Fall term 2009 Seminar Series Wednesdays at 4:00 pm Nash Hall 206
September 30
History and Ecology in a Coastal Context. Anita Guerrini, Horning Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History (OSU) AND Adjunct Professor of History, UC Santa Barbara
October 7
The Outlook for Fisheries Conservation in an Era of Uncertain Water Supplies.Jack Williams, Senior Scientist, Trout Unlimited, Medford,OR
October 14
Finding the habitat preferences of juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the freshwater rearing stage: challenges and creativity. Yasmin Lucero, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA.
October 21
Linking headwaters for salmon and amphibians in the Pacific Northwest. Kelly Burnett, Research Fish Biologist, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and a Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, OSU.
October 28
Climate change and anadromous salmonids in the PNW: Potential impacts on the freshwater life-history. Gordon Reeves, Research Fish Biologist, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Assistant Professor of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, OSU
November 4
Optimizing of reservoir operations for multi-objective dams: Challenges in incorporating environmental flow recommendations. Desiree Tullos, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, OSU.
November 11
The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project: Assessing historic change in nearshore ecosystem function of Puget Sound, Washington. Charles “Si” Simenstad, Research Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
November 18
Reconstructing the use of freshwater and marine habitats by Chinook salmon: implications for conservation and management. Jessica A. Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Newport, OR.
November 25
No seminar this week
December 2
Climate change and fish conservation strategies: fitting the pieces together in time to save our native aquatic fauna. Jim Sedell, Director of Fish Conservation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, DC