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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Funding

The Dennis Raveling Scholarship for Waterfowl Research is awarded annually to students with a desire to pursue a career in waterfowl or wetlands ecology. Awards are based on the candidate's resolve, academic achievement, and project merit. Candidates must be pursuing an advanced degree in wildlife, zoology, botany, ecology, or other pertinent biological science. Two scholarships, one for US$8000 and one for US$4000, will be awarded in 2003. Applications must be received by 31 October 2003. For more information contact Nicole Berset, California Waterfowl Association, 4630 Northgate Blvd., Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95834, USA,(916) 648-1406, FAX (916) 648-1665, nicole_berset@calwaterfowl.org.

New Publication

The U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce the release of a new snag, down wood, and wood decay management advisory system for forests in Washington and Oregon, the DecAID Advisor. The Advisor, available at http://wwwnotes.fs.fed.us:81/pnw/DecAid/DecAID.nsf, is a synthesis of data on wildlife species' use of decayed wood, inventory data on snags and down wood, and information on insects and pathogens associated with decayed wood. It presents a new meta-analysis of wildlife and inventory data using tolerance levels to depict proportions of populations that pertain to snag diameters, snag density, down wood diameter, down wood percent cover, and other wood decay elements, and detailed management implications. A product of several years of teamwork, the DecAID Advisor also can help long-term planning. References on the DecAID Advisor are available at http://www.fs.fed.us/wildecology/decaid/decaid_background/decaid_papers.htm. For more information contact Bruce Marcot, (503) 808-2010, bmarcot@fs.fed.us or Janet Ohmann, (541) 750-7487, johmann@fs.fed.us.

Educational Opportunity

EcoLife Expeditions' International Universities Program will offer a wildlife management field course from 28 December 2003 - 12 January 2004. The course is for students and professionals interested in African conservation. Students will travel through conservation areas of South Africa in a mobile classroom. Lectures, classes, and hands-on projects will be led by instructors from the University of Pretoria's Centre for Wildlife Management. Course topics include wildlife management techniques, sustainable resource utilization, and ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. The course may be taken for 8 credits from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Cost is US$1400. For more information contact Ecolife Expeditions, 976 Duncan Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria 0181, South Africa, + 27 12 460 5430, FAX + 27 12 460 9707, Education@ecolife.co.za, http://www.ecolife.co.za.

Meetings and Workshops

The School of the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Garden's Institute for Plant Conservation Biology will present the Janet Meakin Poor 2003 Symposium, Sowing the seeds for change: restoration of plant communities, on 23 October at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The symposium, designed for both conservation researchers and practitioners will focus on seed ecology and the use of seeds in restoration projects. For program updates or to register, see http://www.chicagobotanic.org/symposia or telephone (847) 835-8261. For information on submitting a poster proposal, contact Kayri Havens, khavens@chicagobotanic.org, (847) 935-8378.

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