M E S M MESM: Wetland, Watershed, and Ecosystem Science This specialization focuses on the science and management of ecosystems at all scales from landscape.

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M E S M MESM: Wetland, Watershed, and Ecosystem Science This specialization focuses on the science and management of ecosystems at all scales from landscape to interstitial. Students may concentrate studies in the ecology, management, and conservation of inland or coastal wetlands; in watershed science and management, particularly land use-water resource interactions, in the ecology and management of forests for human use and biodiversity, or in soil ecology, including bioremediation of organic pollutants.

M E S M Program Overview Students take courses from four key areas: ecosystem science and management; earth science, soils, and spatial analysis, statistics, and environmental planning, policy, law, and economics. Track Chair: Dr. Art Gold

M E S M Ecosystem Science Ecosystem science is the study of inter- relationships among the living organisms, physical features, bio-chemical processes, natural phenomena, and human activities in ecological communities, including freshwater wetlands, watersheds, salt marshes, forests, grasslands and rural-urban gradients. (NOAA, NOS).

M E S M Key Ecological Services (UNEP) Regulating services: climate, water, natural hazard and disease regulation, water purification and waste treatment Provisioning services: freshwater, energy (especially issues around biofuel production) and capture fisheries; Cultural services: Recreation and ecotourism service; Supporting services: nutrient cycling and primary production

M E S M Ecosystem Science and Management UNEP: United Nations Environmental Programme

M E S M Scale ranges from microbial to watershed and global Areas of Interest: Environmental monitoring Ecohydrology Ecosystem services Pollution assessment and abatement Lake and estuarine eutrophication Habitat and hydrologic restoration Watershed dynamics of flow and nutrients Climate change adaptation

M E S M Track Requirements Core courses (21-25 credits), including: Natural Sciences (12-16 credits) - Ecosystem Science & Management (at least 6 credits) - Earth Science, Soils & Spatial Analysis (at least 3 credits) Social Sciences (6 credits) Quantitative Methods (3 credits) Elective courses (6-10 credits) Independent study (3 credits: EVS 597) Graduate seminar (2 credits)

M E S M Track Requirements con’t Natural Science Core Courses NRS 406 Wetland Wildlife4 cr. NRS 423 Wetland Ecology4 cr. NRS 525 Wetland Field Investigations1 cr NRS 426 Microbial Ecology3 cr. NRS 450,452 Soil Conservation and Land Use3 cr. NRS 461 Watershed Hydrology & Management4 cr. NRS 471 Soil Morphology & Mapping3 cr. NRS 501 Restoration Ecology3 cr. NRS 518 Ecohydrology3 cr. NRS 526 Microbial Ecology of Soils and Sediments3 cr. GEO 484 Environmental Geohydrology3 cr. GEO 482 Innovative Subsurface Remediation3 cr.

M E S M Internship and Major Paper Opportunities – NRS dept (live links) CE WQ – NEMO : Nonpoint Education for Nonpoint Education NEMO Publications – Storm water Training Manual Storm water Training Manual Workshops – Home-A-Syst: Pollution Prevention at the Household Scale Home-A-Syst Private Wells (workshops): Private Wells (workshops) Landscaping for Water Res Protection Small Acreage Livestock – Watershed Watch: Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Watershed Watch Program Info Water Quality Fact Sheets Monitoring Data Monitoring – Onsite Wastewater Training Center Onsite Wastewater Training Center Course Schedule Innovative and Alternative Systems (Creating a Mgmt Plan)

M E S M Internship and Major Paper Opportunities – NRS dept (live links) Management of RI Forests for Wildlife Habitat Coverts – Habitat Mgmt Coverts Conservation Stewardship Today’s Forest, Tomorrow’s Legacy

M E S M Internships and Opportunities with NRS Faculty labs (live links) URI Watershed Hydrology Lab The Laboratory of Soil Ecology and Microbiology Laboratory of Pedology and Soil Environmental Science

M E S M Internships and Opportunities with URI Partners (live links) URI Outreach Center – Landscape Restoration - Coastal Buffers Landscape RestorationCoastal Buffers – Environmental Ed Environmental Ed – Sustainable Systems – Rhody NativeRhody Native URI Coastal Resources Center URI Coastal Institute – Narr Bay Watershed Counts Indicator DevelopmentIndicator

M E S M Internships and Opportunities with State, Federal and NGO Partners (live links) RI DEM – Office of Water Resources EPA Atlantic Ecology Lab Save the Bay NRCS- RI

M E S M Potential Focus Areas Green Infrastructure (LID) Wetlands assessment and management Water Quality Monitoring Watershed modeling Stream flow analyses Soil Interpretations Groundwater Protection Pollution abatement strategies

M E S M Past Major Paper Topics NameTopicAudience Patricia HickeyMapping onsite wastewater treatment needs, risks, and management options EPA; State and Local Officials Rob HancockSea Level Rise Impacts on Salt Marshes Local Officials, Conservancies Caitlin ChaffeeBenthic Indices of Biota IntegrityVolunteer, Local and State Water Quality Assessment Programs Eivy MonroyWater Use Conflicts in East Africa International Development NGOs

M E S M Patricia Hickey, Stewardship Director for Marin Agricultural Land Trust 40,000+ acres in Land Trust: Habitat restoration; nutrient mgmt, easements; carbon sequestration Recommended Courses: GIS/RS; Wetlands, Soils, Hydrology and Community Planning Interned with CRC and URI NEMO Major Paper: Guidance document on community-based wastewater mgmt -- EPA

M E S M Patricia Hickey, MESM

M E S M Rob Hancock, VP, Education and Public Engagement, Coalition for Buzzards Bay Duties: Youth education; workshops for decision- makers; manages education centers (New Bedford, Woods Hole); coordinates all communications and media relations – will host MESM Interns Recommended Courses: Watershed Hydrology; GIS; Wetlands; Landscape Ecology, Coastal Zone Law Part-time student; worked with STB “My major paper, Sea Level Rise Impacts on Salt Marshes, didn't directly lead to my job but it provides credibility. I can address issues on several levels” Advice: Start Major Paper early, define and refine your topic

M E S M Rob Hancock, MESM

M E S M Caitlin Chaffee, Coastal Policy Analyst, RI CRMC Coastal habitat and restoration; stormwater mgmt; shoreline buffers – CRMC will host interns Courses: Watershed Hydrology, GIS, Wetlands, Envir. Law Interned with CE Water Quality program. First job after MESM was with URI Outreach Center to improve mgmt of shoreline buffers Major Paper: Temporal variability and subsample size on macroinvertebrate indices of stream quality “ My MESM major paper helped me with statistical methods, and how to write a major research paper – the subject was less important. I would recommend a topic with greater implications for management.”

M E S M Results Caitlin Chaffee, Major Paper

M E S M Eivy Monroy, Environmental Scientist/Engineer; Horsley Witten Group Projects: Stormwater control, low impact development designs; GIS. Recommended Courses: Watershed Hydrology; GIS; Wetlands; Ecohydrology, Soils Major Paper: Should be a topic of interest, but don’t presume it must set your professional direction. Find a tractable question. Suggestions for Major Paper - Clear objectives - If it requires data, it would be better these data are readily available - Communication with adviser as much as possible - Focus on why is this important and why others should care? Major paper, Water Use Conflicts in East Africa, used an existing UN model analyze a multi-faceted problem.

M E S M Careers Graduates find employment with federal and state resource management and regulatory agencies, municipal government, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and private environmental consulting firms. State Agencies – Department of Environmental Management; Coastal Resources Management Council Federal Agencies – United States Geologic Survey; Natural Resources Conservation Service Private Consulting Firms – Geospatial Information Systems; Soils; Wetlands; Hydrology expertise often sought NGOs – Conservancies; Watershed Councils