands, the challenges related to properly addressing these pertinent issues, and how we can successfully prepare those in early careers will immediately follow the presentations. 

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Ecology in the U.S Forest Service: How to be a scientist outside of academia
  

  Presenting Author: Christina N. De Jesus-Villanueva, MsC in Biological sciences – US Forest Service
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Investigating Invasive Grass Distribution in Big Bend National Park Using Google Earth Engine and Sentinel-2 Imagery
  

  Presenting Author: Grace Wynne – Big Bend National Park

  Co-Author: Marie Landis – National Parks Service

  Co-Author: Carolyn Whiting – Big Bend National Park
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Conservation Strategies for the Endangered Island Marble Butterfly (IMB)
  

  Presenting Author: Saani Borge

  Co-Author: Claire Crawbuck

  Co-Author: Trent Lieber – National Parks Service
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Cave Crickets to Aquatic Insects
  

  Presenting Author: Megan Garvey – Cumberland Piedmont Network at Mammoth Cave National Park
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Multiplying the impact of field data through models to identify which lakes are at-risk for harmful cyanobacteria blooms
  

  Presenting Author: Amalia Handler – Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

  Co-Author: Jana E. Compton – Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

  Co-Author: Ryan Hill – , Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

  Co-Author: Scott Leibowitz – Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

  Co-Author: Blake Schaeffer – Watershed & Ecosystem Characterization Division, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US EPA

  Co-Author: Michael Dumelle – Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  SIP Ecology Intern for Central Alaska Network (CAKN) Streams Monitoring Program identifies long-term trends in stream temperatures in National Parks across central Alaska
  

  Presenting Author: Chandler N. Sendek – Central Alaska Network, National Park Service

  Co-Author: Trey Simmons – Central Alaska Network, National Park Service
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Using intra-gravel water temperatures to model current sockeye salmon incubation and project incubation duration under future climatic variability in southwest Alaska
  

  Presenting Author: Emily Smoot – Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network

  Co-Author: Dan Young – Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network

  Co-Author: Paul Gabriel – Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Synthesis of species occurrence records to provide a comprehensive inventory of freshwater mussels in Midwest Region parks
  

  Presenting Author: Jessica Joganic – Scientists in Parks intern for the Midwest Regional Office
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Impact of Fog on Microclimates and Vegetation Communities at Cabrillo National Monument
  

  Presenting Author: Virginia Javier – Cabrillo National Monument
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Discussion (until session ends)