Great Lakes Research Consortium
Email Newsletter 4/9/08

This newsletter contains the following:

GLRC-Sponsored Summer Internships
Workshops on Research & Monitoring Priorities for Ecosystem-based Management
NY Ocean & Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Initiative Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Data Needs & Priorities Workshop
NY Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council (OGLECC) Update
Monitoring: Key to Understanding our Waters Conference
Innovation and Research for Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century
Travel Award Request for Applications
Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO)
2007/2008 GLRC Seminar Schedule

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Dear GLRC Members,

After eleven years at the GLRC, I have taken a new job at ESF which will start April 10, 2008. It has not yet been determined who will take my place. In an effort to streamline office efficiency, please direct all GLRC emails to glrc@esf.edu.

Good luck to all of you and to the GLRC!

Christine Crysler

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1. GLRC-Sponsored Summer Internships

It’s not too late to advertise your position for a summer intern. The GLRC will contribute to the intern’s salary if the position is filled with a student from other than the faculty member’s home campus. Faculty members interested in advertising internship positions on our website should prepare a short description of the duties and responsibilities and send it to the GLRC office at glrc@esf.edu. There are a number of internships currently posted on our website at http://www.esf.edu/glrc/2008 internship program.htm. and the list is constantly changing. Check back often for the most current list.

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2. Workshops on Research & Monitoring Priorities for Ecosystem-based Management

In 2006, the New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council was formed to incorporate ecosystem-based management as part of New York States management of its natural resources. As part of this effort, it has formed a Scientific Advisory Group* to develop a state-wide research and monitoring priorities plan that identifies issues in need of further research to enhance ecosystem-based management (EBM) in New York's ocean and Great Lakes environments and adjacent watersheds. This document will be an important element in the comprehensive Ocean and Great Lakes EBM plan that will be produced by the Council and submitted to the Governor and State Legislature in November of this year. The GLRC is very involved in this effort and can use your help.

The Scientific Advisory Group has developed a priority research needs draft framework that identifies the principal issues to be addressed in the research and monitoring plan and what funding would be needed to conduct the recommended research and monitoring activities. A series of workshops has been scheduled for scientists to provide input to this draft framework to ensure that it reflects the highest priority needs for advancing EBM-related research and monitoring for New York's ocean and Great Lakes environments. This report will exert a strong influence on the amount and direction of funding made available in the future for research and monitoring activities for New York's ocean and Great Lakes environments. Your input at these workshops is critical so that the final EBM research and monitoring priorities plan represents a broad, statewide consensus among the scientific community on (a) the priority research and monitoring activities that should be undertaken, and (b) the organizational changes that need to be made to help advance the implementation of EBM in New York.

Four workshops are scheduled, all run from 10AM to 3PM on the following dates: Each requires advance registration so that we can estimate the number of attendants. If you are interested in attending one of the two downstate workshops, please Please RSVP: with Mrs. Kim Knoll at kknoll@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or 631.632.8656. If you are interested in attending one of the upstate workshops, please RSVP with Ms. Jessica Schneider, @ GLRC@esf.edu. 315-470-6720.

4/22/08 at the Wang Center, Stony Brook University
         Phone: 631-632-6320
Directions: Long Island Expressway to Exit 62 (Nicolls Road/County Rte 97). Nicolls Road north 9 miles. Main entrance to the University is on the left. Turn left onto campus. Proceed to parking garage (less than 1/4 mile, on left). Wang Center is large grey building located directly across from parking garage.

4/24/08 at Seamen’s Church Institute, 241 Water St., New York, New York
         Phone: 212-349-9090
         Directions:
Subway: 2,3,4,5,J,Z or M train to Fulton Street; A or C train to Broadway-Nassau. Walk east on Fulton Street to Water Street. At South Street Seaport entrance, turn left (north) and walk 1 1/3 blocks. Institute is on the right.
Car: From West Side: West Street southbound past World Financial Center. Follow signs for FDR Drive. Take underpass, keep right - Use Exit 2 (Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center). Stay to the left; follow sign for Civic Center. At traffic light, turn left onto Pearl Street. At second light, turn left onto Peck Slip. Go one block and the Institute is on the right
Car: From East Side: FDR Drive south to Exit 2 (Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center). Stay to right; follow sign for Civic Center. At traffic light, turn left onto Pearl Street. At second light, turn left onto Peck Slip. Go one block and the Institute is on the right.

4/28/08 at Holiday Inn, 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, New York
Phone: 716-691-8181
Directions: Exit 3 off I-290 (Youngman Memorial Highway), north on Niagara Falls Blvd./US 62, motel is right there.

4/30/08 at LeMoyne Manor, 629 Old Liverpool Road, Syracuse, New York
Phone: 315-457-3000
Directions:
Thruway – Exit 37, turn left onto Electronics Parkway, go 1/2 mile and turn left on Old Liverpool Rd., 1/4 mile on right side across from Bresee Chevrolet.
81 North – exit 24B, follow Old Liverpool Road straight, 1 mile on left side.
81 South – exit 25, turn right onto 7th North St., straight for 1/2 mile, turn left onto Electronics Pkwy, left onto Old Liverpool Rd., 1/4 mile on right side.

3. NY Ocean & Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Initiative Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Data Needs & Priorities Workshop

In addition to the Science plan workshops described above, the NYOGLECC will be holding a separate workshop specifically for data handling needs. This workshop will be held 4/22/08 at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY. It will help prioritize data development needed to support the various activities required to implement EBM statewide as specified in the New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Act. The Council will use the results of this workshop to help decide where to invest funds to support development of priority datasets. For information on the Act, please see the Council’s website at http://www/nyoglecc.org.

To register, send your contact information (name, organization, address, phone, email) to Katie Budreski, Stone Environmental, Inc., 535 Stone Cutters Way, Montpelier VT 05602.

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4. NY Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council (OGLECC) Update

The New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council website www.nyoglecc.org has been updated with links to the archived webcast of the Tuesday, 4/1/08 Council meeting. These links will be active for 30 days. Watch for future links on the website.

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5. Monitoring: Key to Understanding our Waters Conference

The 6th National Monitoring Conference, sponsored by the National Water Quality Monitoring Council, will be held May 18-22, 2008 at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Deadline: for advance registration is 4/11/08. Save money by registering early.

Deadline: for YSI grant application is 4/15/08. For more information, visit http://www.wef.org/ConferencesTraining/ConferencesEvents/NatlWaterQualityMonitoringConference/YSI+Grant+Opportunity.htm.

Contact: the 2008 National Monitoring Conference Manager at Monitoring2008@wef.org with questions.

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6. Innovation and Research for Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century

The Environmental Protection Agency provides financial support to recipient organizations
for carrying out research in four major areas: condition assessment, system rehabilitation, advanced design and engineering concepts for water conveyance infrastructure, and water treatment (primarily wastewater/stormwater treatment, including water reuse, and also
removal of emerging contaminants from drinking water).

Deadline: 4/21/08

Contact: Diana Ruffini, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Urban Watershed Management Branch, MS 104, 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08837, E-mail: ruffini.diana@epa.gov, Tel: 732-321-6678

Web Site: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=41081&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
Program URL: http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/tech/pubs/Waterinfrastructure_3.18.08.pdf

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7. Travel Award Request for Applications

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission Travel Award is intended to promote academic excellence by encouraging students whose research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of Great Lakes aquatic ecology and fishery science. Full time M.Sc. or Ph.D. students whose proposed research topic is relevant to the Great Lakes and who have not previously received the award are eligible. Applicants may seek funds (typically up to $1500 per award) to attend and make an oral presentation of research at any conference.

Deadline: Applications are due 5/7/08.

For more information, visit http://www.glfc.org/research/Travel.php.

In addition to the GLFC travel awards, remember that the GLRC also has student travel awards to attend and present posters an national or international meetings. GLRC will reimburse up to $100 for local meetings and up to $250 US per person for the costs associated with attendance at national and international meetings. Information and application instructions are available from the GLRC website at www.esf.edu/glrc .

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8. Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO)

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce requests proposals to the Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO) Program. The purpose of CAMEO is to strengthen the scientific basis for an ecosystem approach to stewardship of ocean and coastal resources and ecosystems. To fulfill this purpose, CAMEO will assist policy makers and resource managers to make ecosystem-science based decisions that fulfill policy goals and management objectives of society. The program will support research to understand complex dynamics controlling productivity, behavior, population connectivity, climate variability and anthropogenic pressures. It envisages the use of a diverse array of ecosystem models, comparative analyses of managed and unmanaged areas, and ecosystem-scale mapping in support of research, forecasting and
decision support. Proposals are requested for one to two year projects for initial modeling, retrospective, and pilot studies.

Deadline: 6/17/2008

Contact: Roy Williams, CAMEO, 1315 East West Highway, Room 12436, Silver Spring, MD 20910, E-mail: Roy.Williams@noaa.gov, Tel: 301-713-2367 x-141

Program URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HnnbX9QpF1pzcT2kcSmGLgLnYglwQlZYWhpXrx1lSQLKTLFMpfFG!1242112311?oppId=41049&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

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9. 2007/2008 GLRC Seminar Schedule

October 4, at SUNY Plattsburgh, Lars Rudstam, from Cornell University, presented Ecology of the Dominant Zooplanktivore in Lake Ontario – the Mysid Shrimp.
For more information, contact Tim Mihuc at 518-564-3039 or timothy.mihuc@plattsburgh.edu.

October 24, at SUNY Potsdam, Peter Wells, from the University of Toronto, presented Free Radical Determinants of Neurodegenerative Disease.
For more information, contact Bill Romey at 315-267-2292 or romeywl@potsdam.edu.

November 7, at Queens University, Mark Noll, from SUNY Brockport, presented Cycling of Phosphorus in a Managed Lake Ecosystem.
For more information, contact Todd French at 613-533-6000 X77337 or frencht@biology.queensu.ca.

November 7, at Cornell University, Greg Boyer, from SUNY ESF, presented Toxic Cyanobacteria in the Great Lakes: Problems, Issues and Solutions.
For more information, contact Ed Mills at 315-633-9243 or elm5@cornell.edu.

November 9, at the University at Buffalo, Tom Holsen, from Clarkson University, presented Mercury Cycling in the Environment.
For more information, contact Joe Atkinson at 716-645-2088 X2325 or Atkinson@eng.buffalo.edu.

November 12, at SUNY Brockport, Alan Rabideau, from the University at Buffalo, presented Ecosystem Restoration in Western New York.
For more information, contact Jacques Rinchard at 585-395-5750 or jrinchar@brockport.edu.

November 28, at Buffalo State College, Wayne Forsythe, from Ryerson University, presented GIS-Based Analysis of Great Lakes Sediment Contamination.
For more information, contact Alexander Karatayev at 716-878-5423 or karataay@buffalostate.edu.

December 13, at the University of Ottawa, Michael Twiss, from Clarkson University, presented Phytoplankton Dynamics in the St. Lawrence River Measured Using Advanced Instrumentation.
For more information, contact Scott Findlay at 613-562-5874 or Findlay@uottawa.ca.

February 7, at the University of Waterloo, Steven Liss, from the University of Guelph, presented Pathogen-Floc Interactions and the Potential Fate and Transport of Pathogens in Surface Waters and in Sub-Surface Environments.
For more information, contact Paul Karrow at 519-888-4567 X33731 or pfkarrow@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca.

March 27, 2:30PM, at the University of Waterloo, Chris Walcek, from the University at Albany, presented Climate Topics: Convenient and Inconvenient Evidence Regarding Global Climate Change.
For more information, contact Paul Karrow at 519-888-4567 X33731 or pfkarrow@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca.

March 28, 2PM, at Clarkson University, Jules Blais, from the University of Ottawa, presented Biologically Mediated Transport of Contaminants to Aquatic Systems.
For more information, contact Michael Twiss at 315-268-2359 or mtwiss@clarkson.edu.

April 2, at the University at Buffalo, Tony Vodacek, from the Rochester Institute of Technology, presented Predicting Beach Closures Using an Integrated Modeling System with Remote Sensing Feedback.
For more information, contact Joe Atkinson at 716-645-2088 X2325 or Atkinson@eng.buffalo.edu.

April 15, 4:30PM, at SUNY Brockport, Seymour College Union, room 120, Randal Snyder, from Buffalo State College, will present Fatty Acids and Cold Tolerance in Freshwater Alewives.
For more information, contact Jacques Rinchard at 585-395-5750 or jrinchar@brockport.edu.

April 16, 12:30PM, at Queens University, Room 3110 BioSciences Complex, Lino Grima, from the University of Toronto, will present Will Canada’s Well Run Dry? Policies that Demonstrate that We Value Water.
For more information, contact Todd French at 613-533-6000 X77337 or frencht@biology.queensu.ca.

April 18, 3PM, at Clarkson University, Charles O’Neill, from New York Sea Grant, will present Invasive Species and New York’s Natural and Built Environments.
For more information, contact Michael Twiss at 315-268-2359 or mtwiss@clarkson.edu.

TBA, at Cornell University, John Halfman, from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will present The Finger Lakes: A Natural Laboratory to Study Great Lakes Processes.
For more information, contact Ed Mills at 315-633-9243 or elm5@cornell.edu.

TBA, at SUNY Plattsburgh, Richard Smardon, from SUNY ESF, will present Sustaining the World’s Wetlands: Setting Policy and Resolving Conflicts.
For more information, contact Tim Mihuc at 518-564-3039 or timothy.mihuc@plattsburgh.edu.

TBA, at the University of Ottawa, Jack Manno,, from SUNY-ESF, will present Great Lakes Governance and Institutions: Options for the Future.
For more information, contact Scott Findlay at 613-562-5874 or Findlay@uottawa.ca.

TBA, at St. Lawrence University, Satyendra Bhavsar, from the University of Toronto, will present Composition of Dioxin-like PCBs in Fish.
For more information, contact Carrie Johns at 315-229-5840 or cjohns@stlawu.edu.

TBA, at Buffalo State College, Timothy Strakosh, from SUNY Fredonia, will present Longitudinal Variation of Fish Assemblages in a Lake Erie Tributary with Focus on Exotic Species.
For more information, contact Alexander Karatayev at 716-878-5423 or karataay@buffalostate.edu

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From Past Newsletters:

Conservation Innovation Grants--New York

The Natural Resources Conservation Service/Department of Agriculture requests applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. New York NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 will be approximately $250,000, with individual grants not to exceed $75,000. Funds will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process. There are two CIG categories available in FY 2008: “Natural Resource Concerns” and “Technology.” Applications are requested from eligible organizations (government or non-government) or individuals for
competitive consideration of grant awards for projects between one and three years in duration.

Deadline: 5/2/08

Contact: Donald J. Pettit 441 S. Salina St. Suite 354, Room 520 Syracuse, NY 13202, E-mail: donald.pettit@ny.usda.gov, Tel: 315-477-6503, Fax: 315-477-6560

Program URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/synopsis.do;jsessionid=H9xRdML8R47pbLKLG980hdGqp95VhM1j96L9pPymG4zTXnNfNBLK!-347600100

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Henry N. Barkhausen Award For Original Research in Great Lakes Maritime History

The Association for Great Lakes Maritime History sponsors this award which is provided to recognize and encourage new research in the field of Great Lakes maritime history. Submissions will be accepted from any person(s) involved in Great Lakes Maritime History
regardless of formal training.

Program URL: http://www.aglmh.org/barkaward.asp

Deadline: 5/15/08

Contact: Fred Neuschel, AGLMH Research and Publications Committee, Esther Street Crystal Lake, IL 60014, E-mail: fneuschel@earthlink.net
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Green Technology Demonstration Project to Reduce Groundwater Discharge Within the Tully Valley

The Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting proposals from eligible organizations for
a project that will evaluate, by installing and monitoring, how solar powered or wind powered water pumps work in lowering ground water levels in and near the former Tully Valley Brine Fields. This project will be conducted in the Tully Valley in Onondaga County, New York.

Deadline: 4/11/08

Contact: Christopher Dere, Division of Environmental Planning and Protection, U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10007, E-mail: dere.christopher@epa.gov, Tel: 212-637-3828, Fax: 212-637-3889

Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16852&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://www.epa.gov/region02/grants/greentech_demo_project.pdf

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ICES Annual Science Conference, Halifax, Canada 2008

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) will be held at the World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 22 – 26, 2008.

Limited funding to support travel, via a NSF grant to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is available to encourage participation by researchers from U.S. academic institutions.

Further instructions can be found at www.ices.dk

Deadlines: Abstracts for proposed presentations are due 4/21/08. Request for travel funds is due 6/15/08.

Contact: John Steele at jsteele@shoi.edu

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Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality

The Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
program, is seeking applications proposing research to better understand the effect of global change on U.S. water quality.

Deadline: 5/8/08

Contact: William Stelz, Peer Review Division (8725F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, E-mail: stelz.william@epa.gov, Tel: 202-343-9802

Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16848&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_gcwq.html

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Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Program TheNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation provides support to organizations working on projects to improve our understanding of the impacts of marine debris on our marine and coastal resources, and to reduce and prevent debris in our marine environment. A total of approximately $1.5 million is available to fund multiple awards under this announcement.

Deadline: 5/18/08. The deadline for receipt of preproposals is May 18, 2008. Full
applications will be invited.

Contact: Michelle Pico, 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 200235, E-mail: pico@nfwf.org, Tel: 262-567-0601, Fax: 202-857-0162

Web Site: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&CONTENTID=8206&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

Program URL: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=3917

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Monitoring: Key to Understanding Our Waters

Conference: May 18 - 22, 2008, Exhibition: May 19 - 21, 2008

Registration is now open. Register by April 3rd and save with our advance registration pricing. Please visit www.wef.org/Monitoring for more details.

Housing Information: The 2008 National Monitoring Conference will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The conference hotel is the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center hotel, a non-gaming facility off of the boardwalk within walking distance of many attractions and restaurants. A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the rate of $114/night plus tax for single. When making your reservation, reference the Monitoring Conference housing block. The cut off date for reserving your room is April 26, 2008. Remember to book early to ensure your place in the hotel.

Contact: The 2008 National Monitoring Conference Manager at Monitoring2008@wef.org.

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Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry

The Dreyfus (Camille and Henry) Foundation, Inc. aims for research leaders in environmental chemistry, after notification of the award, to recruit excellent young Ph.D.
graduates from the fields of physical, organic, inorganic, biological chemistry or associated fields in chemical engineering, and provide them with the highest caliber of research experience and education in environmental science.

Deadline: 5/22/08

Contact: Dr. Mark J. Cardillo, Executive Director, 555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022-3301, U.S.A., E-mail: admin@dreyfus.org, Tel: 212-753-1760.

Program URL: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/postdoctoral_program.shtml

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Summer Workshop Series at the University at Buffalo: Engineering for Ecosystem Restoration

A series of three field intensive, Academic and Professional Development Courses each with 36 Continuing Education contact hours towards P.E. and other professional requirements or for 3 gradualte level academic credits if all three workshops are taken. Sponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 414 Bonner Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst, NY, Workshop 1 is from June 2-6, 2008, Workshop 2 is from June 9 – 13, 2008, and Workshop 3 is from June 16-20, 2008.

Contact: for more information, contact Dr. Joseph Atkinson at 716-645-2088 or Atkinson@eng.buffalo.edu, or visit the website at http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/glp/events/summer2008.htm.

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Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Tour

Sponsored by Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment, this summer tour will showcase the Earth Voyager sailing to a dozen port cities to raise the profile of the Great Lakes and highlight the urgent need and the remarkable economic, social, and environmental benefits of restoring and protecting them.

The Earth Voyager is the fastest sailing vessel on the Great Lakes, a Formula 60 trimaran. With a mast that stands 97 feet off the water, the boat is a legendary and eye-catching icon. It will travel to a dozen port cities, anchoring a series of events to mobilize the public, attract media attention, and engage policy makers.

The Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Tourwill highlight the serious threats facing the Great Lakes like sewage overflows and invasive species, and will promote the manageable solutions available to restore and protect them for our families and way of life. These solutions are outlined in a Great Lakes restoration strategy developed by an historic gathering that included participation from thousands of citizens from around the region.

It is the goal of the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Tour to build on the incredible unity in the region—among citizens, mayors, governors and Congressional champions–-to restore and protect our Great Lakes, our economy, our public health, our drinking water, and our way of life—because every day we wait, the problems get worse and the solutions more costly.

The tour begins in Buffalo, NY June 4 – 7 and ends in Rochester NY September 3-6, 2008.
Learn more about this historic tour at www.earthvoyager.org.

Contact: For more information, contact Janice Littlefield at 810-985-4841 or bythequay@comcast.net; or Peter Alexander at 802-380-3080 or peter@talkingconservation.org; or Jeff Skelding at 202-797-6893 or Jskelding@nwf.olrg.

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Grants Program
The Project AWARE Foundation provides grants to a variety of nonprofit organizations, institutions and individuals involved in activities directly related to the conservation of underwater environments – both marine and freshwater. Grants do not exceed $10,000.
Deadline: 6/15/2008, 9/15/2008
Contact: 30151 Tomas Street, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2125, E-mail: grants@projectaware.org
Program URL: http://www.projectaware.org/americas/english/grants.asp
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Wildlife Links

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation provides support for research, management, and
education projects that will enhance wildlife management on golf courses on at least a state-wide, and preferably a region-wide or national basis.

Deadline: 9/1/08. The deadlines for submission of required pre-proposals are April 1 and September 1 annually. The deadlines for receipt of full proposals, if invited, are June 1 and November 1 annually.

Contact: Peter Stangel, 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: Peter.Stangel@nfwf.org, Tel: 202-857-0166, Fax: 202-857-0162

Web Site: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=8824

Program URL: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=4044

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Environmental Engineering Funding Available

The Directorate for Engineering/NSF provides funding to support research and educational activities across the broad field Environmental Engineering serves, with the goal of applying engineering principles to understand and reduce adverse effects of solid, liquid and gaseous discharges into land, inland and coastal waters and air that result from human activity and that impair the ecological and economic value of those resources.

Deadline: 9/15/08

Contact: Marshall Lih, Program Director, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering and Transport Systems, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 565S, Arlington, VA 22230, E-mail: pbrezoni@nsf.gov, Tel: 703-292-4608, Fax: 703-292-9098

Web Site: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501029

Program URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14830

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Project and Technical Assistance Grants

The Freshwater Future offers support for advocacy activities that strengthen the role of individuals and community groups working locally to protect and restore shorelines, inland lakes, rivers, wetlands, and other aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. Advocacy work, as defined here, involves local community members actively promoting aquatic habitat
protection by influencing community and/or individual behavior or opinion, corporate conduct, and/or public policy.

Deadline: 9/29/08

Contact: Jill Ryan, Executive Director, P.O. Box 2479, Petoskey, MI 49770, E-mail: jill@freshwaterfuture.org, Tel: 231-348-8200

Web Site: http://www.glhabitat.org/grants.html

Program URL: http://www.freshwaterfuture.org/RFP2008.pdf

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GLRC Summer Matching Internships

The Great Lakes Research Consortium is actively seeking proposals for summer internship projects from GLRC faculty members. Faculty members must provide 50% support and GLRC will match that amount (up to $3,000) for students enrolled in campuses other than the Faculty member’s own campus to work in any area of Great Lakes related science. Interested faculty members should submit a brief email describing the research opportunities to Chris Crysler (cjcrysle@syr.edu) in the GLRC office for posting on the GLRC website. Limited funds are available.

Contact: the GLRC office at 315-470-6720 or glrc@esf.edu.

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Position Available : Sediment Specialist

If you are interested in a new position as a Sediment Specialist, please consider Herrera Environmental Consultants in Seattle, Washington. At Herrera, we contribute positively to the environment and our community, by insisting on integrity, objectivity and ethics in our work. We strive to be the best and deliver exceptional value for our clients, by developing innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure, natural resources, and stormwater projects. For our employees, we cultivate a professional, enriching, cohesive and caring work environment. We invest in each team member and offer excellent opportunities to develop your career. We offer competitive compensation, including an attractive retirement package. Please send resume to www.careers@herrerainc.com. This position requires a degree in environmental engineering or science with 5 to 10 years experience working in the field of contaminated sediment assessment and cleanup. Experience with a variety of sediment sampling and analytical techniques and OSHA 40-hr training also required.

Deadline: Open 1/31/08, closed when filled

Contact: Herrera Environmental Consultants, www.herrerainc.com, 2200 Sixth Ave., Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98121, Ph: 206-441-9108

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Freidhoff Education Trust Established

The Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College has established a trust fund for the future education of Captain John Freidhoff’s four children. Captain John’s tragic death has placed a significant financial burden on his family. This trust fund will help with his children’s future and is a true homage to his memory.

Donations by check should be made out to the “Freidhoff Education Trust” and mailed to the Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State college, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14222.

Contact: Great Lakes Center at 716-878-4329 or dickens@buffalostate.edu.

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Cladophora Recycling Inquiry

Is anyone in the Great Lakes Region planning or executing a pilot or project that engages in beneficial re-use of cladophora-fertilizer, composting, use in products, energy-any alternative other than land filling. If you are, please contact:

Contact: Shirley Krug, Project Manager, at 414-225-2048, or skrug@mmsd.com

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Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is striving to mobilize hundreds of thousands of citizens in the Great Lakes basin to connect with their environment this April by helping address the environmental impact of electronic wastes and unwanted medicines. The Challenge is meant to galvanize public participation in collection events for those wastes so that together we can safely recycle one million pounds of electronic waste and dispose of one million pills of unwanted medicines responsibly.
Our partner, Earth 911, is developing an online clearinghouse that will list collection events in the basin to be held April 19-27, 2008, to show people where they can participate near their homes. If your organization is planning a collection event, we invite you to list it by filling out the registration form that can be accessed from the Challenge Web Site.
In addition, if your organization does not have a collection event planned, but would like to do so, we can provide technical assistance and information to help you set up your event. There will also be an opportunity for Challenge partners to share the results of these collection events to gauge whether the Challenge goal as a whole has been met.

Contact: If you have any questions, please call our toll-free Earth Day Challenge Hotline at 866-575- 8543.

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ESF Introduces Graduate Programs in Environmental Studies

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has established two new graduate programs in environmental studies. These programs focus on the social and policy dimensions of environmental issues, and take an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. The new programs are a master of science (MS) and a master of professional studies (MPS), both in environmental studies.

The MPS program is a non-thesis degree aimed at professionals already working in various environmental fields and others seeking a graduate program with less emphasis on research. Those choosing the MPS track will find a more career-focused program, often including an internship that adds real-world applications to the curriculum. Both graduate programs offer unique blends of social science, humanities and physical science, and allow students to take a hands-on approach to developing their own personal curriculum.

ESF's environmental studies programs identify several core areas. These include: sustainability, policy, governance, conflict resolution, advocacy, ethics, and perception and behavior. In addition, environmental studies graduate students at ESF may work toward concurrent degrees at SU's Newhouse School of Public Communications, or the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.

Contact: For further information about the environmental studies graduate programs, visit http://www.esf.edu/es/graduate.htm.

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Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Partners for Fish and Wildlife is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s habitat restoration cost-sharing program for private landowners. The program was established to offer technical and financial assistance to landowners who wish to restore wildlife habitat on their property. The assistance provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can range from giving informal advice on the design and location of a potential restoration project, to designing a project and funding up to fifty percent of the implementation cost under a formal cooperative agreement with the landowner.

Contact: Leopoldo Miranda-Castro, Branch of Habitat Restoration, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, VA 22203, E-mail: Leopoldo_Miranda@fws.gov, Tel: 703-358-2201, Fax: 703-358-2232. Applicants must first contact the appropriate field office.
Contact information may be found on the sponsor's website: http://partners.fws.gov/HowToPartner/altcont.html.

Program URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HYpZvGYXMWJP5yJPT8Pq2Mf1pyBVGK0n0v17MgZkGKNCgpbhyKjg!-467687083?oppId=40489&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

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IAGLR 2008 Abstract Deadline and Hockey Challenge
The International Association for Great Lakes Research 51st Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research will be held May 19-23, 2008, at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont. The theme of the conference is Our Lakes, Our Community.
For more details, visit the website at http://www.iaglr.org/conference/
Featured at this year’s IAGLR Conference in Peterborough, Ontario is a hockey challenge between Canada and the United States. Ice time is reserved at the Evinrude Centre from 3-5 pm, Friday May 23. If you are interested in playing in what is billed to be an exciting test of international collaboration, then please reply to Michael Twiss with your nationality, and preferred position. We will be creating the teams with the intention of maximizing the skill equality. A nominal fee will be assessed for each player and coaching staff to go towards the cash prize to the winning team, who will have the honor/honour of donating it to the IAGLR Scholarship fund!
Contact: Michael R. Twiss, Ph.D., Great Rivers Center, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, 13699, tel. (315) 268-2359, Email: mtwiss@clarkson.edu, website: www.clarkson.edu/cce/great_rivers.html. (for Hockey Challenge information)
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Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings

The Environmental Protection Agency provides funding to eligible applicants for conducting conferences, workshops, and/or meetings. Funding requests can range
from $15,000 to $75,000.

Deadline: 6/5/08, 12/9/08

Contact: Bernice L. Smith, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, ORD/OSA (8105R), Room 41243, Washington, DC 20004, E-mail: smith.bernicel@epa.gov, Tel: 202-343-9766

Web Site: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html

Program URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HZWMJVLXzsdyLHFVv8SMjKVQY4gjW31nklwG1GnmcWDbTd8gbmGM!1505060582?oppId=16148&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

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Great Lakes Protection Fund Grants Program

The Great Lakes Protection Fund provides support for projects that enhance the health
of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations, (including environmental organizations, trade associations and universities), for-profit businesses, government agencies, and individuals.

Deadline: Preproposals may be submitted at any time. Applicants may submit a
full proposal upon invitation from the sponsor.

Contact: J. David Rankin, Vice President and Director of Programs, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 880, Evanston, IL 60201, E-mail: drankin@glpf.org, Tel: 847-425-8150, Fax: 847-424-9832

Program URL: http://www.glpf.org/application/guidelines.html

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15th Annual International Conference on the St. Lawrence River May 6-8, 2008

The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, in partnership with the Great River Center of Clarkson University, will host the 15th annual International Conference on the St. Lawrence River / Great Lakes Ecosystems. The event will be presented and will be held on May 6 - 8, 2008 in Cornwall, Ontario Canada. The conference theme is “Managing Ecosystems in Regulated Rivers and Watersheds: A conference series highlighting 50 years of hydroelectric power development and the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway on the International Section of the St. Lawrence River.

The conference is attended by 150-200 delegates and provides a excellent opportunity to highlight regional interests and concerns and facilitate international collaborations. In addition, we are making arrangement with Springer-Verlag for a book that will report on the topics over the two year (2008/2009) conference series.

Heralded as a marvel of engineering when it opened, 2008/2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway including the Moses-Saunders dam – an event that dramatically changed and impacted both the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes ecosystems. Our conference will focus on current issues regarding managing this and similar ecosystems, the ecological and social challenges to help describe what the future holds for regulated rivers and water in Canada and around the world.

The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, located in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada was established in 1994 as a unique community partnership involving participants from government, education, business, industry and the Mohawks of Akwesasne. Its mandate is environmental research, education and community action with a focus on the St. Lawrence River ecosystem, and it has gained an international reputation for its fresh water ecosystem research.

The Great Rivers Center at Clarkson University is affiliated with the Clarkson Center for the Environment. The Clarkson Center for the Environment is home to Clarkson's environmental activities associated with research, interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate degree programs and outreach programs. The Center was established to support Clarkson's long-standing expertise in this field and to increase collaboration among faculty and partners required to meet its vision of excellence.

Contact: Michael R. Twiss, Ph.D., Great Rivers Center, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, 13699, tel. (315) 268-2359, website: www.clarkson.edu/cce/great_rivers.html

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Position Announcement: Outreach Coordinator – Long Island Sound Study, Cornell Cooperative Extension/NY Sea Grant, Stony Brook, New York

This position provides major leadership for the outreach program of the Long Island Sound Study in New York. Works to increase appreciation, awareness and understanding of Long Island Sound and efforts to restore and protect it. Special emphasis is on educational programs that lead to behavior change related to the protection and restoration of Long Island Sound’s natural resources. Works with teams of people to develop innovative programs and materials employing some of the tools of the social and behavioral sciences.
Assists the Long Island Sound Study in meeting National Estuary Program requirements, particularly related to public involvement, education, and outreach. Works under very general supervision from Sea Grant leadership, and receives program guidance from other agencies involved with the Long Island Sound Study including the US EPA, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. Provides leadership to the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Long Island Sound Study. Works closely with other NY Sea Grant staff to incorporate the research and educational resources of Sea Grant and Cornell Cooperative Extension into the Long Island Sound Study.

Specific Responsibilities

1. Develop new educational tools and programs designed to bring about behavior change related to protecting and restoring the natural resources of Long Island Sound and its watershed. (20%)
a. Assemble teams of people with a variety of expertise, including graphic design, marketing, social and marine sciences to design new outreach tools.
            b. Coordinate the development of such tools and programs.
            c. Coordinate the implementation of such programs.
            d. Evaluate program effectiveness and make recommendations for program             improvement.

2. Coordinate the implementation of traditional LISS outreach programs and tools. (50%)
            a. In coordination with other LISS communication and outreach staff, develop
funding priorities and work plans to translate technical information about Long Island Sound, its health status and trends, and efforts to restore it.
b. Works with LISS work groups and teams on high priority initiatives ( e.g. hypoxia management, Stewardship Initiative, Habitat Restoration Initiative) to identify and communicate key issues and topics and involve the public in those initiatives.
c. Prepare and disseminate LISS newsletters.
            d. Prepare fact sheets related to LISS science and management.
            e. Prepare information and press releases for the media related to LISS.
            f. Coordinate workshops for targeted audiences related to LISS.
            g. Develop educational displays.
h. Serve as primary contact for the public in New York seeking information about LISS.
            i. Develop and provide information for the LISS web page.
j. Conduct technical review of outreach and education proposals.

3. Provide leadership for the LISS Citizens Advisory Committee. (15%)
a. Help set agendas and facilitate meetings.
b. Provide administrative support for the CAC.

4. Professional Development and Sea Grant responsibilities. (15%)
a. Attend LISS meetings and other professional development opportunities to stay current with science, issues, and program development tools needed to perform effectively in this position.
b. Participate in NY Sea Grant staff meetings, review Sea Grant research proposals, and prepare reports needed by NY Sea Grant.

Minimum Qualifications

A master’s degree from accredited university in any of the following fields: marine science, environmental science, environmental education or natural resources management. Three years experience working with an outreach or similar public education program. Good working knowledge of computer skills needed for layout and design of educational materials and newsletters.

Desirable qualifications: Experience working in team settings with staff from numerous agencies to work on mutually agreed upon goals.

Supervision
Direct supervision provided by New York Sea Grant Extension Staff, with considerable program input from staff and agencies working jointly on the Long Island Sound Study.

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter expressing interest in position, and all college transcripts to: Nancy Greenawalt, New York Sea Grant Extension, 112 Rice Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 or e-mail to nag3@cornell.edu. Questions? Call 607-255-2832 and ask for Ms. Greenawalt.

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NYSG Funds for Student Travelers to ICES Annual Science Conference

New York Sea Grant has funds available to support travel by young scientists to the ICES Annual Science Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in September 2008.

Contact: Lane Smith, Research Program Coordinator, New York Sea Grant at 631-632-9780 or lsmith@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

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Availability of On-line ANS Database (GLANSIS)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces the activation of the Great Lakes Aquatic Non-indigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS), a one-stop information source for established non-indigenous aquatic species in the Great Lakes. GLANSIS is operated by NOAA as a Great Lakes node of the USGS national NAS database, allowing access to enhanced features and search capacity for Great Lakes-specific invasive species information while seamlessly linking to the national database. GLANSIS currently contains full profiles and distribution maps for more than 70% of the 185 non-indigenous aquatic species in the database (most exceptions being vascular wetland plants.

To access the database, visit www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/ncrais/glansis.html.

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RFP--Technical Support for Coastal Pollution Issues
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division in Washington, DC, requires contractor support for coastal pollution issues.

The successful contractor shall provide personnel and services in support of activities such as: - studying individual pollution problems and pollution impacts; -
compliance information collection and analysis; - data collection and analysis; training, enforcement, regulatory development and direct program implementation; health risk assessments of the consumption of chemically contaminated fish or shellfish analysis and control of the spectrum of floatable aquatic debris,its possible sources on land and through its transport via runoff.

Contact: David Plagge, Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, E-mail: plagge.david@epa.gov

Program URL: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/OH/PR%2DCI%2D07%2D11333/listing.html

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University at Buffalo – Interdisciplinary Graduate Study in Ecosystem Restoration

The University at Buffalo invites applications to the Ecosystem Restoration through
Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) initiative, a collection of academic programs designed to advance the science, engineering, and policy of ecosystem restoration. Generous student support packages are available for all qualified applicants, including PhD traineeships through the NSF IGERT program (US citizens or permanent residents). Interested applicants should apply to one of the seven participating graduate programs in Biology, Chemistry, Civil (environmental) Engineering, Geography, Geology, Philosophy, and (Native) American Studies.

Contact: For more information contact Prof. Alan J. Rabideau at rabidideau@buffalo.edu or visit the webpage www.erie.buffalo.edu.

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Great Lakes Environmental Database (GLENDA)

GLENDA is now part of EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) system. Advantages are self-registration and support from CDX staff to GLENDA users. Also, we now have more data available including up-to-date water quality results, fish tissue chemistry, Lake Michigan Mass Balance project data, and sediment chemistry.

Your gateway to GLENDA will remain the same -
http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/monitoring/data_proj/glenda/glenda_query_index.html

Contact: Kenneth W. Klewin, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, klewin.kenneth@epa.gov, voice: 312-886-4794, fax: 312-353-2018, www.epa.gov/greatlakes

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New GLRC -GLOS Research Task Force Forming

The GLRC is forming a new research task force to coordinate integrating the GLRC into the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS). This includes both the deployment of remote hut, buoy and ship based monitoring systems, as well as the data management and communications (DMAC) issues. Anyone interested in joining and contributing to this research group should contact Greg Boyer at 315-470-6825 or glboyer@esf.edu.

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GLRC Summer Internships

Faculty members of GLRC institutions interested in advertising internship positions on our website should prepare a short description of the duties and responsibilities and send it to the GLRC office (cjcrysle@syr.edu). To qualify for GLRC matching funds, the position must be filled with a student from a GLRC school other than the home campus. Other summer opportunities will be advertised on our site as well.

Two proposed internships have recently been submitted by Dr. Charles Driscoll from Syracuse University:

Examining Spatial Patterns in the Dynamics of Mercury Species along the Seneca/Owego River and Supply to Lake Ontario

We currently have a project examining spatial patterns in the dynamics of mercury species along the Seneca/Owego River and supply to Lake Ontario. Water samples are collected along the river to examine patterns of mercury supply, loss and methyl mercury production. In addition, we examine rates of elemental mercury formation and evasive loss along the river. The student working on this project will help collect samples and make measurements in the field, and conduct analysis of samples in the laboratory. The student would also be involved in data analysis and interpretation.

Water Quality and Biological Response to Water Quality of Embayments to Lake Ontario

As part of our activities on Lake Ontario, we are interested in the water quality and biological response to water quality of embayments to Lake Ontario. This project will build on a previous study on controls on the water quality and food webs of three Lake Ontario embayments: Little Sodus Bay, Juniper Pond and South Sandy Pond. In this undergraduate project water samples will be collected monthly from the embayments and tributaries entering and leaving the embayments. These water samples will be measured for total and methyl mercury in the laboratory. In addition the student will analyze biological samples previously collected from these embayments for mercury content, including fish, macroinvertebrates and zooplankton. Using these data together with previous data collected for the site, the student will be able to assess the production of methyl mercury and trophic transfer of that mercury in aquatic organisms in the embayments.

These summer internships and others are advertised on the GLRC website at http://www.esf.edu/glrc/2008%20internship%20program.htm.

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Special Opportunity Grants

The Freshwater Future provides Special Opportunity Grants (Emergency Grants) for the aquatic habitat protection efforts that may not coincide with the application timeline or grant period for the Projects Grants Program and the Technical Assistance Grants Program. The maximum grant is $500.

Deadline: Grants will be disbursed on a first come, first served basis.

Contact: Jill Ryan, Program Director, PO Box 2479, Petoskey, MI 49770-2479, E-mail: jill@freshwaterfuture.org, Tel: 231-348-8200

Web Site: http://www.glhabitat.org/grants.html

Program URL: http://www.freshwaterfuture.org/RFP2008.pdf

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