The Yosemite Forum is a free interactive lecture series designed to bring evolving knowledge of the Sierra Nevada to the public and the park. Lectures are 3:30 to 4:30 pm (unless otherwise noted) on the second Tuesday of the month in the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Auditorium.
Schedule for 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yosemite Forum is being held as a virtual event. If you have questions about how to attend, send us an email.
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation
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Title/Topic
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| May 12 |
Dr. Breanne Jackson |
UC Merced |
Tuolumne and Merced River Food Chains Lead to Riparian Bats and Birds |
| June 9 |
Frances Davenport |
Stanford University |
Changing Flood Risks Due to Decreasing Snowfall in the Western United States |
| July 14 |
Dr. Rebecca Green |
U.S. Forest Service |
Fisher Conservation in a Changing Southern Sierra Nevada Landscape |
| August 11 |
Emily Iskin |
Colorado State University |
The Fabric of Wood: Patterns and Processes of River and Floodplain Large Wood on the Merced River |
| September 8 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
| October 13 |
Lauren Oakes |
Stanford University |
TBA |
| November 10 |
Bev Bulaon |
U.S. Forest Service |
Insect and Forest Pathogens of Sierra Nevada |
| December 8 |
Jonathan Shurin |
UC San Diego |
Otters |
The Yosemite Forum is a partnership among:
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Yosemite National Park
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Yosemite Conservancy
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USGS, Western Ecological Research Center Yosemite Field Station
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University of California, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
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USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Sierra Nevada Research Center
Learn more about the park's research and studies. Find Yosemite content throughout the Nature & Science and History & Culture web pages.