The Straub Environmental Lecture Series features noted scientists, naturalists,
and environmental advocates speaking on environmental topics critical to Oregon
and the West.  Past lecturers include renowned biologist Lynn Margulis and
award-winning reporter William Dietrich.  Thanks to the support of our generous donors and sponsors, all Lectures are free and open to the public.

2009-10 Environmental Lecture Series

October 22, 2009

Dr. Bill Ripple

Linking Cougars to Butterflies

November 19, 2009

Ron Pernick

Navigating Clean Tech: An Overview of Emerging Developments and Green Job Opportunities

January 28, 2010

Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer

Flotsametrics and the Floating World: how one man’s obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science

February 25, 2010

Dr. Michael Skinner

Environment and Disease: the Ghosts in your Genes

March 18, 2010

Dr. Luke A. Gascho

God is Green: Intersections of faith and environmental stewardship

April 22, 2010

Dr. Burke Hales

Oregon's coastal carbon cycle:  The good, the bad, and the acidic

May 27, 2010

Dr. Andrew Fountain

Glacier change and the future of sea level rise

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