Public Affairs Staff

Public Affairs staff manages the Society’s 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. We provide media and policy training to our members, in addition to bimonthly updates on national policy developments relevant to this ecological community.


Alison Mize Director of Public Affairs gro.asenull@nosila 202.833.8773, ext. 205	Heidi (Swanson) Winstead Public Information Manager gro.asenull@idieh 202.833.8773 ext. 211	Nicole Zimmerman Public Affairs Manager gro.asenull@elocin 202.833.8773 ext. 224

Public Affairs Committee

Frank Davis, Vice President for Public Affairs (2015-2017) Phone: (805) 893-3438 ude.bscu.nerbnull@dwf

Bruce Byers, Bruce Byers Consulting (2017-2020)

Laura Petes, NOAA Office for Coastal Management (2018-2020)

Tim Male, Environmental Policy Innovation Center (2017-2020)

Ann Bartuska, Resources for the Future (2019-2022)

Astrid Caldas, Union of Concerned Scientists (2017-2020)

Kabryn Mattison, Student Representative (2019-2020)

News

Butterflies feed on live young to steal chemicals for ‘wedding gifts’

Scientists have discovered that milkweed butterflies harass, subdue, and subsequently feed on live, dead, and dying caterpillars belonging to other milkweed butterflies.

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Freshwater ecosystems at risk due to glyphosate use

A series of recent research papers from a McGill-led team has found that the herbicide glyphosate—commonly sold under the label Roundup—can alter the structure of natural freshwater bacterial and zooplankton communities.

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Possible evidence of paternal care in bigfin reef squid

New research finds evidence of paternal care in a cephalopod, with male bigfin reef squids helping female squids find a suitable place to lay their eggs.

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Body Condition of Endangered Killer Whales Reflects Salmon Numbers and Odds of Survival

New research shows how the body condition of endangered Southern Resident killer whales reflects changes in Chinook salmon numbers in the Fraser River and the Salish Sea.

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Journals and Publications

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) produce individually identifiable calls called signature whistles. Using underwater acoustic recorders off the coast of Maryland, USA, in the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, Bailey et al. found a total of 1,518 unique signature whistles. This indicates the minimum number of dolphins that occurred within the study area during 2016–2018. There were reoccurrences of the same signature whistles across years and sites, indicating site fidelity as well as movement of bottlenose dolphins between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast off Maryland. These results, published in the August issue of Ecosphere, can help inform management of this protected species.

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