Board of Professional Certification

(Represented by V.P. of Education & H.R. to Governing Board)

Tim Nuttle, Chair (2020-2022)
Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
moc.cnicecnull@elttunt
Diane Wickland (2019-2021)
NASA (Retired)
moc.liamgnull@dnalkciW.enaiD
Steven Archer (2019-2021)
University of Arizona
ude.anozira.liamenull@rehcras
Zakiya Leggett (2019-2022)
North Carolina State University
ude.uscnnull@tteggel_ayikaz

Mary Barber (2021-2023)
RTI International
gro.itrnull@rebrabm
Paul Schmalzer (2021-2023)
NASA Kennedy Space Station, IMSS
vog.asannull@rezlamhcs.a.luap
Steven Jones (2021-2023)
GFD Pty, Ltd
moc.dhgnull@senoj.nevets

Example certificate awarded to professional ecologists.

Journals and Publications

The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is the only pigeon endemic to New Zealand and is one of New Zealand's most important seed dispersers. It consumes a broader diversity of native fruits than any other bird in New Zealand and is a key species contributing to higher seed dispersal in fenced ecosanctuaries, as recently found by Bombaci et al. in their study published in the June issue of Ecology.

Ecology

News

From radioactive rain to hitchhiking tardigrades, particulates in precipitation have big implications for ecosystems

(June 7, 2021) – Researchers from the University of North Texas, Georgia Southern University and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies present new research on the effects of particulate matter found in canopy waterways.

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Oregon State University research shows two invasive beachgrasses are hybridizing

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have identified a hybrid of two species of sand-stabilizing beachgrasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the early 1900s.

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Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds

(May 20, 2021) – A new understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the highly managed Sacramento River.

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Sturgeon Warning System

(May 6, 2021) – University of Delaware researchers developed a text alert system to help fishers avoid Atlantic sturgeon and to provide them with a three-day forecast highlighting where sturgeon will be in the future.

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