Author Archives: Elphick

Several SHARP researchers, and partners from management agencies, talk about the future of saltmarsh sparrows in this article.

Everyone at SHARP was very excited this week to learn that Jen Walsh, one of the first grad students in our group, is a 2020 recipient of the Ned K Johnson Early Investigator award. Jen is now at the Cornell … Continue reading →

Our paper on the human dimensions of coastal marsh conservation was recently featured in several news outlets, including E&E News, the New London Day, the New Haven Register, and the Augusta Free Press.

On August 3rd, Chris Elphick talked about the conservation of saltmarsh sparrows and other tidal marsh birds on Bird Calls Radio.  The interview can be accessed here.

Samantha Apgar, the newest SHARP grad student, recently received a Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetland Studies for her doctoral work on extinction risk in specialist marsh birds.

Chris Elphick and Chris Field recently gave a talk for the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture(ACJV), over-viewing a lot of SHARP’s work.  The presentation was broadcast as a webinar in the ACJVs Climate of Conservation webinar series and can be viewed … Continue reading →

Chris Field recently defended his PhD dissertation “A threatened ecosystem in a human-dominated landscape: tidal marsh conservation in the face of sea-level rise” at the University of Connecticut.  Once final revisions have been made it will be posted with other … Continue reading →

SHARP research on saltmarsh sparrows was featured in a recent article in the Providence Journal newspaper.  A companion article described work being done to manage a section of marsh at Sachuest Point NWR, where SHARP has been studying tidal marsh … Continue reading →

In addition to organization a symposium at the Waterbird Society annual meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine, Kate Ruskin won a student presentation award.