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Seminar Schedule - Spring Semester 1997

January 28
JOHN O'CONNELL
THE FUTURE OF MITIGATION BANKING IN RI

January30
TODD HETTENBACH
THE SWAMP THING MEETS WALL STREET

February 4
BRIAN SLATER
TRASHING BAG AND TAG?

February 6
MEGAN WAPLES
THE AMERICAN INDIAN AS ECOLOGICAL SAINT: PERCEPTIONS AND REALITIES

February 11
SARAH YOUNKIN
THE EFFECT OF GLYCOL ETHERS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT ON MALE INFERTILITY

February 13
JIM HENSON
FOREST ECOLOGY, MODELING, AND MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS APPROACH

February 20
WENDY FUJIKAWA
THE FOREST PRIMEVAL: A RECONSTRUCTION OF NH'S PRE-SETTLEMENT FORESTS

 

February 25
MOLLY SMITH
SNAILS, CALCIUM, AND MOOSE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

February 27
KIM BURKLAND
OREGON'S HISTORY OF "RED TIDES": PATTERNS OF HARMFUL MARINE ALGAL BLOOMS

March 4
TRACY OSTROWSKI
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE: USING THE URBAN FOREST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

March 6
GERIN RIVER
THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED MACROALGAE ABUNDANCE ON THE GROWTH OF CARIBBEAN CORAL

March 13
NICK ROSENBERG
GREEN CITY? DEVELOPING AND UTILIZING ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

March 18
CAREY NUTTING
RESTORATION OF A BARRINGTON SALT MARSH: SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL AND DESIRABILITY

March 20
CLARE OLSEN
TREES PLEASE: TREES AS PART OF THE PLAN IN RHODE ISLAND

April 3
JEREMY BURNS
CAN WE MAKE PROACTIVE CLIMATE POLICY FROM THE GROUND UP?: A LOOK AT THE LINK BETWEEN GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY

April 8
JESSE LEVINE
IN THE ZONE: USING ZONING REGULATIONS TO PROTECT LAND FOR GREENWAYS

April 10
CLARA PANG
SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICANS IN PROVIDENCE AND THEIR URBAN ENVIRONMENT: ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS, ASSESSING PERCEPTIONS, AND INFLUENCING POLICY

April 15
LAURI MIGNONE

April 16
MEGAN CARNEY
ARE WE IN HOT WATER?: WHAT SATELLITES TELL US ABOUT NARRAGANSETT BAY

April 17
CAROLYN DAHER
TALKING TRASH: DESIGNING A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE REDUCTION CAMPAIGN FOR RHODE ISLAND

April 22
AVIJIT SEN
A SPACE-FOR-TIME SUBSTITUTION COMPOSITE TIDAL CYCLE IN NARAGANSETT BAY USING IMAGES FROM SPACE

April 23
CYNTHIA FLEMING
LAND CONSERVATION IN RHODE ISLAND: TRENDS AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES

April 24
SARA WHEELER-SMITH
HYPOCRISY AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS? NATIONAL FORESTS: THE US'S DOMESTIC POLICIES AND OUR POSTURES IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS

April 29
ANTON NICHOLAS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES AT PROVIDENCE PLACE

April 30
NEEL SCOTT
JUGGLING PRIORITIES: PHILOSOPHIES ON URBAN WATER QUALITY INDICATORS FOR PROVIDENCE

May 1
ANN FENTRESS
THE NORTH CAPE CAPER: A REPORT EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF THE MEDIA ON ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC POLICY USING THE 1996 NORTH CAPE OIL SPILL IN RI