Posts in: Reflections

By Liz Neeley Published August 5, 2014 Title: On Vulnerability In Art And Science Communication Categories: Reflection Tags: imposter syndrome, perspective, social media, story, trust, Liz Neeley My closet is organized in a color spectrum, as are my books, and more strangely, my cleaning products. My spreadsheets march in rainbow precision, as do my (many) calenda...

By Heather Mannix and Chad English Published July 14, 2014 Title: Connecting At NACCB Categories: About COMPASS, Media Tags: conferences, congress, journalists, Twitter The COMPASS team is in Missoula, Montana this week for the 2014 North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB). Our plenary “Tapas” and the reception that followed kicked off myriad...

By Heather Mannix Published June 10, 2014 Title: Navigating The Boundary Categories: About COMPASS, Policy Tags: advocacy, collaboration, congress, credibility, facilitation, government, navigating, Heather Mannix I’m excited to be writing my first blog post as a new member of the COMPASS team. I joined COMPASS two months ago, and one of the facets of work here...

By Liz Neeley Published May 30, 2014 Title: Making Peace With Self Promotion Categories: Communication Tags: advocacy, credibility, culture, more resources, ScioSciComm, social media, trust, Twitter, workshops, Liz Neeley I prepare for writing projects as if they are adventures, so when I sat down to write a book chapter this spring, I was excited. The topic was s...

Conflicting viewpoints are commonplace among scientists. And those studying wildfire are no exception, where perspectives vary among regions, ecosystem types, and disciplines. It’s a hot topic (not to mention incredibly pun-conducive), and the debates among scientists have been heated. As I mentioned last week, differences among the various factions of scient...

By Karen McLeod Published May 13, 2014 Categories: About COMPASS, Science Tags: climate change, collaboration, connecting, convening, fire, frames, jargon, landscape, opportunity, perspective, risk, transforming, uncertainty, workshop Fire may be one of the clearest manifestations we have of climate change – it’s visible, palpable, and stirs our emotions. Hea...