Nice work, Nick!
Side Q: What do you call a nun who sleep walks? A roamin' Catholic!
And here's an example of the regs working: afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
My research program is not just reactive. Much of what we do is conceived de novo in collaboration with agencies or with other partners without agency input. For example, no one asked for this: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The decline in salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin has been well documented, as have the decades-long, $9 billion restoration spending efforts by federal and state agencies. T...
I don't think one's work has to change regs to help protect species. For example, evaluation of current status, trends & threats is vital to ensuring protections under ESA, as is the evaluation of the effectiveness of restoration/conservation actions.
My work is indeed important to conservation, but I'm a bit confused by 2 & 3. Answer to 1 is ESA, MSFCMA, MMPA & MBTA, among others. But I'm not sure they're inadequate or need replacing.
I joined L&O Letters at the outset when Pat Soranno was getting it up & running. She was very proactive in seeking recommendations with an eye on diversity in geography, career stage, expertise, etc. Jim Cloern has followed her lead and actively seeks recommendations from the current board.
Congratulations!