Rachel Denby is at MD DNR in the Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division. As part of her job, Rachel is a crew member that assists with the Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS), all over the state. Through MBSS, they collect data on stream biota (mostly fish), water and physical habitat quality, and geomorphology. Rachel also assists with mussel surveys that take place largely in Harford County and with processing macroinvertebrates with microscopes. During her CCC year, she will also focus on restoring the Blackbanded Sunfish in Maryland, an endangered fish, by developing partnerships and assisting with stream data entry, analysis, interpretation, and presentation.

Ellen Woytowitz will provide support for the USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center with the Baltimore Urban Waters Partnership (BUWP), a federal initiative that aims to reconnect urban communities to their waterways. Her capstone project will determine if a relationship exists in the Gwynns Falls watershed between water quality constituents, specifically bacteria and total suspended solids, and proposed factors of influence including climate, land use, sewer overflows, infrastructure repairs, Best Management Practices (BMPs), and socio-economics & demographics. This analysis will help BUWP stakeholders determine if investments in restoration and compliance for stormwater permits, sewer overflow consent decrees, and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) have produced desired improvements in water quality. Additionally, Ellen will assist with fieldwork and data processing for the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) and Baltimore Streamflow Gage Network and Water Quality Real-Time Networks in greater Baltimore and D.C.

Jake Leizear will work with the Chesapeake Conservancy for the next year, focusing on improving access to green spaces and the Patapsco River in Baltimore and raising awareness of and engagement in the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition. Through this Coalition, the Chesapeake Conservancy works with partners such as the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks to advance urban wildlife conservation, public access, and environmental opportunities in Baltimore.

Corinne Griffith is working with the Prince Georges County Public Schools, over at the Schmidt Outdoor Education Center.  Her role is to facilitate and lead school groups in a unique outdoor education experience.  This includes taking children out into the elements and educating them on a diversity of topics, including: stream ecology, forest ecology, and pollination.  She is a specialist in the first grade program, but also helps across grade levels.

Deadlines to apply for the Legal Internship and Policy, Politics and
    Public Administration Internship Programs have been extended until Monday,
    November 14. Please see http://poli.umbc.edu/internships/ for information
    and application instructions.
    

City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of

Immigrant New York

a special lecture by

Dr. Tyler Anbinder

Professor of History

George Washington University

Monday, November 14 at 5:30

Dresher Center Conference Room (PAHB 216)

Tyler Anbinder is a specialist in nineteenth-century

American politics and the history of immigration and

ethnicity in American life. His new book City of

Dreams tells the story of New York City from the

perspective of immigration, with memorable

characters both beloved and unfamiliar, whose lives

unfold in rich detail.

Faculty Working Group on International Migration