Webinar Series - Friday's Findings
Friday's Findings is a public webinar series hosted by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. These half hour webinars are meant to provide listeners an overview of the science topic and chance to ask questions. We hope to offer our audience an opportunity to discover the Ecosystems science capacity within the USGS.
Speakers for the 2024 Friday's Findings webinar series
DATE | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
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January 12 | When Did Humans Come to North America? |
Kathleen Springer, Research Geologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center Jeff Pigati, Research Geologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
January 26 | Expanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern Freshwater Fishes |
Logan Sleezer, Ecologist, Columbia Environmental Research Center Corey Dunn, Research Fish Biologist, Unit Leader, U.S. Geological Survey, North Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit; North Carolina State University |
February 9 | Fields & Feedlots: Agricultural Research by the Food Resources Lifecycle Integrated Science Team | Dr. Dana Kolpin, Research Hydrologist, Central Midwest Water Science Center |
February 23 | National EDRR Framework: focus on tools for early detection | Wes Daniel, Fishery Biologist, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
March 8 | Celebrating International Women's Day and the Paths Taken to a Career in Science |
Dr. Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Assistant Regional Administrator, USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center; Dr. Erin Buchholtz, Assistant Unit Leader of Wildlife, USGS South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Dr. Maggie Hunter, Research Geneticist, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center
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March 22 | Finding The Core: Tools for Identifying Intact Grasslands and Tracking Restoration Outcomes | Caleb Roberts, Research Wildlife Biologist, Cooperative Research Units |
April 12 | U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (Creelcat) | Nick Sievert, ORISE Fellow in Data Informatics with the National Climate Adaptation Science Center |
April 26 | Going To Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine | Becky (Rebecca) Brice, Geographer, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
May 10 | Leveraging thirty-four years of data to assess the effects of visitor use and climate on amphibian occupancy in a protected landscape | Amanda M. Kissel, Fort Collins Science Center |
May 24 | Adaptive Management, Fire, and Restoration in the Sagebrush Biome |
Chad Hoffman, Acting Wildland Fire Science Program Manager, Ecosystems Mission Area Lief Wiechman, Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist, Ecosystems Mission Area |
June 14 | What's the Buzz in USGS Pollinator Science |
Lindsey Thurman, Partnerships Ecologist, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Kara Jones, Geneticist, Eastern Ecological Science Center David Haukos, Unit Leader, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Kathryn Busby (Wildlife Biologist) and Kathryn Thomas (Research Ecologist), Southwest Biological Science Center |
June 28 | From the Surface to the Deep: Assessing Biodiversity in Offshore Marine Environments with eDNA | Alexis M. Weinnig, Postdoctoral Researcher, USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center |
July 12 | Blowing in the Wind (Or the Shipping Container): Airborne eDNA for Biosurveillance | Steve Spear, Research Biologist, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
July 26 | Staying Cool in the Big City: Regional and Local Drivers of Urban Heat Mitigation | Peter Ibsen, Research Ecologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
August 9 | One Health, One Environment: Environmental chemistry’s integrative approaches in advancing the One Health Paradigm | Dr. Erin Pulster, Research Biologist, Columbia Environmental Research Center |
August 23 | Indigenous Knowledge: Providing Insight into Climate Change | Nicole Herman Mercer, Research Social Scientist, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Centers |
September 13 | Restoration of Dry and Degraded Lands | Seth Munson, Research Ecologist, Southwest Biological Science Center |
September 27 | Sea Otter Science - Cross-Regional, Collaborative Conservation Research | Julie Yee, Research Statistician, Western Ecological Research Center Dan Esler, Research Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Science Center |
October 11 | One Health Approach to Ecosystems Science | Patty Bright, Senior Science Advisor, Environmental Health Program |
October 25 | The Use of Vaccination to Mitigate White-nose Syndrome in Bats | Tonie Rocke, Research Epidemiologist, National Wildlife Health Center Camille Hopkins, Wildlife Disease Coordinator, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program |
November 8 | An ancient rock-climbing fish: Science in support of Pacific Lamprey | Theresa “Marty” Liedtke, Research Fish Biologist, Western Fisheries Research Center |
November 22 | Developing Resources for Tribal Partnership Science | Tony Ciocco, Biologist, NC Climate Adaptation Science Centers |
December 6 | USGS Science in Support of Condor Conservation and Health | Todd Katzner, Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
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