Category: Seminar
Looking backwards on systems thinking and public policy
October 31, 2023Craig 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 […]
Read more: Looking backwards on systems thinking and public policy »Translating science and data into policy and programs
October 24, 2023Eliana 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 […]
Read more: Translating science and data into policy and programs »Wetland restoration on agricultural lands: NRCS Wetland Reserve Program
October 18, 2023Shannon 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 […]
Read more: Wetland restoration on agricultural lands: NRCS Wetland Reserve Program »An applied systems approach to conservation land acquisition and protection in Florida
October 10, 2023Erica 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 […]
Read more: An applied systems approach to conservation land acquisition and protection in Florida »A century of flow and flow reversals in the springs of the Suwannee River
October 3, 2023Matthew 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 […]
Read more: A century of flow and flow reversals in the springs of the Suwannee River »Investigating ecological functions of a montane meadow in the Lake Tahoe Basin
September 26, 2023Amy 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 […]
Read more: Investigating ecological functions of a montane meadow in the Lake Tahoe Basin »New generation of computer models to manage Lake Okeechobee harmful algal blooms
September 18, 2023Mauricio 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 […]
Read more: New generation of computer models to manage Lake Okeechobee harmful algal blooms »Dynamic wetland systems through the lens of the National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA)
September 11, 2023Kelly 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 […]
Read more: Dynamic wetland systems through the lens of the National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) »Mammals to mangroves
September 5, 2023Katherine 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. […]
Read more: Mammals to mangroves »Spring 2023 Seminars
August 14, 2023Spring 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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