[PCA] SEMINAR SERIES: Northwest Scientific Association; Biweekly, Thu April 8-May 20; 3:30 pm PT

[Carr, Amanda (Mandie) N]

SEMINAR SERIES: Northwest Scientific Association Spring 2021 Biweekly Seminars

*Date/time: Biweekly on Thursdays, April 8 - May 20, 2021; 3:30 pm PT

*Location: Virtual via Zoom

*Speakers and Topics:

  *   April 8: Ken Lindke: The last glacier: a personal and scientific journey to document modern Trinity Alps glaciers during an unprecedented drought.

The last glacier in the Klamath Mountains is a symbol of the past, present, and future of the region. The glacier's story weaves together climate change, geology, and water, providing the basis for a journey through this unique corner of Northern California and Southern Oregon. This study was published in Northwest Science in 2020: vol94, Issue 1: 44-61.

  *   April 22: Connie Harrington, USDA Pacific Northwest Research Station: Climate Influences Range and Phenology of PNW shrubs.

How might the distribution and phenology of four native food-producing shrubs - thinleaf huckleberry, beaked hazelnut, Oregon grape, and salal - shift as climate changes?  Our models project substantial reductions in habitat suitability across the drier portions of the species' current ranges. Phenology models indicate that flowering and fruit and nut ripening of fruits will occur several weeks sooner in the future. Management activities that could be helpful in ameliorating the effects of future climate change include monitoring effects in traditional harvesting areas, planting in new areas with predicted high future suitability, or reducing moisture stress by removing plants competing with desired species.

  *   May 6: Michael Kauffmann:  The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History

Take a journey through the biotic and abiotic wonders that define the Klamath Mountains as one of the most unique mountain ranges in North America. Ecologist and author Michael Kauffmann will take us on a journey across the range based on the forthcoming book The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History. We will explore a variety of features that make the Klamath Mountains unique including climate, geology, water, fire, plants, and animals -- all of which, when taken together, define one of the most biodiverse temperate mountain ranges on Earth.

  *   May 20: Monique Wynecoop, USDA Forest Service co-presenting with Melodi Wynne, Spokane Tribal Network: Food Sovereignty and Fire.

We will talk about past, present, and future natural resource projects and the ways in which fire and fuels management directly affects cultural and food sovereignty of area tribes.

*Details and registration: https://www.northwestscience.org/
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