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