Listen to The Brian Lehrer Show audio story featuring one of Baltimore Ecosystem Study’s founding researchers, Dr. Charles Nilon. He talks about his research and the intersection of trees and environmental justice. Want to hear more from Dr. Nilon – watch the 2021 video, Environmental Lecture Series: Dr. Charles Nilon on Urban Wildlife and Environmental Justice. […]
“Although stream restoration filters pollutants out of local waterways and improves the health of the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore area neighborhoods where it would do the most for water quality are far less willing to pay for such projects, according to a new study…” Read more. Publication: Zhang, et al. Spatial asynchrony in environmental and economic […]
A BES graduate student’s research led to the unveiling of a marker at a Black women’s golfing club that had helped to desegregate Baltimore’s parks and golf courses. From the Baltimore Sun article, “The genesis for the project — which began in 2018 as a way to celebrate the Pitch and Putt Golf Club’s 80th […]
Cary Institute Distinguished Senior Scientist and BES Founding Director Steward T.A. Pickett with ecologists Lenore Fahrig and Simon Levin have been selected as recipients of the 14th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology. According to the citation, the ecologists were awarded for their work “incorporating the spatial dimension into ecosystem […]
Green infrastructure can help manage urban hazards, such as flooding, extreme heat, and toxic pollution while improving the availability and quality of urban green space. Across the US, cities have embraced green roofs, bioswales, tree plantings, interconnected parks, and other forms of green infrastructure to make cities healthier and more livable. But too often, equity […]
See what the BES LTER Education team has been up to in a new video – ‘Building and Sustaining a PLC in a Virtual World’. Learn how the BES LTER Education team pivoted during the pandemic to an all-virtual format, successfully creating a professional learning community (PLC) and implementing their professional development program with Baltimore […]
Check out one of BES LTER’s founding researchers, Dr. Morgan Grove, discussing urban ecology, segregation, environmental justice, and the efforts of the US Forest Service’s Baltimore Field Station on the 100th episode of the BioScience Talks podcast. Find out why Dr. Grove finds the expression “white flight” offensive, how Baltimore and other US cities have […]
Learn about the work of BES LTER alum Dr. Ela-Sita Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter an Urban Wildlife Biologist at US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), presented a Cary Institute scientific seminar on her dissertation research. Dr. Carpenter sought to learn whether environmental and socioeconomic variables could help identify the presence, type, and activity levels of bat […]
Congratulations to Dr. Steward Pickett, the BES LTER founding Director and recipient of the Ecological Society of America’s 2021 Eminent Ecologist Award, conferred in recognition of his pioneering work on forest succession, urban ecology, and efforts to improve urban stewardship and sustainability. Read more…
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