To post your announcement email Ron Gill at rgill@mail.nysed.gov

ON JUNE 30, 2009, THE BRI PROGRAM OFFICE WILL BE CLOSING DOWN TEMPORARILY. THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF BRI AND THE BRI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE WORKING TO REINSTATE STAFF AND WE HOPE TO BEGIN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES TO THE UPCOMING FALL 2009 BRI BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION LECTURE SERIES OR TO THE 2010 NORTHEAST NATURAL HISTORY CONFERENCE, SO PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

THE BRI ANNOUNCEMENT BOARD WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR POSTING NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS DURING THIS TIME.

Announcements about jobs, conferences, workshops and other activities related to the conservation of biodiversity in New York State or the Northeast are acceptable for this board.

• Workshop Announcements: 2009 Natural History Seminars at the Humboldt Institute on the coast of Maine, Steuben, ME - posted 6/4/09
• Meeting Announcement: Northeastern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Meeting 2009, Watkins Glenn, NY - posted 6/3/09
• BioBlitz Announcement: Clifton Park BioBlitz, Veteran's Park, Clifton Park, NY - posted 3/20/09
• Workshop Announcement: Reptile and Amphibian Survey Methods, Hudsonia Ltd., Staatsburg, NY - posted 3/2/09
• Job Announcements: New York Natural Heritage Program, Database Specialist and GIS Specialist, Albany, NY - posted 1/14/09
• Lecture Announcement: University at Albany Lecture, Dr. Michael Bank,
  Mercury in the Environment: Pattern and Process on February 5, 2009,
  Albany, NY - posted 1/9/09
• Fellowship Opportunities at Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY - posted 12/08/08
• Job Announcement: New York Natural Heritage Program, Zoologist, Albany, NY - posted 10/21/08
• Workshop Announcement: Ecological Design with Native Plants, Drosera, New York City - posted 10/1/08
• Grants Announcement: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Grants Available for the Eradication of Invasive Species - posted 10/1/08
• New DVD: RATTLERS, PEEPERS & SNAPPERS — Reptiles and Amphibians of New England - posted 9/24/08
• Education Program: November Invasive Species In-service Education Opportunity, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, November 11–13, 2008 - posted 9/17/08
• Workshop Announcement: Northeast Wetland Restoration Institute, August 11–15, 2008, Campbell, NY - posted 7/1/08
• Lecture Announcement: Costa Rican Scientist to Speak at Hartwick College about ‘Peace with Nature’ Initiative on May 12, 2008, Oneonta, NY - posted 5/8/08
• Job Announcement: City of New York Parks & Recreation, Ecologist, New York, NY - posted 4/29/08
• Job Announcement: New York Natural Heritage Program, Ecologist, Albany, NY - posted 3/25/08
• Job Announcement: New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Regional Coordinator, New York State east of the Hudson River - posted 3/24/08
• Job Announcement: Westchester Land Trust, Land Program Assistant, Bedford Hills, NY - posted 3/23/08
• Job Announcement: New York State Department of Health, Entomological Assistant, Troy, NY - posted 3/17/08
• Volunteer Position Announcement: Undergraduate Field Research Assistants for Saratoga County Blanding’s Turtle Study - posted 3/1/08
• Volunteer Position Announcement: Seeking Volunteers for Saratoga County Blanding’s Turtle Study - posted 3/1/08
• New Book Announcement: Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America - posted 12/4/07
• Job Announcement: NY Natural Heritage Program - 2 Positions: State Parks Botanist and State Parks Ecologist, Albany, NY - posted 10/16/07
• New DVD: Between Land & Water - Life Stories of Connecticut Amphibians - posted 9/26/07
• Job Announcement: Natural Heritage Trust, Park Planner (3 Positions), Albany, NY - posted 9/25/07
• Job Announcement: Environmental Scientist, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY - posted 8/8/07
• New Book and Book Signing: A Field Guide to the Karner Blue Butterfly, by Dave MacDougall, Saratoga Springs, NY - posted 8/6/07
• Workshop Announcements: Phragmites Management Workshop, Annandale, NY, August 14, 2007 and Blanding's Turtle Conservation and Created Wetlands, Annandale, NY, August 21, 2007 - posted 8/1/07
• Workshop Announcement: FREE Summer Biodiversity Workshop, Newcomb, NY, August 6-8, 2007 - posted 6/15/07
• Meeting Announcement: 2007 Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) Meeting, August 20-22, 2007 - posted 6/5/07
• BRI Press Release: NYS Biodiversity Research Institute Announces Grants - posted 6/4/07
• BioBlitz Announcement: Bioblitz in Westchester County, Bedford Audubon Society, June 1-3, 2007 - posted 4/16/07
• Grants Announcement: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Grants Available for the Eradication of Invasive Species - posted 4/12/07
• BioBlitz Announcement: Paul Smiths VIC Prepares for 2007 Adirondack BioBlitz - posted 4/11/07
• New Book Announcement: The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State: Identification, Natural History, and Conservation - posted 3/27/07
• New Web Site: Announcing the New York Natural History Log! www.nynaturelog.com - posted 3/23/07
• Conference Announcement: Ninth BIOECON Conference on Economics and Institutions for Biodiversity Conservation, 20-21 September 2007, Kings College Cambridge, UK - posted 3/22/07
• Job Announcement: County Inventory Ecologist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Mill Run, PA - posted 3/21/07
• Job Announcement: Community Associate, City of New York, Parks & Recreation, New York, NY - posted 3/20/07
• Job Announcement: Principal Administrative Associate, City of New York, Parks & Recreation, New York, NY - posted 3/20/07
• Funding Opportunity: NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, Graduate Traineeship Program, Request For Proposals (RFP) - posted 3/15/07
• Job Announcement: Wetland/Turtle Intern, Hudsonia, LTD., Annandale, NY - posted 3/14/07
• Volunteer Announcement: Volunteer Dragonfly Surveyor - posted 3/9/07
• Job Posting: Wildlife Technician, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mashantucket, CT - posted 3/9/07
• Workshop Announcement: Water, Woods, and Wildlife: A Woodland Pool Workshop, Millbrook, NY, March 31, 2007 - posted 3/8/07
• Conference Announcement: US Society for Ecological Economics Conference - Creating Sustainability within Our Midst: Challenge for the 21st Century, New York City, June 23-27, 2007 - posted 3/6/07
• Job Posting: Avian Field Technician, New York City and Westchester County, NY - posted 3/2/07
• Job Posting: Volunteer Bird Banding Assistant, Westchester County, NY - posted 3/2/07
• New Journal Announcement: Journal of the North Atlantic (JONA) - posted 3/1/07
• BRI Executive Committee Meeting, March 21, 2007, Albany, NY - posted 2/28/07
• Conference Announcement: Small Matters: Microbes and Their Role in Conservation, New York, NY - posted 2/28/07
• Conference Announcement: Northeast Natural History Conference X, April 2008, Albany, NY - posted 2/20/07
• Job Posting: BRI Executive Director, Albany, NY - posted 2/6/07
• Job Posting: M.S. Assistantship: Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Policy, Albany, NY - posted 2/6/07