Benthos News

To support the first goal of the 2020-2025 strategic plan during the challenges of COVID-19, the Board of Directors has approved allocating a portion of strategic funds to group activities around the 2021 Virtual Meeting. This year, funds will be available for any chapter or group who aims to reach members within a geographic area through an in-person gathering or other innovative activity so long as it is inclusive to any SFS member and follows the local guidance for gathering during the pandemic.

Diatom Taxonomic Certification Committee expands the Diatom Web Academy series
Sarah Spaulding, Sylvia Lee, Meredith Tyree

The Diatom Taxonomic Certification Committee (TCC) has been meeting over the past year and a half, developing the Level 1 Diatom Taxonomic Certification exam. The exam is in place and the Diatom TCC is continuing to contribute to goals in the SFS strategic plan to diversify membership, support professional development of members, and increase the number of certified taxonomists.

Dear Members:  

I am so sorry that the 2020 ASLO-SFS Meeting had to be cancelled, a decision that was made late yesterday afternoon.  I want to particularly thank the members who represented SFS on the Meeting Planning committee¹ – they (and you!) had contributed much to what was going to be a great event.  

SOCIETY FOR FRESHWATER SCIENCE ANNOUNCES 2020 FELLOWS

Fellows to be Recognized at Annual Meeting in June 

MARCH 4, 2020  — The Society for Freshwater Science is pleased to announce its 2020 Fellows.

SOCIETY FOR FRESHWATER SCIENCE ANNOUNCES 2020 CAREER AWARD RECIPIENTS

MARCH 3, 2020  — The Society for Freshwater Science is pleased to announce the honorees of four Career Awards. 

Title: Trichoptera of Eastern North America: Morphology, Molecular Systematics, Ecology, and New Research Directions.

Instructors: John Morse and Paul Frandsen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Drue Winters
January 23, 2020 dwinters@fisheries.org
(301) 897-8616 x202

AQUATIC SCIENTISTS CRITICIZE REVISED DEFINITION OF WATERS OF THE U.S.

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography presents the John H. Martin Award to one paper each year that has led to fundamental shifts in research focus and interpretation of a large body of previous observations. The 2020 John H. Martin Award is for “Contributions of benthic algae to lake food webs as revealed by stable isotope analysis” by Bob Hecky and Ray Hesslein. The award will be presented in June 2020 at the ASLO-SFS Summer Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of SFS has announced its upcoming meeting in Newport, Oregon from Nov. 6 - 8, 2019. 

The meeting announcement and call for presentations are available on the PNW Chapter page here: https://freshwater-science.org/my-sfs/chapters/pacific-northwest#Upcomin...

Career Award and SFS Fellow nominations are open!  This is your chance to shine a spotlight on a colleague’s lasting contributions to freshwater science and our society.  

Nominations close November 15.

Nominations are being accepted for four awards:  

Award of Excellence: awarded to a single recipient (Society member or non-member) for outstanding contributions to benthic science. The scope of the award encompasses the broad interests and expertise exhibited in the Society.