September 18

Robert Ricard
Senior Extension Educator, Dept. of Extension, University of Connecticut

Politics and Policy Processes in Federal Urban Forest Policy Formation

September 25

Beth Middleton
United States Geological Survey
National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA

Climate Change and Baldcypress Swamps
(view abstract)

October 2

Peter Auster
Science Director, National Undersea Research Center and Research Associate
Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut

Western North Atlantic Seamounts: From Recent Ecological Exploration to the Management Arena
(view abstract)

October 9

Michael (Mike) Fraidenburg
Author of: Intelligent Courage ‐ Natural Resource Careers that Make a Difference

Leave Your Mark ‐ Creating a Natural Resource Career That Makes a Difference

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October 16

Kaoru Kitajima
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida

Carbohydrate Storage in Plants: Implication for Stress Tolerance and Invasion
(view abstract)

October 23

Michael Singer
Principal Design and Planning Michael Singer Studio (Bio)

Regenerative Design in the Public Realm
(Studio Statement)

October 30
William C. Kennard Water Resources Lecture
Cosponsored by the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources

Richard Hooper
President and Executive Director, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI)

CUAHSI Water Data Services: Advancing Environmental Research through Data Sharing
(view abstract)

November 6

Wouter van Hoven
Director, EcoLife Expeditions, South Africa and Professor and Director,
Centre for Wildlife Management
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Elephant Management in South Africa
(view abstract)

November 13

Kathleen Segerson
Philip E. Austin Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University
of Connecticut

Integrating Ecology and Economics in the Study of Ecosystem Services: Some Lessons Learned
(view abstract)

November 20

Barry Chernoff
Robert Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies,
Wesleyan University

River of the Undammed: Metapopulation Dynamics of Aquatic Community in the Eightmile and
Coginchaug River Basins

November 27

Thanksgiving Break

December 4

Christopher Bellucci
Environmental Analyst, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse,
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Predicting Biological Potential in Connecticut Streams using a Geographic Information System
(view abstract)