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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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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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“The Working Waterfront” carries story on SHARP work

Posted on December 8, 2014 by olsen

On December 4th, the Working Waterfront, a magazine dedicated to life in coastal Maine carried a story on SHARP’s work with Hurricane Sandy restoration. The story was tweeted by the USFWS.

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Newburyport News features saltmarsh poetry

Posted on August 15, 2014 by olsen

David Samuel Johnson wrote the following article on Saltmarsh Sparrows for the Newburyport News: Great Marsh sparrows a harbinger for things to come 

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SHARP featured on USFWS Website

Posted on August 7, 2014 by olsen

Recently biologists and staffers from the Northeast Region Headquarters of the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative visited one of our demographic study sites in Connecticut.  They posted a story about how the Fish & Wildlife Service … Continue reading →

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UMaine to hire 2 SHARP graduate students for 2014

Posted on November 13, 2013 by olsen

The University of Maine will hire two new SHARP graduate students to begin in March/April 2014.  An M.S. student in community ecology and a Ph.D. student in evolutionary ecology will be co-advised by Dr. Brian Olsen (UMaine) and Tom Hodgman (Maine Dept. … Continue reading →

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Mo Correll’s work on Hurricane Sandy highlighted on UMaine webpage

Posted on September 26, 2013 by olsen

http://www.umaine.edu/graduate/community/featured

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SHARP research on Superstorm Sandy highlighted by the Associated Press

Posted on August 1, 2013 by olsen

The ongoing, NSF-funded work to understand the damage caused by superstorm Sandy to tidal marsh birds and plants was recently described in a news brief by the Associated Press. The article was picked up by numerous new outlets including the … Continue reading →

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