@thejonesctr seeks to better understand, demonstrate, and promote effective management of natural resources through research, conservation, and education.
Georgia, USA
Joined August 2018
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You never know what might happen in the field! 🥽
This week, Center staff recovered an underwater camera (circled) that was lost almost two years ago during a freshwater mussel survey.
Check out some of the recovered images! 📸
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Mike Conner! 🎉
Dr. Conner was recently elected Vice President of @wildlifesociety! A member for 35 years, Dr. Conner has served a variety of roles, including Southeastern Section Representative, and was named a TWS fellow in 2014.
The Entomology Lab was well represented at the 64th Annual Southern Forest Health Work Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma! 🦗✈️
They are already looking forward to next year’s meeting, which will be right here in Georgia, on Jekyll Island! 🌴
Graduate students Katy Perkins and Suranjana Chatterjee are working to further our knowledge of wetland hydrology and how different tools can aid research and conservation goals. 🌊✅️
🔗Read more below:
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The Fishes of the Flint River Basin poster is now available! 🐟️
🔗 For more information on the poster and how to get your copy, please visit the link below.
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Partnerships in action! 🤝
Recently, we proudly hosted Tom Schultz, the new chief of the U.S. Forest Service, for a field tour and discussion surrounding our partnerships in dealing with prescribed fire, smoke management, silviculture, and wind damage. 🔥🌲
This 4th of July, we celebrate the natural heritage that makes America beautiful!🦅
From our dedication to adaptive management practices to cutting-edge ecological research, we're proud to be stewards of Georgia's natural treasures. 🌲
Heads up, a new pub just dropped! 🎉
Led by postdoc Nicole Zampieri, a team of researchers found that longleaf pine ecosystems face mounting threats from intensifying hurricane regimes driven by climate change. 🌀
🔗 jonesctr.org/hurricane-ecolo…
Along with our HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical Technician position, our Conservation team is seeking a General Maintenance Worker! 🤝
🔗If interested, please see our jobs page for more info!
jonesctr.org/jobs/
Training the next generation of wildlife managers? Check! ✅️
We recently partnered with the southeastern section of The Wildlife Society to host a two-week immersive course focused on wildlife management techniques.
Check out some of the action! 📸
We are hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist! 💵
This position will be responsible, among other duties, for processing requisitions and purchase orders for the various departments within the Center. ✅️
🔗To apply, please visit our jobs page.
jonesctr.org/jobs/
Our Landscape Ecology Lab is hiring! 🌎️
The successful applicant will gain experience with terrestrial LiDAR sampling, tree surveys, and additional data collection techniques. 📊
🔗If you'd like to learn more and apply, please visit our jobs page.
jonesctr.org/jobs/
What's all the buzz about? It's National Pollinator Week! 🐝
Help us take a moment to appreciate the beautiful creatures that help bring food to our tables, promote biodiversity, sustain native plant communities, and so much more! 🦋
The Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is one of our common bird species that can often be seen dipping and darting above water and other open areas, catching their favorite food: insects!
Try to spot them the next time you're outside! 👀
To protect and sustain these native pine forests, a diverse group of personnel and agencies co-developed the Pine Pandemic Preparedness Plan (P4)! ✅️
🔗 To access the full P4 and read more about its strategic components, please see the link here:
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Our Aquatic Sciences, Ecological Silviculture, and Ecohydrology Labs are currently seeking applicants for a postdoctoral position! ✨️
Want to learn more? 🤔
🔗Check out our jobs page here: jonesctr.org/jobs/
Our Plant Ecology Lab is hiring! 🌱🌻
The successful applicant will gain diverse experience across projects focused on rare plants, plant-animal interactions, and managing native ground cover. ✅️
Interested? Check out our jobs page for more info! 🔗
jonesctr.org/jobs/
Join us to congratulate JaBryan Pegues on a successful M.S. thesis defense! 🎉
JaBryan's work centered around new site index equations for longleaf pine planted on marginal agricultural lands and tree-level growth efficiency relationships. 🌲
We have a new Ichauway record! 🏆️🎉
Our Herpetology Lab recently captured a pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) that measured 5'11", surpassing the previous record of 5'10"! 🤯
