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Our Science Office staff carry out a broad range of activities in support of the ESA membership, the scientific community, and public agency scientists and decision makers.<\/p>\n
For the past 23 years, ESA\u2019s Office of Science Programs has provided support for the ESA Panel on Vegetation Classification<\/a>. During this time, the Panel has developed the complete scientific content of the US National Vegetation Classification (USNVC).The USNVC made its debut in February 2016, marking the culmination of two decades of dedicated effort from the USNVC Partnership and the ESA Panel on Vegetation Classification. It is the first dynamic classification, designed to adapt as new ecological knowledge becomes available. The ESA Panel has worked to ensure the scientific rigor of the classification and facilitate its development, collaborating with other organizations and agencies in the USNVC Partnership, including the US Forest Service, USGS Core Science Systems, NatureServe, and the Federal Geographic Data Committee Vegetation Subcommittee. The Panel also maintains VegBank<\/a>, the USNVC open-access vegetation plot database.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_slider admin_label=”USNVC-Slider” show_arrows=”on” show_pagination=”on” auto=”on” auto_ignore_hover=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” remove_inner_shadow=”on” background_position=”default” background_size=”initial” hide_content_on_mobile=”on” hide_cta_on_mobile=”off” show_image_video_mobile=”off” custom_button=”off” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ top_padding=”120px” bottom_padding=”360px” auto_speed=”4800″] [et_pb_slide background_image=”https:\/\/www.esa.org\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_2184_25535673742_o.jpg” background_position=”default” background_size=”initial” 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use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n In 2014, ESA\u2019s Science Program launched the Sustaining Biological Infrastructure<\/a> (SBI) training initiative with NSF support to give scientists the\u00a0business planning, marketing, and communication skills necessary to innovate and sustain research infrastructure. From June 21-23, 2016, ESA held its third \u201cSustaining Biological Infrastructure: Strategies for Success\u201d course. Twelve leaders of biological infrastructure projects (including digital data resources, field stations, labs, and collections) spent three days growing their skills in financial management, planning, and communication. The course was a resounding success with participants reporting increased confidence levels in skills such as understanding and communicating financial information, putting together a business plan, communicating with stakeholders, and approaching private funding sources. Science staff have submitted a proposal to NSF to enhance and continue the SBI initiative for another three years.<\/p>\n Produced by the Science Office, Issues in Ecology<\/em><\/a>\u00a0uses commonly understood language to report the consensus of a panel of scientific experts on issues related to the environment. The audience for Issues in Ecology<\/em> includes decision-makers at all levels.<\/p>\n Issues in Ecology<\/em> #19,\u00a0\u201cInvesting in Citizen Science Can Improve Natural Resource Management and Environmental Protection,\u201d<\/em> was published in September 2015. Duncan McKinley (USDA Forest Service) and Abraham Miller-Rushing (National Park Service) led the development of this Issue, which examines the current use of citizen science in ecology and the environmental sciences in the United States and describes how organizations might benefit from it. The Issue was included in the new Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit<\/a>, which is intended to help federal agencies design, carry out, and manage citizen science and crowdsourcing projects.<\/p>\n Issues in Ecology<\/em> #20, \u201cSpecies Recovery in the United States: Increasing the Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act,\u201d<\/em> was published in January 2016. Dan Evans, a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, led the development of the Issue, which reflects on endangered species recovery since the passage of the Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n The Science Office assisted the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LAWDP) and Inyo County, CA with a review of the vegetation monitoring and analytical methods that they use to assess impacts of groundwater pumping in the Owens Valley, CA. ESA\u2019s Science Office submitted the final report, \u201cReview of Methods for Vegetation Monitoring and Analysis in the Owens Valley, California\u201d to Inyo County and LADWP in February 2016. The report was prepared by a panel of three experts chosen by ESA\u2014Scott Abella (UNLV), Charles Bonham (Colorado State University emeritus), and James Thorpe (UC Davis)\u2014led by Cliff Duke, director of science, and supported by Kim Quach.<\/p>\n Science Program staff participate in the scientific community to highlight ESA capabilities and those of our members. Staff also serve on the National Research Council\u2019s Board on Research Data and Information<\/a>, the Steering Committee for the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable<\/a>, the\u00a0AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition<\/a>, the\u00a0Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science<\/a>, the Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable<\/a>, the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign<\/a>, and the\u00a0Stewardship Action Council.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Solutions for sustainability” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\nScientists collect field data used to update VegBank.<\/h3>\n
Ecology for Community<\/h3>\n
Sustaining Biological Infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Issues in Ecology<\/h4>\n
Owens Valley Review and Design of Vegetation Monitoring & Analytical Methods<\/h4>\n
Collaboration<\/h4>\n
Solutions for Sustainability<\/h3>\n