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SHARP PI Brian Olsen in the news

Posted on March 13, 2019 by olsen

Looking beyond marshes, Brian Olsen, steps into Maine’s great chickadee debate, exhibting all the qualities his SHARP colleagues have come to know and love. As the Mount Desert Island puts it: ” Brian Olsen is just the sort of cheerful, … Continue reading →

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Marsh Habitat Zone Map released!

Posted on October 26, 2017 by olsen

We have released a GIS raster layer describing salt marsh communities in the Northeast Atlantic coast of the United States, from northern Maine to Virginia in 3 X 3 m pixels. It identifies eight cover/community types: High marsh, Low marsh, Salt pools/pannes, Terrestrial border, Phragmites australis, Mudflat, Open water, … Continue reading →

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Olsen presents SHARP results on sea-level rise in Florida

Posted on March 24, 2017 by olsen

On March 10th, 2017, Brian Olsen presented a series of seminars at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel, Florida on the on-going work by the SHARP team.  He described how tidal marsh birds are being challenged by sea-level rise … Continue reading →

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Sparrow declines profiled by ABC News, Washington Post, others

Posted on May 24, 2016 by olsen

An article by AP reporter Patrick Whittle, detailing the recent declines of saltmarsh sparrows across their range, was highlighted by numerous press outlets this weekend. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/east-coasts-saltmarsh-sparrow-disappearing-scientists-39276938 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/east-coasts-saltmarsh-sparrow-disappearing-scientists-say/2016/05/21/d89189b2-1f66-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d_story.html

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Local News Profiles Sparrow Plight

Posted on May 19, 2016 by olsen

The Bangor Daily News, Maine’s second largest newspaper, released an article on the declines in the Saltmarsh Sparrow, highlighting the results of SHARP alum, Mo Correll.  The entire story can be found here: https://bangordailynews.com/community/saltmarsh-sparrow-population-plummets-umaine-scientists-say/

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SHARP gives public talk at Wells Reserve

Posted on September 25, 2015 by olsen

On July 29th Brian Olsen gave a public seminar on the current state of our knowledge of tidal marsh bird conservation at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve entitled “Using Birds to Predict the Future of Tidal Marshes” as part of … Continue reading →

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Brian Olsen gives public talk at Rising Tide Brewery

Posted on September 25, 2015 by olsen

On September 22nd, Brian Olsen presented the current state of our knowledge of tidal marsh bird conservation to a public seminar co-sponsored by Wild Bird Supply, the University of New England, and Rising Tide Brewery in Portland, Maine.

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Adrienne Kovach presents SHARP results to Biddeford Pool Landtrust

Posted on September 25, 2015 by olsen

On August 22nd, Adrienne Kovach presented the current state of our knowledge of tidal marsh bird conservation to the Biddeford Pool Land Trust in southern Maine.

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Paper published on sparrow nest preferences

Posted on July 28, 2015 by olsen

Kate Ruskin and other SHARP colleagues recently had a paper published in Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology on the evolution and divergence of nesting behavior in saltmarsh and Nelson’s sparrows.  See the paper here.

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SHARP presents 5 papers at ornithological conference

Posted on July 28, 2015 by olsen

SHARP students and PIs presented 5 scientific papers during the joint meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société des ornithologistes du Canada, and the Wilson Ornithological Society at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia from 15 … Continue reading →

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