posted Aug 20, 2010 5:03 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated Aug 20, 2010 5:04 AM
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What: Science Communication Conference
Where: NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh When:
Saturday, August 21, 9am-5pm
The conference is free and open to the public.
Register here: http://scicomcon.eventbrite.com/
On the schedule:
1) UNC-TV will talk about opportunities to partner with
their QUEST program http://www.unctv.org/quest/,
an effort to explore the stories and people behind science, nature, and
environmental issues in North Carolina. They'll be explaining what QUEST is,
and where they could use input from teachers and communicators to shape what it
becomes.
2) Local authors Scott Huler http://www.scotthuler.com/about.html
and Misha Angrist http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2010/03/scienceonline2010_-_interview_26.php,
together with UNC health and science writer Patric Lane http://twitter.com/patriclane, will
talk about the place for old media in a new media world, based on their
experiences as storytellers in radio, video, print and the web.
3) Journalist Sabine Vollmer
http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2010/04/scienceonline2010_-_interview_30.php,
together with science education entrepreneur Bob Panoff http://www.shodor.org/about/employees/panoff.php,
will talk about the intersection of science, business, and all things$$$. Ever
wonder how money affects the science done in the Research Triangle area? Come
find out. |
posted Aug 20, 2010 4:52 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated Aug 20, 2010 5:05 AM
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Interested in local
ecology? Curious about the once and future prairie and savanna communities of
the North Carolina Piedmont? If so, check out a new course offered by the UNC
Botanical Garden:
Course title: Piedmont Savanna Ecology
Course location: UNC Botanical Garden
Date/Time: Saturdays, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23; 1:00–4:30 pm
Instructor: Nicolette Cagle, Ph.D, Department of Ecology, Duke University
Course description: In this course, students explore the rare Piedmont savanna
plant community: its ecological history and the relative roles of climate,
disturbance, and humans in grassland establishment and persistence. Students
learn about the soil, flora, and fauna of the Piedmont savanna, emphasizing
rare and threatened species, and examine current and future status of this rare
Piedmont plant community. We end with a field trip to two restoration sites. No
pre-requisites. Fee: $125 ($110 NCBG members)
If you have any questions or need a registration form, please feel free to
contact me at nicolette.cagle at gmail.com. |
posted May 3, 2010 7:42 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated May 3, 2010 7:51 AM
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When: May 15th Where: Price Park, Greensboro, NC
On May 15th, the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society is hosting a BioBlitz at Pearson Park. A BioBlitz is a one-day inventory of species in a given area. Join the fun, see lots of cool species, and learn from experts how to identify them!
See attached flyer for details. |
posted Feb 24, 2010 5:35 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated Feb 24, 2010 6:03 AM
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The folks at Prairie Ridge will be working on invasive exotic plant eradication this Saturaday, Feb. 27 from 9-12. They are open to any volunteers who wish to help out. If you are interested, please contact Charles Yelton (charles.yelton at ncdenr.gov). Map/Directions can be found here. |
posted Dec 18, 2009 9:13 AM by Ron Sutherland
Attention conservation professionals: if you have some good ideas for
conservation-themed projects, now you can use our new conservation
project idea clearinghouse to recruit student or faculty assistance
from our local colleges and universities! Examples of what we are
talking about would include research projects, management plans, GIS
analyses, etc etc. Check out the clearinghouse at:
http://wiki.trianglescb.org/research-ideas
To receive permission to post your ideas, simply send an email to Scott Anderson at scott.anderson@trianglescb.org
Once
we get a good initial set of ideas posted, we will start promoting the
clearinghouse to relevant academic institutions across North Carolina.
So, if you want your favorite idea (you know, the one that you've been
kicking around in your head for years but never found the right person
to carry it out) to receive maximum attention, be sure to get it posted
soon!
Many thanks, and Happy Holidays!
Ron Sutherland, President, Triangle SCB |
posted Nov 13, 2009 11:30 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated Nov 13, 2009 11:33 AM
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posted Oct 31, 2009 6:30 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated Oct 31, 2009 6:41 AM
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Please take a few minutes to let us know what conservation issues are important to you and to test your knowledge of conservation issues in the region. Take our quiz! |
posted Jan 27, 2009 11:09 AM by Scott Anderson
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updated Sep 28, 2009 2:06 PM
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Thanks to all those who attended today's picnic/meeting at Umstead! We now have a new slate of officers, and are looking forward to a new year... |
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