This 2020 S.J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry will examine the intersection of industrial and indigenous forest management in California and across the United States. Peter Wakeland will moderate, and Tim Hayden, Dawn Blake, and Mike Dockery will discuss the aspects of successful and profitable forest management on Tribal lands. The program will highlight the unique elements of Tribal forest management, explore challenges faced by Tribes managing forestland, and identify industrial forest management practices unique to Tribal forestry that may have applications beyond Tribal forest lands.
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Past Events
The Climate-COVID-Race Collision
From pandemics and racism to fires and gas prices, climate and energy have become mainstream topics. Kammen will look at the science and politics behind today’s global crises.
Dan Kammen is a Professor of Energy at Berkeley with appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, Goldman School of Public Policy, and Department of Nuclear Engineering, and is the director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory. He served as the World Bank Group’s Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and is a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
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What's Next for the Blue Bin?
Last year, China stopped taking most foreign recyclables. Previously, 40 percent of the United States’s paper, plastics, and other recyclable materials were sent there. Beijing’s decision threw U.S. recycling into a crisis that reaches from global political decision-making all the way down to what we decide to put into our blue bins. This lecture draws on O’Neill’s new book, Waste, to talk about why we got into this predicament, why Beijing made its decision to stop being the “world’s waste dump,” and what it means for how – and whether – we recycle in the future. Is banning straws and bags the right thing to do? Or do we need to find better ways to recycle plastics and other household trash? These answers are not so simple but they matter to us all.
The Surprises of the Sunflower
Plant & Microbial Biology Professor Ben Blackman is an expert in the evolution and domestication of sunflowers.
CNR Parents' Breakfast with the Dean
CNR parents are invited to join CNR's Dean, David Ackerly, at this light breakfast. A Q&A will follow with Dean Ackerly and representatives from CNR’s Office of Instruction and Student Affairs.
Limited capacity on a first-come, first served basis.
Building a Forest Positive Future
This year's annual S.J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry will discuss how healthy forests are critical to addressing the climate crisis, ensuring human well-being and providing wildlife with what they need to survive.
Power, Profit and Protest in Michigan’s Water Crisis
Service shutoffs and poisoned water are the tip of the proverbial iceberg in what continues to ail Michigan's marjority Black and urban communities.
Climate, Fire, and the Future of California’s Forests
Changing climates in California and decades of well-intentioned practices are leading to larger and more intense fires across the state.
CNR Parents' Breakfast with the Dean
CNR parents are invited to join CNR's new dean, David Ackerly, at this light breakfast. A Q&A will follow with Dean Ackerly and representatives from CNR’s office of instruction and student affairs.
Limited capacity on a first-come, first served basis.
Urbanization and Urban Forest Impacts on the American People and Forest Industry
How will urbanization and changing urban forests across the nation affect the health and well-being of the American population?