{"id":51,"date":"2016-06-09T19:01:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T19:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2016-07-25T20:19:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T20:19:49","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/history","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inception of SEEDS may be traced to the efforts of a distinctive group, led by <strong>Dr. Barbara Bentley, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/WAMIE-ReportI.pdf\">1993 Women and Minorities in Ecology (WAMIE) workshop<\/a><\/strong> who strongly urged ESA to make a commitment to diversity that led to the creation of SEEDS.\u00a0 We will be forever grateful to the <strong>Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<\/strong>, whose generous gift of\u00a0\u00a0$3.9 m got\u00a0SEEDS off the ground. \u00a0 We especially thank\u00a0<strong>Dr. Alan Berkowitz<\/strong> \u2013 your work in founding SEEDS has touched many, many lives and will continue to do so into the future!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy the historical timeline we have put together of the SEEDS program below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><style>\r\n\/*===== general options =========*\/\r\na {\r\n    box-shadow: none !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view *, .album_categories *, .album_back_button *, #album_disabled_layer {\r\n    font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, Sylfaen !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#album_disabled_layer {\r\n    display: none;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    background-color: transparent;\r\n    z-index: 10;\r\n    padding-top: 20px;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#album_list_container {\r\n    position: relative;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ====================== album onhover styles ==========================*\/\r\n\r\n#album_list .view {\r\n    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    -o-box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    display: none;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view .mask,\r\n.view .content {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view h2 {\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    font-size: 17px;\r\n    font-family: Raleway, serif;\r\n    padding: 10px;\r\n    \/*background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);*\/\r\n    margin: 20px 0 0 0;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n.album_back_button a, .view a {\r\n    text-decoration: none !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view p {\r\n    font-family: Merriweather, serif;\r\n    font-style: italic;\r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    padding: 0px 20px 0px;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view a.info {\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    font-size: 13px;\r\n    padding: 2px 14px;\r\n    margin-bottom: 3px;\r\n    background: #000;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    font-family: Raleway, serif;\r\n    text-transform: uppercase;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 0 1px #000\r\n}\r\n\r\n.mask-text h2 {\r\n    font-size: 20px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view a.info:hover {\r\n    box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view .mask-bg {\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view .album_social {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    bottom: 3px;\r\n    left: 3px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #ffffff;\r\n    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;\r\n    -moz-border-radius: 3px;\r\n    border-radius: 3px;\r\n    padding: 3px 5px;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view .album_social:active, .view .album_social:focus, .view .album_social:hover {\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    outline: none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*1*\/\r\n\r\n.view .info {\r\n    margin-top: 5px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first .mask {\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\r\n    transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first h2 {\r\n    transform: translateY(-100px);\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    font-family: Raleway, serif;\r\n    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first p {\r\n    transform: translateY(100px);\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    transition: all 0.2s linear;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first a.info {\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* *\/\r\n\r\n.view-first:hover img {\r\n    \/*transform: scale(1.1);*\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first:hover .mask {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first:hover h2,\r\n.view-first:hover p,\r\n.view-first:hover a.info {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    transform: translateY(0px);\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first:hover p {\r\n    transition-delay: 0.1s;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-first:hover a.info {\r\n    transition-delay: 0.2s;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*2*\/\r\n.view-second img {\r\n    -webkit-filter: grayscale(0) blur(0);\r\n    filter: grayscale(0) blur(0);\r\n    -webkit-transition: .3s ease-in-out;\r\n    transition: .3s ease-in-out;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second .mask {\r\n    background-color: rgba(226, 200, 127, 0.2);\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second h2 {\r\n    background: transparent;\r\n    margin: 20px 40px 0px 40px;\r\n    transform: scale(0);\r\n    color: #333;\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second p {\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    transform: scale(0);\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second a.info {\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    transform: scale(0);\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second:hover img {\r\n    -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%) blur(3px);\r\n    filter: grayscale(100%) blur(3px);\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second:hover .mask {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second:hover h2,\r\n.view-second:hover p,\r\n.view-second:hover a.info {\r\n    transform: scale(1);\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second img {\r\n    -webkit-filter: grayscale(0) blur(0);\r\n    filter: grayscale(0) blur(0);\r\n    -webkit-transition: .3s ease-in-out;\r\n    transition: .3s ease-in-out;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second:hover img {\r\n    -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%) blur(3px);\r\n    filter: grayscale(100%) blur(3px);\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*3*\/\r\n\r\n.view-third img {\r\n    transform: scaleY(1);\r\n    transition: all .7s ease-in-out;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third a.info {\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    transform: scale(0);\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third:hover img {\r\n    -webkit-transform: scale(10);\r\n    transform: scale(10);\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third:hover .mask {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third:hover h2,\r\n.view-third:hover p,\r\n.view-third:hover a.info {\r\n    transform: scale(1);\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ==== view 4 ===*\/\r\n\r\n.view-forth-wrapper {\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n    position: relative !important;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    \/* cursor: pointer;*\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth img {\r\n    max-width: 100%;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    -webkit-transition: all 600ms cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);\r\n    transition: all 600ms cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth .mask {\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    \/*    height: 70px;*\/\r\n    \/*    bottom: -70px;*\/\r\n    height: 50%;\r\n    bottom: -50%;\r\n    -webkit-transition: all 300ms cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);\r\n    transition: all 300ms cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);\r\n    top: inherit;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth:hover .mask {\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth:hover img {\r\n    top: -30px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*==  view 5 ==*\/\r\n\r\n.view-fifth .view-fifth-wrapper,\r\n.view-fifth .view-fifth-wrapper img {\r\n    display: block;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-fifth .view-fifth-wrapper {\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-fifth .view-fifth-wrapper .mask {\r\n    display: none;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    background: #333;\r\n    background: rgba(75, 75, 75, 0.7);\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* ====================== album category styles ==========================*\/\r\n\r\n#filters {\r\n    margin: 1% 0;\r\n    padding: 0;\r\n    list-style: none;\r\n    list-style-type: none !important;\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n#filters li {\r\n    float: left;\r\n    list-style-type: none !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#filters li:first-child span {\r\n    margin-left: 0px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#filters li span {\r\n    display: block;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    cursor: pointer;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.album_categories {\r\n    list-style-type: none;\r\n    margin: 0;\r\n    padding: 0;\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n    padding-top: 5px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*=========  sharing buttons  ============*\/\r\n\r\n.album_socials {\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    top: 3px;\r\n    width: 100px;\r\n    height: 28px;\r\n    margin: 0 auto;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.album_socials .rwd-share-buttons {\r\n    top: 0px !important;\r\n    width: 100% !important;\r\n    margin: 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.album_socials a {\r\n    text-decoration: underline !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.gallery_images, .album_image_place {\r\n    margin-top: 15px;\r\n    margin-top: 15px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#rwd-share-facebook:hover {\r\n    background-position: 0 -31px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#rwd-share-twitter:hover {\r\n    background-position: -31px 32px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#rwd-share-googleplus:hover {\r\n    background-position: -66px -31px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rwd-share-buttons li, .rwd-share-buttons li a {\r\n    width: 26px !important;\r\n    border: 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rwd-share-buttons {\r\n    top: 0 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.img_link_btn {\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    z-index: 99999;\r\n    bottom: 0;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n    right: 0;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    padding: 8px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rwd-title {\r\n    padding: 10px 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 475px) {\r\n    .rwd-share-buttons {\r\n        top: -25px !important;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .rwd-title-text {\r\n        line-height: 15px;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*=========  hover style ===========*\/\r\n\r\n#hover {\r\n    color: rgba(188, 175, 204, 0.9);\r\n}\r\n\r\nh2#testimonials {\r\n    color: #fffae3;\r\n}\r\n\r\ndiv#all {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view img {\r\n    height: auto;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    margin: 0 10px 10px 0;\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    float: left;\r\n    cursor: default;\r\n    border: 1px solid #ccc;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-wrapper {\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view img {\r\n    display: block;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    transition: all 0.2s linear;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    width: auto;\r\n    max-width: 100%;\r\n    margin: 0 auto;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.mask-text h2 {\r\n    font-size: 20px !important;\r\n    margin-top: 20px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* view 1 *\/\r\n\r\n.view-first .text-category, .view-first .mask-text h2, .view-first .mask-text p {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/*  view 2 *\/\r\n.view-second .text-category, .view-second .mask-text h2, .view-second p {\r\n    color: #333;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-second .mask-text h2 {\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* view 3*\/\r\n.view-third .mask {\r\n    background-color: #ccc;\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    color: #333;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third h2 {\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\r\n    background: transparent;\r\n    margin: 20px 40px 0px 40px;\r\n    transform: scale(0);\r\n    color: #333;\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third p {\r\n    color: #333;\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    transform: scale(0);\r\n    transition: all 0.5s linear;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-third .text-category {\r\n    color: #333;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* view 4 *\/\r\n\r\n.view-forth .mask-bg {\r\n    background: #333;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth .mask-text {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    z-index: 500;\r\n    padding: 5px 8px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth .mask-text h2 {\r\n    margin: 0px;\r\n    font-size: 13px;\r\n    padding: 2px;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth .mask-text h2:hover {\r\n    cursor: pointer;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth .text-category {\r\n    display: block;\r\n    font-size: 15px;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.view-forth p {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* view 5 *\/\r\n.view-fifth .text-category, .view-fifth .text-category *, .view-fifth .mask-text h2, .view-fifth .mask-text p {\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"view_style\" value=\"view-first\">\r\n    <section id=\"thumbwrapper6\" class=\"gallery-img-content\"\r\n             data-gallery-id=\"6\" data-content-per-page=\"5\"\r\n             data-rating-type=\"off\">\r\n        <input type=\"hidden\" class=\"pagenum\" value=\"1\"\/>\r\n        <ul id=\"huge_it_gallery6\" class=\"huge_it_gallery view-thumbnails\">\r\n            <li id=\"fullPreview\"><\/li>\r\n                        <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"total\" value=\"1\"\/>\r\n                            <div class=\"huge_it_big_li view  view-first\">\r\n                    <div class=\"view-first-wrapper view-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                <a class=\"gallery_group6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1523.jpg\"\r\n                                   title=\"2014 SEEDS Field Trip to Trout Lake\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1523.jpg\"\r\n                                            alt=\"2014 SEEDS Field Trip to Trout Lake\"\/>\r\n                                    <div class=\"mask\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"mask-text\">\r\n                                                                                            <h2 >2014 SEEDS Field Trip to Trout Lake<\/h2>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"text-category\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"mask-bg\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"huge_it_big_li view  view-first\">\r\n                    <div class=\"view-first-wrapper view-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                <a class=\"gallery_group6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0386-1.jpg\"\r\n                                   title=\"2013 ESA Annual Meeting\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0386-1.jpg\"\r\n                                            alt=\"2013 ESA Annual Meeting\"\/>\r\n                                    <div class=\"mask\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"mask-text\">\r\n                                                                                            <h2 >2013 ESA Annual Meeting<\/h2>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"text-category\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"mask-bg\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"huge_it_big_li view  view-first\">\r\n                    <div class=\"view-first-wrapper view-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                <a class=\"gallery_group6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0205.jpg\"\r\n                                   title=\"2011 Leadership Meeting \">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0205.jpg\"\r\n                                            alt=\"2011 Leadership Meeting \"\/>\r\n                                    <div class=\"mask\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"mask-text\">\r\n                                                                                            <h2 >2011 Leadership Meeting <\/h2>\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"text-category\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"mask-bg\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/ul>\r\n            <\/section>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 {\r\n    padding: 28px !important;\r\n    min-width: 100%;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    min-height: 100%;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    margin: 0;\r\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\r\n  background-color: #333333; box-shadow: 0 0 10px;}\r\n#huge_it_gallery6 .huge_it_big_li {\r\n    overflow:hidden;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: 242px;\r\n    height: 152px;\r\n    margin: 1px -1px !important;\r\n    border-radius: 5px;\r\n    padding:0 !important;\r\n    border-radius: 5px;\r\n    border: 1px solid #444444;\r\n    box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n}\r\n#huge_it_gallery6 li img {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: 240px;\r\n    height: 150px;\r\n    margin:0 !important;\r\n    border-radius: 0px;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li .overLayer ul li h2,\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li .infoLayer ul li h2 {\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    color: #FFFFFF;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li .infoLayer ul li p {\r\n    color: #FFFFFF;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li .overLayer,\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li .infoLayer {\r\n    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -moz-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -ms-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -o-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: 242px;\r\n    height: 152px;\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    opacity: 0;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n    z-index: 4;\r\n    max-height: 100%;\r\n    border-radius: 0px;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li a {\r\n    position: absolute;\r\n    display: block;\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: 242px;\r\n    height: 152px;\r\n    top: 0;\r\n    left: 0;\r\n    z-index: 6;\r\n    max-height: 100%;\r\n}\r\nli#fullPreview{\r\n    list-style: none;\r\n}\r\n.load_more3 {\r\n    margin: 10px 0;\r\n    position:relative;\r\n    text-align:center;\r\n    width:100%;\r\n}\r\n.load_more_button3 {\r\n    border-radius: 10px;\r\n    display:inline-block;\r\n    padding:5px 15px;\r\n    font-size:19px !important;;\r\n    color:#CCCCCC !important;;\r\n    background:#333333 !important;\r\n    cursor:pointer;\r\n}\r\n.load_more_button3:hover{\r\n    color:#D9D9D9 !important;\r\n    background:#8F827C !important;\r\n}\r\n.loading3 {\r\n    display:none;\r\n}\r\n.paginate3{\r\n    font-size:22px !important;\r\n    color:#0A0202 !important;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n}\r\n.paginate3 a{\r\n    border-bottom: none !important;\r\n}\r\n.icon-style3{\r\n    font-size: 22px !important;\r\n    color:#333333 !important;\r\n}\r\n.clear{\r\n    clear:both;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li:hover .overLayer {\r\n    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -moz-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -ms-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -o-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    opacity: 0.801;\r\n    display: block;\r\n    background: #CCCCCC;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 li:hover .infoLayer {\r\n    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -moz-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -ms-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    -o-transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.3s linear;\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    display: block;\r\n}\r\nsection #huge_it_gallery6 p {text-align:center;}\r\n\r\n.view {float:none;}\r\n<\/style><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t\t<section id=\"cd-timeline\" class=\"cd-container timeline-express\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 20 1993 announcement-318\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#75CE66;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"1993\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1993\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rsz_wamie-report-i-image-240x120.jpg\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"1993\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Women and Minorities in Ecology workshop and report outlined a series of recommendations to engage underrepresented minorities in ecology and in ESA. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 20 1996 announcement-321\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#5f5ebc;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"1996\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1996\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rsz_1rsz_founder_of_seeds-_cropped-180x120.png\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"1996\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>SEEDS was established as a partnership between the Ecological Society of America and the United Negro College Fund, with ESA VP of Education and Human Resources, Dr. Alan Berkowitz, Institute of Ecosystem Studies at the helm. \u00a0Major funding for SEEDS came from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation between 1996-2014<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 1997 announcement-no-image announcement-352\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#e271d5;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"1997\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1997\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Through SEEDS, faculty from seven (7) historically black colleges and universities are given support to participate in curriculum development workshops and attend ESA meetings\u00a0to develop new ecology course offerings. \u00a0SEEDS Campus chapters were born.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 01 1998 announcement-no-image announcement-687\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#75CE66;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"1998\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1998\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ten (10) HBCUs now participate in SEEDS. 13 students from\u00a0participating institutions attended\u00a0the ESA Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 2001 announcement-no-image announcement-353\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#edf97c;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2001\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2001\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>SEEDS sponsored its first national student field trip in April 2001 to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in\u00a0Eastern Tennessee.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 2002 announcement-no-image announcement-354\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2002\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2002\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>ESA assumed management of SEEDS and has since devoted resources to serving students directly. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 01 2003 announcement-no-image announcement-692\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#5b2d39;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2003\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2003\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Eight tribal colleges join the SEEDS chapter network, increasing the number of SEEDS chapters to 18. The first SEEDS Special Project Grants were awarded to 10 chapters. The SEEDS Undergraduate Research Fellowship program was created.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 25 2005 announcement-no-image announcement-968\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#5ace46;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2005\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2005\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>ESA SEEDS received its first grant from the National Science Foundation to bring 13 SEEDS students to the ESA annual meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 2006 announcement-356\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#8224e3;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2006\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2006\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pamsam-square-120x120.png\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"2006\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>SEEDS was awarded Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) and\u00a0SEEDS Leadership Meetings were initiated<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 2008 announcement-357\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#ce9067;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2008\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2008\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/seeds20thanniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TL-2001-rect.png\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"2008\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>SEEDS received its first grant award from the National Science Foundation to conduct field trips to LTER sites and other field stations. \u00a0SEEDS was recognized with the 2008 American Institute for Biological Science (AIBS) Diversity Leadership Award.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 2009 announcement-no-image announcement-358\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#9200d6;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2009\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2009\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>ESA partnered with PI Ryan Emanuel from Appalachian State University and subsequently, North Carolina State University, to engage two SEEDS chapters at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and two other campuses in North Carolina, on a statewide research project on secondary succession funded by the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 21 2010 announcement-no-image announcement-359\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture icon-no-readmore\" style=\"background:#528aa5;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-sun-o\" title=\"2010\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2010\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp; SEEDS sponsored its first National Coordinated Collegiate Bioblitz with eight chapters participating, led by a SEEDS alumni student, with support from the Andrew W. 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