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Presentations:
Date	Presenter	Affiliation	Title
Climate Change Series
April 2008	Joel Brown	Rangeland Ecologist, USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, New Mexico	Rangelands and Global Change: Responding Rationally to Uncertainty - (1 hr 30 min)
Climate Change Series
March 2008	Patty Glick	Senior Global Warming Specialist, National Wildlife Federation	Sea Level Rise and Coastal Habitats in the Pacific Northwest - (42 min)
Climate Change: Implications for Forest Ecosystems
February 2008	David Peterson	Research Ecologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Managing Natural Disturbances Program, Seattle, WA	Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Forests - (47 min)
	Donald McKenzie	Research Ecologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Managing Natural Disturbances Program, Seattle, WA	Climate Change and Wildfire in the West - (47 min)
Adaptive Management: Lessons from the Past and Hopes for the Future
January 2008	Michael McClellan	Supervisory Research Ecologist, PNW Research Station - Resource Management and Productivity Program, Juneau, AK	Adaptive Management for Multiple Values on the Tongass National Forest
	Bruce Shindler	Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR	People, Politics, and Adaptive Management: Forest Agency and Community Perspectives
Tools to predict species-habitat associations
December 2007	Tom Edwards	Assistant Unit Leader, USGS Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit	Predicting the likelihood of Goshawk nesting habitat: the case of the missing absence - (56 min)
	Elena Nilsen	Research Chemist, USGS Oregon Water Science Center	River Ecosystems Models and Science (REMS): Instream flow needs for habitat use in the Klamath Basin - (16 min)
Characteristics and structure of old growth Ponderosa pine forests
November 2007	Miles Hemstrom	Research Ecologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station	Characteristics of eastside old-growth forests: past, current, and sustainable - (32 min)
	Andy Youngblood	Research Forester, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station	Stand structure in eastside old-growth Ponderosa pine forest - (41 min)
Restoration Ecology of Old-Growth Forests
October 2007	Tom Spies	Research Ecologist and Team Leader, Landscape and Ecosystems Team, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station	Restoring Old Growth Forests in Western Oregon: A Multiscale Perspective - (31 min)
	Paul Hessburg	Research Ecologist and Team Leader, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Wenatchee, WA	Restoring Old Forests to Inland Northwest Dry Forest Landscapes - (34 min)
Thresholds of Species Extinction/Resiliency
September 2007	Susan Haig	Wildlife Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Balancing on the Brink: How Not to Go Over - (1 hr. 30 min)
Socioeconomic Aspects of Multiple-Use Management
August 2007	Susan Charnley	Social Science Research Team Leader, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station	Forest Management for Multiple Uses: A Community Perspective - (29 min)
	Richard Haynes	Human and Natural Resource Interactions Program Manager, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station	The Changing Utility of Multiple Use as a Management Paradigm - (38 min)
Invasive Species Decision Support Tools
July 2007	Tom Stohlgren	Research Ecologist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center	A Decision Support System for Invasive Species Forecasting: the Global Organism Detection and Monitoring System - (34 min)
	Rusty Rodriguez	Microbiologist/Project Leader, USGS Western Fisheries Research Center	Developing Automated Diagnostic Systems to Monitor Invasive Species - (35 min)
Riparian Habitat Management
June 2007	Steve Zack	Pacific West Coordinator - North America Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Portland, OR	Riparian Bird Response to "Proper Functioning Condition" in the Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem - (24 min)
	Wendell Gilgert	Regional Wildlife Biologist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Portland, OR	Riparian Habitat Restoration: Strategies for Livestock Grazing in Oak Woodland Habitats - (33 min)
Effectiveness of Ecological Reserves in the Face of Climate Change
May 2007	Dan Fagre	Research Ecologist and Global Change Research Coordinator, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center	Cascading Climate Change Impacts on the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem - (46 min)
	Dave Garen	Hydrologist, NRCS National Water and Climate Center	Western Snowpack and Streamflow: Monitoring, Forecasting, and Trends - (37 min)
Sagebrush Ecosystems
Apr 2007	Tony Svejcar	Research Leader/Rangeland Scientist, USDA- Agricultural Research Services, Burns, OR	Restoring and Managing Low Condition Rangelands - (44 min)
	Rick Miller	Professor of Range and Fire Ecology, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Oregon State University	Spatial Considerations for Managing Sagebrush Ecosystems: Heterogeneity and Scale - (36 min)
Wind Energy Impacts/Solutions
Mar 2007	Richard Sojda	Wildlife Biologist, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, USDI - Geological Survey	Wind Energy Basics - (17 min) Some Thoughts on Wildlife Friendly Wind Energy - (29 min)
	Paul Cryan	USGS Fort Collins Science Center	The Emerging Problem of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines - (34 min)
Effects of Removing Dams and other Fish Barriers
Feb 2007	Jeff Duda	Research Ecologist, USGS Western Fisheries Research Center	Biological Responses to the Removal of the Elwha River Dams: Predictions and Uncertainties - (35 min) Click Here to see flash movies of dam removal from Elwha River Education.
	Michael Furniss	Ecologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station	Water Down, Fish Up, Traffic Over: Culvert barriers to Lotic Aquatic Organism Movement - (45 min)
Captive Propogation and Reintroduction of Rare Species
Nov 2006	Mike Wallace	Recovery Team Leader for California Condors at the Zoological Society of San Diego	History, Objectives, and Accomplishments of the California Condor Captive Breeding Program - (1 hr 12 min)
	Mike Clark	Senior Keeper, Los Angeles Zoo	An Overview of the California Condor Captive Breeding Program - This presentation is included in the presentation above (Mike Wallace)
Climate Change and Implications for Resource Management
Oct 2006	Steve Gray	Wyoming State Climatologist & Director of University of Wyoming Water Resources Data System	Impacts of Past Climatic Change on Western Vegetation and Implications for Resource Management - (29 min)
	Steve Perakis	Forest Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Precipitation and Productivity of Western Forests and Grasslands - (34 min)
Optimizing Management of Riparian and Wetland Habitat at the Landscape Scale
Sept 2006	Joan Hagar	Wildlife Biologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Riparian Habitat for Wildlfie in Pacific Northwest Forests - (37 min)
	Sue Haig	Wildlife Biologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Wetland Connectivity via Waterbird Movement - The Secret To Effective Landscape Management of Wetlands (not available online)
Evaluating Risk with Decision Support Processes
Aug 2006	John Laurence	Program Manager, USFS PNW Research Station	Risk and Uncertainty in Natural Resource Management: What Do You Do When You Know You Don't Know? - (14 min)
	Dave Bella	Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University	Risk and Uncertainty in Natural Resource Management: Lots of Good Things Can Add Up to Something Bad - (29 min)
Alternative Approaches to Conservation of Rare and Little-Known Species Processes
Aug 2006	Tom O'Neil	Director and Senior Ecologist, Northwest Habitat Institute	Mapping to Determine Habitat Value for Multi-Species Conservation - (46 min)
	Deanna Olson	USFS PNW Research Station	Implementation Considerations for Rare Species Conservation - (34 min)
Ecology of Native Freshwater Mussels
April 2006	Jason Dunham	USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Pearls of Wisdom? Translating the History of Streams as written in the Shells of Margaritifera Falcata" - (31 min)
	Al Smith	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (retired)	Northwest Freshwater Mussels - A Primer" - (slides only)
Ecological Trade-offs of Fire & Fire Management: "The Sequel"
March 2006	John Bailey	Oregon State University, Department of Forest Resources	Pre-Fire Fuels Treatment Effects: Preliminary Results from the National Fire and Fire Surrogates Study - (43 min)
	Gregg Riegel	Area Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service	Fuel Treatment Long-term Trends: Who Will Speak for Understory Vegetation and Soils?
Emerging Wildlife Diseases Processes
Feb 2006	Chris Franson	USGS National Wildlife Health Center	Avian Influenza Surveillance: Role of the National Wildlife Health Center in a Multi-agency Strategy - (24 min)
	David Naugle	University of Montana, Wildlife Biology Program; Missoula, MT	West Nile Virus, Energy Development and Sage-Grouse Conservation
Ecological Trade-offs of Fire and Fire Management
Dec 2005	Jim Agee	University of Washington	Restoring Sustainable Dry Forests: Is it too Late? - (51 min)
Research on Fire-Related Habitat Restoration
Nov 2005	Rick Miller	Oregon State University, Department of Rangeland Resources	Conifer Encroachment, Fuels, and Management Opportunities Related to Fire - (41 min)
	Dave Pyke	USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Wildfire Rehabilitation and Monitoring: Tools for Adaptive Management - (52 min)
Sage Grouse Ecology and Management
Oct 2005	Steve Knick	USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Overview of 2004 Sage Grouse Conservation- (54 min)
	Cory Overton	USGS Western Ecological Research Center - Dixon Field Station	Sage Grouse Research in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Technical Assistance to the Bi-state Sage Grouse Working Group - (44 min)
Status and Management of Marbled Murrelets
Sept 2005	Martin Raphael	USFS PNW Research Station	Marbled Murrelets: Recent Science of Estimating Population Size, Habitat Trends and More - (36 min)
	Mark Huff	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Marbled Murrelets: Recent Science of Estimating Population Size and Productivity, Tracking Movement and Habitat Use, Habitat Modeling, and More - (32 min)
Spotted Owls in the Spotlight
Aug 2005	Eric Forsman	USFS PNW Research Station	Current Issues In Research And Management Of Nothern Spotted Owls And Red Tree Voles - (30 min)
	Bob Anthony	Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit	Status and Trends in Demography of Northern Spotted Owls, 1985-2003 - (32 min)
Factors Behind Amphibian Decline
July 2005	Bruce Bury	USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Amphibian Declines in the Northwest: Who, What, Where? And What's Happening in DOI to Address the Issue
	Marc Hayes	Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife	Amphibian Declines in the Northwest: Who, What, Where? And What's Happening in DOI to Address the Issue
Effectiveness of Riparian Management Tools/Techniques
June 2005	Deanna Olson	USFS PNW Research Station	Riparian Buffers in Headwaters: Leave a Little on the Top (of Drainages) - (48 min)
	Kelly Burnett	USFS PNW Research Station	Dynamic Aspects of Stream Systems - (33 min)