Winter 2019 SEFS Seminar Schedule
Jan. 9 – Prospects for biodiversity and ecosystem services in coffee agroecosystems facing socio-ecological changes in southwest Ethiopia
Getachew Eshete, associate professor at Cascadia College
Jan. 16 – Mid-rotation forest carbon credits: The low cost of emissions reduction plan that works immediately
Mike Warjone, vice president of operations, Port Blakely
Jan. 23 – How cold is it in the mountains? Temperatures, lapse rates
and inversions from models, weather stations, sensors in trees and remote sensing
Jessica Lundquist, associate professor, civil and environmental engineering, UW
Jan. 30 – The role of people and climate in shaping vegetation and fire history
Cathy Whitlock, professor, Montana State University
Feb. 6 – Evaluating climate change & demographics dynamics: An analysis of natural disasters and population change
Sara Curran, professor, UW Sociology; Director, CSDE
Feb. 13 – Forest conservation and restoration in the Pacific Northwest
Ryan Haugo, The Nature Conservancy
Feb. 20 – The role of fire in Yosemite’s ecosystems
Jan van Wagtendonk, research scientist emeritus, Yosemite National Park
Feb. 27 – Socio-spatial approaches to understanding public use patterns in national forests and monuments
Lee Cerveny, research social scientist
March 6 – Quantifying the role that terrestrial ecosystems play in Earth’s climate
Abby Swann, assistant professor, atmospheric sciences and biology, UW
March 13 – Wildlife conservation in a brighter and louder world
Neil Carter, assistant professor, Boise State University