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Departmental Seminar Series

Fall 2024 NRM Dept Seminar Series (NRM790)

Day and time: Fridays at 10-10:50 a.m.
Classroom: Edgar S. McFadden Biostress Laboratory Room 103 and Zoom
(Version: Sept. 5, 2024)


Aug. 30

Michele Dudash, department head
NRM Introductions and Dept Announcements, etc.
(Followed by NRM New Graduate Student Orientation at 11 a.m. in SNP 164.)


Sept. 6

Jayme Trygstad (Emergency Management Specialist, SDSU Emergency Management Team)
(Host: Michele Dudash)
Emergency Management Training


Sept. 13

Avian Ecology and Management Candidate 1
TBA


Sept. 20

Avian Ecology and Management Candidate 2
TBA


Sept. 27

Avian Ecology and Management Candidate 3
TBA


Oct. 4

Parker Witt: M.S. Completion Seminar
(Host: Josh Leffler and Krista Ehlert)
Plant available water drives semi-arid forage quality and quantity in a common garden greenhouse experiment


Oct. 11

Andrea Bjornestad
(Host: Krista Ehlert)
Self-care isn’t Selfish


Oct. 18

Ben Simpson, Penobscot Nation Wildlife Biologist 
(Host: Josh Leffler)
Taking the Long Way: My Journey from Wildlife Technician to Tribal Wildlife Biologist


Oct. 25

Morgan Sparks, U.S. Forest Service
(Host: Chris Cheek)
Leveraging genomic tools for fisheries management and conservation


Nov. 1

Kevin Robling
(Host: Josh Leffler)
Serve, Connect, Manage: A Look into the World of South, Dakota Game, Fish and Parks


Nov. 8

Cole Krehbiel, USGS
(Host: Steve Chipps)
Global to Local: NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) has Data and Tools for All


Nov. 15

Lauren Redmore, Aldo Leopold Research Center, USFS
(Host: Jenn Zavaleta Cheek)
Beyond the nature/diversity gap: African American wilderness heritage in South Carolina


Nov. 22

Claire Friedrichsen, USDA
(Host: Jenn Zavaleta Cheek)
Soil Health and Well-Being


Nov. 29

No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break


Dec. 6

Kristine Lang, SDSU Department of AHPS
(Host: Michele Dudash)
Room to Grow: What's Next for the SDSU Local Food and Flowers Extension and Research Program