New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Staff Member
Dr. Steve Grodsky
Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (607) 255 - 4219
Email: sgrodsky@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: grodsky@cornell.edu
Faculty Website
Education
- Ph D North Carolina State University 2016
- MS University of Wisconsin-Madison 2010
- BS Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 2008
Biography
Dr. Steve Grodsky earned his BS in Conservation and Applied Ecology from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, his MS in Wildlife Ecology for the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and his PhD in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from North Carolina State University. He conducted his postdoctoral research at the University of California, Davis, where he co-founded the Wild Energy Initiative and served as its co-director from 2017 to 2022. Currently, Steve is the Assistant Unit Leader of the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University. Dr. Grodsky is a broadly trained, applied ecologist. He specializes in the emerging field of renewable energy ecology - the study of interactions among energy development, ecosystems, and people. His research includes diverse taxa and disciplines and spans various ecosystems from deserts to aquatic systems. Dr. Grodsky teaches seminars on renewable energy ecology and scientific writing at Cornell University and has taught courses in ecology and entomology at other institutions.
Areas of Expertise
Anthropogenic Impacts, Biodiversity, Desert Ecology, Ecological Services, Energy: Development/Alternative, Entomology, Habitat Management, Landscape Ecology, Movement Ecology, Species Management, Wildlife Management, eDNA
Taxon Groups Studied
Bats, Carnivores, Crayfish, Furbearers, Invertebrates/Insects, Nongame Fish/Wildlife, Pollinators, Small Mammals, Songbirds, Species of Greatest Conservation Need, Ungulates, Water/Marsh Birds
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Yang, Y., S. E. Hobbie, R. R. Hernandez, D. Tilman, S. M. Grodsky, Y-G. Zhu, Y. Luo, T. M. Smith, J. Fargione, J. M. Jungers, M. Yang, W-Q Chen. 2020. Restoring abandoned farmland to mitigate climate change on a full Earth. One Earth. 3:176–186. doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.019. | August 2020 |
| Y. Yang, J. Zhenong, N. D. Mueller, R. R. Hernandez, S. M. Grodsky, L. Sloat, M. Chester, Y. G. Zhu, and D. Lobell. 2022. Climate feedbacks from irrigation inform sustainable adaptation. Nature Food. | September 2023 |
| Wu, Donghai*; Steven M. Grodsky*; Wenfang Xu; Naijing Liu; Rafael M. Almeida; Liming Zhou; Lee M. Miller; Xiang Zhao; Somnath Baidya Roy; Geng Xia; Anurag A. Agrawal; Benjamin Z. Houlton; Alexander S. Flecker; Xiangtao Xu. 2023. Large wind farms reduce grassland productivity and carbon sequestration via atmospheric drying. Science Bulletin. | July 2023 |
| Wade, M., K. Moore-O'Leary, S. M. Grodsky, and M. Meek. 2022. Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population genomics of a species impacted by solar energy planning. Conservation Science and Practice. | June 2023 |
| Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, R. G. Lathrop, S. M. Grodsky, and D. Drake. 2017. Predicting American oystercatcher breeding distribution in an urbanized coastal ecosystem using Maximum Entropy Modeling. Waterbirds. 40 (SP1):104–122. doi:10.1675/063.040.sp112. | February 2017 |
| Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, D. Drake, S. M. Grodsky, and T. Pover. 2016. Conservation implications of reproductive success of American oystercatchers in an urbanized barrier island complex. Wader Study. 123::202–212. doi:10.18194/ws.00049. | December 2016 |
| Murphy-Mariscal, M., S. M. Grodsky, and R. R. Hernandez. 2018. Solar energy development and the biosphere. Pp. 387-401 in A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems. T. Letcher and V. Fthenakis (eds.). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811479-7.00020-8. | September 2018 |
| Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, and S. P. Rupp. 2019. Introduction: Renewable energy and wildlife conservation. Pp. 1-13 in Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation. C. Moorman, S. Grodsky, and S. Rupp (eds.). Johns Hopkins University Press. | September 2019 |
| Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, and S. P. Rupp (eds.). 2019. Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 10 September 2019. | September 2019 |
| L. S. Saul-Gershenz, S. M. Grodsky, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Ecology of the Western Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus thersippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Insects. 11:315. doi:10.3390/insects11050315. | May 2020 |
| Karban, C. C., J. E. Lovich, J. R. Ennen, S. M. Grodsky, and S. M. Munson. 2023. Predicting the Effects of Solar Energy Development on Wildlife and Plants in the Desert Southwest, USA. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. | August 2024 |
| Hernandez, R. R., A. E. Cagle, S. M. Grodsky, G. Exley, and S. M. Jordaan. 2021. Comments on: Land use for United States power generation: A critical review of existing metrics with suggestions for going forward. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. | September 2022 |
| Hernandez R. R., A. Armstrong, J. Burney, G. Ryan, K. Moore-O'Leary, I. Diédhiou, S. M. Grodsky, L. Saul-Gershenz, R. Davis, J. Macknick, D. Mulvaney, G. A. Heath, S. B. Easter, M. K. Hoffacker, M. F. Allen, and D. M. Kammen. 2019. Techno-ecological synergies of solar energy produce beneficial outcomes that mitigate global environmental change. Nature Sustainability. 2:560–568. doi:10.1038s41893-019-0309-z. | July 2019 |
| Grodsky, S.M. 2021. Matching clean energy and conservation goals for a sustainable future. One Earth. 4, 924-926. | July 2021 |
| Grodsky, S. M., S. R. Fritts, and R. R. Hernandez. 2019. Renewable energy ecology: The next frontier in wildlife science. Pp. 247-260 in Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation. C. Moorman, S. Grodsky, and S. Rupp (eds.). Johns Hopkins University Press. | September 2019 |
| Grodsky, S. M., R. R. Hernandez, J. W. Campbell, K. R. Hinson, O. Keller, S. R. Fritts, J.A. Homyack, and C. E. Moorman. 2019. Ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) response to harvest residue retention: Implications for sustainable forest bioenergy production. Forests. 11:48. doi:10.3390/f11010048. | December 2019 |
| Grodsky, S. M., R. B. Iglay, C. E. Sorenson, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. Should invertebrates receive greater inclusion in wildlife research journals? Journal of Wildlife Management. 79:529–536. doi:10.1002/jwmg.875. | April 2015 |
| Grodsky, S. M., M. J. Behr, A. Gendler, N. L. Walrath, and D. Drake. 2010. Bat mortality at a wind farm in southeastern Wisconsin (with a special emphasis on causes of death for bats killed by wind turbines). Proceedings of the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Wind Wildlife Research Meeting VIII (S. Schwartz, ed.). Washington, DC. | October 2010 |
| Grodsky, S. M., M. J. Behr, A. Gendler, D. Drake, B. D. Dieterle, R. J. Rudd, and N. L. Walrath. 2011. Investigating the causes of death for wind turbine-associated bat fatalities. Journal of Mammalogy. 92:917–925. doi:10.1644/10-MAMM-A-404.1. | October 2011 |
| Grodsky, S. M., L. S. Saul-Gershenz, K. A. Moore-O’Leary, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Her Majesty’s desert throne: The ecology of queen butterfly oviposition on Mojave milkweed host plants. (Special Issue: Butterfly Conservation and Management). Insects. 11:257. doi:10.3390/insects11040257. | April 2020 |
| Grodsky, S. M., L. S. Saul-Gershenz, K. A. Moore-O’Leary, J. P. Whitney, and R. R. Hernandez. 2019. Hare don’t care! Consumption of a rare, desert milkweed containing phytochemicals by the black-tailed jackrabbit. Journal of Arid Environments. 174:103991. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.103991. | June 2019 |
| Grodsky, S. M., K. Tanner, J. Whitney, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Desert plant response to solar energy development: Trophic interactions, rare and invasive species, and management implications.CEC-500-2020-076. California Energy Commission. | December 2020 |
| Grodsky, S. M., K. A. Roeder, J. W. Campbell. 2023. Effects of solar energy development on ants in the Mojave Desert. Ecosphere. | October 2023 |
| Grodsky, S. M., K. A. Moore-O’Leary, and R. R. Hernandez. 2017. From butterflies to bighorns: Multi-dimensional species-species and species-process interactions may inform sustainable solar energy development in desert ecosystems. Proceedings of the 31 Annual Desert Symposium (R. L. Reynolds, ed.). | April 2017 |
| Grodsky, S. M., J. W. Campbell, and R. R. Hernandez. 2021. Effects of solar energy development on flower-visiting beetles, flies, moths, and wasps in the Mojave Desert. Special Issue: Renewable Energy and Biological Conservation in a Changing World. Biological Conservation. 263, 109336. | September 2021 |
| Grodsky, S. M., J. W. Campbell, S. R. Fritts, T. B. Wigley, and C. E. Moorman. 2018. Variable responses of non-native and native ants to coarse woody debris removal following forest bioenergy harvests. Forest Ecology and Management. 427:414–422. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.02.010. | February 2018 |
| Grodsky, S. M., J. W. Campbell, K. A. Roeder, E. Waite, and A. Johnston. 2024. Mixed responses of tenebrionid beetles to solar energy development in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Arid Environments. | September 2024 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. S. Jennelle, and D. Drake. 2013. Bird mortality at a wind-energy facility near a Wetland of International Importance. The Condor: Ornithological Applications. 115:700–711. doi:10.1525/cond.2013.120167. | September 2013 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. S. Jennelle, D. Drake, and T. Virzi. 2012. Bat mortality at a wind-energy facility in southeastern Wisconsin. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 36:773–783. doi: 10.1002/wsb.191. | September 2012 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, and K. R. Russell. 2023. Forest Wildlife Management in Ecological Forest Management Handbook. 2nd edition. G. LaRocque (ed.). Taylor Francis Group/CRC Press. | August 2024 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, and K. R. Russell. 2016. Forest wildlife management. Pp. 47-85 in Ecological Forest Management Handbook. G. LaRocque (ed.). Taylor Francis Group/CRC Press. | November 2016 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2016. Breeding, early-successional bird response to forest harvests for bioenergy. PLOS One. 11(10): e0165070. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165070. | October 2016 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, J. W. Campbell, M. A. Bertone, C. E. Sorenson, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2018. Invertebrate community response to coarse woody debris removal for bioenergy production from intensively managed forests. Ecological Applications. 28:135–148. doi:10.1002/eap.1634. | January 2018 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2016. Winter bird use of harvest residues in clearcuts and the implications of forest bioenergy harvest in the southeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 379:91–101. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.045. | November 2016 |
| Grodsky, S. M. and D. Drake. 2011. Bird and bat mortality at the Forward Energy Center in southeastern Wisconsin. Final report prepared for the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and Invenergy. PSC REF #:152052. | August 2011 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2023. Join the revolution: For wildlifers, renewable energy offers unprecedented challenges--and opportunities. The Wildlife Professional. | May 2024 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Reduced ecosystem services of desert plants from ground-mounted solar energy development. Nature Sustainability. doi:10.1038/s41893-020-0574-x. | December 2020 |
| Garvin, J. C., C. S. Jennelle, D. Drake, and S. M. Grodsky. 2011. Response of raptors to a windfarm. Journal of Applied Ecology. 48:199–209. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01912.x. | February 2011 |
| Fritts, S. R., S. M. Grodsky, and C. E. Moorman. 2014. Managing woody debris to sustain wildlife populations following woody biomass harvests. Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Chains. Available at http://www.se-ibss.org/publications-and-patents/peer-reviewed-publications/. | October 2013 |
| Fritts, S. R., S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. Quantifying multi-scale habitat use of woody biomass by southern toads. Forest Ecology and Management. 346:81–88. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.004 | June 2015 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, K. H. Pollock, and C. B. Farrell. 2016. Can biomass harvesting guidelines sustain herpetofauna following harvest of logging residues for renewable energy? Ecological Applications. 26:926–939. doi:10.1890/14-2078. | April 2016 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, and S. B. Castleberry. 2017. Rodent response to harvesting woody biomass for bioenergy production in the southeastern United States. Journal of Wildlife Management. 81:1170–1178. doi:10.1002/jwmg.21301. | September 2017 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, and S. B. Castleberry. 2015. Shrew response to variable woody debris retention: Implications for sustainable forest bioenergy. Forest Ecology and Management. 336:35–43. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.009. | January 2015 |
| Drake, D., J. C. Garvin, C. S. Jennelle, and S. M. Grodsky. 2010. Response of raptors to a Wisconsin wind energy facility. Proceedings of the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Wind Wildlife Research Meeting VIII (S. Schwartz, ed.). Washington, DC. | October 2010 |
| Drake, D., C. S. Jennelle, J. N. Lui, S. M. Grodsky, S. Schumaker, and M. Sponsler. 2015. Regional analysis of wind turbine-caused bat mortality. Acta Chiropterologica. 17:179–188. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2015.17.1.015. | June 2015 |
| Drake, D, J. N. Lui, C. S. Jennelle, S. M. Grodsky, S. Schumaker, and S. Sponsler. 2012. Regional analysis of wind turbine-caused bat fatality. Proceedings of the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Wind Wildlife Research Meeting IX (S. Schwartz, ed.). Washington, DC. | November 2012 |
| Cope, G. C., J. W. Campbell, S. M. Grodsky, and J. D. Ellis. 2019. Evaluation of nest-site selection of ground-nesting bees and wasps (Hymenoptera) using emergence traps. Canadian Entomologist. 151:260–271. doi:10.4039/tce.2019.3. | March 2019 |
| Campbell, J.W., S.M.Grodsky, M. Milne, P. Viguiera, C.C. Viguiera, E. Stern, and C.H. Greenberg. 2022. Prescribed fire and other fuel-reduction treatments increase spider abundance in a Southern Appalachian hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management. | April 2022 |
| Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, O. Keller, C. Vigueira, E. Waite, P. Vigueira, and C. Greenberg. 2018. Response of beetles (Coleoptera) to repeated applications of prescribed fire and other fuel reduction techniques in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Forest Ecology and Management. 429:294–299. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.022. | September 2018 |
| Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, D. Halbritter, P. Vigueira, C. Vigueira, O. Keller, and C. H. Greenberg. 2019. Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis) and woodland ant responses to repeated applications of fuel reduction methods. Ecosphere. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2547. | January 2019 |
| Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, A. P. Monroe, and J. A. Martin. 2021. Bee (Apoidea) community response to perennial grass treatments managed for livestock production and conservation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 313, 107391. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2021.107391. | March 2021 |
| Campbell, J. W., C. B. Kimmel, S. M. Grodsky, C. Smithers, J. C. Daniels, and J. D. Ellis. 2019. Wildflower plantings harbor increased arthropod richness and abundance within intensively managed agricultural areas. Ecosphere. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2890. | October 2019 |
| Cagle, A., A. Armstrong, G. Exley, S. M. Grodsky, J. Macknick, J. Sherwin, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. The land sparing, water surface use efficiency, and water surface transformation of floating photovoltaic solar energy installations. Sustainability. 12:8154. doi:10.3390/su12198154. | October 2020 |
| Cagle, A. E., M. Shepard, S. M. Grodsky, A. Armstrong, S. M. Jordaan, and R. R. Hernandez. 2023. Standardized metrics to quantify solar energy-land relationships: A global systematic review. Frontiers in Sustainability. | April 2023 |
| Almeida, R. M., R. Schmitt, S. M. Grodsky, A. S. Flecker, C. P. Gomes, L. Zhao, H. Lu, N. Barros, R. Kelman, and P. B. McIntyre. 2022. Floating solar. Evaluate trade-offs. Nature. | June 2022 |
| Abbate, A. P, J. W. Campbell, S. M. Grodsky, and G. R. Williams. 2023. Assessing the attractiveness of native wildflower species to bees (Hymenoptera) in the southeastern United States. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. | July 2024 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, D. Drake, S. M. Grodsky, and T. Plover. 2011. Conservation of American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliates) within an urbanized barrier island complex. The Waterbird Society’s 35th Annual Meeting. Annapolis, Maryland. | November 2011 |
| Turchick, K., and S. M. Grodsky. The geodiversity-biodiversity relationship: across ecosystems and disturbance agents. Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Symposium. Cornell University, January 2024. | January 2024 |
| Turchick, K. & S. M. Grodsky. 2023. The geodiversity-biodiversity relationship. Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science, and Sustainability Graduate Student Symposium. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. | February 2023 |
| Turchick, K. & S. M. Grodsky. 2023. The geodiversity-biodiversity hypotheses: Preliminary investigations. Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Graduate Student Association Symposium. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. | January 2023 |
| T.I. Simamora, Boycott, T.J., and S.M. Grodsky. Quantifying Grassland Bird Community on Protected and Working Lands in New York: An Initial Investigation Preceding the Influence of Solar Panel Infrastructure Development. DNRE Symposium, Cornell University, NY, January 19, 2024. | January 2024 |
| Shepard, M., A. E. Cagle, S. M. Grodsky, A. Armstrong, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Delineating solar energy and land-use interactions: An exigency for standardized metrics. American Geophysical Union's Fall Virtual Meeting. | December 2020 |
| Rodriquez, J., A. E. Cagle, S. M. Grodsky, T. Conkling, T. Katzner, S. Kelly, and R. R. Hernandez. 2021. Waterbird interactions with floating photovoltaic solar facilities: Considerations for conservation. American Wind Wildlife Institute Solar Power and Wildlife/Natural Resources Symposium. Virtual. | December 2021 |
| Robles, E. R., G. Ryan, S. M. Grodsky, and R. R. Hernandez. 2017. Solar energy potential of the largest commercial buildings in the United States. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. | December 2017 |
| Ray, N., T. Canino, M. Holgerson, and S. M. Grodsky. 2023. Effect of floating solar installation on greenhouse gas emissions from ponds. AGU 23. | December 2023 |
| Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, and S. R. Fritts. 2015. Guiding development of biomass harvesting guidelines to ensure ecological sustainability of gleaning logging residues for renewable energy. NC State Forestry and Environmental Resources Departmental Seminar. Raleigh, North Carolina. | October 2015 |
| Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, and D. W. Hazel. 2012. Potential effects of woody biomass harvests on avian habitat quality. Southeastern Partners in Flight Annual Meeting. Raleigh, North Carolina. | March 2012 |
| Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, S. R. Fritts, and D. W. Hazel. 2016. Does gleaning logging residues for renewable bioenergy threaten wildlife in the southeastern US? Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation Seminar. Clemson University. Clemson, South Carolina. | March 2016 |
| Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, S. R. Fritts, J. W. Campbell, C. E. Sorenson, M. A. Bertone, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2016. Multi-scale invertebrate response to harvest residue removal. The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference. Raleigh, North Carolina. | October 2016 |
| Maynard, L., S. M. Grodsky, G. R. Hess, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. Downed wood in the neighborhood: Availability of downed wood in an urban matrix. NC State Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. Raleigh, North Carolina. | April 2015 |
| Maynard, L., S. M. Grodsky, C. E. Moorman, and G. E. Hess. 2015. Downed wood in the neighborhood: Availability of woody debris in an urban-exurban matrix. International Urban Wildlife Conference. Chicago, Illinois. | May 2015 |
| Kelty, R., and S. M. Grodsky. Habitat selection of native bees in the national wildlife refuges across the northeastern United States. 79<sup>th</sup> Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Cape Cod, MA | April 2024 |
| Hardouin, M. & S. M. Grodsky. 2023. Solar energy-carnivore interactions in the Sonoran Desert, California. Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Graduate Student Association Symposium. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. | January 2023 |
| Grodsky, S. M<b>.</b> 2022. Energy and Environment - A Big Idea for Climate 2030. 2030 Cornell Climate Impact Roundtable. Ithaca, New York. | September 2022 |
| Grodsky, S. M.<b> </b>2022. Insect conservation and habitat management in desert solar facilities. Member Symposium: Inspiring Insect Biodiversity Conservation through Incorporation of Vital Habitat in Infrastructure Entomological Society of America 2022 Joint Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C., Canada (virtual). | November 2022 |
| Grodsky, S. M.<b> </b>2019. The ecology of concentrating solar power at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. Bureau of Land Management. Arden-Arcade, California. | March 2019 |
| Grodsky, S. M.<b> </b>2017. Exploring the renewable energy-wildlife nexus: Animal conservation in parallel with next-generation energy development. Institute of Transportation Studies. Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways Seminar Series. Davis, California. | January 2017 |
| Grodsky, S. M., S. R. Fritts, T. B. Wigley, and C. E. Moorman. 2014. A multi-pronged approach to measuring effects of private lands management on biodiversity: conservation and forest bioenergy. Symposium: “Applications of Biodiversity Metrics on Private Lands for Conservation Outcomes”. Society for Conservation Biology’s North American Congress for Conservation Biology. Missoula, Montana. | July 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M., S. R. Fritts, C. E. Moorman, S. B. Castleberry, J. A. Homyack, and T. B. Wigley. 2013. Evaluation of wildlife response to woody biomass harvesting. Project Directors Meeting - AFRI Foundational Programs: Soil Processes, Managed Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services/Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment. Annapolis, Maryland. | April 2013 |
| Grodsky, S. M., S. P. Rupp, and C. E. Moorman. 2017. Renewable energy and wildlife conservation: The next frontier in wildlife science. Symposium: “Advancing wildlife conservation and renewable energy: A synthesis of energy system technologies and identifying effects on wildlife”. The Wildlife Society’s 24<sup>th</sup> Annual Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. | September 2017 |
| Grodsky, S. M., R. B. Iglay, C. E. Sorenson, and C. E. Moorman. 2014. Invertebrates are wildlife too: Representation of “The Little Things That Run the World” in wildlife journals. The Statistics and Zoology Graduate Research Symposium. Raleigh, North Carolina. | April 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M., R. B. Iglay, C. E. Sorenson, and C. E. Moorman. 2014. Do wildlife journals shrug at bugs? Symposium: “Integrating invertebrates into wildlife science and management: The importance of our most abundant and diverse wildlife group”. The Wildlife Society’s 21st Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | October 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M., R. B. Iglay, C. E. Sorenson, and C. E. Moorman. 2014. Considerations for integration of invertebrates into wildlife research. Symposium: “Integrating invertebrates into wildlife science and management: The importance of our most abundant and diverse wildlife group”. The Wildlife Society’s 21st Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | October 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M., M. J. Behr, A. Gendler, N. L. Walrath, and D. Drake. 2010. Bat mortality at a wind farm in southeastern Wisconsin (with a special emphasis on causes of death for bats killed by wind turbines). National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Wind Wildlife Research Meeting VIII. Lakewood, Colorado. | October 2010 |
| Grodsky, S. M., M. J. Behr, A. Gendler, D. Drake, B. D. Dieterle, R. J. Rudd, and N. L. Walrath. 2011. Causes of death for wind turbine-associated bat fatalities. Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Winter Meeting. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. | December 2011 |
| Grodsky, S. M., K. Tanner, L. Saul-Gershenz, K. Moore-O'Leary, J. P. Whitney, and R. R. Hernandez. 2019. Solar energy ecology. Environmental Protection Agency. San Francisco, California. | November 2019 |
| Grodsky, S. M., K. A. Moore-O’Leary, and R. R. Hernandez. 2017. Next-generation solar energy ecology research in deserts. 31st Annual Desert Symposium. California State University Desert Studies Center. Zzyzx, California. | October 2017 |
| Grodsky, S. M., J. W. Campbell, A. Fesnock, L. E. Franklin, M. Hardouin, and R. R. Hernandez. 2021. Effects of solar energy development on desert ecosystems and their services. American Wind Wildlife Institute. 2021 Solar Symposium. | December 2021 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Sorenson, and B. Overman. 2015. Building science communication skills in college freshman: a case study with entomophagy. Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences and Forestry and Environmental Resources Joint Departmental Research Symposium. Raleigh, North Carolina. | October 2015 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, and D. W. Hazel. 2012. Potential effects of woody biomass harvesting on avian habitat use. Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences and Forestry and Environmental Resources Joint Graduate Student Symposium. Raleigh, North Carolina. | October 2012 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2015. How good is downed wood? Breeding bird response to gleaning harvest residues for renewable bioenergy. The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference. Winnipeg, Manitoba. | October 2015 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2014. Effects of biomass harvesting guidelines on avian habitat use. United States Department of Interior Southeast Climate Science Center Grand Opening. Raleigh, North Carolina. | January 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2014. Effects of biomass harvesting guidelines on avian habitat use. North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Annual Meeting. Summit, North Carolina. | March 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2013. Effects of woody biomass harvests on avian habitat use. The Wildlife Society’s 20th Annual Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | October 2013 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2013. Effects of biomass harvesting guidelines on avian habitat use. Symposium: “Wildlife Response to Intensive Management of Eastern Forests”. The Wildlife Society’s 20th Annual Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | October 2013 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. B. Castleberry, T. B. Wigley, and S. R. Fritts. 2013. Effects of biomass harvesting guidelines on avian habitat use. Weyerhaeuser Sustainability Research Meeting - Catchlight Symposium. New Bern, North Carolina. | April 2013 |
| Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, J. A. Homyack, and T. B. Wigley. 2016. Forest bioenergy and wildlife conservation in North Carolina. North Carolina Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Brown’s Summit, North Carolina. | March 2016 |
| Grodsky, S. M. and R. R. Hernandez. 2017. Who’s hot, who’s not? Effects of concentrating solar power heliostats on soil temperature at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, Mojave Desert, USA. American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. | December 2017 |
| Grodsky, S. M. and D. Drake. 2012. Effects of wind farms on birds in Wisconsin: Lessons learned for the Southeast. Southeastern Partners in Flight Annual Meeting. Raleigh, North Carolina. | March 2012 |
| Grodsky, S. M. and D. Drake. 2010. Preliminary results from a veterinary analysis of bats killed by wind turbines. Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Winter Meeting. Wausau, Wisconsin. | December 2010 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2024. National Pollinator-Solar Energy Interactions Assessment. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office 2024 Peer Review. Washington, D.C. 3.27.24. | March 2024 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2021. Solar energy in desert ecosystems and the bright future of solar energy ecology. American Clean Power Siting and Environmental Compliance Virtual Summit 2021. | August 2021 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2021. Pollinators and solar: A starting point. Agriculture and Solar Summit for Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators. | August 2021 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2021. Energy ecology: Solutions for climate adaptation in a changing world. Northeast Climate Change working Group. | August 2021 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2018. Renewable energy ecology: The next frontier in wildlife science. Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology Departmental Seminar. University of California, Davis. Davis, California. | March 2018 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2018. Renewable energy ecology: The next frontier in conservation science. Spring 2018 Colloquium Series. Sacramento State Departments of Geology, Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies and the U.S. Geological Survey. Sacramento, California. | February 2018 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2017. Energy and biodiversity. Energy and the Environment Seminar. Department of Land, Air & Water Resources. University of California, Davis, Davis, California. | February 2017 |
| Grodsky, S. M. 2015. Arthropods as wildlife, for wildlife: Bridging the gap between applied, entomological and wildlife sciences. Symposium: “Use of arthropods in wildlife and applied ecology: recognition of our common goals”. Entomology 2015. Entomological Society of America’s 2015 Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. | November 2015 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & R. R. Hernandez. 2019. Solar energy development in deserts reduces ecosystem services and socioecological resources of indigenous people. American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. | December 2019 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & K. Douglass. 2015. Committing to a committee. North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Annual Meeting. Lake Logan, North Carolina. | March 2015 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & D. Drake. 2014. Moving towards a sustainable energy future: a case study of wind energy development and wildlife. 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics. Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. | August 2014 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & D. Drake. 2009. Investigating the impact of wind farms on birds and bats in southeastern Wisconsin. Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Winter Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin. | December 2009 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & D. Drake. 2009. Bat mortality at a wind farm in southeast Wisconsin, with a special emphasis on causes of death. 70th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Springfield, Illinois. | October 2009 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & C. E. Moorman. 2013. Renewable energy and wildlife: Sustaining natural resources in the face of global climate change. Southeast Climate Science Center Seminar Series. Raleigh, North Carolina. | November 2013 |
| Grodsky, S. M. & C. E. Moorman. 2013. Potential effects of woody biomass harvesting on avian habitat use. North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Annual Meeting. Columbia, North Carolina. | April 2013 |
| Garcia, D., R. Choudberry, S. M. Grodsky, and R. Almeida. 2024. Overlap between solar power potential and bee diversity hotspots in the contiguous United Sates. 78<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting of the Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society. South Padre Island, Texas. 2.8.24. | February 2024 |
| Garcia, D., R. Choudberry, S. M. Grodsky, and R. Almeida. 2024. Analyzing Synergies and Conflicts: Solar Power Potential and Bee Diversity Patterns in the Contiguous United States. University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley College of Science Annual Research Conference. Edinburg, TX. 4.26.24. | April 2024 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, and S. B. Castleberry. 2016. Herpetofauna response to woody biomass harvesting. Symposium: “Response of amphibians and reptiles to anthropogenic disturbance”. The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference. Raleigh, North Carolina. | October 2016 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, D. W. Hazel, S. B. Castleberry, C. F. Farrell, J. A. Homyack, and S. M. Grodsky. 2013. Effects of biomass harvesting guidelines on herpetofauna use of clearcuts. Symposium: “Wildlife Response to Intensive Management of Eastern Forests”. The Wildlife Society’s 20th Annual Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | October 2013 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, C. B. Farrell, and S. M. Grodsky. 2013. Amphibian response to woody biomass harvesting. North Carolina Association of Environmental Professionals. Raleigh, North Carolina. | February 2013 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, S. M. Grodsky, S. B Castleberry, D. Greene, and E. E. Evans. 2017. Rodent response to harvesting woody biomass for energy. The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. | September 2017 |
| Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, S. M. Grodsky, K. H. Pollock, and S. B. Castleberry. 2014. Amphibian response to woody biomass harvesting. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. Austin, Texas. | February 2014 |
| Drake, D., S. M. Grodsky, M. J. Behr, A. Gendler, D. Drake, B. D. Dieterle, R. J. Rudd, and N. L. Walrath. 2012. Investigating the causes of death for wind turbine-associated bat fatalities. The Wildlife Society’s 19th Annual Conference. Portland, Oregon. | October 2012 |
| Drake, D., J. N. Lui, C. S. Jennelle, S. M. Grodsky, S. Schumaker, and M. Sponsler. 2012. Regional analysis of wind turbine-caused bat fatality. National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Wind Wildlife Research Meeting IX. Broomfield, Colorado. | November 2012 |
| Drake, D., J. C. Garvin, C. S. Jennelle, and S. M. Grodsky. 2010. Response of raptors to a Wisconsin wind energy facility. National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Wind Wildlife Research Meeting VIII. Lakewood, Colorado. | October 2010 |
| Davis, C. M., T. Katzner, M. Palumbo, V. Slabe, and S.M. Grodsky. 2024. Developing a framework for non-lead ammunition incentive programs for Bald and Golden Eagle conservation in the northeastern U.S. Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation. | October 2024 |
| Davis, C. M., S. M. Grodsky, M. D. Palumbo, T. Katzner. 2024. Testing the efficacy of a non-lead ammunition rebate program for eagle conservation in New York. Winter Meeting of the Atlantic Flyway Council Technical Sections. 2/26/24. | February 2024 |
| Davis, C. M., S. M. Grodsky, M. D. Palumbo, T. Katzner. 2024. Testing a non-lead ammunition rebate program for eagle conservation in New York State. Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County 31st Annual Rural Landowner Workshop. 3/2/2024. | March 2024 |
| Castleberry, S. B., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel and J. A. Homyack. 2019. Wildlife occurrence data for risk-based assessment. International Workshop on Adequacy of Spatial Databases for Conducting Risk Assessments of Sustainable Wood Sourcing Practices of the U.S. Industrial Wood Pellet Industry Supplying European Energy Demand, Athens, GA. | March 2019 |
| Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, C. Stanley-Stahr, J. D. Ellis, C. Smithers, and J. C. Daniels. 2016. Pollinators and other arthropod attraction to native wildflower plantings in Florida. XXV International Congress of Entomology/Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Orlando, Florida. | September 2016 |
| Campbell, J. W. & S. M. Grodsky. 2014. Pollinating insect communities in semi-natural grasslands managed for conservation benefits and biomass production. Entomological Society of America’s Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. | November 2014 |
| Cagle, A., M. Shepard, S. M. Grodsky, and R. R. Hernandez. 2019. Solar energy development in an era of looming land scarcity: Land-use metrics standardization and novel concepts. American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. | December 2019 |
| Cagle, A. E., S. M. Grodsky, A. Armstrong, G. Exley, J. Macknick, J. Sherwin, and R. R. Hernandez. 2021. Floating photovoltaic solar energy: Metrics for potential land sparing and wildlife interactions. American Wind Wildlife Institute. 2021 Solar Symposium. | December 2021 |
| Cagle, A. E., A. Armstrong, G. Exley, S. M. Grodsky, J. Macknick, J. Sherwin, and R. R. Hernandez. Techo-hydrological attributes and land sparing opportunities of floating solar photovoltaics. American Geophysical Union's Fall Virtual Meeting. | December 2020 |
| Boycott, T.J., T.I. Simamora, and S.M. Grodsky. Occurrence dynamics of grassland birds on protected and working lands in New York: Implications for solar energy development. DNRE Symposium, Cornell University, NY, January 19, 2024. | January 2024 |
| Boycott, T.J., T.I. Simamora, and S. M. Grodsky. Grassland birds and solar energy in New York: Interactions and management implications across spatiotemporal scales. NYSDEC Bird and Mammal Diversity Team Annual Planning Meeting, Brockport, NY, October 11, 2023. | October 2023 |
| Boycott, T.J., T. Simamora, and S. M. Grodsky. Grassland birds and solar energy in New York: Interactions and management implications across spatiotemporal scales. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting, Albany, NY, May 24, 2023. | May 2023 |
| Bennett, A., I. Caldwell, L. Walston, A. Dolezal, C. Rochon, A. Feggestad, and S. M. Grodsky. 2021. A Research Roundtable Discussion: The future of research on pollinator habitat at solar sites. American Wind Wildlife Institute Solar Power and Wildlife/Natural Resources Symposium. Virtual. | December 2021 |
| Almeida, R. M., R. Schmitt, S. M. Grodsky, A. S. Flecker, C. P. Gomes, L. Zhao, N. Barros, R. Kelman, and P. B. McIntyre. 2022. Opportunities and risks of floating solar power deployment on reservoirs. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2022. Grand Rapids, MI. | May 2022 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wildlife Society - Member; contributor to Renewable Energy Working Group | Grodsky | December 2010 | Present |
| The Wildlife Society - Faculty Co-Advisor, Cornell University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society | Grodsky | September 2022 | Present |
| Entomological Society of America - Member | Grodsky | September 2018 | Present |
| American Geophysical Union - Member | Grodsky | 2019 | Present |