Work on a comprehensive National Vegetation Classification began in the early 1990s, when the Ecology Department of The Nature Conservancy (now with NatureServe), the Ecological Society of America ...

The US National Vegetation Classification (USNVC) provides a national, conceptual framework for classifying, inventorying, and studying both cultural and natural vegetation of the U.S. It provides a ...

There are four ways to contribute to the USNVC: collecting plot data based on the methodology established in the Standard, submitting plot data to VegBank, proposing changes to concepts (or suggesting ...

Visit the outreach and education page to access NVC presentations, factsheets, and posters, as well as a new list of Frequently Asked Questions with answers for NVC ...

Wednesday, March 26 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT – Chapter Grants and SEEDS Bioblitz Competition Join ESA SEEDS Staff and SEEDS Chapters members to learn more about the SEEDS Chapter Grants for Fall 2025 and ...

Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects coastlines, improves water quality, sequesters carbon and supports fishing ...

Transcript(s) X (only if a new degree was earned since last certification) (only if a new degree was earned since last certification) Graduation and Degree Name(s) with Date(s) X (only if a new degree ...

Please provide information about your proposed project for the SCIP Fellowship with adequate detail to allow applicants to indicate their preferred topics.

REEFS is a reoccurring event held during ESA’s Annual Meeting. It is organized jointly by ESA’s Office of Education and Diversity and the Education Section. The following resource was presented during ...

These technically detailed papers capture current ecological knowledge about a particular topic, and provide policy recommendations. The papers are peer-reviewed by outside reviewers and ESA’s Public ...

A fundamental role of the Science Office is to link the ecological research and management communities. One way that we do this is by facilitating the peer review of planning and management documents ...

The Distinguished Service Citation is given to recognize long and distinguished volunteer service to the ESA, to the larger scientific community, and to the larger purpose of ecology in the public ...