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• Inaugural Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Book Prize Announced October 28, 2009: Congratulations to Phil R. Geib for having his forthcoming monograph An Archaeological Transect Across the Northern Kayenta Region: Excavations Along the Navajo Mountain Road selected as the inaugural winner of the Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Prize. Described as a "tour de force" by Don Fowler, Geib's work uses the excavation of thirty-three archaeological sites as an informative cross-section of prehistory from which Navajo Nation archaeologists have retrieved a wealth of information about subsistence, settlement, architecture, and other aspects of past lifeways. Phil R. Geib is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of New Mexico. He has worked for the NAU Anthropology Laboratory, the Navajo Nation Archaeology Department, and directed a sample survey of the Kaiparowits Plateau. The Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Book Prize, a $3,000 cash award, will be awarded annually to one book-length monograph in anthropology submitted for publication to the University of Utah Press.
  - U of U Press.

Requests for Interest

• Project Title: A Comparison of Natural and Manmade Fragmentation Effects within Three Pollination Networks of Erigeron
  Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential research partners for a project to be funded by the Engineering Research Development Center (ERDC) which investigates the dynamics and topology of bipartite pollination networks with a focus on 3 species of Erigeron on Fort Huachuca, AZ. The project is expected to be funded for the period of 2009-2012. Approximately $30,000 is expected to be available for each year of 2010 and 2011 and $18,000 in 2012 to support a research partner. For more detailed information, please download the complete document.
  

• It is that time of year again when the National Park Service will compete a modest amount of funding for small projects through our CPCESU Budget Call. We estimate that between $50,000 and $60,000 will be available this year for these projects. We will do our best to spread our limited funds across the Colorado Plateau parks to address urgent and emerging issues, and provide funding for resource needs and opportunities that do not fit ranking criteria and funding cycles for other NPS funds.  We also encourage you to use CPCESU funds to leverage and augment existing funds. Proposals must be submitted electronically using the Proposal Template (link below) on or before Friday, January 15, 2010. Late proposals will not be accepted.
  
  Proposal Focus Areas:

  • Climate change impacts on cultural resources

  • Traditional/indigenous ecological knowledge

  • Sustainability and “greening” of the park

  • Collaboration with Tribes

  • Education projects to improve disabled accessibility to park resources (e.g., can be online access or physical access, development of Podcasts)

Projects in all areas will be considered, but those focusing on the above areas will be given higher priority.

For additional information on this funding opportunity, please download the following files:

• 2010 Memo - CPCESU Call for Proposals

• 2010 CPCESU Proposal Template (required for submission)

• Definitions for Research, Technical Assistance and Education
  

• The National Science Foundation announces a funding opportunity for conservation and restoration with a specific emphasis on natural communities in response to species' invasions. Click here for more information.
  
  
• The National Park Foundation offers exciting grant opportunities including their Building Common Ground Grants Program (December 11, 2009) and America's Best Idea Grants Program (December 4, 2009). To learn more, click here.
  
  
  

Conferences

• The 37th annual Natural Areas Conference will be held in  Missouri, October 25-29, 2010. Please see the Natural Areas Association website or more information.
  
  
  

Job Opportunities

• Summer Student Temporary Employment Program, NRCS
  

  The Natural Resources Conservation Service Summer Student Temporary Employment Program is designed to provide students with career enhancing work experience.  Students are employed in working field and soil survey offices, serving the conservation needs of local land users.  Professional agency staff will provide orientation, training, and a comprehensive overview of careers in the Natural Resources Conservation Service.  Students will be involved with productive, hands-on job assignments involved with the inventory, conservation and enhancement of Arizona’s natural resources.  Students are paid by the NRCS and work a full-time schedule during the summer break. Closes February 15, 2010. Learn more.

• Executive Director
  Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, a membership-driven, 501c-3 org., has a full time opening in Kanab, Utah for a dynamic and outgoing Executive Director responsible for strategic as well as daily operations. The ideal candidate represents GSEP in public, maintains good working relationships with stakeholders, possesses experience working with volunteer boards, demonstrates fundraising skills, develops and implements strategic plan goals. For job description and other information visit our web site at www.gsenm.org. (about partners, about us) To apply submit your resume to Steve Roberts at steve@escalanteoutfitters.com.
  
  
• The American Forest Foundation is hiring a development coordinator, manager of public affairs, and operations coordinator. Please check out their website for a full job description and e-mail resume and a cover letter that includes salary requirements to applications@forestfoundation.org.
  
  
• The University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation is seeking two Graduate Research Assistantships interested in the Soil Biogeochemistry Lab in the College of Forestry. Please see the college website for details.
  
  
  
• Comprehensive Listing: For complete listing of all natural resource management and other federal employment opportunities please visit: www.usajobs.com

Trainings and Workshops

• The National Park Service's Center for Preservation Technology and Training will be
  holding a variety of trainings throughout the year. Please see the training website for more information.
  

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