2008 Yosemite Forum
Sponsored by Resources Management and Science
Yosemite National Park

An interactive lecture series designed to bring evolving knowledge of the Sierra Nevada to the public and the park.

Lectures are Noon – 1 p.m. in the Yosemite Valley Auditorium

February 12  Steve Lawson (Virginia Tech)
“Social Science Research to Support User Capacity Management in Yosemite Valley.”

March 11      Robert Anderson (U Colorado, Boulder)
“Glaciers on granite: How glaciers work and how they sculpt alpine landscapes”

April 8          Martha Conklin (UC Merced)
Yosemite Valley groundwater dynamics

May 13         Matt Brooks (USGS)
Changes at the USGS Yosemite Field Station: a New Lead Scientist and Expanded Capabilities

June 10         Lincoln Bramwell (UNLV)
“Administrative History of Yosemite”

July 8            Steve Martel (U Hawaii)
“Formation of rock fractures and how they affect the Yosemite landscape”

August 12     Sean Schoville (UC Berkeley)
“Evolutionary history, distributional patterns, and conservation of Sierra Nevada alpine insects”

September 9 Elena Nilsson (URS Corp)
Archaeological site excavations in Yosemite Valley

October 14   Heidi Granke (ARG)
The Ahwahnee Historic Interiors

November 18 Shelly Davis-King
Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Traditional Use Study

December 9  Overview of Tuolumne Corridor Research

Yosemite Forum is a partnership among:
Yosemite National Park
The Yosemite Fund
USGS, Western Ecological Research Center, Yosemite Field Station
University of California, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Sierra Nevada Research Center