Wildlife Science Seminar
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Status and Management of Wolves in Washington State. Harriet Allen, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW, Paccar 192.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. Water Seminar
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Effects of Biomass Production and Intensive Forest Management on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes, Jake Verschuyl, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM.
Seattle, WA, UW Anderson 223.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. Seminar in Advanced Silviculture
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Comparative Physiology of Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock, Rick Meinzer, USDA Forest Service.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM.
UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Introduction to Landscape Tree Identification, Patrick Mulligan, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Introduction to Mosaic, Bedrock Industries.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, 1401 W. Garfield.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Water Seminar
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Testing the Water Quality Impacts of Contemporary Forest Practices: The Alto and Alsea, George Ice, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM.
Seattle, WA, UW Anderson 223.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. UW Botanic Gardens Professional Education
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Pruning Woody Plants, David Zuckerman, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Engage: Science Speaker Series
When Good Cells Go Bad: Your brain helping brain tumors survive, Susan Fung, UW Neurology and Behavior Graduate Program.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Town Hall.
For more info visit engage-science.com. Engage: Science Speaker Series
Soils in the Air: The savings account of the forest, Camila Tejo-Haristoy, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; and The Life and Times of H. Pylori, Laura Martinez, UW.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Town Hall.
For more info visit townhallseattle.org. Future Forestry Leaders Symposium
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"A Graduate Student Research Symposium Celebrating the International Year of the Forest.".
Friday, February 24, 2012 – Saturday, February 25, 2012.
Vancouver, BC, University of British Columbia.
For more info visit events.forestry.ubc.ca. Seminar in Advanced Silviculture
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Growth and Regeneration of Western Red Cesar in Coastal Old-growth Forests, Lori Daniels, University of British Columbia.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM.
UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Introduction to Digital Photo Editing, Jenn Leach, professional photographer.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Center for Urban Horticulture, Isaacson Classroom.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Wildlife Science Seminar
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Assembly Rules for Urbanizing Lands? Avian community structure following forest clearing and subsequent residential development, Jack DeLap, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW, Paccar 192.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. Water Seminar
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Evaluating Headwater Stream Buffers: Lessons learned from a watershed-scale experiment in southwest Washington, Pete Bisson, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM.
Seattle, WA, UW Anderson 223.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. SEFS Sustaining our World Lecture
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Linking Ecosystem Services, Endangered Species Conservation, and Local Livelihoods through a Wildlife Premium Market, Eric Dinerstein, World Wildlife Fund.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW, Kane 220.
For more info visit engage.washington.edu. Sound Conservations with Jeff Renner
Underwater Vehicles for Ocean Exploration, Fritz Stahr, UW School of Oceanography.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Seattle Aquarium.
For more info visit www.seattleaquarium.org. Engage: Science Speaker Series
English Holly: Welcomed guest or escape Artist? Andrea Watts, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Town Hall.
For more info visit engage-science.com. Washington Native Plant Society
Restoring Garry Oak in Central Washington: Enhancing seedling performance in a semiarid environment, Jim Evans, The Nature Conservancy.
Monday, March 5, 2012, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Yakima, WA.
For more info visit www.wnps.org. Wildlife Science Seminar
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Are the Effects of Primary Productivity on Songbird Populations Altered in an Urbanizing Landscape? Ben Shryock, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Monday, March 5, 2012, 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW, Paccar 192.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. Water Seminar
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Effects of Comtemporary Forest Practices on Headwater Stream Temperature and Sediment Export, Bill Ehinger, WA Department of Ecology.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM.
Seattle, WA, UW Anderson 223.
For more info visit www.cfr.washington.edu. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Plant Identification Series, David Giblin, UW Herbarium and Burke Museum
6-part series meets 3/6, 13, 20, 17, April 3 and 10.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW, Hitchcock 244.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Dawg Days in the Desert CoENV Lunch and Learn
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Off the Menu: How prey animals avoid becoming a predator's lunch, Aaron Wirsing, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
Rancho Mirage, CA.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Starker Lecture Series: Watershed Moments
The Clean Water Act: Fundamentals and effects on forestry, Jay O'Laughlin, University of Idaho.
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University.
For more info visit starkerlectures.forestry.oregonstate.edu. Seminar in Advanced Silviculture
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Ecophysiology Applications in Hemlock Forest Management Decision Making, Al Mitchel, Canadian Forest Service.
Friday, March 9, 2012, 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM.
Dig It! The Secrets of Soil Lecture Series
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic, Estella Leopold, Emeritus, UW Department of Biology.
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Spokane, WA, NW Museum of Art and Culture.
For more info visit ofp.scc.wa.gov. Northwest Horticultural Society Lectures
Gourmet Gardening: Growing your own groceries, Will Galloway, garden writer.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW Botanic Gardens, CUH.
For more info visit www.northwesthort.org. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Orchard Mason Bees, Missy Anderson, King County Master Gardener.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Seattle, WA, Center for Urban Horticulture, Douglas Classroom.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Engage: Science Speaker Series
Your Favorite Riverside Landscape: Why it matters to scientists, Kelly Huang, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM.
Seattle, WA, Town Hall.
For more info visit engage-science.com. Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources
Teaching and Learning Innovations in Natural Resource Fields.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 – Saturday, March 24, 2012.
Fort Collins, CO.
For more info visit uenr.warnercnr.colostate.edu. NW Scientfic Association Meeting
Networking Science: Communication, collaboration, and conservation in a time of change.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 – Saturday, March 31, 2012.
Boise, ID.
For more info visit www.northwestscience.org. Barn Beach Reserve Lecture Series
Shadows in the Forest: Gray Wolves in Washington State, Gus Bekker, wildlife biologist.
Friday, March 30, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Leavenworth, WA.
For more info visit www.barnbeachreserve.org. Starker Lecture Series: Watershed Moments
Forest Watershed Research: Management under the microscope, George Brown, Emeritus, University of Oregon; and George Ice, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement .
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University.
For more info visit starkerlectures.forestry.oregonstate.edu. Sound Conservations with Jeff Renner
What Can Sea Otters Tell Us about the Ocean? James Bodkin, USGS Alaska Science Center.
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Seattle Aquarium.
For more info visit www.seattleaquarium.org. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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UW Campus Tree Tour with Arthur Lee Jacobson, Arthur Lee Jacobson.
Sunday, April 8, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Northwest Horticultural Society Lectures
On Top but Never in Control: Tales from a small garden, Timothy Walker, Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW Botanic Gardens, CUH.
For more info visit www.northwesthort.org. Engage: Science Speaker Series
The Conscientious Forester: Forests and carbon credits in Western Washington, Paul Fischer, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and Evans School of Public Affairs.
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Seattle, WA, Town Hall.
For more info visit engage-science.com. Dig It! The Secrets of Soil Lecture Series
Dirt: The erosion of civilizations, David Montgomery, UW Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Spokane, WA, NW Museum of Art and Culture.
For more info visit ofp.scc.wa.gov. Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference
Shared Responsibility: Research, management, and communities.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 – Thursday, April 19, 2012.
Seattle, WA.
For more info visit www.iawfonline.org. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Botanical Drawing Series, Kathleen McKeehen, botanical Illustrator and instructor
7-part course meets 18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/30, 6/6 from 7 to 9:30 pm.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Center for Urban Horticulture.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Engage: Science Speaker Series
Fish Out Of Water? Salmon And Rapid Environmental Change, Jennifer Griffiths, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Town Hall.
For more info visit engage-science.com. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Bryophyte Basics: An introduction to the mosses, liverworts and hornworts of the Pacific NW, Shelley Evans, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Monday, April 23, 2012, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Center for Urban Horticulture, Douglas Classroom.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Designed to Eat: Combining edibles with ornamentals for the table,
Jennifer Carlson, Haven Illustrated, LLC.
Saturday, April 28, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Seattle, WA, Center for Urban Horticulture, Douglas Classroom.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. American Geophysical Union Science Policy Conference
Monday, April 30, 2012 – Thursday, May 3, 2012.
Washington, DC.
For more info visit sites.agu.org. WA State Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 – Friday, May 4, 2012.
Port Angeles, WA.
For more info visit www.forestry.org. Sound Conservations with Jeff Renner
The Elwha River Undammed: Restoring an ecosystem, Lynda Mapes, Seattle Tiimes reporter.
Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, Seattle Aquarium.
For more info visit www.seattleaquarium.org. Washington GIS conference
Communicating Spatial Knowledge.
Monday, May 7, 2012 – Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
Tacoma, WA.
For more info visit www.waurisa.org. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Plants for Hedges and Screens, Pat Roome, landscape designer and horticulturalist.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Seattle, WA, Center for Urban Horticulture, Isaacson Classroom.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. Northwest Horticultural Society Lectures
Soul Gardening, Jenks Farmer, Moore Farms Garden and Lushlife Nursery.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW Botanic Gardens, CUH.
For more info visit www.northwesthort.org. Starker Lecture Series: Watershed Moments
Land Use, Climate Change, Water, and Other Ecosystem Services: Connecting science to users, policies, and programs, Kathleen Farley, San Diego State University.
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University.
For more info visit starkerlectures.forestry.oregonstate.edu. UW Botanic Gardens Public Education
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Lichens in Our Midst, Katherine Glew, UW Herbarium and Burke Museum.
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Seattle, WA, UW, Hitchcock 246.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. StreamKeeper Academy
Lynx and Snowshoe Hare, Aaron Wirsing, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Everett, WA.
For more info visit www.streamkeeper.org.