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Fall 2007 Seminar Series
What Will Climate Change Mean For
Idaho
GEOG 501/FOR 501
Fridays 12:30-1:20
Room To Be Announced (see schedule below)
Campus and Community Invited
For more information, contact Dr. Penny Morgan
(pmorgan@uidaho.edu; 208-885-7507)
or Dr. Jeff Hicke (jhicke@uidaho.edu;
208-885-6240)
Funding provided by the Departments of Forest Resources and Geography
and Idaho NSF EPSCoR
Tentative Schedule (please check back weekly for updates)
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Title (click on link for presentation) | Room |
| 8/24/2007 | Morgan/Hicke | Introduction | Course information meeting; registered graduate students only | TLC 50 |
| 8/31/2007 | Dr. Von Walden, U. of Idaho | Overview of climate change | Climate Change in Idaho: Past, Present, and Future | TLC 50 |
| 9/7/2007 | Dr. Penny Morgan (UI)/Dr. Emily Heyerdahl (USDA FS) | Recent fire | Climate and Fire in the Northern Rockies: Past, Present & Future | TLC 29 |
| 9/14/2007 | Dr. Timothy Link, U. of Idaho | Snow/water | McClure Hall 209 | |
| 9/21/2007 | Dr. Jodi Johnson-Maynard, U. of Idaho | Carbon sequestration in Idaho | Carbon Sequestration and Trading Activities in Idaho | TLC 29 |
| 9/28/2007 | Dr. Michael Jennings, The Nature Conservancy | Vegetation structure/ biodiversity |
The Biogeography of Climate Change: Implications for Conservation | TLC 29 |
| 10/5/2007 | Dr. Dan Isaak, USDA Forest Service | Fish | Impacts and Uncertainties of Climate Change on Idaho Streams and Fish Communities | TLC 29 |
| 10/12/2007 | Dr. Matt Germino, Idaho State U. | Treeline dynamics | Tree Establishment in Treelines of the Rocky Mountains: Pattern, Process, and Climate Responses | TLC 29 |
| 10/19/2007 | Dr. Jennifer Pierce, Boise State U. | Holocene fire | Fire and Climate in the Northern Rockies: Records from the Past and Implications for the Future | TLC 29 |
| 10/26/2007 | Dr. Jeff Hicke, U. of Idaho | Insect outbreaks | Climate Change and Insect Outbreaks: Implications for Forest Ecosystems | TLC 29 |
| 11/2/2007 | Dr. Katy Kavanagh, U. of Idaho | Forest functioning |
Climate Change Impacts on Idaho's Mountainous Forested Ecosystems: What the Trees are Telling Us |
TLC 29 |
| 11/9/2007 | Dr. Jerry Rehfeldt, USDA Forest Service (retired) | Plant distributions | TLC 29 | |
| 11/16/2007 | Dr. Sian Mooney, Boise State U. | Economics |
Economics of Carbon Sequestration and the Carbon Market: How Do You Sell the Invisible? |
TLC 29 |
| 11/23/2007 | Thanksgiving | ------- | ------------------------ | -------- |
| 11/30/2007 | Dr. Dominique Bachelet, The Nature Conservancy | NGO perspective | Media Hype, Politics, Nobel, and Uncertainty: Can a Climate Change Scientist Make a Difference in the Life of a Conservationist? | TLC 29 |
| 12/7/2007 | Dr. Darek Nalle, U. of Idaho | Carbon markets | Foodflation and Biofuels: Scarce Resources for Meeting Climate Policy | TLC 29 |
