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Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Policy Analyst Terence Houston. Read more
ESA members have elected David Inouye, a plant ecologist and professor emeritus of the Department Read more
Can you describe your research with a sketch? What would you draw? Johanna Varner, Erin Read more
Datasets from long-running volunteer survey programs, calibrated with data from sporadic intensive monitoring efforts, have Read more
On Monday, ESA's Natural History Section asked you to tweet your naturalist identity with pride Read more

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