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Agriculture Changing Chemistry of Mississippi River
Midwestern farming has injected the equivalent of five Connecticut Rivers and more carbon dioxide annually into the Mississippi River during the past 50 years, according to a study published today in Nature by researchers at Yale and Louisiana State universities.
Aldeafeliz Ecovillage
ALDEAFELIZ ECOVILLAGE: Finding happy ways to live sustainably Why an ecovillage? You might have dreamed of a lifestyle where you are closer to nature, and live as a community, where the values of respect for people, nature, and self are…
Environment: Yale, Spring 2007
The Journal of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies - Spring 2007 IssueSAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduSAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduAll CT Trout Unlimited Day at FES
Trout Unlimited's Connecticut chapters will be holding their annual meeting at FES on Saturday, February 17, 2007. Interested students are invited to attend. The focus will be on youth education and outreach, and feature the "Trout in the Classroom" program.…Sounds Conservancy Grants Program
For students planning summer research work along the Long Island and New England coasts, funds are available through the Sounds Conservancy Grant program. Application deadline is March 15th. See details following and on the web under grants at: http://www.qlf.org/programs/programs.htmlWater & Sanitation Symposium meeting
Please join us for the discussion on the development of a FES Water and Sanitation Symposium for Spring 2007. Janine M.H. Selendy, Chairman and President, Horizon International, Yale University, will lead and present ideas for the proposed symposium which will…
"Redistribution of Rainfall in Space and Time by Forest Canopies"
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Seminar Lunch
Presented by: Richard Keim School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Richard Keim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. His research interests include hydrology of forested wetlands and watersheds; management of…
Redistribution of Rainfall in Space and Time by Forest Canopies
Presented by: Richard Keim, Ph.D. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Richard Keim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. His research interests include hydrology of forested wetlands and watersheds; management…Morphodynamics of Deltas under the Influence of Humans
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall 205 Prospect Street New Haven, Connecticut Lecture open to the university community. Abstract: Hundreds of millions of people occupy river deltas, and human engineering through flood control and irrigation…HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE GLOBAL OCEAN
Two Great Marine Science Lecturers visiting Yale!! 3:30 PM "The Rise of Slime " Jeremy Jackson Professor of Oceanography Geosciences Research Division Scripps Institution of Oceanography 4:30 PM "Coral Reefs: Canaries in the Environmental Coal Mine" Nancy Knowlton Professor of…Living with Oil and Gas: The Effects of Petroleum on Louisiana
Dr. Diane Austin, Associate Research Anthropologist, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona Petroleum development along the Louisiana coast is the most recent and extensive natural resource to shape southern Louisiana’s economy and environment. This talk will tell…Understanding Causes to Understand Remedy: Above Else, Do No Harm
Dr. Eugene Turner, Professor, Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University To understand the remedies, as in medicine, one should understand the causes of the disease. Further, the minimum demonstrable outcome of restoration (treatment) should be to cause no harm to…Keynote: Lessons from Katrina: Will crisis bring about significant policy changes that address coastal vulnerability?
Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. This overview will synthesize the previous presentations in the lecture series and will provide a perspective on the degree to which the policies, institutions and programs are adapting…Recovering from the Asian Tsunami: Policies, Processes, Culture and Conflict
Dr. Barbara Best, Coastal Resources and Policy Advisor, Office of Natural Resources Management, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development. How do developing countries with scarce resources and weak institutions recover from devastating disasters like…From Spark to Flame–The Public Interest Role in Coastal Restoration and the Future of South Louisiana
Mr. Mark Davis, Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana The challenges faced by the communities and ecology of south Louisiana present a test for if and how civics, science, engineering and economics can be brought to bear to save…Sustainability of Louisiana Coastal Wetland Forests
Dr. Richard F. Keim, Assistant Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. Changing hydrological conditions in deltaic swamp forests have resulted from flood control measures on the Mississippi River. The result is degradation of productivity and regeneration problems…The Vulnerability of the Netherlands: Past vs. Future, and Zeeland 1953 vs. New Orleans 2005
Dr. Roelof Stuurman, Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience (TNO). The lecture will focus on the increasing vulnerability of the Dutch coastal zone from historical times. What actions have been taken and what were the positive or negative responses? How do…A Sustainable Coastal Louisiana: What will it take to get there?
Dr. Denise J. Reed, Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University of New Orleans The lecture will outline recent and current plans to restore the coast, highlighting how restoration decisions are made and the role of science in informing…Anatomy of a Disaster, What We Learned from Katrina
Dr. Lewis E. Link, Senior Research Engineer, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, and currently serving as Director, Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force. What happened during Katrina was the result of decisions and actions taken over decades.…Liming effects on riverine bicarbonate export
Chemical weathering of silicates and carbonates is essential in the global cycles of many elements, including carbon. Chemical weathering affects regional and global carbon budgets through the export of bicarbonate, much of which can originate from the atmosphere. Agricultural practices…
Use Attainability Analysis Fieldwork in Missouri
2006 Student Internship As part of my summer internship at Tetra Tech, I was sent out for some field work in Missouri to conduct a Use Attainability Analysis on watersheds throughout Missouri as part of a contract with EPA. Tetra…Losing Land: Underlying Geologic and Anthropomorphic Vulnerabilities of the Louisiana Coast Revealed By Geodetic Studies
Dr. Roy Dokka, Director of Louisiana Spatial Reference Center, and the Center for GeoInformatics, Louisiana State UniversityAlligators, Muskrats, Oil, Hurricanes and People: The Changing Louisiana Coastal Landscape
Dr. Don Davis, Research Professor, Louisiana Applied Oil Spill Research and Development Program, Louisiana State University Louisiana’s sea-level citizens have learned to live and adapt to subsidence, sea-level rise, hurricane-induced storm surges, and coastal land loss/erosion. These natural phenomena, compounded…Fall 2006-Curtis and Edith Munson Conservation Lecture Series
Coastal Vulnerability: Lessons Learned from New Orleans, the Gulf Coast Wetlands, and Hurricane Katrina. Can A Crisis Bring About Change? Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall 205 Propect Street New Haven, Connecticut…
Global Perspectives on Large Dams
The conference is open to all: Yale Students, Faculty, and Staff free Public $35SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue I
This is SAGE's first magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
Resource Use in the Tri-National Sangha River Region of Equatorial Africa
Heather E. Eves, Rebecca Hardin, Stephanie Rupp, Editors Order a print copy in English, French or both.
Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems
The mission of this center is to promote interdisciplinary science and policy studies of watersheds and adjacent coastal waters, and to incorporate these studies into academic life at Yale by providing opportunities for student and faculty projects related to the…
Restoration of an Urban Salt Marsh
David G. Casagrande, Editor Order a print copyWater Science, Policy, and Management
This focal area uses the watershed (stream or river basin) as its unit of analysis, instruction, and action. The global water crisis takes diverse forms, including water scarcity, polluted lakes and rivers, contaminated ground water, spread of water-related diseases, and…Selected Publications
“International Investment Law and Renewable Energy,” with J. Ronk, chapter in the report of the Renewable Energy and International Law Project (forthcoming) “Emerging Markets for Ecosystem Services: Lessons from Panama,” co-editor with S. Anisfeld, D. Newcomer, M. Fotos, Special Issue…
Human Population and Freshwater Resources
Karin M. Krchnak, Editor Victoria Dompka Markham and Nancy Thorne, Assistant Editors Order a print copy
Developing Industrial Ecosystems
Marian Chertow, Editor Michelle Portlock, Assistant Editor Order a print copy
Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments
Jeff Albert, Magnus Bernhardsson, and Roger Kenna, Editors Order a print copy
