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DOI Funding Guide for Invasive Species Management

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The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a new Funding Guide for Invasive Species Management.

Request for Quotes: Within Lake Vulnerability Analysis

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Quotes are due by July 20th, 2022

The costs of inaction: Global invasive species spending reveals lack of proactive management

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Using the InvaCost database, this study reports the most up-to-date and exhaustive overview of global spending for invasive species management, revealing important insights into spending trends and the cost of inaction.

Building more inclusive conservation science and practice

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In recognition of black history month, we are sharing an important paper that reflects on how we can construct a more equal, inclusive, and socially just conservation field.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Deah Lieurance

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Dr. Deah Lieurance led the first all-taxa horizon scan to identify invasive species threats in the U.S. She also actively promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in scientific fields.

Sensing the need to bridge the research-practice divide for invasive species detection and monitoring

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A team of researchers and practitioners tackles the disconnect between research and application in the field of remote sensing for invasive species, summarizing 40+ years of literature and experience.

An approach that TIEs together actionable research and management | Research summary

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To round out the year, we’re sharing an approach that TIEs together actionable research with invasive species management and policy decisions, called Translational Invasion Ecology (TIE).

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Andrea Dávalos

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By co-producing research with land managers, Dr. Andrea Dávalos ties her research on invasive species and associated stressors with management.

Catskill Research Fellowships

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Applications due Dec. 31 at 11:59 PM

Funding Opportunity: U.S. Forest Service GLRI Cooperative Weed Management Areas

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Applications due Dec. 11 at 6pm ET

DEC Announces five-year partnership with NYISRI and Cornell University to Address Impacts of Invasive Species

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Agreement Targets Invasive Species Research, Control, and Mitigation

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Tim McCay

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Collaborating with a new generation of ecologists, Dr. Tim McCay is researching Asian Jumping Worms– an invasive species that's spreading "right under our noses."

researcher spotlights

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Researcher Spotlights

We ask invasive species researchers about their work, their path, and their messages to the community at large.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Cliff Kraft and Dr. Pete McIntyre

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Cliff Kraft and Dr. Pete McIntyre of the Adirondack Fishery Research Program who study invasive smallmouth bass in the Adirondacks

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. David Lodge

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This month, we interviewed David Lodge, one of the world's leading invasive species experts with a long history of collaborations to advance science into the public policy arena.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist whose research from the past 20,000 years can help us road map into the future of plant management in a changing climate.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Julie Lockwood

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Julie Lockwood, an ecologist and professor at Rutgers who investigates how invasive species impact natural ecosystems through interdisciplinary research

Researcher Spotlight: Jennifer Andreas

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This month, we interviewed Jennifer Andreas, who has worked in biological control for the last 25 years, and provides integrated weed management strategies and education to land managers in Washington State.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Liebhold

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Andrew liebhold, a research entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station with over three decades of experience studying invasion ecology of major forest invasives.

Remembering Gary Lovett

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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Gary Lovett, a key advisor, collaborator, and friend. His legacy will live on through his highly impactful efforts to connect science to decision makers.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Angela Fuller

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Angela Fuller, whose work spans a variety of wildlife and conservation issues across the globe and helps guide natural resource management.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Steve Grodsky

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Steve Grodsky at Cornell University who specializes in the emerging field of energy ecology — the study of interactions among energy development, ecosystems, and people.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Annette Evans

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Annette Evans, a postdoctoral researcher at UMass Amherst/Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, whose work combines invasion ecology and climate change to inform land management by modeling abundance and distributions of invasive plants.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Newhouse

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This month, we interviewed Dr. Andrew Newhouse, Assistant Director of the American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project for an update on the latest research and outlook on chestnut blight.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Scott McArt

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NYISRI interviews Dr. Scott McArt who leads research on the ecology of plant-pollinator interactions in natural and managed systems, and helps advance our knowledge of pesticide risks to pollinators.

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Research Summaries

We summarize recent invasive species research in one paragraph with management implications.