2006 FALL SEMESTER SCHEDULE

"Our environment is our future"

Colloquium Series

2006 FALL SEMESTER SCHEDULE

Date Speaker Affiliation Topic
September 8 Dr. Erika Plettner Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University The chemical senses (taste and smell) as targets for the development of insect pest control agents
September 15 Dr. Annie Booth Ecosystem Science and Management Program, UNBC Breaking Ground Research:  The Prince George Northern Sustainable Landscape Initiative
September 22 TBA
September 29 Dr. Paul Sanborn

Ecosystem Science and
Management Program,
UNBC

The Nahanni Karst: a unique Canadian Landscape

October 6 

TBA
October 13 NRESI Grad Research Meeting Dr. Debra Straussfogel, Geography Program, UNBC
October 20 Eric Lofroth BC Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Science Section, Small Mammal Specialist Unravelling the mystery of the wolverine: Separating fact from folklore in a rare carnivore
October 27 Dr. Stephen Dery Environmental Science Program, UNBC An Introduction to research on northern Hydrometeorology at UNBC
November 3 Dr. Greg O'Neill BC Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Tree Improvement Whither the Weather? Silvicultural adaptations to address climate change
November 10 TBA
November 17 Dr. Ben Cashore School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University The Emergence of Non-State Market Driven (NSMD) Global Governance: Lessons From the Forest Sector
November 24 Dr. Greg Halseth Geography Program, UNBC Building towards a "Whole Community" approach to northern BC social science research
December 1 Dr. Nicholas Coops Department of Forest Resources Management Recent Advances in Remote Sensing