Ethics, Justice and Diversity: Preparing for Professions in the Natural Sciences
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The W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation provided a seminar series on ethics, justice, and diversity in the natural sciences. You're invited to view the recordings listed below.
Dr. Alan Townsend, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation incoming dean - "Eyes Wide and Endless" on September 8 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Daniel Wildcat, Haskell Indian Nations University - "TEK: An Antidote to Anthropocene Destruction" on September 14 at 5 p.m.
Aja Desmond, Earthtone Outside - "Confronting Our Biases in Outdoor Spaces" on September 28 at 3 p.m.
Terry Baker, - "If You Want to Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want to Go Far, Go Together." Society of American Foresters CEO on October 15 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ocean Collectiv - "A Conversation About the Intersection of Environmental and Social Justice" on October 29 at 2 p.m.
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Spring 2025 Department of Society and Conservation Seminar
Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 pm (MST), Forestry 106 (unless otherwise specified below)1/21 Introduction, Meet & Greet
1/28 Professional Development
2/04 Rec.gov, Beyonce, and the forgotten texts of Reno: The winding story of a research program to inform recreation allocation
Dr. Will Rice, Associate Professor, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, UM2/11 Solving the Wildfire Crisis with the Housing Crisis? Thinking Critically About Proposals to Scale Up Forest Restoration by Mass Producing Timber Buildings
Dr. Megan Wiessner, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, University of Virginia2/18 Historic Land Management Practices and Biodiversity
Dr. Steve Siebert, Professor Emeritus, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, UM2/25 Indigenous Research Methods to Support Blackfeet Nation’s Community Health Needs
Dr. Kim Paul, Founder, Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI), Browning, MT3/04 Tribal Co-Stewardship of Federal Lands and Resources: Recent Milestones and Presidential Transitions
Dr. Martin Nie, Department of Society and Conservation, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, UM3/11 ‘Indians’ and Energy Transition: Green New Deal to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill!’
Dr. Andrew Curley, Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, Development, and Environment, University of Arizona
(*Please note that this week's seminar has been moved to Eck Auditorium)3/18 Spring Break - No class meeting
3/25 Professional Development
4/01 Summit Effects: Cell Tower Politics in U.S. National Parks
Dr. Sam Kellogg, Postdoctoral Teaching, Research and Mentoring Fellow, UM-Davidson Honors College4/08 Professional Development
4/15 Irrigator’s Decision-Making During Drought in 猎奇重口
Dr. Arica Crootof, Associate Professor, 猎奇重口 Western4/22 Climate Change, Food Insecurity, and Out-Migration in a Nepalese Headwaters Region
Dr. Kimber Haddix McKay, Professor, School of Public and Community Health Sciences, UM
Chelsea Kuiper, Doctoral Candidate, School of Public and Community Health Sciences, UM4/29 Last day of spring semester
For more information, please contact Keith Bosak (kieth.bosak@umontana.edu), Sarah J. Halvorson (sarah.halvorson@umontana.edu), or Isaiah Tuolienuo (isaiah.tuolienuo@umontana.edu).
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Spring 2025 Systems Ecology Seminar
Thursdays 3:30-4:30 pm (MST), Forestry 106 (unless otherwise specified below)1/23 Future Directions and Opportunities for Actionable Science
Meade Krosby & Nicole DeCrappeo, NW Climate Adaptation and Science Center
4:00-5:00 In FOR 106 (please note this change in time for this particular session)1/30 From Farms to Mountain Forests: Exploring the Biogeochemical Causes, Consequences and Solutions to Global Environmental Change
Justin Gay, UM FCFC, Assistant Teaching Professor of Ecology2/06 Water, carbon, and defense: How do trees become susceptible to biotic agents during drought?
Shealyn Malone, University of WI2/13 Dammed if you do Dammed if you don't develop- the role of dams in global change
Andrew Wilcox, UM Geosciences2/20 Forest carbon allocation: Why does it matter and what can we expect?
Steve Kannenberg, WV University2/27 New directions in Whitebark Pine restoration: from spatial patterns to treatment design
Enzo Martelli Moya, Forest & Conservation Sciences PhD student3/06 Disturbance and Drought: Drivers of Tree Mortality in the Western US
Sharon Hood, USFS Fire Lab3/13 Tree Rings and Colorado River Streamflow: Can the Past Inform the Future?
Connie Woodhouse, University of AZ3/20 SPRING BREAK
3/27 An Integrative Ecosystem Resilience Index
Marie Johnson, Systems Ecology PhD student4/03 The response and role of pollinators in global change
Jose Fuentes, Penn State University4/10 Mircobial iron acquisition and organic matter cycling in marine environments
Lauren Manck, Flathead Lake Biological Station4/17 Biogeochemical patterns and enigmas in the low nutrient ocean gyres
Matt Church, Flathead Lake Biological Station4/24 All Things N!
Robert Heumann, Systems Ecology PhD studentFor more information, please contact Ashley Ballantyne (ashley.ballantyne@umontana.edu).
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Graduate Seminar in Wildlife Biology - WILD 594
Location: Gallagher 122
Time: Fridays from 1:00 to 2:50Wildlife Biology seminars will be held in person unless otherwise noted. For information regarding grad seminar please contact hugh.robinson@umontana.edu
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Time: Tuesdays – 4:00-4:50pm
Location: Forestry Building room 106 (preferred) – Zoom (if needed)Organizer: Dr. Paul M. Lukacs, paul.lukacs@umontana.edu
Schedule: There will be no College-wide seminar offered Fall 2024