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Jeff Corwin’s Wildlife Nation visits the marsh to learn about SALS!

Our beloved Saltmarsh Sparrow are being featured on Jeff Corwin’s Wildlife Nation! Here’s the trailer to this week’s episode, which features U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service SALS steward and SHARP member! https://youtu.be/Hg5sVz3o12Q

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SHARP in the Maine news for Hg article

SHARP’s new paper characterizing Hg risk to SALS and NESP from ME to NJ was covered by the local Maine news channel: https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/sparrow-species-in-danger-of-extinction/

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SHARP characterizes Hg risk to SALS and NESP

SHARP recently published an article in Ecotoxicology that characterizes mercury (Hg) exposure in Saltmarsh and Nelson’s Sparrows from Maine to New Jersey. Read more here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10646-021-02488-1

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Monitoring paper published!

Ladin, Z. S., W. A. Wiest, M. D. Correll, E. L. Tymkiw, M. Conway, B. J. Olsen, C. S. Elphick, W. L. Thompson, and W. G. Shriver. 2020. Detection of local-scale population declines through optimized tidal marsh bird monitoring design. … Continue reading

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Living Bird article focuses on saltmarsh sparrows

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

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Jen Walsh receives AOS Early Investigator Award

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

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Whitney Beisler awarded USFWS Biologist of the year!

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Roberts et al. (2019) paper reported in TWS….

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SHARP PI Brian Olsen in the news

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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News coverage of SHARP research on the attitudes of coastal land owners towards conservation strategies

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.

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