Speaker: Fred Gould (https://cals.ncsu.edu/entomology-and-plant-pathology/people/fgould/)Abstract: Neil DeGrasse Tyson is quoted as saying, “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” I will challenge that assertion. For 16 years the Soviet Union banned Mendelian genetics. Some say that this resulted from the Soviet leaders being fooled by the pseudoscience…

Join the University of Minnesota for a free hybrid seminar, Thinking Spatially Symposium: Indigenous Data SovereigntyConcepts of Indigenous data sovereignty challenge the western academic perspectives on information, data, and ownership. Join us at the 6th annual Thinking Spatially symposium for a series of presentations featuring Indigenous researchers exploring issues of data ownership and access, including spatial…

Talk title: Climate-Smart Forestry in an Urban ContextSpeaker: Clara Pregitzer, Natural Areas ConservancyRegister here.The Yale Forest Forum is offering a Fall 2023 Speaker Series Webinar entitled "Understanding Climate-Smart Forestry in Practice" on Mondays September 11 – November 27 from 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm U.S. ET. The series will feature speakers from public-sector organizations like the U.…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the sun's surface to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment around them. Our mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans,…

Join virtually via Zoom: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/98919917840?pwd=R3lhSUlzdzVjUW9KbGJ3SGVDMXEzQT09This climate & conservation coffee is an informal gathering of the landscape conservation and climate change community in the Raleigh, NC area. It began in 2012 as a South Atlantic LCC event, and is now co-hosted by the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) and the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC).We…

Speaker: Brett Scheffers (https://www.schefferslab.com/) Abstract: Within forest ecosystems, animal communities vertically organize and partition, creating intricate layers of species interactions. The gradients in climate, habitat, and resources created by the vertical structure of vegetation offer an excellent model system for understanding the interplay between abiotic and biotic factors in shaping community composition. These local micro-gradients…

Speaker: Brett Scheffers (https://www.schefferslab.com/)Abstract: Within forest ecosystems, animal communities vertically organize and partition, creating intricate layers of species interactions. The gradients in climate, habitat, and resources created by the vertical structure of vegetation offer an excellent model system for understanding the interplay between abiotic and biotic factors in shaping community composition. These local micro-gradients often…

First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTS) is a monthly webinar series organized by the USDA Climate Hubs and Forest Service Research and Development. These webinars feature presentations from USDA scientists and practitioners. During these sessions, experts explore connections among climate, agriculture, nature, and people - and discuss their struggles, hazards, solutions and achievements. Stay up…

Talk title: Management of Novel Ecosystems and Ecosystem ChangeSpeaker: TBCRegister here.The Yale Forest Forum is offering a Fall 2023 Speaker Series Webinar entitled "Understanding Climate-Smart Forestry in Practice" on Mondays September 11 – November 27 from 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm U.S. ET. The series will feature speakers from public-sector organizations like the U. S. Forest Service,…

Please join Treasury's Office of Gulf Coast Restoration and the RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence on Thursday, November 9th at 2CT/3ET for our final webinar in our Bi-Monthly Webinar Series!Register here.This informational webinar series highlights research findings that help state and local resource managers better understand the Gulf's resources and develop sustainable solutions that will provide for…

Please join Treasury's Office of Gulf Coast Restoration and the RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence on Thursday, November 9th at 2CT/3ET for our final webinar in our Bi-Monthly Webinar Series!Register here.This informational webinar series highlights research findings that help state and local resource managers better understand the Gulf's resources and develop sustainable solutions that will provide for…