College of Agriculture

Fall 2008 -- Forestry Department Seminars

TPC 217, Wednesdays, noon - 1 pm (unless otherwise indicated)

1 October
(Forestry Graduate Student Association invited speaker:  4:00 pm, W. T. Young Library Auditorium – special seminar time and place)

Thomas Lovejoy, President, Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington, DC

Climate Change: Prospects for Nature

5 November

Rosemary Sherriff, Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Kentucky

Variability in Historical Fire Regimes in Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems of the Colorado Front Range

12 November
(1:00 pm – special seminar time)

Heather Alexander, Graduate Research Assistant, Forestry, and Ph.D. Student, Biology, University of Kentucky

Exit Seminar:  Prescribed Fire Effects on Oak Seedling Growth and Survival and Implications of a Canopy Shift from Upland Oaks to Red Maple on Nutrient Cycling

19 November

Dave Wagner, Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Forestry, University of Kentucky

Immediate-Feedback Assessment in Undergraduate Instruction

3 December

Lauren Dahl, Graduate Research Assistant, Forestry, University of Kentucky

Exit Seminar:  Using Forward-Looking Infrared Radiography to Assess Large Mammal Populations in Eastern Kentucky

10 December

Mr. John Greis, Co-Leader, Southern Forest Futures Project, USDA Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL

Current Issues Affecting Forest Resources in the South