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 2019
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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 14
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Samantha Marcum
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US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Status and conservation of Monarch butterflies
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June 11
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Dr. Nathan Stevens
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CSU Sacramento
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Recent findings from an archeological site at the Yosemite Valley Emergency Services Complex
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July 9
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Dr. Marc Meyer
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US Forest Service
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Forests, fire, and drought: Are restoration treatments still effective in an era of rapid environmental change?
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August 13
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Dr. Jessica Blois
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UC Merced
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Taking the long view: Responses of Sierra Nevada plants and mammals to climate change over the past 20,000 years
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September 10
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Dr. Terry Blackburn
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UC Santa Cruz
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Composition and age of glacial polish in Yosemite National Park
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October 8
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Dr. John Wehausen
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Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation
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Challenges in wildlife restoration: Lessons from bighorn sheep restoration in Yosemite National Park
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November 12
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Dr. Kristen Shive
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Save the Redwoods League
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Wildfires in a changing world: Novel fire effects on Sierra Nevada forests
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December 10
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Julia Burmistrova
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UC Merced
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Using co-digestion to treat wastewater solids and organic solid waste: A potential strategy to sustainably manage waste at Yosemite National Park
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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.