SENR Announcements, September 9 | School of Environment and Natural Resources

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A beautiful sunny day for the Monarch Right-of-Way Open House at Ohio State Mansfield. Photo courtesy of Marne Titchenell.

Announcements, Sept. 9

Hello SENR!

If you have events or news you'd like to feature in our next Announcements send via email a note to Molly Bean.

Our featured photo (shown above) is of the Monarch Right-of-Way Open House held last week at Ohio State Mansfield courtesy of Marne Titchenell. Since the planting of the Monarch Right-of-Way pollinator demonstration plots in 2015, a similar event has been held every year except for 2020 (see flyer for this year's event).

Here are a few linked resources to learn a bit more about the plots and collaboration:

In the news

Faculty member Roger Williams is a Co-Principal Investigator on a newly funded $872,967 National Science Foundation (NSF) National Robotics Initiative grant to explore the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into prescribed wildland burn projects. The purpose of the investment is to understand how topographic, atmospheric and forest fuel factors in temperate hardwood forests influence fire intensity and rate of spread through real-time data activation in fire behavior models.

Learn more about the NSF investment here.

Faculty member Steve Lyon has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief for the new Sustainable Water Management section of the MDPI journal Sustainability. Sustainable water management means to ensure using water in a way that meets both current and future socio-economical ecological demand. This section is aimed at improving the development and utilization of sustainable water resources management to meet increasing water demand worldwide. This section will provide information for water managers for managing water by applying sustainable solutions with a foreseeable risk. Find out more.

Faculty member Christine Sprunger is the featured guest on the latest KX Emerging Research podcast and shares about new soils research she is leading. In this episode, Dr. Sprunger shares about a new research project she is working on to examine how quickly soil bounces back from stressors like drought or flooding. The hope? That farmers can more effectively measure soil health and pick best management practices to fit their unique situation.The podcast is hosted by Stacy Cochran and Kim Winslow of the Knowledge Exchange. Listen here.

The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences featured an article on what to see and learn at the Gwynne Conservation Area during this year's Farm Science Review here. Marne Titchenell, wildlife program specialist in SENR is co-coordinating the educational sessions.

The Center for Human-Animal Interactions Research & Education (CHAIRE) and The Wilds hosted their 2021 Pseudo In-Situ Conservation Short Course. Participants engaged in classroom and hands-on field-based learning. SENR faculty member Bill Peterman, one of the guest speakers for the course, is featured leading students to area of the Wilds where they had the opportunity to learn about and survey for native amphibians and reptiles.

Find out how students were engaged and what they enjoyed here.

Check out these NEW Publications

Chongpinitchai, Angela and Roger A. Williams. 2021. The response of the invasive princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) to wildland fire and other disturbances in an Appalachian hardwood forest. Global Ecology and Conservation. 29, e01734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01734

Kast, Jeffrey B., Margaret Kalcic, Robyn Wilson, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Nicholas Breyfogle, Jay Martin, Evaluating the efficacy of targeting options for conservation practice adoption on watershed-scale phosphorus reductions, Water Research, Volume 201, 2021,117375, ISSN 0043-1354, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117375.

Schwab, E.R., Kalcic, M.M. & Wilson, R.S. Assessing the Accuracy of Farmers’ Nutrient Loss Risk Perceptions. Environmental Management 68, 539–552 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01519-1

Sprunger, Christine D., Steve W. Culman, Leonardo Deiss, Caroline Brock, Douglas Jackson-Smith. Which management practices influence soil health in Midwest organic corn systems? Agronomy Journal 2021, https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20786

Williams, Roger; Wang, Habin. Effects of Wildfire and the Presence of the Invasive Paulownia tomentosa on the Regeneration of Native Tree Species in North-Central Appalachia. Fire 2021, 4, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire4030060

More 2021 publications here.

Alumni

Save the Date! Tuesday, October 5 from 10 - 11:00 a.m.
CFAES Time and Change Alumni Webinar, a series for our alumni and friends on a variety of intriguing issues led by prominent CFAES alumni and industry experts.

The CFAES Alumni Spotlight features Kevin Kayle, (MS ’86 Natural Resources, BS ’83 Fisheries and Wildlife Management), who has worked for the Ohio Division of Wildlife for 35 years. Read more about his career growing ever better fishing in Ohio here.

Opportunities

Research on the Prairie

The Ohio State University at Marion welcome researchers from all disciplines to conduct short- or long-term research at the Larry R. Yoder tall grass prairie.

Find out more

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! Deadline is September 24.

The Rural Sociology Graduate Association (RSGA) at Penn State will be hosting their 8th Annual Rural Studies Student Conference this fall!

This year's conference, "Inequality and Inequity in Rural Society" will take place virtually on Friday, October 22, 2021, with a pre-conference speaker on the afternoon of Thursday, October 21.

We look forward to welcoming this year's keynote speakers:

· Dr. Linda Lobao, Ohio State University

· Dr. Joshua Sbicca, Colorado State University

We invite students from all universities, all disciplines, and all levels to present their work. Abstracts may reflect thesis and dissertation work, as well as program design proposals, term papers, or other research projects. Works from all stages of the research process are welcomed and encouraged for submission. This is a great opportunity to receive feedback on research (at any stage of development from any discipline or department) from your student peers. Please note that only students (undergraduate or graduate) are invited to present; however, non-students are welcome to attend.

Friday, September 24th is the abstract submission deadline for this year's Rural Studies Student Conference. Students who intend to present are asked to submit a 250 word abstract of their work via the Abstract Submission Form. Students may choose to submit their abstract as a standard 12-minute conference presentation or as a digital poster submission.

Conference registration is free but required. Please visit Registration Form to confirm your attendance. You may register up until October 20th to be able to receive the zoom link for the conference. You do not need to submit an abstract in order to attend. The conference will be completely virtual, so no travel or other expenses are required.

Please direct any questions to rsgapsu@gmail.com.

Submit your abstract

SENR Undergraduate-Graduate Student Mentorship Program

Undergraduate students are invited to participate in the SENR Undergraduate-Graduate Student Mentorship Program. The Mentorship program is designed to be an informal mentoring program in SENR to build meaningful and positive relationships between graduate and undergraduate students. Undergrads play an active role in selecting one or more graduate student mentors based on your priorities and needs, including field interest, past career expertise, or shared identities/experiences (ie; first generation college student, international student, etc.).

All years are welcome to sign-up. Students new to the idea of research and graduate school and students in the midst of their grad school, career, or research journey may benefit from having a graduate student mentor. The nature of these mentoring relationships are flexible and self-directed within the mentoring pairs based on your needs and goals. If you are interested in participating, please respond to this survey by Sunday, September 12. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Claire Rapp (.172) or Jai Tiarks(.2).

Survey of Interest

Apply now for Outreach and Engagement Staff Grants

The Office of Outreach and Engagement is offering two new grants for university staff. The Outreach and Engagement Community Programs and Events Grant provides staff the opportunity to create and implement community engaged programs, while the Outreach and Engagement Professional Development Grant provides staff funding to further their career growth and development. Both grants are for a maximum of $500 and applications are due on Sept. 30.

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Planning productive conflict

Asking students to challenge preconceived notions, take a position, or support an argument with evidence makes them stronger critical thinkers. However, when that engagement requires them to move beyond their own experiences, the strong emotions can arise (which can also actually deepen learning). Participants will discuss inclusive principles can be used to best lead discussions on course content that may be challenging for students. Participants will leave with tools to assist in setting goals for discussions, articulating expectations, and anticipating conflicts in class. This session may be applied to completion of the requirements for a transcriptable Drake Institute Inclusive Teaching endorsement.

After this workshop participants will be able to:

Plan for productive classroom discussion.
Apply the Open the Front Door Framework as a way to moderate classroom discussion.
Plan for controversial discussions by identifying the goals of discussion, articulating expectations, and anticipating conflicts likely to occur in your learning environment.

Learn more, register

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