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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.

05/20/2026

Happy World Bee Day! Did you know there are over 20,000 known species of bees in the world? Not all bees behave the same, but they are all important to the health of our ecosystem 🐝

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸

Across the animal kingdom, mothers play vital roles in giving their young the best chance at survival. Some species, like many mammals and birds, devote enormous time and energy to nurturing and protecting a small number of offspring. These are known as altricial species. Others, including many fish, sharks, and reptiles, produce large numbers of young and provide little to no parental care. These are called precocial species. Even so, these mothers are remarkably strategic, carefully choosing safe places to lay their eggs and giving the next generation a strong start in life. 🐣🐢🦈🐘

All graphics are from our media library: ian.umces.edu/media-library/

05/05/2026

The month of May is American Wetlands Month! What is your favorite wetland area in Maryland?

05/01/2026

Welcome to our Bee N Bee 🐝

Earlier this week, to celebrate both Earth Day and Earth Month, the IAN team made bee hotels from various scrap and foraged materials. We hope to donate these to a local community garden where it can support our pollinator friends 🌱🐝

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!

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http://ian.umces.edu/

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