Monthly Lecture Series
The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) Monthly Lecture Series provides a forum for community members to hear from scientific experts in topics pertinent to the region. Speakers include authorities on various environmental issues, scientific research and related regional topics of interest.
Upcoming Monthly Lectures
- September 2008 (date to be determined): Conscious Consumerism with Nikki Florio (Tahoe Regional Environmental Education)
Archived Monthly Lectures
- August 7, 2008: Half-Century of Research to Protect Lake Tahoe: An Ongoing Adventure, with Dr. Charles Goldman (UC Davis)
- July 17, 2008: Making Sense of the Climate Change Puzzle, with Dr. Terrence R. Nathan (UC Davis)
- June 25, 2008: Is the Lake Really Getting Bluer, or is the Sky Simply Falling?: A Discussion on Lake Clarity and Climate Change with Dr. Geoff Schladow (UC Davis)
- May 22, 2008: “Blue” Jays & “Cheeseburger” Birds: Common Birds of the Sierra Nevada, with Sarah Pitzer (UC Davis)
- April 30, 2008: An Exploration of Human Evolution, Health and Physical Fitness, with Frank Forencich (Exuberant Animal)
- April 17, 2008: Troubled Water of the Sierra, with Joan Clayburgh of the Sierra Nevada Alliance
- March 20, 2008: Science Partnerships in the Art of Landscape Architecture with Les Smith (Design Workshop)
- February 19, 2008: Fishes of the Eastern Sierras: Saving the Natives, with Peter Moyle, Ph.D.
- January 17, 2008: Water in the West: What's on Tap?, with Jeff Mount, Ph.D.
- Dec. 5, 2007: The Collapse of California’s Water System: From Disasters to Decisions, with Jay Lund, Ph.D.
- Nov. 13, 2007: Fire Behavior, with Scott Stephens, Ph.D.
- Oct. 29, 2007: Fire Science, with Dr. Wally Miller, Jeff Brown and Norb Szczurek
- Sept. 25, 2007: Global Sustainability –The Dilemma of Scale, with Deb Niemeier, Ph.D., UC Davis
- Aug. 22, 2007: Wildflowers of the Tahoe Sierra, with Laird Blackwell, Ph.D., Sierra Nevada College
- June 6, 2007: Warming Trends in the Tahoe Basin – Causes and Impacts, with Bob Coats, Ph.D., Hydroikos Inc.
- May 25, 2007: The Pale Blue Dot (Earth From Space), with Dr. Paul Guttman, Space Science for Schools
- April 10, 2007: Non-native Species Introductions at Lake Tahoe, with Sudeep Chandra, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno
- March 20, 2007: Air Quality at Lake Tahoe, with Tom Cahill, Ph.D. , UC Davis
- Feb. 28, 2007: River Shark – Conserving the World's Largest Trout, with Researcher Brant Allen, UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
- Jan. 18, 2007: Radon Risks in the Tahoe Region, with Jeff Miner, Radon at Tahoe
- Dec. 12, 2006: Going for Platinum: Green Features of the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, with Architect Todd Lankenau, Lundahl & Associates Architects
- Dec. 8, 2006: Mongolian Nomads and Climate Change, with Clyde Goulden, Ph.D., Academy of Natural Sciences
- Nov. 28, 2006: Can We Keep Lake Tahoe Blue?, with Geoffrey Schladow, Ph.D., UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center