A Fond Farewell From Catherine O’Riordan
I am deeply proud of all that we have accomplished together during my time at ESA.
Jon Miller
ESA’s 2025 Year in Review
This letter to our members is by Past President Stephanie Hampton. Fellow ecologists, you may recall that our annual reports cover our major stories, successes and highlights, in a celebration of our community and our science. Historically, the Past President has taken this opportunity to comment on items in the report that have been especially noteworthy. As 2025 Past President…
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Announcing Organizational Member WEST, Inc.
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) welcomes Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST) as an organizational member of the Society. “We launched our organizational membership to build better bridges with employers in the private and public sectors,” said ESA President Peter Groffman. “WEST’s staff and leadership have long been prominent in ESA, and the Society is glad to be able to…
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Updates & Tips From the ESA Publications Department
There are two factors that often arise as challenges and can result in handling delays: figures that use images from other sources, and the availability of data and code. Please ensure that your submission to an ESA journal follows our guidelines.
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A Letter From the Executive Director
ESA members, I am especially pleased with all that ESA was able to accomplish in 2024. The year began with staff supporting the strategic planning process, led by President-elect Stephanie Hampton, gathering information and feedback from many constituents. The ESA Governing Board adopted a new 3-year strategic plan in May, and rolled it out to the membership at the Annual…
ESA’s 2024 Year in Review
This letter to our members is by Past President Shahid Naeem It’s my honor as 2024 ESA President to write a letter to the members, to sum up our accomplishments and introduce the full annual report. Since we realistically have to wait until the year is over to work on that, we typically don’t start until late in the winter…
Ecology Careers Q&A: Career Options with a Doctorate
Is environmental consulting a viable path for a person who will soon graduate with a doctorate? Does having a PhD make you overqualified to certain jobs?
Ecology Careers Q&A: Skills to Build to Be Competitive on the Job Market
Q: What specific skills should I focus on developing during my time as a graduate student to be competitive in environmental consulting?
Ecology Careers Q&A: Getting Your Foot in the Door with a Bachelor’s Degree
Q: Do you have any tips for getting your foot in the door in the environmental consulting world after graduating from undergrad?
Ecology Careers Q&A: Where to Find Jobs in Consulting
Q: Are there certain job boards other than the ECOLOG or Conservation Job Board you would recommend?
A Rousing Success at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
Contributed by ESA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Chair Lea Johnson On April 5, nearly 300 ecologists—faculty, students, and practitioners—gathered at Longwood Gardens for what we’re told may have been the largest meeting of ESA’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter in its decades-long history. As chair of the regional chapter for the year, I was also chair of the meeting – so the enthusiastic participation this…
ECOLOG-L Update to the Ecological Community
Updated October 28, 2024 Migration is now complete! ECOLOG-L is now fully functional on Simplelists. Here are instructions. The ECO community is fully functional on Discourse (though bear with us a bit, we may still need to iron out a few kinks). You can still participate if you don’t yet have an ESA account! Start your free web account with…