Adapative Peaks Seminar Series The Department of Environmental and Forest Biology is pleased to host Dr. John Battles as part of the Adaptive Peaks Seminar Series. His talk is entitled "The causes and consequences of catastrophic tree mortality: Ecological insights from the epic California drought." John J. Battles, Professor of Forest Ecology at UC Berkeley, is a field scientist engaged in long-term research of temperate forest ecosystems. His goal is to understand how and why forests change. His research seeks…

Adapative Peaks Seminar Series Title: Conservation and research of North American cranes: endangered to hunted species Aaron Pearse is a Research Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and stationed at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota. Since 2007, he has worked primarily with migratory birds and has addressed needs of natural resource managers by providing answers that lead to science-based management of wildlife species and ecosystems in which they depend. Aaron received graduate degrees at Mississippi…

Adapative Peaks Seminar Series Title: Danger Management: Lion conservation on a crowded continent Craig Packer is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. He first went to East Africa in 1972 as a field assistant to Jane Goodall. His book, "Into Africa," won the John Burroughs Medal in 1995, and he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003. He has served as an official…