Seminar Series Archive

Wen Zhang McGinnies Award Winner

Seminar: From Boom to Bust: The CO2 Paradox of Global Drylands

3 – 4 p.m., April 22, 2026

Wen Zhang, SNRE Ph.D. Candidate

Seminar: {{cancelled}}

3 – 4 p.m., April 15, 2026

Julia Guglielmo

Seminar: Land Management in the Altar Valley

3 – 4 p.m., April 8, 2026

Julia Guglielmo, Conservation and Science Director, Altar Valley Conservation Alliance

Craig Rasmussen

Seminar: Soil genesis and biogeochemistry - applications in mine-land reclamation and desert grasslands

3 – 4 p.m., April 1, 2026

Craig Rasmussen, Professor, University of Arizona Department of Environmental Science

Seminar: Elephants as Ecosystem Engineers of Savanna Vegetation Structure and Above-Ground Carbon Stocks

3 – 4 p.m., March 25, 2026

Konrad Wessels, Associate Professor, George Mason University Geography & Geoinformation Science Department

Range Conservation Tohono O'odham Nation

Seminar: Range Conservation on the Tohono O’odham Nation

3 – 4 p.m., March 18, 2026

Cie'na Schlaefli, Range Conservation Manager, Tohono O’odham Nation Department of Natural Resources

Peter Breslin Giant Saguaro

Seminar: The Future of the Giant Saguaro

3 – 4 p.m., March 4, 2026

Peter Breslin, Raymond M. Turner Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill

Rachel Golden Kroner

Seminar: Transforming to a nature and people positive future

3 – 4 p.m., Feb. 25, 2026

Dr. Rachel Golden Kroner, Director, Nature Positive for Oceans, World Wildlife Fund-US

Rachel Burke

Seminar: Conservation and Restoration of Agave palmeri in the southwestern US for migratory nectar-feeding bats: Mitigating Climate & Drought-Driven Stress with Adaptive Restoration Treatments

3 – 4 p.m., Feb. 18, 2026

Rachel Burke, Agave Restoration Coordinator, Bat Conservation International

Seminar: Making Environmental Economics Work for YOU

3 – 4 p.m., Feb. 11, 2026

Dari Duval, Analyst of Economic Impact, University of Arizona School of Natural Resources and the Environment