4/29/2013
Provincial government intervenes on behalf of Experimental Lakes Area
4/25/2013
Michael Hubbard, mayfly systematist, pioneer of open-access literature, 1946 - 2012
4/16/2013
FWS Featured Article: Reproduction and population patterns in a freshwater mussel
2/11/2013
William Coffman, authority on chironomids, 1942-2013
12/22/2012
Ken Stewart, invertebrate biologist, stonefly expert, 1935-2012
12/20/2012
FWS Featured Article: Characteristics of a temporary river rewetting
12/17/2012
Tom Waters, founding member and songwriter, 1926-2012
11/26/2012
Formation of a Groundwater-Wetland Interest Group
11/12/2012
Katharine "Tara" Willey, student SFS member, 1976-2012
10/31/2012
EPA releases application "How's My Waterway" that provides citizens with information on their local waterways.
10/5/2012
Colleagues remember Jim Sedell
9/17/2012
FWS Featured Article: Possible climate-induced elevation shift of stoneflies
9/17/2012
Don Webb, SFS member, aquatic entomologist, musician, 1939-2012
9/2/2012
Jim Sedell, River Continuum Concept author and pioneer researcher on the importance of wood in streams, passed away 18 August
8/13/2012
BRIDGES: Forest management practices based on emulation of natural disturbances (END)
8/2/2012
BRIDGES links aquatic sciences with other science discplines, policy and communication.
7/13/2012
Projected funding cuts to USGS biological and ecosystem research
6/21/2012
Canadian government to close Experimental Lakes Area
6/4/2012
FWS Featured Article: Relationship between food chain length versus temperature
5/14/2012
The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021 now available
5/5/2012
SFS session honors Richard Norris (1951-2011)
4/24/2012
Pat Mulholland, SFS Award of Excellence recipient (1952-2012)
3/12/2012
NSF highlights Vaughn’s research on threatened freshwater mussels and effects on ecosystems
3/2/2012
Wading for Bugs, a book on invertebrate natural histories by SFS members.
2/3/2012
Department of Interior releases draft climate adaptation strategy: public comment requested.
1/27/2012
A bill introduced in Fall 2011 is gathering widespread support to change mining and oil drilling practices on US public lands.
1/10/2012
"Pending legislation in the House of Representatives would require public release of sensitive material regarding peer review of federal grants including propriety intellectual information."
10/30/2011
U.S. Global Change Research Program Strategic Plan Public Comment Period
10/25/2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced he development of standards for waste water disposal related to “fracking”.
9/19/2011
National Climate Assessment requests comments and technical input on report and process
8/8/2011
White House report calls for increased attention to ecosystem services in federal agencies
7/14/2011
Bill Hilsenhoff, of the Hilsenhoff Biotic Index, dies (1929-2011)
6/2/2011
The Obama Administration has released a national Clean Water Framework in conjunction with the release by the U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers of a revised guidance defining waters of the U.S.
5/9/2011
A new study calculates the climate impact of natural gas extraction via ‘hydrofracking.'
5/9/2011
NABS inaugurates INSTAR, a new mentoring program for undergraduate students.
4/12/2011
Three U.S. federal agencies have released reports related to the nation's freshwater resources.
3/27/2011
Dr. Stephen Carpenter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison was awarded the 2011
Stockholm Water Prize for his research into lake ecosystems.
2/16/2011
A new paper in Environmental Research Letters reports that the upper tolerable limit for P input to freshwaters have been exceeded.
1/14/2011
Kenneth Mackenthun, founding NABS member passes away
12/10/2010
AIBS and ASLO have posted an action alert to members asking them to defend the NSF's budget and peer review process.
12/7/2010
A 2009 JNABS paper by Steffen Pauls and colleagues was cited as a Fast Breaking Paper by Thomson Reuters.
11/30/2010
On December 3, 2010 scientists will discuss a proposed mining district in Alaska's Bristol Bay that may pose a threat to one of the world's largest salmon fisheries.
11/8/2010
A new USGS
national assessment finds that nearly 90% of US streams and rivers have altered flow.
11/5/2010
AIBS provides legislative alerts and a listing of current legislation before Congress regarding freshwater science and education
10/14/2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expands critical habitat protections for bull trout.
10/11/2010
Independent review supports EPA science on effects of mountaintop mining on aquatic ecosytems.
10/7/2010
A
report by Vorosmarty and colleagues in the journal Nature summarizes threats to water security and freshwater biodiversity worldwide.
10/5/2010
The USGS has released a
new circular showing little improvement or declines in the Nation’s water quality between 1992 through 2004.
10/1/2010
Four papers in
BRIDGES provide examples and evidence that ecosystem degradation and recovery thresholds exist in streams.
9/23/2010
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