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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… and a PhD from Dartmouth College in Biology and Plant Ecology (1981). Before being hired at Cary Institute, he was … pollution monitoring, to prevent damage to our nation’s natural resources. Cary Senior Scientist Emeritus Charlie Canham …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… equity work. A recent open-access paper in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment put forth a more expansive … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , … been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts of climate change on these …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… will be an increasingly prevalent part of our lives. New York City, June 7, 2023 at 2pm. Photo by MTA … fell to unhealthy levels for millions of people. Fire ecology is a major research area for Cary scientist … Library of Congress. How do wildfires start? Natural fires are ignited by lightning. However, in the US, …
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Applying science to natural resource management in the Catskills
Applying science to natural resource management in the Catskills … says, “In the Catskills, the economy is driven by natural resources. Its key industries – tourism, forestry, and … environmental literacy. Staff are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater. …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… PhD, a wildlife ecologist at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, said in an interview. This past … different hosts could represent fundamental shifts in the ecology and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and could result in …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… some people believe that Lyme disease didn’t spill over naturally. Because Burgdorfer had ties to the US military, … Europe). According to a 2017 study in the journal Nature, Ecology, and Evolution in which scientists sequenced nearly … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… Its mission is to advance the science and practice of ecology to empower people to secure a thriving planet. … role at Cary, he is a professor at the City University of New York Advanced Science Research Center and the Earth and …
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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
… enduring impacts to people and the urban environment. A new nationwide analysis of 122 plans from 20 US cities , published today in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment , found that many plans fail to … broad, taking in parks, trail systems, gardens, and other natural landscape features that provide benefits for people …
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Cary Institute receives $2 million gift to reimagine its headquarters
… research organizations. Staff are global experts in the ecology of cities, freshwaters, forests, infectious … $14 million project, which is funded in part by Institute resources. The new building will include additional science … been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts of climate change on these …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… been growing increasingly salty due to road de-icing, but a new analysis suggests with careful action, concentrations … it,” said lead author Chris Solomon , who studies lake ecology at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. However, he … Among other things, the model ignores salt inputs from natural rock weathering and from human activities like …
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