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JUNE ISSUES
MAY ISSUES
2026 AWARD WINNERS
2026 FELLOWS CLASS
APRIL ISSUES
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LUPINES ON THE MOVE
MARCH ISSUES
2026 GSPA WINNERS
2026 EEE SCHOLARS
JANUARY ISSUES
December 2025 issue cover of Ecosphere, showing a marten peering out of a hole in a tree
DECEMBER ISSUES
Images of the winners of the 2025 ESA elections
2025 ESA ELECTION
Two people in suits holding ESA folders stand in front of a congressional office
GRAD STUDENT POLICY AWARD
A sea snail
SEA SNAILS
Cover of the November issue of "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment"
NOVEMBER ISSUES
An aerial photo of forest
FRAGMENTATION
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OCTOBER ISSUES
a still photo from the journal article
ALL YOU CAN EAT
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#ESA2025 WRAPS UP
2025 ESA Annual Meeting sign with Camden Yards in the background
2025 ANNUAL MEETING
fox kits at play
PRAIRIE CANIDS
the cover of the July 2025 issue of Ecological Applications
JULY ISSUES
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FISHES & SEA LILLIES
Cover of the June issue of "Ecology"
JUNE ISSUES
A burned tree, with a closeup of a scorched gall
GREAT GALLS OF FIRE
Cover of the May issue of "Ecological Monographs"
MAY ISSUES
a photo collage of our 2025 awardees, cropped -- click through for the full press release
2025 AWARD WINNERS
A photo collage of the headshots of our 2025 fellows and early career fellows. Click through to learn more about them
2025 FELLOWS
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GRASSLAND BUD TRAITS
cropped photo of a bird that's the topic of the post; it's a very cool-looking bird
PLAINS-WANDERER
the cover of the April 2025 issue of the ESA Bulletin, showing a dragonfly in silhouette, marked by the rising sun at dawn in the background
APRIL JOURNALS
an overhead view photo of schistosomiasis against soil, taken from the article
DIASPORE DIVERSITY
an overhead view photo of a snail against soil, taken from the article
SCHISTOSOMIASIS
a promotional image for the course; click the link for a full description
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
a collage of headshots of the winners of the 2025 Graduate Student Policy Award
2025 GRAD STUDENT POLICY AWARDEES
a promotional image for the course; click the link for a full description
AI & CODE DEVELOPMENT
the March 2025 cover of the journal Ecology
MARCH ISSUES
the cover of our new Earth Stewardship journal
2025 EEE SCHOLARS
the cover of our new Earth Stewardship journal
EARTH STEWARDSHIP
an airborne view of a tropical forest, centering a single dead, burned tree amid the canopy
LIGHTNING POWERS LIFE
an eelgrass meadow
DISEASE DYNAMICS
bats clinging to a drought-stricken tree
DISRUPTION & DISEASE
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RESTORATION WORKSHOP
photo of a dry plateau in India's Western Ghats
MONSOON FROGS
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2025 GSPA
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NORTHERN MURIQUI
a mosaic of ESA's election winners for 2024
2024 ELECTION WINNERS
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UNSUNG POLLINATORS
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LEAF TRAITS
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BENTHIC BIODIVERSITY
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DECEMBER ISSUES
This workshop provides an in-depth introduction to the ten-step ecological restoration process, focusing on core ecosystem principles and the transition from historical and current conditions to project execution and refinement. Participants will explore each step—starting from baseline measurements and design through to monitoring and adaptive management—using real-world examples to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to apply this structured framework across various restoration projects.
10 STEP RESTORATION
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CAUSAL KNOWLEDGE
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BONE-EATING SQUIRRELS
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NOVEMBER ISSUES
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OAK GENOME SIZE
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TROPICAL ECOTONES
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CLOWNFISH DISPERSAL
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CLEANING CREW
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OCTOBER ISSUES
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ANTHER SMUT
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FORESTS AWAKEN
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BORING BIVALVES
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MOOSE EAT SPRUCE
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ANTS AND FIRE
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SEPTEMBER ISSUES
WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK
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WING-SLAPPING
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CORAL RECOVERY
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#ESA2024 WRAPS UP
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AUGUST ISSUES
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TEK MIXER
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SEEDS ALUMS AT #ESA2024
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SEEDS WORKSHOP
ESA 2024 Annual Meeting Banner Logo.
2024 ANNUAL MEETING
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EDUCATION AT #ESA2024
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SPECIAL SESSION 38
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BIPOC STUDENT SOCIAL
SEEDS at #ESA2024
Cover of the July 2024 Bulletin
JULY ISSUES
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FOOD CHAIN LENGTH
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GPS TRACKING
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JUNE ISSUES
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2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS
A squirrel sits on a branch, holding a leaf
INDIAN GIANT SQUIRREL
A close-up of dead coral
GHOST CORAL
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MAY ISSUES
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AVIAN SYNCHRONY
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2024 Fellows
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4DEE EXTRAVAGANZA
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VISUAL STORYTELLING
A flower-filled meadow surrounded by pine trees
FOREST RESTORATION
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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APRIL ISSUES
Thumbnail image promoting a webinar: "From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions"
ACADEMIA ROADMAP
A GPS-collared elk
LANDSCAPE OF FEAR
A whale shark swims by a dense school of fish
TUNA TEAMWORK
Dense shrubby branches growing from the base of a dead tree, surrounded by grass
THICKETIZATION
Alpine meadow with tall mountains and blue sky in the background
PLANT PATHOGENS
An olm in a clear spring
ABOVE-GROUND OLMS
ESA CERTIFICATION
MARCH ISSUES
2024 GSPA
KERATINOPHAGY
LIMPOPO NATIONAL PARK
WOOD WARBLERS
ESA CERTIFICATION
ARCTIC TURF WAR
WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME
FEBRUARY ISSUES
ECOACOUSTICS WEBINAR
FREEZE IN THE INTERTIDAL
MUSSEL MISHAP
An underwater image of two stingrays resting on the substrate with rays of light coming from above
NOISY STINGRAYS
AMERICAN PIKA
GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE
WRITE A GOOD TITLE
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SHARE IDEAS
Headshots of the newly elected members of the Governing Board and Board of Professional Certification
2023 ELECTION
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LACERTID LIZARDS
INDIGENOUS VOICES
RENEW FOR 2024
NATURE’S NIGHTCLUB
AMERICAN POND BELT
INSECT EGGS
RIDGES AND SLOUGHS
ISLAND FOX
SQUEAKING CATERPILLARS
CAROLINA CRITTERS
EAR STONES
FAIRY LANTERNS
2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
RUPICOLOUS BROMELIAD
RURAL ROADS
UNKEN REFLEX
ELEPHANT SEALS
PLANT GALLS
MARCH OF CATERPILLARS
WORLD PENGUIN DAY
REGISTRATION GRANTS
LATEBREAKING POSTERS
Virtual field trip webinar
Propose a virtual field trip
BRONZY INCA
SHARK KLEPTOPARASITISM
GREEN CRABS
MIXED-SPECIES FLOCKS
ALBINO ORCHID
RIVER PLASTIC
GRAZING TURTLES
CARNIVOROUS SUNDEWS
WHAT YOU CAN DO
ESA’S RACIAL JUSTICE WORK
SPIDER CONFLICT
OCTOPUSES PUNCH FISH
DEADWOOD
KOALA & GANNETS
CONSERVATION FINANCE
SUGAR PINE MORTALITY
OWL EYES
RIGS TO REEFS
WOOD STORKS
BEAVER RESILIENCE
COUNTING SEALS
SHARKSUCKERS
UNUSUAL PLANT
HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH
CERRADO TREES
COLLODION LIVE STREAM
ECOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
ESA VIRTUAL MEETING
BISON IMAGING
CORAL HEATWAVES
JUNETEENTH
ILLINOIS BLUEBELLS
SHARK KLEPTOPARASITISM
CORALS ON STYROFOAM
SNAKE HUNTS BAT
HUMMINGBIRDS+MOSS
MOONLIGHT FISH
SOCIAL WOODPECKERS
ALBATROSS EPIDEMIOLOGY
LIGHT POLLUTION
BEE SAMPLING
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
GLASSFROGS
SEAGRASS LEDGES
HAWAII SINKHOLE
PASSIVE REWILDING
DEEP-SEA CORALS
PRESCRIBED FIRE
HARBOR SEALS
BATS AND PLANTS
STALKING CRABS
TERRITORIAL WARBLERS
STREAM FOOD WEBS
NUTRIENT RETENTION
LOVE IN STRANGE PLACES
SOIL BIOCRUSTS
WILD PIG INVASION
BEARS & CICADAS
WINTERING CRANES