Events

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Next Tap Talk:

December 11th, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PT

Northwest Streams Tell All:

Findings from 25 Years of Measuring Sticks and Stones

Speaker: Christine Hirsch & Klynn Shelton

Abstract: Almost 30 years ago, the Forest Service and Bureau and Land Management made a dramatic change in how they did business – shifting from a focus on timber production to managing forests for preserving salmon and other species at risk of extinction through the infamous Northwest Forest Plan. But did it work? This talk will share the results of over 20 years of monitoring the streams of the Pacific Northwest to answer that question combining techniques ranging from environmental DNA to satellite imagery and, yes, measuring 144,869 sticks and 787,797 stones. The protections included in the Northwest Forest Plan began one of the largest passive stream restoration efforts on the planet.

Upcoming Tap Talks:

December 11th, 2022 - Aquatic & Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP) and the Northwest Forest Plan (presentation by Marcia Snyder & Christine Hirsch)

January 8th, 2023 - A networking event for women and gender minorities

February 12th, 2023 - Educational presentation about community resources for individuals experiencing poverty

March 12th, 2023 - Hidden biodiversity of streams (presentation by Dr. Brooke Penaluna)

April 9th, 2023 - Eco Survey Challenge 2023 (presentation by Dr. Susan Salafsky)

Past Virtual Tap Talks:

July 2021: "Making Compost Work for You!" by Linda Sebring

June 2021: "Wasted Food vs. Food Waste: What's the Difference?" by Jeanette Hardison & Linda Sebring

May 2021: "The Canary in the Water. What Zebrafish Teach Us About Forever Chemicals" by Yvonne Rericha

April 2021: "The Power of Observation - 4 Hypotheses on Evolution" by Dr. Susan Salafsky

March 2021: "Coastal Pollution, It's Not Just The Microplastics" by Sara Hutton, Dr. Samreen Siddiqui, and Dr. Susanne Brander of the Ecotoxicology and Environmental Stress Lab (Brander lab) in the OSU Fisheries and Wildlife Department

February 2021: "Tales of Adventures from the Ancient Ocean Depths- How the Ghosts of our Climate Past Inform our Climate Future" by Dr. Jennifer Fehrenbacher

January 2021: "It's Not the Gluten - The Art of Food as Medicine" by Dr. Erica La Vella

December 2020: "Oregon's magnificent tidal swamps, past and present" by Laura Brophy

November 2020: "Picture a Diverse Scientific Workforce" by Dr. Brooke Penaluna