Past Environmental Speaker Series

Environmental Speakers Series: 2018-19

Fall Quarter

Shannon Point Marine Center

A portrait of Dr. Van Alstyne in front of a river with a boat in the background
Kathy Van Alstyne

Seismology, Kilauea

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach at sea
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach

Wildland Studies

Portrait of Allison Dolan
Allison Dolan

Fox Genetics

Gregory green investigating a nature cam strapped to a tree
Gregory Green

Wild and Scenic Rivers

Tim Palmer rowing in a canoe
Tim Palmer

Fungi in a Changing Climate

Tristan Woodsmith in the woods holding an orange mushroom
Tristan Woodsmith

Conservationists of the Past

Larry Nielsen
Larry Nielsen

Thanksgiving Holiday

Pumpkin pie with crust shaped into mathematical pie symbol on top
(No Speaker)

Wolves of Washington

Chris Montero holding a monocular
Chris Montero

Film: The Trouble With Wolves

Photo of a gray wolf with very light gray fur, named Chai
Film: Presented by Chris Montero

Ten Thousand Recollections: Black Faces, White Spaces & the Possibility of US

Carolyn Finney
Carolyn Finney

Winter Quarter

Research and Learning Across the Borders in the Salish Sea

Photos of Ginny Broadhurst and Natalie Baloy
Ginny Broadhurst, Natalie Baloy, et. al.

Knowing, Connecting and Protecting the Salish Sea

Joe Gaydos
Joe Gaydos

Wild Contagious Hope

Elin Kelsey
Elin Kelsey

Solutions for the International Waters of the Salish Sea

Mindy Roberts and Christianne Wilhelmson
Christianne Wilhelmson and Mindy Roberts

Balancing Safety, Security and Environmental Stewardship in the Coast Salish Region

Captain Linda Sturgis
Linda Sturgis

Lynda Mapes (Environmental Journalist, Seattle Times)

Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times
Lynda Mapes

Salmon and Orca Recovery in the Salish Sea

Misty MacDuffee on boat
Misty MacDuffee

Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project

Valerie Seagrest
Valerie Segrest

Treaty Rights and the TransMountain Pipeline

Pattie Gobin
Patti Gobin

Ray Harris (Chemainus First Nation): The Future of the Salish Sea

Ray Harris
Ray Harris

An overview of the Salish Sea Environment and the work of the Salish Sea Institute

Ginny Broadhurst
Ginny Broadhurst

Spring Quarter

What is this Slime in My Water? WWU's Institute for Watershed Studies

Robin Matthews
Robin Matthews

"The River that Caught Fire" - A Brief History of the Cuyahoga River

Steven Tuckerman
Steven Tuckerman

A Vanishing Ecosystem: Mountain Caribou and the Inland Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest

Marcus Reynerson
Marcus Reynerson

Wild Nooksack

Brett Baunton
Brett Baunton

A More Sustainable Approach to Development, Study Abroad & Conservation in Central Vietnam?

Photo of Ashley Hollenbeck
Ashley Hollenbeck

The Intersection of City Planning and Our Health: Integrating Community Design and Public Health

Paula Reeves
Paula Reeves

Whatcom Water Resources: Surplus or Deficit?

Eric Hirst
Eric Hirst

The Value of Experiential Education: Teaching on a Tall Ship

Jenny Smith
Jenny Smith

No Bull! Monitoring Kelp Via Kayak

Eleanor Hines
Eleanor Hines, Dana Oster and Austin Rose

Changing Ice: Insights from a Decade of Research on Easton Glacier, Mt. Baker

Doug Clark
Doug Clark