While many of our native groundcover species are blooming beautifully, the butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) stands out brilliantly in the landscape. Its bright colors and knack for nectar production attract pollinators, like this zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)! 🦋

We have a new Ichauway record! 🏆️🎉 Our Herpetology Lab recently captured a pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) that measured 5'11", surpassing the previous record of 5'10"! 🤯

Join us to congratulate JaBryan Pegues on a successful M.S. thesis defense! 🎉 JaBryan's work centered around new site index equations for longleaf pine planted on marginal agricultural lands and tree-level growth efficiency relationships. 🌲

Our Plant Ecology Lab is hiring! 🌱🌻 The successful applicant will gain diverse experience across projects focused on rare plants, plant-animal interactions, and managing native ground cover. ✅️ Interested? Check out our jobs page for more info! 🔗 jonesctr.org/jobs/

Our Aquatic Sciences, Ecological Silviculture, and Ecohydrology Labs are currently seeking applicants for a postdoctoral position! ✨️ Want to learn more? 🤔 🔗Check out our jobs page here: jonesctr.org/jobs/

To protect and sustain these native pine forests, a diverse group of personnel and agencies co-developed the Pine Pandemic Preparedness Plan (P4)! ✅️ 🔗 To access the full P4 and read more about its strategic components, please see the link here: jonesctr.org/wp-content/upl…

The Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is one of our common bird species that can often be seen dipping and darting above water and other open areas, catching their favorite food: insects! Try to spot them the next time you're outside! 👀

What's all the buzz about? It's National Pollinator Week! 🐝 Help us take a moment to appreciate the beautiful creatures that help bring food to our tables, promote biodiversity, sustain native plant communities, and so much more! 🦋

Our Landscape Ecology Lab is hiring! 🌎️ The successful applicant will gain experience with terrestrial LiDAR sampling, tree surveys, and additional data collection techniques. 📊 🔗If you'd like to learn more and apply, please visit our jobs page. jonesctr.org/jobs/

We are hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist! 💵 This position will be responsible, among other duties, for processing requisitions and purchase orders for the various departments within the Center. ✅️ 🔗To apply, please visit our jobs page. jonesctr.org/jobs/

Training the next generation of wildlife managers? Check! ✅️ We recently partnered with the southeastern section of The Wildlife Society to host a two-week immersive course focused on wildlife management techniques. Check out some of the action! 📸

Along with our HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical Technician position, our Conservation team is seeking a General Maintenance Worker! 🤝 🔗If interested, please see our jobs page for more info! jonesctr.org/jobs/

Heads up, a new pub just dropped! 🎉 Led by postdoc Nicole Zampieri, a team of researchers found that longleaf pine ecosystems face mounting threats from intensifying hurricane regimes driven by climate change. 🌀 🔗 jonesctr.org/hurricane-ecol…

This 4th of July, we celebrate the natural heritage that makes America beautiful!🦅 From our dedication to adaptive management practices to cutting-edge ecological research, we're proud to be stewards of Georgia's natural treasures. 🌲

Partnerships in action! 🤝 Recently, we proudly hosted Tom Schultz, the new chief of the U.S. Forest Service, for a field tour and discussion surrounding our partnerships in dealing with prescribed fire, smoke management, silviculture, and wind damage. 🔥🌲

The Fishes of the Flint River Basin poster is now available! 🐟️ 🔗 For more information on the poster and how to get your copy, please visit the link below. jonesctr.org/new-poster-hig…

Graduate students Katy Perkins and Suranjana Chatterjee are working to further our knowledge of wetland hydrology and how different tools can aid research and conservation goals. 🌊✅️ 🔗Read more below: jonesctr.org/under-the-surf…

The Entomology Lab was well represented at the 64th Annual Southern Forest Health Work Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma! 🦗✈️ They are already looking forward to next year’s meeting, which will be right here in Georgia, on Jekyll Island! 🌴

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Mike Conner! 🎉 Dr. Conner was recently elected Vice President of The Wildlife Society! A member for 35 years, Dr. Conner has served a variety of roles, including Southeastern Section Representative, and was named a TWS fellow in 2014.

You never know what might happen in the field! 🥽 This week, Center staff recovered an underwater camera (circled) that was lost almost two years ago during a freshwater mussel survey. ⁠ Check out some of the recovered images! 📸