The Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability hosts weekly seminars, inviting guests and colleagues to speak on topics related to ecosystem science, watershed science, and sustainability science.
An archive of the seminars with recorded presentations (when available) can be found on our Seminar Archive page.
For the Spring 2021 semester, our seminars will be held virtually using Zoom on Tuesdays from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
To register and receive the seminar link to attend, please click “Register Here” below.
| Date | Presenter and Affiliation | Seminar Title | Registration Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme: Environmental Justice: Intersections of Nature and Society | |||
| January 26 Perspectives, Power, and People | Lisa White Director of Education and Outreach Museum of Paleontology University of California at Berkeley Wendy F. Smythe Assistant Professor American Indian Studies and Earth & Environmental Science University of Minnesota Duluth Brandon Jones Program Director Education & Broadening Participation National Science Foundation | No Time for Silence | View Recording |
| February 2 Environmental Impacts | Maria Miriti Associate Professor Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology The Ohio State University | The Environments We Foster | View Recording |
| February 9 Access to Nature | Wendy F. Smythe Assistant Professor American Indian Studies and Earth & Environmental Science University of Minnesota Duluth Lindsey Schneider Assistant Professor Ethnic Studies Colorado State University | Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Environmental Justice | View Recording |
| February 16 Knowledge and Governance | Sparkle Malone Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University | Climate Change and Sea Level Rise deepen the Social Divide in Miami | View Recording |
| February 23 Sustainability and Science | Charles Nilon William J. Rucker Professor School of Natural Resources University of Missouri | Urban Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Justice | View Recording |
| Theme: CSU Collaborations in Sustainability | |||
| March 9 | Kim Stackhouse-Lawson Director Sustainable Livestock Systems Collaborative Colorado State University | An Introduction to the Sustainable Livestock Systems Collaborative | View Recording |
| March 16 | Jennifer Gimbel Interim Director Colorado Water Center Colorado State University Julie Kallenberger Associate Director Colorado Water Center Colorado State University | Colorado Water Center Overview & Opportunities for Collaboration | View Recording |
| Theme: Practicing Sustainability: Energy, Fire and Water, and Citizen Science | |||
| March 23 | Governor Bill Ritter Director Center for the New Energy Economy | The Energy Transition and Public Policy | View Recording |
| March 30 | Fire and Water Panel: Courtney Gutman, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition Matt Marshall, Big Thompson Conservation District Kimberly Mihelich, Northern Water Heather Schinkel, Peaks to People Water Fund | Collaborating to Reduce Fire Danger and Improve the Health of the Big Thompson Watershed | View Recording |
| April 6 | Citizen Science Panel: (Greg Newman, cohost) Deb Hummel, Left Hand Watershed Center Hope Braithwaite, Utah State University Extension Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild | Citizen Science in Practice: Current Promise and Future Directions | |
