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Looking backwards on systems thinking and public policy

October 31, 2023

Craig Diamond, Sierra Club Conservation Policy Committee, retired Join us for the livestream November 1st, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/ye77_O_E6Dc?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Diamond reflects on the past 40 years of his work in public policy and environmental economics as influenced by […]

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Translating science and data into policy and programs

October 24, 2023

Eliana Bardi, Senior Planner, Water Resources Program, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, and Stacie Greco, Water Resources Program Manager, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department Join us for the livestream October 25th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/HZi5ZMcpKVs?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Alachua County Environmental […]

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Wetland restoration on agricultural lands: NRCS Wetland Reserve Program

October 18, 2023

Shannon McMorrow, WSP, Assistant Vice President,  Join us for the livestream October 18th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/Nl1Y3Bv1GC8?feature=share. (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT WSP, under contract to USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), has prepared  Wetland Reserve Plan of Operation (WRPO) documents for easement […]

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An applied systems approach to conservation land acquisition and protection in Florida

October 10, 2023

Erica Hernandez, Conservation Director, Alachua Conservation Trust Join us for the livestream October 11th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/dxbqC_yabEw?feature=share. (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) is a non-profit land trust focused on the protection of natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources around […]

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A century of flow and flow reversals in the springs of the Suwannee River

October 3, 2023

Matthew Cohen, Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF Join us for the livestream October 4th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/7ij0BTNAzSg?feature=share. (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT The artesian springs of the Suwannee River system represent discrete outlet points of clear, alkaline groundwater […]

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Investigating ecological functions of a montane meadow in the Lake Tahoe Basin

September 26, 2023

Amy Langston, Assistant Research Professor, Desert Research Institute  Join us for the livestream September 27th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/n0tLGYV4ndQ?feature=share. (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract Montane meadows are highly valuable ecosystems that provide critical functions in mountainous regions. They improve water quality, moderate flooding […]

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New generation of computer models to manage Lake Okeechobee harmful algal blooms

September 18, 2023

Mauricio Arias, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida Join us for the livestream September 20th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/01opwAz2W7Y?feature=share. (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Harmful algal blooms (HABs), often exacerbated by excess nutrients from anthropogenic activities, are […]

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Dynamic wetland systems through the lens of the National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA)

September 11, 2023

Kelly Chinners Reiss, Professor, School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, American Public University  Join us for the livestream September 13th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/01opwAz2W7Y?feature=share. (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT  While the policy definition and the protection of wetlands remain cloudy as Waters […]

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Mammals to mangroves

September 5, 2023

Katherine Ewel, Professor Emerita, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF Join us for the livestream September 6th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/RbnRikn9sEs?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT My career transmogrified from mammalogy to ecosystem ecology with the support and encouragement of H. […]

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Spring 2023 Seminars

August 14, 2023

Spring 2023 SCHEDULE Wednesdays, 11:45 – 12:35 PM, EST Webinar format for the public, Zoom links will be provided to distance students. ***The public can view livestreams and recordings on our YouTube channel.*** Students may register for 1 credit: ENV 6935, SWS 4932, or SWS 6932, contact mjsisk@ufl.edu for SWS section #. January  11 Christine […]

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