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The Integration and Application Network is a team of science integrators and science communicators

IAN is an initiative of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. IAN's mission is to inspire, manage and produce timely syntheses and assessments on key environmental issues, with a special emphasis on Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. IAN is a network which includes different agencies and institutions in different locations.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from IAN to you! We hope that you take a moment to honor the Earth and everything it provides us with in your own way.

04/17/2026

Today is ! 🦇

Meet the Northern Long-eared Bat. While they might be famous for those adorable oversized ears, these tiny flyers are in serious trouble. Their populations across eastern North America are plummeting due to habitat loss and disease.

Why should we care?

They are nature's pest control! A nursing mother can eat up to 110% of her own body weight in insects every single night! By doing so, they play a vital role in balancing our food web and ensuring biodiversity. A world with fewer bats is a world with more crop-destroying pests.

Drop a 🦇 in the comments to show some bat love! Also check out our symbol library for more bat symbols: https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/symbols/

04/06/2026

April showers bring May flowers 🌸
But the showers may also bring floods, so here are some tips for Flood Awareness Month in Maryland!

04/01/2026

Today is Maryland Arbor Day! 🌳 Did you know that Maryland has a goal to plant 5 million trees by 2031? Learn about the progress made so far and how you can help at five-million-tree-tracking-tool-maryland.hub.arcgis.com/ 🌱

03/27/2026

Earth Hour is tomorrow at 8:30 PM at your local time! What will you do with your hour? Make it count!

03/25/2026

This week, MEES students and teachers attended the ###V Annual Zosterapalooza conference. It was exciting to see how one of the students used visualizations developed in our Science Visualization course in her presentation!

03/20/2026

Today marks the official first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox! What are you most excited about this season? 🌸🌱🐝🌷🐇

It's also World Sparrow Day and World Frog Day! Can you spot the IAN symbols for each animal in the below image?

03/18/2026

In honor of Global Recycling Day, we wanted to share some information about recycling and its advantages and drawbacks. Here's the bottom line: Recycling is great, but reducing your use and reusing whenever possible is better. ♻

03/03/2026

It's World Wildlife Day! 🐒🐙🐢🐅 Have you seen the assortment of wildlife symbols (such as this adorable capybara) that we have in the IAN symbol library? Last year, we added over 50 new symbols, and we will continue to add more this year.

Check out our symbols here: https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/symbols/. Let us know in the comments if there are any symbols you'd like to see added!

02/25/2026

For National Invasive Species Awareness Week, we’re highlighting the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive planthopper that has quickly spread along the East Coast and into the Midwest U.S. Click to learn more about their impact and how to help prevent their further spread. ⬇⬇

Symbols of the Spotted Lanternfly are available for free in the IAN media library at ian.umces.edu/media-library/.

02/24/2026

📣 📣 A brief documentary on the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) came out earlier this month! Check out the documentary to learn more about the important community and volunteer monitoring work that the CMC does: https://youtu.be/WWWiaMp7BRs?si=ExZdpLwU8eon9aPj

We are proud to be a partner of the CMC, providing support for water quality monitoring, data interpretation, communication, and the integration of data into the Chesapeake Data Explorer. You can also learn more about the CMC on their website at https://www.chesapeakemonitoringcoop.org/

02/19/2026

Last week, we bid a fond farewell to Annie Carew! Since joining IAN in 2019, Annie has been a cornerstone of our team.

From ecosystem health report cards to climate adaptation assessments, Annie’s work has spanned the map and made a lasting, positive impact. We are incredibly grateful for her contributions and for the insight and passion she brought to every project.

Annie, we wish you nothing but the best in your next chapter! 🌟

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