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Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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EFI is an international grassroots consortium aimed at building and supporting an interdisciplinary community of practice around near-term (daily to decadal) ecological forecasts.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 6d
More details about the webinar series and previous sessions are available at: ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 6d
The {unmarked} package works with animal abundance and occurrence data collected with methods that do not require individually marked animals. The workshop will demonstrate a basic workflow and will highlight recent features supporting random effects and tools for simulation and power analysis.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 6d
📣 Reminder: Join EFI and the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology section

📆 next Monday, October 6 at noon US ET

📖 to learn from Dr. Kenneth Kellner about “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”

✅ Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence. After registering, you will receive a c...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Kenneth Kellner from Michigan State Universit...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 16d
More details about the webinar series and previous sessions are available at: ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 16d
The {unmarked} R package works with animal abundance and occurrence data. The workshop will demonstrate a basic workflow and will highlight new features, including support for random effects and tools for simulation and power analysis.
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 16d
We will co-host the next Statistical Methods webinar on October 6 at noon US ET with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section

Kenneth Kellner will present “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”

Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence. After registering, you will receive a c...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Kenneth Kellner from Michigan State Universit...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 22d
Lots of updates in the latest EFI newsletter! conta.cc/4gsAT4X

* Save the date for the Aug 5-7, EFI2026 Conference in Toronto, Canada (set aside Aug 4 for working group activities)
* new working groups
* proposed bylaw changes to formalize international chapter activities
* and lots more!
Ecological Forecasting Initiative September 2025 Newsletter
Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 52| September 15, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage A few big things to highlight this month:  EFI2026 will happen Au
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Billur Bektaş 🍃 @billurbektas.bsky.social · 23d
Today, I am part of one of her stories with my work in the TransPlant Network at @ethz.ch , our experiment in France Université Grenoble Alpes and the @ecoforecast.bsky.social , honored to be featured alongside scientists in climate science and ecology.

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Photos Capture the Extreme, Beautiful Work of Climate Science | Quanta Magazine
Building an accurate model of Earth’s climate requires a lot of data. Photography reveals the extreme efforts scientists have undertaken to measure gases, glaciers, clouds and more.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Sep 5
More details about the webinar series and previous sessions are available at: ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Sep 5
This workshop will provide beginners with an introduction to important movement ecology concepts, as well as hands-on experience using the award-winning “continuous-time movement modeling” (ctmm) R package to apply advanced statistical methods to tracking data.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Sep 5
Join us for a webinar next Monday, September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”

Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: Introduction to continuous-time movement modeling for animal tracking data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Christen Fleming from the University of Centr...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 29
After the summer hiatus, the European EFI chapter is starting up its monthly seminar series. Join us!
Details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 20
More details about the webinar series and previous sessions are available at: ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 20
This workshop will provide beginners with an introduction to important movement ecology concepts, as well as hands-on experience using the award-winning “continuous-time movement modeling” (ctmm) R package to apply advanced statistical methods to tracking data.
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 20
We are co-hosting the 5th round of the Statistical Methods webinar series with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.

Join us on September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”

Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: Introduction to continuous-time movement modeling for animal tracking data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Christen Fleming from the University of Centr...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 19
A new recording has been added to the EFI Translation working group's series on engaged research. "Who are end users and interested parties?" is available, along with the Intro, Why, When, and What of engaged research.

Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
Engaged Research Tutorials | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 14
Please join us for two exciting forecasting sessions today at #esa2025! From 8-9:30a, “Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision making” and from 1:30-3p “Back and Forecasting in Ecology”.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 12
On Thursday, there will be two forecasting sessions (OOS35 and COS152) between 8-9:30a and 1:30-3p. Come say hi and connect !
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 12
Also on Tuesday are two workshops - Building Data Sciencd Skills using forecasting (8-9:30a HH3) and an Ecological Forecasting Challenge workshop using NEON beetle data from 11:45a-1:15p (WK14)
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 12
EFI is at #esa2025 in Baltimore! On Tuesday, there will be an Ecological Forecasting mixer at Tulsi’s SoBo Kitchen and Bar from 7-9p.
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Charlotte @baby-cones.bsky.social · Aug 10
Also check out the @ecoforecast.bsky.social sessions! The Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision-Making session is organized by my fearless advisor @mcdietze.bsky.social:
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OOS 35 - Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision Making - Details
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Charlotte @baby-cones.bsky.social · Aug 10
Monday afternoon at #ESA2025 I'll be talking about modeling forest recovery after disturbance using state space models. Check it out:

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COS 004-02 - Forecasting recovery after insect defoliation: predicting forest recovery rates and disturbance outcomes - Details
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 6
This is a useful resource if a) you are considering submitting to the special issue or b) didn't have it on your radar previously, but now want to learn more.

Submission deadline: October 31, 2026
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 6
Find details about the call for submissions for the joint special issue on "Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System" in American Geophysical Union & Ecological Society of America journals at

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Advances in Ecological Forecasting - Eos
AGU and ESA invite contributions to a cross-society special collection on ecological forecasting across ecosystems and scales.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Aug 4
The EFI Newsletter is out!
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Find updates on forecasting activities at the ESA conference and recent African EFI chapter short course, resources from the book club, the registration link for the continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm) R package Sept seminar, and other EFI updates.
Ecological Forecasting Initiative August 2025 Newsletter
Email from EFI Newsletter Issue 51| August 4, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage ESA2025 is right around the corner and I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there next week. If you'
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