{"id":72,"date":"2023-10-03T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eastsideecology\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:35:22","slug":"2023-2024-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eastsideecology\/2023-2024-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Date<\/strong><\/th>2025-2026 Schedule (4:00 PM every other TUESDAY)<\/strong><\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
10\/21\/25<\/td>The Serpentine Flora of the Southern Blue Mountains<\/a><\/strong>
Dick O’Donnell<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
11\/04\/25<\/td>What Makes Them Tick? The Ecology of Black-legged Ticks in the Northeastern United States<\/a><\/strong>
Lucas Price – ODFW<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
12\/16\/25<\/td>Genetic connectivity among American pika (Ochotona princeps) populations in the Wallowa and Blue Mountains<\/a><\/strong>
Andy Baltensperger – EOU<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
01\/06\/26<\/td>Climate Variability and Mule Deer Survival in Oregon<\/a><\/strong>
Marcus Bianco – ODFW<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
01\/20\/26<\/td>Working Landscapes Under Pressure: How producers respond to threats in changing environments<\/a><\/strong>
Lara Mengak<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
02\/03\/26<\/td>Effects of Elk Density Reduction on Riparian Planting Performance<\/a><\/strong>
Josh Averett<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
02\/17\/26<\/td>Overview of Research on Bees and Other Beneficial Insects in Eastern Oregon, with Ideas for New Directions<\/a><\/strong>
Sandy DeBano<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
03\/03\/26<\/td>Macroinvertebrates and Restoration in the Grande Ronde Basin<\/a><\/strong>
Dave Wooster<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
03\/17\/26<\/td>Threat-based ecostate mapping: Using big data to guide management across sagebrush landscapes<\/a><\/strong>
Vanessa Schroeder<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
03\/31\/26<\/td>Monitoring of Riparian Forest Thinning: Forest Structure, Hardwoods, and Stream Shade After Seven Years<\/a><\/strong>
Amarina Wuenschel<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
04\/14\/26<\/td>Remote sensing of evapotranspiration can map and chart change in water cycling<\/a><\/strong>
Peter Donovan
Link to Peter’s Tool – https:\/\/managingwholes.users.earthengine.app\/view\/precipvset<\/a><\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
04\/28\/26<\/td>Defending the core with \u201cpond-view\u201d framework for beaver recovery in eastern Oregon<\/a><\/strong>
Reese Mercer<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
05\/12\/26<\/td>Low-tech process-based stream restoration in eastern Oregon: Insights from habitat and macroinvertebrate monitoring<\/a><\/strong>
Tuck Hoffman<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
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Date<\/strong><\/th>2024-2025 Schedule (4:00 PM every other TUESDAY)<\/strong><\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
10\/22\/24<\/td>Effects of Cattle Grazing on Food Web Dynamics in the Sagebrush Sea<\/a><\/strong>
Vanessa Schroeder<\/strong>, <\/strong>EOARC-Burns, Oregon State University<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
11\/05\/24<\/td>Spatial Planning and Conservation Readiness to Promote Resilient Sagebrush Ecosystems<\/a><\/strong>
Cameron Duquette<\/strong> The Nature Conservancy<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
11\/19\/24<\/td>Assessing the influence of defoliation on medusahead seed production and viability in Eastern Oregon<\/a><\/strong>
Will Price<\/strong> OSU Extension, Union\/Baker Counties, Oregon State University<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
12\/03\/24<\/td>Mitigating Wolf-Livestock Conflict on National Forest System Lands<\/a><\/strong>
Susan Charnley, <\/strong>Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service<\/td>		EOU
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12\/17\/24<\/td>Prioritizing Invasive Plant Species for Prevention and Early-Detection\/Rapid Response on National Wildlife Refuges: Lessons Learned & Future Directions<\/a><\/strong>
Rob Taylor<\/strong>, US Fish and Wildlife Services<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
01\/07\/25<\/td>Northern Goshawk Management: A 50-year Perspective<\/strong>
Pat Kennedy<\/strong>, EOARC-Union, Oregon State University<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
02\/04\/25<\/td>Using Genomic Techniques to Understand the Ecology and Population Status of the Wallowa Rosy-Finch<\/strong>
<\/a>Ben Vernasco<\/strong>, Whitman College<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
02\/18\/25<\/td>Comparing the effects of varying raven management strategies on sage-grouse reproductive success in eastern Oregon<\/a><\/strong>
Ricard Rich<\/strong>, Oregon State University<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
03\/04\/25<\/td>Grazing gradients and environmental predictors<\/strong>
of annual grass invasion across the Northern Great Basin<\/strong><\/a>
Madelon Case, U.S. Geological Service<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
03\/18\/25<\/td>Wallowa Resources’ Wallowa Canyonlands Partnership Program: the<\/strong> Importance of Partnerships<\/strong><\/a>
Brogan Watson<\/strong>, Wallowa Resources<\/td>		PNW<\/td><\/tr>
04\/01\/25<\/td>Cattle and wild ungulates suppress bryophytes: implications for riparian food webs<\/a><\/strong>
Josh Averrett<\/strong>, EOARC Union, Oregon State University<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
04\/15\/25<\/td>Grazing, Fuels<\/strong>, and Modeled Fire Behavior in Sagebrush Steppe<\/strong><\/a>
JB Playfair<\/strong>, Drone Lab, University of Idaho Drone<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr>
04\/29\/25<\/td>Beaver Rewilding: Satellite-based Monitoring to Support Adaptive Management<\/a><\/strong>
Jodie Brandt & Nick Kolarik<\/strong>. Boise State University<\/td>		EOU<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
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Date<\/strong><\/th>2023-2024 Schedule (4:00 PM every other Thursday)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
10\/19\/23<\/td>Peter Donovan<\/strong>
Soil health & watershed function: Social learning & communities <\/a>of<\/a> <\/a>practice<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
11\/2\/23<\/td>Morgan Solomon<\/strong> Baker Sage-grouse LIT
Mesic Protection and Restoration: A local prioritization process<\/td><\/tr>
11\/16\/23<\/td>Casey Brown<\/strong> Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Drought effects on bottom-up resources: implications for elk<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
11\/30\/23<\/td>Stella Copeland<\/strong> EOARC-Burns, Agricultural Research Service
Simulated restoration outcomes suggest multiple seeding years and diverse germination behavior increase early seedling survival across the Great Basin<\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
12\/14\/23<\/td>Dallas Hall Defrees<\/strong> Sustainable Northwest
Sustainable Regenerative Ranching in the Pacific Northwest<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
1\/11\/24<\/td>Will Price<\/strong> OSU Extension, Union\/Baker Counties
Restoration Efforts to Improve Degraded Sagebrush Rangelands Using Dormant Season Grazing in SE Oregon<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
1\/25\/24<\/td>Cameron Duquette<\/strong> The Nature Conservancy
Hysteresis in Arid Rangeland Plant Communities: Ecology, Screen Methods, and Strategic Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2\/8\/24<\/td>Trace Martyn<\/strong> EOARC-Union, Oregon State University
How can Restoration and Theory Coexist<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2\/22\/24<\/td>Cameron Naficy<\/strong> Wallowa Whitman National Forest, USDA Forest Service
Origins of Complexity in moist mixed conifer forests: implications for forest management<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3\/7\/24<\/td>Phil Howell<\/strong> USDA Forest Service
Unsolved Mystery: Westslope Cutthroat Trout in the John Day River<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
4\/4<\/td>No seminar<\/td><\/tr>
4\/18\/24<\/td>David Bohnert<\/strong> EOARC- Burns, Oregon State University.
Virtual Fence Technologies for Grazing Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
5\/2\/24<\/td>Matthew Hovland<\/strong> Animal & Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University
Refuge on the Moon: Persistence and Diversity at Craters of the Moon National Monument<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
5\/16\/24<\/td>Tavis Forrester<\/strong> Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service
Effects of Timber Harvest on Grizzley Bear Habitat Use and Diet<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
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