Communicating Ecological Issues to Citizens and Policy Makers
Spring 2005
Society needs accurate, relevant and concise scientific information on current environmental issues. Unfortunately, ecologists have not always been effective communicators of the embedded scientific issues surrounding specific policies. Therefore, the goal of this course was to enhance our understanding of specific ecology related policies and to prepare concise summary statements to the general public in the form of an Eco-Brief. This course was a mixture of speaker led discussions, student presentations and eco-brief writing on current ecological topics. Final briefs were peer-reviewed and faculty reviewed prior to electronic publication.
Eco-Briefs
The Future of Offshore Fish Farms (PDF)
Christy Bowles
When Pets Escape: Expanding the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act to Manage Aquarium and Ornamental Speicies (PDF)
Laura Carney
Conserving California's Oaks for the Future (PDF)
Chris Ineich
Lightening the Burden of Lead Bullets for California Condors (PDF)
Sara K. Krause
Avoiding Disease through Ecological Understanding - Lyme Disease Case Study (PDF)
Chi-Chien Kuo
Setting Priorities for the Farm Bill 2007: Protecting Farms and the Environment (PDF)
Sean Smukler
FEMA Funds for Floodplain Mangament in an Urbanizing and Uncertain World (PDF)
Alexander K. Fremier
Using Genetic Information in Threatened and Endangered Species Management (PDF)
Mariah Meek
A Coordinated Approach for Invasive Species Management and Control in Coastal California (PDF)
Susan Wainwright-De La Cruz
California's Chance to Make a Strategic Response to Invasive Species (PDF)
Clare E. Aslan
Mosquito Control Using Sacramento Perch, A Native Fish Species (PDF)
Rachel Schwartz
Combating the Olive Fruit Fly in California’s Cities (PDF)
Hannah Burrack
Post-fire Salvage Logging: A Misguided Policy for California's Forests (PDF)
Chad Hanson
Effectively Restoring the San Francisco Dune Ecosystem and Protecting Endangered Species: Why Removing a Plantation of Invasive Trees is Necessary (PDF)
Kevin Schwartz
Zebra Mussel Watch Program-Keeping California Waterways Protected (PDF)
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