Webinar Series - Friday's Findings
Friday's Findings is a public webinar series hosted by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. These half hour webinars are meant to provide listeners an overview of the science topic and chance to ask questions. We hope to offer our audience an opportunity to discover the Ecosystems science capacity within the USGS.
Speakers for the 2024 Friday's Findings webinar series
| DATE | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| January 12 | When Did Humans Come to North America? |
Kathleen Springer, Research Geologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center Jeff Pigati, Research Geologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| January 26 | Expanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern Freshwater Fishes |
Logan Sleezer, Ecologist, Columbia Environmental Research Center Corey Dunn, Research Fish Biologist, Unit Leader, U.S. Geological Survey, North Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit; North Carolina State University |
| February 9 | Fields & Feedlots: Agricultural Research by the Food Resources Lifecycle Integrated Science Team | Dr. Dana Kolpin, Research Hydrologist, Central Midwest Water Science Center |
| February 23 | National EDRR Framework: focus on tools for early detection | Wes Daniel, Fishery Biologist, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| March 8 | Celebrating International Women's Day and the Paths Taken to a Career in Science |
Dr. Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Assistant Regional Administrator, USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center; Dr. Erin Buchholtz, Assistant Unit Leader of Wildlife, USGS South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Dr. Maggie Hunter, Research Geneticist, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center
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| March 22 | Finding The Core: Tools for Identifying Intact Grasslands and Tracking Restoration Outcomes | Caleb Roberts, Research Wildlife Biologist, Cooperative Research Units |
| April 12 | U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (Creelcat) | Nick Sievert, ORISE Fellow in Data Informatics with the National Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| April 26 | Going To Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine | Becky (Rebecca) Brice, Geographer, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| May 10 | 30 Years of Amphibian Monitoring Reveal Visitor Effects on Occupancy and Persistence | Amanda M. Kissel, Fort Collins Science Center |
| May 24 | Adaptive Management, Fire, and Restoration in the Sagebrush Biome |
Chad Hoffman, Acting Wildland Fire Science Program Manager, Ecosystems Mission Area Lief Wiechman, Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist, Ecosystems Mission Area |
| June 14 | USGS Science Supporting Pollinator Conservation | TBD |
| June 28 | USGS Ocean Science | TBD |
| July 12 | Detection of Airborne Edna Using Existing Air Quality Monitoring Infrastructure and Portable Methods | Steve Spear, Research Biologist, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| July 26 | Urban Heat, Trees, and Equity | Peter Ibsen, Research Ecologist, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| August 9 | PFAS: Bridging Analytical Chemistry with Environmental Effects | Dr. Erin Pulster, Research Biologist, Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| August 23 | Indigenous Knowledge: Providing Insight into Climate Change | Nicole Herman Mercer, Research Social Scientist, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Centers |
| September 13 | USGS Science on the Southern Border | Seth Munson, Research Ecologist, Southwest Biological Science Center |
| September 27 | USGS Science on Sea Otters Across Their Range (Northern and Southern Populations) | Julie Yee, Research Statistician, Western Ecological Research Center Dan Esler, Research Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Science Center |
| October 11 | Ecosystems Science Conducted Under a One Health Framework |
Patty Bright, Science Advisor, Ecosystems Mission Area Camille Hopkins, Wildlife Disease Specialist, Ecosystems Mission Area |
| October 25 | USGS Bat Science and White-nose Syndrome Prevention | Tonie Rocke, Research Epidemiologist, National Wildlife Health Center Kathi Irvine, Research Statistician, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |
| November 8 | USGS Research to Support Pacific Lamprey, A Species of Special Tribal Interest in The West | Theresa “Marty” Liedtke, Research Fish Biologist, Western Fisheries Research Center |
| November 22 | Developing Resources for Tribal Partnership Science | Tony Ciocco, Biologist, NC Climate Adaptation Science Centers |
| December 6 | USGS Science in Support of Condor Conservation and Health | Todd Katzner, Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
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