The Mercer Award is given for an outstanding ecological research paper published by a younger researcher (the lead author must be 40 years of age or younger at the time of publication). If the award ...

Sections and chapters both participate in the larger, national, Annual Meeting by exhibiting at tabletops, holding special events, and by engaging meeting participants. Chapters and sections ...

All certification applications, including new certifications, recertifications, and upgrades, must be submitted through our online application portal. Certification now follows a rolling model for ...

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There is an increasing nationwide demand for certification credentials in the environmental arena. Besides natural resource management, ecological expertise is needed on a host of other current ...

Get your professional development from your professional society! These scientific, technical and professional virtual events are a benefit to members and certified ecologists, and a resource for the ...

This year’s career development program features a few unique first-time additions that we hope build on the value of past versions and encourage our continued improvement. This year, Career Central ...

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity ...

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2025 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research, ...

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ECOLOG-L is now hosted by the Ecological Society of America and will continue to function as it has since its founding by Dr. David Inouye. Note that this does not create an ESA account for you — to ...

Preamble: This code provides guiding principles of conduct for all members of the Ecological Society of America and all ecologists certified by the Society. It is the desire and purpose of the Society ...