The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) offers both skills-building webinar series and individual applied science webinars. Our skills-building webinar series are designed to promote a deeper understanding of actionable science approaches by emphasizing the process behind effective engagement between research and management communities. Our individual applied science webinars cover a range of topics and lessons learned from NW CASC-funded projects. Promoting Collaboration Between Evolutionary Biologists and Conservation Practitioners to Help Species Adapt to a Changing World Evolutionary theory, which studies the processes through which species respond to change, can provide valuable lessons for helping species cope with increasingly altered habitats and conditions brought on by climate change. Though evolutionary theory can be useful in informing effective conservation practices, there’s a gap between the science available and on-the-ground conservation practices. In this webinar, NW CASC researcher and partnerships ecologist Lindsey Thurman will offer a set of practical solutions for better integrating evolutionary theory into conservation management. These solutions are laid out in a new paper from Lindsey and co-authors, Supporting the adaptive capacity of species through more effective knowledge exchange with conservation practitioners. While this paper is targeted towards evolutionary biologists, Lindsey will also discuss a related paper tailored to conservation practitioners that the author team has in development, led by National CASC’s Laura Thompson. PRESENTER: Lindsey Thurman | Partnerships Ecologist, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey Dr. Lindsey Thurman is a Partnerships Ecologist for the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. She is a freshwater community ecologist with expertise in amphibian ecology and conservation. Her research currently focuses on identifying climate change refugia for stream-associated amphibian species in timber-managed landscapes. Lindsey is also leading a community of practice among agency, university and non-profit partners centered around species’ adaptive capacity (AC) in a changing climate and improving the incorporation of AC information in natural-resource management and conservation planning through training, guidance and tool development. Her role with the NW CASC is to engage with stakeholders in the region and identify needs related to climate adaptation, including strategies to enhance adaptive capacity and reduce the vulnerability of at-risk species from climate change. Lindsey received her Ph.D. in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University, where she was a Research Fellow with the NW CASC. She also holds an M.S. in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University and a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation from the University of Florida. Learn more and RSVP Below. |