Outside Lectures & Activities to satisfy
Assignments #1 & #2

Qualifying Lectures/Films/Presentations for Assignment #1-OUTSIDE LECTURE/EVENT:

(Note: Assignment #1 is to EITHER present a news item to the class OR to attend an outside lecture/presentation, AND write a 1 page summary of what you learned & how it relates to this class.)
If you wish to present a news item to the class, please contact Dr. Dott to choose a time slot for presenting.
You may choose to do two of these (news presentation & lecture, or attend 2 lectures) & use one of them for extra credit. 

DATE & TIME LOCATION EVENT TOPIC
1/20/09, 4:30pm 400 Berndt lecture "Forest Treatments to Regenerate Aspen: Effectiveness and Consequences,"  by Dr. Josh Leffler, Candidate for FLC Environmental Biology position
1/22/09, 4:30pm 400 Berndt lecture "Mercury in the Mountains: Air Pollution & its Biological Effects in SW Colorado" by Dr. Koren Nydick, Candidate for FLC Environmental Biology position
1/27/09, 4:30pm 400 Berndt  lecture "Freshwater Ecosystems in a Changing Environment" by Dr. Dina Leech, Candidate for FLC Environmental Biology position
1/29/09, 4:30pm 400 Berndt lecture "Biological Consequences of Earlier Snowmelt from Desert Dust Deposition in Alpine Landscapes" by Dr. Heidi Steltzer, Candidate for FLC Environmental Biology position
2/3/09,
6:30-8pm		 SW Center Lyceum presentation/
discussion		 Environmental Studies Colloquium Presentation - Horse Gulch Inventory & Threat Assessment
2/17/09, 6pm Durango Arts Center film "Black Wave" documentary about long-lasting impact & battles related to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, featuring visitor Riki Ott
2/18/09, 6pm 130 Noble lecture "Not One Drop: Courage & Betrayal in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill," by Riki Ott
3/20/09, 12:20-2pm CUB Memorial Lounge panel discussion Issues Impacting Women in Science, with Marjorie Chan (Univ. Utah), & Kim Hannula, Page Lindsey, Carrie Meyer (FLC)
3/20/09, 7:30pm 130 Chemistry Lecture "Women who Walk through Time: Women in Earth Science" by Marjorie Chan, University of Utah
       
3/22/09, 3pm CUB Ballroom Lecture Local Food Production, by Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms
3/23/09, 3-5pm CSWS Lyceum Panel Women Anthropologists: Diverse Histories, Converging Paths
3/24/09, 7pm 130 Chemistry films 2020 Vision - Arctic Film Festival to commemorate 20th anniversary of Exxon Valdez oil spill
3/26/09, 6:30pm 130 Chemistry Student Panel Students Seize the Future - presentations from participants at Sustainability Summits
3/31/09, 7pm CUB Mem.Lounge lecture Reasons to Believe: Top Innovations for Sustainability by Sarah Ruth van Gelder, Exec. Dir. of YES! Magazine
       
4/3/09, 2pm 125 Noble lecture MOUNTAINS AS NATURAL EXPERIMENTS IN BIODIVERSITY by Dr. Christy McCain, University of Colorado at Boulder
4/20/09, 6 pm Open Shutter Gallery (E. 2nd Ave) lecture Arctic Melting & Rocky Mountain Drying: Impacts of Global Warming   
by Dr. Dick White, SW Sustainability Alliance
4/18-19 Fairgrounds misc. Green Living Expo
4/18, 11 am Fairgrounds lecture Green Economy Forum keynote speaker Rob Dietz (Center for Advancement of a Steady State Economy)
4/18, 5? pm Fairgrounds lecture Randy Udall on Colorado Smart Energy  ($5 for social)
       
       
       
       
       
       

Qualifying Outings for Assignment #2 - FIELD TRIP:

(Note: Assignment #2 is to EITHER attend one of the 2 organized field trips with the class (2/26 or 3/20) OR to attend an alternative organized outing AND write a 1 page summary of what you learned & how it relates to this class.  If you are planning your own outing, please speak to me first to get it approved and identify an acceptable report/summary to turn in.)