Environmental stewardship groups are vital to thriving, climate-ready communities. Drawing on 20 years of U.S. Forest Service data from the Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) and social infrastructure research, this panel will examine findings from a forthcoming report by Yale School of the Environment scholars. Panelists will discuss how local care networks build climate res...
Join Ucross and WCC for bagels and coffee while chatting about our favorite art, music, and media from the American West. Submissions via survey link, to be shared soon.
Estimates of the direct land area required by energy technologies began as rough approximations built on limited data from literature. Methods have rapidly advanced in the past decade—from supervised classification to deep learning of earth observation imagery—enabling a greater understanding of the land implications of energy decisions across spatial and temporal scales.
Professor Sarah J...
Director, CPD Kevin Doyle will share with the EMC LC an overview of the landscape of ecosystem management and conservation careers in a workshop session.
Light food provided.
Join us for flash talks and a moderated Q&A about urban data transparency, engagement and imagination Learn about building tools to democratize urban data access and strengthen community engagement, resilience and adaptation to urban climate challenges.
Roy Yu-Tah Lin, Jackson World Fellow, NNeka Sobers, YSoA, Caroline Tanbee Smith, CivicWorks, Moderated by Kate Cooney, Inclusive Economic De...
Nearly every lithium-ion battery depends on graphite, yet global supply is highly concentrated and carries a heavy environmental footprint. As battery demand grows, a pressing question for industrial ecologists is whether carbon-rich waste streams, such as biomass residues and waste plastics, can become a meaningful, lower-impact source of this critical material.
This session, which is part ...
Voted as "one of the events of the year," WCC Pub Talks founded half a decade ago returns this fall for another iteration! YSE students offer informal presentations to their peers on a range of thoughts related to the west. What does your western hat say about you? How does commercial fishing make you an effective corporate demon? Come with your best ideas. Food and drinks provided! This is a f...
Professor Morris is an Associate Professor of Law and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Anthropology at Temple University. Her research examines the role of law in conflict, peacemaking, and paramilitary activity, with a particular focus on property. Professor Morris will discuss her recent research on “endangerment” and federal power in the American West.
Join us for an informal coffee...
Interested in an internship in ecosystem management and conservation? Come hear from EMC second years on their internship search and experiences! You will have the chance to talk to them directly and ask any burning questions you have.
