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Public Affairs Program: Science for Policy and Policy for Science<\/h2>\n

ESA\u2019s Public Affairs Office manages the Society\u2019s public policy and media initiatives. Working closely with its elected leadership, we facilitate opportunities for members to engage beyond the scientific community through media contacts, press releases, social media, briefings, and one-on-one meetings with policymakers.<\/p>\n

Every year, ESA engages in science policy to inform policy affecting the ecological community and fosters support for research and STEM education. ESA broadens its impact by joining with other scientific associations through membership in coalitions: Biological Ecological Sciences Coalition, Climate Science Working Group, Coalition for National Science Funding,- USGS Coalition, NDD United, National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species.<\/p>\n

Policy Letters<\/h4>\n

Working with ESA President Monica Turner, staff developed and distributed 26 ESA letters addressing issues and regulations. Topics ranged from federal funding for scientific research to advocating for the United Nations General Assembly to recognize 2020 as an \u201cInternational Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Policy Updates and Analyses<\/h4>\n

Every two weeks, a succinct Policy News Update<\/a> is available to members summarizing relevant federal policy issues. Through the Intersociety Working Group for the past few decades, ESA and the American Institute of Biological Sciences pen the Biological and Ecological Sciences<\/a> chapter analyzing the president\u2019s FY 2017 budget request to Congress. The entire report is published in print and online by\u00a0AAAS.<\/p>\n

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Providing Opportunities for ESA Members to Engage in Policy<\/h3>\n

Graduate Student Policy Award<\/h4>\n

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Timothy Treuer<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kristen Lear<\/p><\/div>\n

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Samantha Werner<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jessica Nicole Welch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Matthew Pintar<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brian Kastl<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Biological Ecological Sciences Coalition, co-chaired by ESA and the American Institute of Biological Sciences, brought six ESA Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) winners and 24 other young scientists to Washington DC for meetings with their US Representative and Senators. The ESA 2016 GSPA recipients are\u00a0Brian Kastl (University of California), Kristen Lear (University of Georgia), Matthew Pintar (University of Mississippi), Timothy Treuer (Princeton University), Jessica Nicole Welch (University of Tennessee), and Samantha Lynn Werner (University of New Hampshire). Prior to the Capitol Hill meetings, participants received communication training and an overview of the federal budget process.<\/p>\n

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