Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum

Since 2010, the University of Montana Natural Resource and Environmental Policy Forum has featured speakers from a variety of disciplines providing insights into the ways in which we make decisions, resolve conflicts, and plan for sustainable use of our air, water, and lands. All programs are free and open to the public.

Spring 2012 Forum Speakers

--NEW DATE--

February 28

Yvette Converse, US Fish & Wildlife Service

The Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative:
A Collective Vision for our Landscape

Noon, Room 101, UM School of Law

March 22

Ian Stirling, Canadian Polar Bear Biologist

The Ecology of Polar Bears, Climate Warming, and the Effects
on Human-Bear Interactions

7:00 PM, UM Urey Lecture Hall

This lecture is offered through special cooperation with the 4th International
Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop, offered through the UM College of Forestry
and Conservation (http://www.cfc.umt.edu/humanbearconflicts/)

April 10

Chris Smith, Wildlife Management Institute

From Ancient Rome to the Ruby River: Why the Public Trust Doctrine Matters to You

Noon, Room 101, UM School of Law

The forum series is convened by the U.M. Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, in cooperation with the College of Forestry and Conservation, School of Law, Bolle Center for People and Forests, Resource Conservation Program, Environmental Studies Program, Department of Geography, and the Indian Land Tenure Foundation.