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** Public Information Manager
gro.asenull@idieh
202.833.8773, ext. 211

Nicole Zimmerman portrait image — **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

Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different regions along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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ORNL-led team recognized for impactful sustainability research

A 2017 study from ORNL that shows the far-reaching impacts of U.S. cities’ energy consumption on regional ecosystems has received the 2021 Sustainability Science Award from ESA.

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UF scientists help wildlife parks mobilize against poaching

A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Florida has developed new decision-making tools to help park managers put a dent in the multibillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade while staying within their budgets.

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UW’s Joshua Lawler named fellow of Ecological Society of America

Joshua Lawler, a University of Washington professor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been named a 2021 fellow of ESA.

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Journals and Publications

Farmers’ choice of livestock species is a key management decision that affects grassland vegetation structure and associated biodiversity values. Agricultural lands may be better managed for both biodiversity and ecosystem services when analyzed as a “farming system”, or a collection of similarly managed farms – such as those that work with domestic sheep in Portugal. In the April issue of Frontiers, Santos et al. describe how the adoption of such a holistic approach may facilitate conducting applied ecological research and comparing the environmental impacts of various agricultural policies.

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment