Resources

For prospective and current students:

• Tips on applying to grad school: here and here
• American Fisheries Society "How to..." series (unfortunately, you need to be a member to access)
• Spencer Hall's awesome compilation of advice for grad students and post docs
• ECOLOG is a terrific listserv - graduate positions are often posted there
• Advice on applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (Mims et al. 2016)
• Pathways to Science is a great resource for undergrads, grads, and post-docs to increase diversity in STEM
• Hotaling 2018. Publishing papers while keeping everything in balance: Practical advice for a productive graduate school experience. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution. 

For mentors:

• Nature's Guide for Mentors

Advice on statistics and experimental design: 

• Zuur et al. 2010. A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 1: 3.

• Steel et al. 2013. Applied statistics in ecology: common pitfalls and simple solutions. Ecosphere 4:115.

Images and videos:

• Freshwaters Illustrated

For everyone:

• Series of blog posts on public speaking for scientists
• Information on job interviews

Sampling a tributary in the Russian River watershed, California.

Black Lake, Washington (with a little waterfall action).