Friday's Findings is a public webinar series hosted by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. These half hour webinars are meant to provide listeners an overview of the science topic and chance to ask questions. We hope to offer our audience an opportunity to discover the Ecosystems science capacity within the USGS. To subscribe to announcements on upcoming talks, click HERE.Upcoming Webinars:Structured…

Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar organized by NOAA/NIDIS These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions…

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and tribal colleges/universities in a virtual town hall.About this EventThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) invites you to join a virtual town hall to hear from leadership and faculty at select Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) on their institutional goals for advancing STEM…

Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards Office Hours session 1.Register here. The Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards for Natural Resources is seeking nominations for 2021! The Award recognizes the outstanding and exemplary leadership by individuals, agencies, businesses, students, and youth to reduce effects and advance adaptation of the Nation's vital natural resources in a changing climate.Nominations will be accepted for the…

Future of Landscape Conservation: Investments in science and networks for biodiversity, climate, and cultural conservation goalsRegister here. Description: Collaborative landscape conservation and stewardship is increasingly important as our country faces emerging challenges to address climate change, protect and restore biodiversity, create a more just and inclusive conservation paradigm, conserve working lands, and rebuild our economy. The…

OneNOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: Storm SurgePresenters:  Jamie Rhome, Storm Surge Team Lead, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, Miami, FloridaSponsor: OR&R Lecture Series: You Don't Know What You Don't Know. Welcome to OR&R’s online lecture series, You Don't Know What You Don't Know!  Each month, an expert presents on a topic related to emergency spill response, environmental…

North Carolina Forever will host the first in a series of educational webinars about issues facing our state’s lands and waters. The first, “Building Resiliency in North Carolina,” will take place from 4-5PM on May 20. Our panel will discuss the increasing frequency of flooding events, which affects North Carolina’s inland and coastal communities alike.…

USGS Friday's Findings webinar: USGS Research to Support the Recovery of Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon Date: May 21, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern timeSpeaker: David Kazyak, Research Ecologist, USGS Eastern Ecological Science CenterJoin the meetingCall in: 202-640-1187Phone Conference ID: 522 391 319#Background: Atlantic sturgeon are large, long-lived, highly migratory fish that may be found across the Atlantic…

NERRS Science Collaborative webinar: Can Oyster Aquaculture Help Restore Coastal Water Quality?Webinar Description:Excess nitrogen in coastal waters can lead to a variety of problems, including algal blooms, fish kills and beach closures, but there aren’t easy solutions. In Massachusetts, towns along Cape Cod have been exploring the use of non-traditional methods for meeting nitrogen reduction…

Various government agencies, organizations, and community groups are engaging in climate adaptation planning. Native communities, Tribal Governments, and Tribal citizens are also embarking on adaptation planning. On the surface, it may appear these processes are parallel or complementary. But language remains a significant barrier between Native and non-native collaboration. Often, differences in language hinders adaptation…

Landscape Conservation in Action webinar seriesThe Network for Landscape Conservation is pleased to present an ongoing webinar series, Landscape Conservation in Action. The webinars will showcase a wide-ranging set of experts in the field of landscape conservation to share practical reflections, insights, and stories on the “how to” of landscape conservation. Like landscape conservation in…

OneNOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: NOAA Eastern Region Climate Services Webinar/New NOAA Climate Normals      Speaker:Samantha Borisoff, Climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center,  Mike Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information. Sponsor: NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/National Centers for Environmental Information/Regional Climate Services; coordinator is Ellen Mecray. If interested in obtaining a PDF of the slides and/or…