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The Center for the Environment addresses the science, policies, culture and economics of the natural environment in northern New England through research, education and collaboration. We engage on- and off-campus partners to define, acquire, and provide science-based knowledge to make informed decisions.
Five Center for the Environment students attended the 2012 New Hampshire Environmental Educators Annual Conference on March 14, 2012 at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH. The students, all participants in Principles of Interpretation graduate course taught by Doug Earick, took part in hands-on workshops and presentations that highlighted many of the environmental education projects going on in the state. This year’s conference, “Meeting Standards with Citizen Science”, had a specific focus on encouraging groups to engage in science outreach work with various non-science groups via citizen science programs.
Mark Green and Doug Earick are part of a team of people awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation on the “Interactions Among Climate, Land Use, Ecosystem Services, and Society.” This project is part of a five-year $20 million grant from NSF, to the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, St. Anselm College and Plymouth State University for a statewide research and education project known as Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to bring together researchers from around the state to better understand the environment and the complex interactions of the climate-ecological-human system as well as provide critical information for state decision makers.
The 2012 New Hampshire Water and Watershed Conference was held on March 23, 2012 at Plymouth State University, hosted by CFE. 225 people attended the event to hear over 35 talks on a variety of water related topics on Tropical Storm Irene, water infrastructure, floodplain management, surface water quality, low impact development, and the Great Bay. For the first time, the conference included a poster display featuring student research projects and other important water topics. Plenary talks covered the Governor’s Commission on Water Sustainability and an overview of a new New Hampshire based research project on the interactions among climate, land use, ecosystem services, and society.
The NH Water & Watershed Conference is organized by a group of people from PSU’s Center for the Environment, NH Department of Environmental Services, UNH NH Water Resources Research Center, UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Rivers Council, NH Lakes Association, NH Fish and Game Department, US Geological Survey, White Mountain National Forest, Weston & Sampson.
Plymouth State University seeks an integrative environmental analyst with expertise in the economics of and policy related to ecosystem services for its Center for the Environment (CFE) with a joint appointment in Environmental Science and Policy. Primary duties include, but are not limited to conducting research related to a five-year NSF funded initiative on the interactions among climate, land use, ecosystem services, and society; developing a research program that complements existing strengths in CFE; teaching relevant courses in the MS program in environmental science and policy; mentoring and advising graduate students; and contributing to CFE through service and collaboration. This is a new, tenure-track position to begin in the fall of 2012.
The successful candidate will spend approximately half time engaging with a team of researchers across New Hampshire colleges and universities (including Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire) on the major NSF research project. The particular focus for this position will be on watershed ecosystem services.
This will provide a unique opportunity for building research capacity at PSU and in New Hampshire around climate, land use, and ecosystem services.
For more information, please visit PSU’s Human Resources website.
Our spring semester Environmental Science Colloquium will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 4-5 pm at the Boyd Science Center, Room 001. The talks cover a wide range of topics around environmental science and sustainability. The colloquium is available for graduate credit and we also invite the community to come for free. For more information, contact Angela Uhlman. Read on for the complete list of dates and speakers.
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