Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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An independent research institute committed to advancing scientific knowledge about ecological systems and their importance to human well-being.
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On Thu, Nov 20 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @rockefeller.edu's @flamholz.bsky.social: Statistical Approaches to Soil Carbon Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/statistica...
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On Thu, Nov 20 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @rockefeller.edu's @flamholz.bsky.social: Statistical Approaches to Soil Carbon Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/statistica...
The #CatskillScienceCollaborative is seeking proposals from college or university professors interested in mentoring a student for paid summer research in the #Catskills.
For more info + to apply by Jan 9, 2026:
www.caryinstitute.org/eco-inquiry/...
For more info + to apply by Jan 9, 2026:
www.caryinstitute.org/eco-inquiry/...
Catskill Research Fellowships
Teacher fellowship opportunities at Cary Institute.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The #CatskillScienceCollaborative is seeking proposals from college or university professors interested in mentoring a student for paid summer research in the #Catskills.
For more info + to apply by Jan 9, 2026:
www.caryinstitute.org/eco-inquiry/...
For more info + to apply by Jan 9, 2026:
www.caryinstitute.org/eco-inquiry/...
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You’ve heard of ecosystem engineers. Earth system engineers have even larger, longer impacts on the planet. 🌏 🧪 #ExtremeEarthMakeover eos.org/articles/ear...
Earth System Engineers Take Planetary Alterations to Extreme Scales - Eos
A new framework argues Earth scientists should employ the concept of ecosystem engineering across geologic time and space.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
You’ve heard of ecosystem engineers. Earth system engineers have even larger, longer impacts on the planet. 🌏 🧪 #ExtremeEarthMakeover eos.org/articles/ear...
On Thu, Nov 13 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @aarhusuniint.bsky.social's Dr. Robert Ladwig: Rethinking Aquatic Ecosystem Models. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On Thu, Nov 13 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @aarhusuniint.bsky.social's Dr. Robert Ladwig: Rethinking Aquatic Ecosystem Models. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...
In 2023, Amazonian lakes reached record low water levels and high temps, killing off fish + dolphins, + stranding riverside communities. Findings published today in @science.org, led by Mamirauá Institute with @caryinstitute.bsky.social coauthors www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr4029
Extreme warming of Amazon waters in a changing climate
In 2023, an unprecedented drought and heat wave severely affected Amazon waters, leading to high mortality of fishes and river dolphins. Five of 10 lakes monitored had exceptionally high daytime water...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In 2023, Amazonian lakes reached record low water levels and high temps, killing off fish + dolphins, + stranding riverside communities. Findings published today in @science.org, led by Mamirauá Institute with @caryinstitute.bsky.social coauthors www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr4029
Rivers in dry landscapes are absorbing more CO2 than we thought, according to a new @science.org paper led by Cary’s Taylor Maavara. The team found that, under certain conditions, rivers can even act as carbon sinks. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
In the US, Western rivers may be allies in the fight against climate change
For decades, scientists have generally thought that rivers emit more carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, than they take in. But a new analysis of every river network in the contiguous United States — in...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Rivers in dry landscapes are absorbing more CO2 than we thought, according to a new @science.org paper led by Cary’s Taylor Maavara. The team found that, under certain conditions, rivers can even act as carbon sinks. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
On Thu, Nov 6 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Claire Schollaer: Downscaling Method Matters: Projecting Future Valley Fever Seasonality. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/downscalin...
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On Thu, Nov 6 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Claire Schollaer: Downscaling Method Matters: Projecting Future Valley Fever Seasonality. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/downscalin...
On Thu, Oct 30 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @slu-official.bsky.social's @ajmiller4233.bsky.social
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On Thu, Oct 30 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @slu-official.bsky.social's @ajmiller4233.bsky.social
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
New @pnas.org study on 60 yrs of watershed data @ Hubbard Brook is first to show that in forests recovering from acid rain + logging, trees mine rocks for minerals, w/ impacts on soils & streams. Led by @drbiogc.bsky.social, @caryinstitute.bsky.social coauthors. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
Forests recovering from acid rain mine rocks for nutrients, leading to less acidic streams and more acid-sensitive soils
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the streams are telling us a story about forest recovery following acid rain and logging. According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy o...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New @pnas.org study on 60 yrs of watershed data @ Hubbard Brook is first to show that in forests recovering from acid rain + logging, trees mine rocks for minerals, w/ impacts on soils & streams. Led by @drbiogc.bsky.social, @caryinstitute.bsky.social coauthors. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
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I had such a wonderful time visiting @caryinstitute.bsky.social last week. Everyone was so kind & generous & curious. Feel like I made a bunch of new science pals!
Thanks to my longtime pal Amy Zanne for the invite.
Thanks to my longtime pal Amy Zanne for the invite.
On Thu, Oct 16 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's @gigirose.bsky.social:
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I had such a wonderful time visiting @caryinstitute.bsky.social last week. Everyone was so kind & generous & curious. Feel like I made a bunch of new science pals!
Thanks to my longtime pal Amy Zanne for the invite.
Thanks to my longtime pal Amy Zanne for the invite.
[email protected]’s EarthX project is helping to bring Earth science lessons to nearly 10,000 high school students in @baltcityschools.bsky.social, making them better prepared to engage with problems of environmental sustainability. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
Cary brings Earth science learning to Baltimore City Public Schools
As the Next Generation Science Standards go into effect in many states, schools across the nation are scrambling to update their curricula. The standards emphasize real-world scientific skills, and di...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
[email protected]’s EarthX project is helping to bring Earth science lessons to nearly 10,000 high school students in @baltcityschools.bsky.social, making them better prepared to engage with problems of environmental sustainability. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
On Thu, Oct 23 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Aaron Sexton: Time to Abandon the Urban Biotic Homogenization Hypothesis. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/time-to-ab...
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
On Thu, Oct 23 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Aaron Sexton: Time to Abandon the Urban Biotic Homogenization Hypothesis. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/time-to-ab...
#WFFRC member @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social is combining field + satellite data to create an atlas of wildfire burn severity across the Western US, to inform prescribed burning and future fire management strategies. #WFFRC is led by @caryinstitute.bsky.social www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
Building a burn severity atlas to track changing wildfires in real time
This summer, scientists bushwhacked their way to 80 sites in Colorado, New Mexico, and California that burned in 15 fires during 2024, collecting data to create an atlas of burn severity that will cov...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#WFFRC member @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social is combining field + satellite data to create an atlas of wildfire burn severity across the Western US, to inform prescribed burning and future fire management strategies. #WFFRC is led by @caryinstitute.bsky.social www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
What role do urban green spaces play in curbing the global loss of biodiversity? Defining Urban Biodiversity (a project btw @caryinstitute.bsky.social’s @slladeau.bsky.social and @scenichudson.bsky.social) is exploring this question + more. #NatureinCities www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
Thriving together: Understanding how we can improve urban life not just for people, but for plants and animals, too
In our team’s last blog post, Cary Institute’s Shannon LaDeau explained the potential ecological importance of greening efforts in cities, and how local residents and community organizations can get i...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What role do urban green spaces play in curbing the global loss of biodiversity? Defining Urban Biodiversity (a project btw @caryinstitute.bsky.social’s @slladeau.bsky.social and @scenichudson.bsky.social) is exploring this question + more. #NatureinCities www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
On Thu, Oct 16 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's @gigirose.bsky.social:
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On Thu, Oct 16 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's @gigirose.bsky.social:
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps. Rooted in the logic of discovery, this approach demystifies the writing process and begins with a narrative arc. #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology @bahanbug.bsky.social @jdrakephd.bsky.social
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps. Rooted in the logic of discovery, this approach demystifies the writing process and begins with a narrative arc. #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology @bahanbug.bsky.social @jdrakephd.bsky.social
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Cary's Chris Solomon + @riverkeeper.org's Dan Shapley
on what needs to be done to prevent and manage future harmful algal blooms in the Hudson River. "With this bloom, the river is telling us something. We should listen."
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
on what needs to be done to prevent and manage future harmful algal blooms in the Hudson River. "With this bloom, the river is telling us something. We should listen."
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
Commentary: Harmful algal bloom in Hudson may be unprecedented, but it won't be the last
State leaders must see this outbreak as a call to action to prepare for the next one.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Cary's Chris Solomon + @riverkeeper.org's Dan Shapley
on what needs to be done to prevent and manage future harmful algal blooms in the Hudson River. "With this bloom, the river is telling us something. We should listen."
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
on what needs to be done to prevent and manage future harmful algal blooms in the Hudson River. "With this bloom, the river is telling us something. We should listen."
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
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My colleague Sarah Batterman and others from @caryinstitute.bsky.social are organizing what looks like a great crash course on ecosystem ecology for graduate students at an exceptionally affordable cost:
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My colleague Sarah Batterman and others from @caryinstitute.bsky.social are organizing what looks like a great crash course on ecosystem ecology for graduate students at an exceptionally affordable cost:
On Thu, Oct 9 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with California Institute of Technology's Dr. Dana Chadwick: Biogeochemical Landscapes. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/biogeochem...
October 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On Thu, Oct 9 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with California Institute of Technology's Dr. Dana Chadwick: Biogeochemical Landscapes. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/biogeochem...
On Oct 24 @ 7pm ET, Cary scientist Amy Zanne, in conversation with Cary President Josh Ginsberg, will bring guests into the rich and often unseen world of dead trees. For more information + to register: caryinstitute.org/events
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
On Oct 24 @ 7pm ET, Cary scientist Amy Zanne, in conversation with Cary President Josh Ginsberg, will bring guests into the rich and often unseen world of dead trees. For more information + to register: caryinstitute.org/events
On Thu, Oct 2 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Cambridge University's Dr. Adriane Esquivel-Meulbert:
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
October 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On Thu, Oct 2 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Cambridge University's Dr. Adriane Esquivel-Meulbert:
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
On Thu, Sep 25 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @caryinstitute.bsky.social's Vanessa Rubio: The Role of Stochastic and Deterministic Processes in Forest Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
On Thu, Sep 25 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @caryinstitute.bsky.social's Vanessa Rubio: The Role of Stochastic and Deterministic Processes in Forest Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
Graduate students in ecology, environmental studies, or related fields can apply now for Cary's 2026 FEE course - an intensive overview of ecosystem ecology.
Course dates: JANUARY 6-16, 2026
Application deadline: October 5, 2025
For more info + to apply: caryinstitute.org/fee
Course dates: JANUARY 6-16, 2026
Application deadline: October 5, 2025
For more info + to apply: caryinstitute.org/fee
Graduate Opportunities
Dedicated to science education, our ecology courses taught by institute scientists and graduate study opportunities advance the institute's goal of supporting the scientists of tomorrow.
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September 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Graduate students in ecology, environmental studies, or related fields can apply now for Cary's 2026 FEE course - an intensive overview of ecosystem ecology.
Course dates: JANUARY 6-16, 2026
Application deadline: October 5, 2025
For more info + to apply: caryinstitute.org/fee
Course dates: JANUARY 6-16, 2026
Application deadline: October 5, 2025
For more info + to apply: caryinstitute.org/fee
On Thu, Sep 18 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Montclair State University's Dr. Matthew Schuler: Effects of Salinization on Aquatic Community Structure and Function.
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On Thu, Sep 18 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Montclair State University's Dr. Matthew Schuler: Effects of Salinization on Aquatic Community Structure and Function.
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
“The magnitude and extent of this cyanobacteria bloom is unprecedented, and concerning. While Microcystis is often observed in the Hudson, and sometimes produces blooms, this is by far the largest bloom we have observed” - Cary aquatic ecologist Chris Solomon.
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Extensive Harmful Algal Bloom in the Hudson River Estuary
Researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies observed a massive algal bloom in the Hudson River Estuary in a large stretch from Kingston to Norrie Point in Staatsburg. The bloom has been confirm...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“The magnitude and extent of this cyanobacteria bloom is unprecedented, and concerning. While Microcystis is often observed in the Hudson, and sometimes produces blooms, this is by far the largest bloom we have observed” - Cary aquatic ecologist Chris Solomon.
www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...