Tag: North America

Freshwater Fishes of North America, Volume 2

by Kim Crider, SRS Science Communications  • 
The highly anticipated second volume of Freshwater Fishes of North America was just published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This volume was edited by USDA Forest Service fisheries research scientist Mel Warren and four other editors. Warren also contributed to seven of the book’s 35 chapters. “We are indebted to a large community of ichthyologists,…  More 

U.S. Forest Service Publishes Plan for North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery  • 
Just published online by the Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS), A Plan for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) provides detailed guidelines for participating in NABat, an international multiagency program created to provide the data needed to make effective decisions about bat populations across the North American continent. Susan Loeb, SRS research ecologist,…  More 

International Bat Monitoring Research Group Receives “Wings Across the Americas” Award

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
On March 9th, U.S. Forest Service scientist Susan Loeb and numerous partners were recognized with the Forest Service Wings Across the Americas Research Award for their contributions to the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). Wings Across the Americas is an international Forest Service program that works with a wide range of partners in the…  More 

Lampreys, Paddlefishes, and Mooneyes, to Name a Few

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
Johns Hopkins University Press recently published the first volume of a long-awaited reference work on North American freshwater fishes edited by U.S. Forest Service fisheries research scientist Mel Warren and Southern Illinois University professor Brooks Burr. Freshwater Fishes of North America, Volume 1 provides comprehensive details on 10 North American fish families: Lampreys, Whiptail Stingrays,…  More