EVENTS

A Watershed Moment

A Discussion About the Future of the West

Monday, November 18, 4-5:30 p.m., Berry Center Auditorium (10th and Lewis)

Just published, A Watershed Moment discusses how communities are addressing the pressing challenges they face today. This collection of essays reveals tensions in the American West between a culture of economic growth and personal freedom and the ecological, economic, and social constraints set by the community values and the land itself. As Westerners and their communities come up against these limits, the volume editors highlight issues of sustainability endemic to the region and to the nation as a whole.

Managing Wildlife in Large Landscapes

Reciprocal learning for the world’s most iconic ecosystems

October 1-2, 2025 | Snow King Resort, Jackson, Wyoming

Join us for a global dialogue on the challenges, opportunities, and solutions for conserving and managing wildlife in large, complex landscapes around the world.

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Mountainfilm on Tour - Laramie, WY

Mountainfilm on Tour is back! Join us Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, for two evenings of more than twenty films of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and inspiring films. Each night features different films at the Gryphon Theatre, 710 E Garfield.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m.! Free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to support student's field and international experiences. 
Mountainfilm’s mission is to use the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world

Casper Community Trail Charrette

June 6, 2024

Tate Pumphouse

1775 W 1st St, Casper, WY

Join Wyoming Pathways to help identify needs and brainstorm goals for non-winter, non-motorized trails in the Casper area. Attendees have two-time blocks to choose from. Both time blocks will provide the same information and opportunity to submit input, as well as free pizza and drinks.  

• 1st Block: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM 
• 2nd Block: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Learn more and RSVP ->

Wild and Working Lands Film Festival

Thursday, March 28, 2024
Doors at 6:30 p.m., films at 7:00
Gryphon Theater, Laramie, Wyoming
Free and open to the public

The third annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival, hosted by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, inspires audiences to better understand our current world and work toward a future where people and natural environments prosper together.

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Ripples Across Wyoming: Collaboration and Its Impacts

Friday, April 19, 2024
9am-5pm
Teton Science School Jackson Campus, Jackson, Wyoming
$65 and open to the public, register by April 8

Join us at the 2024 Collaboration Symposium, where we’ll explore the many shades and shapes that natural resource collaboration takes in the real world, learn from each other’s successes and failures, and bid farewell to Ruckelshaus legend Steve Smutko, who will be retiring in May. This event is open to anyone working collaboratively in natural resource spaces. 

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Mountainfilm on Tour - Laramie

Mountainfilm on Tour is back! Join us Thursday, October 5, and Friday, October 6, for two evenings of more than twenty films of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and inspiring films. Each night features different films at the Gryphon Theatre, 710 E Garfield.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m.! Free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to support student's field and international experiences. 
Mountainfilm’s mission is to use the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Share Your Stories About Water

To better understand how changing water availability impacts Wyoming residents and to build their capacity to respond to these changes, Haub School researchers are conducting storytelling interviews to explore the lived experience of Wyoming farmers, ranchers, and recreationists in the Snake and Green River watersheds and their relationships to water.

We are currently recruiting storytellers. To be eligible, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Be involved in agriculture, recreation, or both
• Be a resident of Teton, Sweetwater, Sublette, Lincoln, or Uinta County

All storytellers will be awarded $25 on completion of the interview and be entered to win a $250 gift certificate.

We will provide story prompts and you can choose which prompts you'd like to answer. 

Learn more >

Pinedale Community Trail Charrette

June 9-10, 2023

Pinedale, Wyoming

The Ruckelshaus Institute, in partnership with Wyoming Pathways and others, invites all trail users and Pinedale area land managers to attend a community trail charrette discussing the front country trail systems around Pinedale. Charrettes are meant to create an innovative atmosphere in which stakeholders collaborate on generating visions for the future; this charrette is not empowered to make any decisions. Rather, it is a planning exercise that will create informed and shared recommendations and priorities for use by public agencies and the community. 

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Adapting to Climate Change in Wyoming: Small Grants Competition

Informational webinar: Friday, March 3, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, March 31, 2023

Awards Announced: Monday, May 1, 2023

Wyoming communities face increasing climate-related risks including wildfire, drought, flooding, and heat waves. A small grant opportunity is available to fund activities such as understanding perceptions and risk, bringing community partners together to understand projected impacts, assessing vulnerability, planning adaptation actions, adapting to changes, addressing baseline vulnerabilities and stressors, or extending existing programs to serve rural and underserved communities.

2023 CPNR Water Symposium

Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hot Springs Hotel & Spa | Thermopolis, WY

Come explore the possibilities and challenges of collaborating around water issues in Wyoming and the west and connect with our ever-growing community of practice.

Contact Deb Kleinman at deb@lupinecollaborative.com with questions. 

Register here >

Wild and Working Lands Film Festival

Thursday, April 6, 2023
Doors at 6:30 p.m., films at 7:00
Gryphon Theater, Laramie, Wyoming
Free and open to the public

The second annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival, hosted by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, inspires audiences to better understand our current world and work toward a future where people and natural environments prosper together.

Learn more >

Student Lunch with Morgan Heim

Conservation photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer

Thursday, April 6
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Bim Kendall House Living Room

Meet conservation photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer Morgan Heim; hear about her life traveling the world to document human-wildlife interactions; and ask questions about her career as an environmental journalist and storyteller.

With a background in ecology and journalism, her goal is to find the beauty, humor, and perseverance in stories about wildlife, and how those stories shape who we are and what we might become. She is the filmmaker behind Deer 139 and her work appears in outlets such as Audubon, Smithsonian, National Geographic, Newsweek and The New York Times. 

The Past, Present, and Future of the Ski Industry with Jerry Blann

December 6, 2022 | 6pm
College of Business Rm 123
Laramie, Wyoming

Jerry Blann, former CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), has over 40 years of experience in the ski and snow sports industry. From 1995 to 2018, he served as president of JHMR, where he oversaw resort operations through several years of intense development, including the expansion of new lifts, replacement of Jackson Hole’s iconic aerial tram, and guiding the resort to approaching 650,000 skier visits, annually.

During this time, JHMR was named the #1 Ski Resort in North America by Ski Magazine for the 2013/14 winter ski season and was rated #1 by Forbes magazine for six straight years. In this talk, Jerry will discuss changes and adaptations to the ski industry in the face of a changing environment.

Haub School Fall Seminar Series 

Wednesdays, August 31-December 7, 12-12:50pm*

Beta House classroom 205, Laramie, Wyoming*

*Unless otherwise noted

The Haub School's Fall 2022 seminar series features an interdisciplinary line-up of faculty and guest lecturers. The series is an opportunity to learn about the Haub School's ongoing work and—particularly for the school's graduate students—get exposed to a variety of research topics and methods. View the speakers and dates ->

Mullen Days: Living with wildfire in a changing world 

October 15-16, 2022
The Collective, 100 S 2nd St
Laramie, Wyoming

Two years after the Mullen Fire burned 170,000 acres in and around Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, we're coming together to ask: what does the transformative power of fire mean to Laramie's human and natural communities?

Learn more >

Anniversary of Yellowstone Symposium

May 19-20, 2022, 8:00am - 5:00pm both days
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming
Online virtual attendance option via Zoom

Free and open to the public, registration required

The University of Wyoming College of Law and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources are excited to host the 150th Anniversary of Yellowstone National Park Symposium featuring prominent figures from the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, numerous Yellowstone-associated Native American tribes, academics, scholars, scientists, and other participants. The historic event will explore the goals, successes, and shortcomings of the park over the past 150 years, and look to the future to examine key issues it now faces.

Wild & Working Lands Film Festival Premiere

May 5, 2022, 7:00pm
Gryphon Theatre, Laramie, Wyoming
Free and open to the public, registration required

The Inaugural Wild and Working Lands Film Festival, hosted by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, will be held in Laramie, Wyoming, at 7pm on May 5th, 2022. The festival explores the intricate connections between humans and the landscapes where we dwell, work, and play. The Festival values diversity, justice, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, sound information, and real-world solutions. From our home at the University of Wyoming, we highlight films set in our surrounding ecoregion, including wild and rural areas of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and high desert sagebrush steppe as well as stories from afar that inform our experience in the American West. 

Individuals that need sign language interpreter services at the event please contact Grace Carr at gcarr1@uwyo.edu or (307)-766-5059 by Monday May 2nd.

Groundhog Day with the Haub School

Feb 2, 2022, 4:00 p.m. | Virtual public event hosted on Zoom and Facebook live

Groundhog Day: Facts, Myths and a Celebration of our Connection to Wildlife with John Koprowski

Join Haub School Dean and international squirrel expert, Dr. John Koprowski in a celebration of Groundhog Day on February 2nd.  Learn about the history and significance of the day, the biology of the groundhog, and what the day tells us about our connection to the natural world. 

Satisfy your quest for knowledge as we explore the meaning of life through our revered rodent prognosticator.  Obtain answers to important questions such as "What is a whistle pig?", "How long will our winter last?”, and "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

Follow Haub School of ENR on Instagram for event updates and a prize giveaway starting Wednesday, Jan 27.

Free & open to the public.

View the event on Facebook or RSVP to akorpitz@uwyo to participate in the discussion on Zoom.

If you enjoy this program, please consider supporting the Haub School by making a donation via this link.

Mountainfilm on Tour

October 21-24, 2021

Mountainfilm on Tour, a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, inspiring documentary films, is coming to Laramie for a live screening October 21 and virtually October 22-24.

This is the tenth consecutive year that the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources has hosted Mountainfilm on Tour in Laramie. Both screenings are free and open to the public.

The in-person screening on Thursday, October 21 will be presented at the Gryphon Theatre, 710 E. Garfield St., in Laramie at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.  Limited seating is available and advance ticket reservations are required and available for free.

The virtual screening of the same playlist kicks off Friday, October 22, at 9 a.m. and will be available to view until Sunday, October 24, at 11:55 p.m. Advance ticket reservations are recommended and available for free.

Haub School Pancake Breakfast

Bergman Gardens, Bim Kendall House
804 E. Fremont, Laramie, WY

Friday, September 10, 9-11 a.m.

Join us for our annual pancake breakfast.

Current and prospective Haub School students and UW staff and faculty are invited to attend a pancake breakfast in the Bergman Gardens at the Bim Kendall House.

Informational Q&A with Dean Koprowski

March 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Virtual student event hosted on Zoom

Informational Jobs Q&A with Dean Koprowski

Interested in finding a summer job or internship, or do you have general questions about finding a job after you graduate? We can help you get there! 

Presentation PDF with clickable links!

If you enjoy this program, please consider supporting the Haub School by making a donation via this link.

Mountainfilm on Tour

Oct 8–Oct 9, 2020 | Virtual event hosted on Eventgroove

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado.

Presented virtually in Laramie on October 8–9, this years' selection of films explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission: using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Join us on Instagram for an event kick-off and giveaway, Thursday, Oct 8 from 6:00–9:00 p.m.

Free & open to the public—tickets are required and are available for free at Eventgroove.

If you enjoy this program, please consider supporting the Haub School by making a donation via this link.

Thank you to our sponsor:

Webinar Series

Conservation Conversations, hosted by western university centers, will explore the best solutions to confront the widespread environmental challenges facing our country in 2020 and beyond and identify specific policies, programs, and strategies to help secure the long-term health of the nation’s natural resources, wildlife and landscapes, and broaden the benefits for all Americans.

View the full schedule and register for the webinars at www.conservationconversations.org. 

• July 29, noon — Climate Change and Conserving Biodiversity
• August 13, noon — Reframing Conservation as an Economic Driver
• August 25, noon — Indian Tribes, Collaborative Management, & Public Lands
• September 9, 1:00 p.m. — Conserving Landscapes at Risk of Wildfire

The UW Ruckelshaus Institute is hosting the second webinar in the series.

Reframing Conservation as an Economic Driver and Stimulus to Rural Communities

Thursday, August 13, 12:00-1:00 mountain time

Panelists

• Ray Rasker, Executive Director of Headwaters Economics
• Brent Davies, Vice President, Forests and Ecosystem Services, Ecotrust
• Erik Glenn, Executive Director of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust and President of the Partnership of Rangeland Trusts

Moderator

• Drew Bennett, MacMillan Professor of Practice, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and Ruckelshaus Institute, University of Wyoming

Register and learn more.

Stories from Here - Sans façon

May 4 - May 8, 2020 | Virtual Live Feed on Facebook

Throughout the week of May 4th, live feed will be available at the same time each day. Each reading will last approximately 15 minutes. 

11am - Pacific Time
12pm - Mountain Standard Time
1pm - Central Standard time
2pm - Eastern Time
7pm - British Summer Time 
8pm - Central Europe 
10pm - Asian Standard / Moscow standard time 

At a time when we have to isolate ourselves, Stories from Here shares a collection of genuine memories from individuals near and far retold as true short stories.

Throughout the week of May 4th, Stories from Here will take us to different times and places through a selection of funny, touching and soul-shaking memories retold live each day by actors Anne Mason, Peter Parolin and Apphia Campbell, accompanied by a selection of Mike Sinclair’s photographs.

“Deer 139” and “92 Miles: A Migration Story”

Two Films about Mule Deer Migration in Wyoming

November 7, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
College of Education Auditorium | University of Wyoming

Free and open to the public

“Deer 139” follows Haub School research scientist Sam Dwinnell and two friends as they hike, ski, and packraft the path of one study animal for 85 miles through western Wyoming and learn to see the world differently in the process. “92 Miles: A Migration Story” follows Haub School alumnus Pat Rodgers as he ultra-runs the migration path of one of his study animals and faces the grief of losing his father to cancer.

View the trailers:

• "Deer 139" trailer 
• "92 Miles" trailer

Q&A with Sam, Pat, and the filmmakers to follow. 

Hosted by the Haub School of ENR and the Wyoming Migration Initiative.

Hearts of Glass Film Screening

September 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
College of Education Auditorium

Free to the public | Reception to follow

Hearts of Glass, the new, award-winning documentary from JenTen Productions', is coming to the UW Campus in Laramie Wednesday September 25, 2019, as part of a seven-stop screening and discussion tour.

Hearts of Glass follows the tumultuous first 15 months of operation of Vertical Harvestof Jackson Hole—a social impact business with a dual mission to grow produce year-round in a challenging mountain environment and provide meaningful employment for people with disabilities.

Haub School Pancake Breakfast

Bergman Gardens, Bim Kendall House
804 E. Fremont, Laramie, WY
Friday, September 27, 9-11 a.m.

Join us for our annual pancake breakfast.

Current and prospective Haub School students and UW staff and faculty are invited to attend a pancake breakfast in the Bergman Gardens at the Bim Kendall House.

Mountainfilm on Tour

Gryphon Theatre
710 E. Garfield, Laramie, WY
Thursday, October 10, 2019, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 11, 2019, 7 p.m.

Mountainfilm on Tour visits Laramie is bringing a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. 

Held at The Gryphon Theatre on October 10-11 the shows will explore the themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission: using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Doors at 6 p.m. | Films at 7 p.m.
Free & open to the public

Distinguished Speaker Andy Hoffman In Partnership with the College of Business

September 12, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
College of Business Auditorium

Free to the public | Reception to follow

Andy Hoffman is the Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise for both the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. Professor Hoffman's research uses organizational behavior models to understand the cultural and institutional aspects of environmental issues for organizations. He has published 16 books in six languages, and over 100 articles and book chapters. Hoffman was recently awarded the Responsible Research in Management Award (2019).

Distinguished Speaker Robert Bonnie

April 4, 2019 7:00 p.m.

College of Business Auditorium

Free to the public | Reception to follow

Robert Bonnie is a Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University, working on conservation and environmental issues in rural America. Prior to joining Duke, during the second term of the Obama Administration Robert was the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the US Department of Agriculture. In this role, he oversaw the US Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service on a variety of natural resource issues, including management of the 193 million-acre National Forest and Grassland System, implementation of Farm Bill conservation programs on America's farms, ranches and forests, and climate change. During President Obama's first term, Robert served as Senior Advisor to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for environment and climate change. Prior to joining USDA, Robert was vice president for land conservation for the Environmental Defense Fund where he focused on developing incentives to reward farmers, ranchers and forest owners for stewardship activities on private lands. Robert has master degrees in forestry and environmental management from Duke University. He grew up on a farm in Kentucky and now lives in Virginia.

Mountainfilm on Tour

Gryphon Theatre
710 E. Garfield, Laramie, WY
Thursday, October 11, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 12, 7 p.m.

Mountainfilm on Tour visits Laramie bringing a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. 

Held at The Gryphon Theatre on October 11-12 the shows will explore the themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission: using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Doors at 6 p.m. | Films at 7 p.m.
Free & open to the public

Haub School Pancake Breakfast

Bergman Gardens, Bim Kendall House
804 E. Fremont, Laramie, WY
Friday, September 28, 9-11 a.m.

Join us for our annual pancake breakfast. Current and prospective Haub School students and UW staff and faculty are invited to attend a pancake breakfast in the Bergman Gardens at the Bim Kendall House.

Locust: The Opera

Cook Auditorium, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, Wyoming
Friday, September 28, 7-8 p.m.
Saturday, September 29, 1-2 p.m.

An environmental murder mystery based on Jeffrey Lockwood's highly acclaimed book, Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier.

Free and open to the public  - $20 suggested donation

View the full event description on the Philosophy Dept. website

Civility: The Case for Collaboration

Celebrate the Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute 25th Anniversary with Senator Alan Simpson, Governor Mike Sullivan, and  Chairman John Turner moderated by retired Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kite
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center on the UW Campus
Thursday, August 23, 2018 | 5:30 p.m.

The panelists will make the “Case for Collaboration” as we look ahead to the next quarter century of work advancing solutions to complex environmental and natural resource challenges. 

Free and open to the public

View the event on Facebook

2018 Conservation Finance Boot Camp

June 18–22, 2018 | Fort Collins, Colorado 

A multi-day intensive training course designed to help mid-career professionals utilize innovative and effective financing strategies for land and resource conservation, restoration, and stewardship.

Hosted by Colorado State University's Warner College of Natural Resources in partnership with the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming.

Click here for more information.

Sans façon

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Visual Arts Building Lobby
University of Wyoming, Laramie

Please join us for a community storytelling event about an art practice that responds to the relationship between people and place with Sans façon artists Charles Blanc and Tristan Surtees.

Refreshments provided

Sponsored by:

• First Interstate Bank
• Laramie Main Street Alliance
• Laramie Public Art Coalition
• Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
• UW Art Museum
• UW Global Engagement Office
• UW Department of Geology and Geophysics
• UW Department of English
• UW Department of Art and Art History
• UW Geological Museum
• UW Honors College
• Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research
• WyGISC
• Wyoming Arts Council
• Wyoming Humanities Council

Vision and Place Panel Discussion

John Wesley Powell and Reimagination of the Colorado River Basin

Thursday, April 26
5:00-6:00 p.m. reception
6:00-7:30 p.m. panel discussion
UW College of Law, room 178

Panelists:

• Jason Robison, University of Wyoming
• Emilene Ostlind, University of Wyoming
• Autumn Bernhardt, Colorado State University
• Amorina Lee-Martinez, University of Colorado

The panel will focus on a forthcoming book being prepared for the 1869 Powell Expedition's upcoming sesquicentennial: Vision and Place: John Wesley Powell and Reimagination of the Colorado River Basin.

Panelists will discuss their chapters within the book's three parts addressing water, public lands, and Native Americans in the Colorado River Basin.

Sponsored by the Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition (SCREE), College of Law, Natural Resources Law Club, Department of Geography, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, and Visual Arts Department.

Live streaming will be available and requires pre-registration. Click here to register.

Dean's Fireside Chat

Thursday, April 5, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
Bim Kendall House Living Room

The End of Sustainability: Resilience and the Future of Environmental Governance in the Anthropocene

With Robin Kundis Craig, Professor at the University of Utah Law School

New Wyoming Narratives, Samuel Western and Guests

"Can Wyoming step into the same river twice? How to harness the future without ignoring the past."

March 1 and April 5
Berry Center Auditorium | 7:00 p.m.
10th & Lewis | UW Campus | Reception to follow

March 1 Stories are powerful. Are Wyoming's current narratives (independence, self-reliance, small government) grounded in reality or imagined? If they're imagined, then what narratives are real? How do they help Wyoming make wise choices concerning the future?

April 5 Discuss the path to blending Wyoming's past with a tomorrow that's hot on our heels. Legislative action can only go so far. It's fundamentally up to us to chart the course. But do we have the capacity to do so? If so, how do we put that capacity into action?

The End of Sustainability

Thursday, April 5, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
University of Wyoming College of Law, room 178

Sustainability is one of environmental law's modern themes. Come hear Professor Craig and Dean Benson explain why the Anthropocene era warrants moving beyond sustainability and toward resiliency thinking.

Sponsored by the University of Wyoming College of Law and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.

Haub School Career Series

Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m.

• March 7
• March 21 
• March 28 
• April 4

Encana Auditorium | 1020 E Lewis 

Join us for our sixth annual Career Series! Hear from working professionals about what they studied in school, how they found their jobs, what they'd do differently, and other advice for finding solid work in many fields. All UW students welcome.

Between the Pages of Western Confluence

Thursday, March 29, 2018, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Chalk n' Cheese, 209 S 2nd St, Laramie, Wyoming

• Reception 5:00-5:30
• Presentation 5:30-6:45
• Reception 6:45 onward

Please join us for a Western Confluence launch party, reception, and forum. Learn what goes on between the pages at Western Confluence. Get the inside story on rare, threatened, and endangered species in the West. Hear from the people whose names appear in the magazine pages. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres.

• Gary Beauvais, Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
• Embere Hall, research scientist at UW
• Alec Osthoff, poet writing about loss of species
• David Willms, policy advisor to Governor Mead
• Jesse Boulerice, Game and Fish non-game biologist
• Charlotte Austin, adventure journalist

Pilot Hill Public Meeting

March 22, 2018
Session 1: 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Session 2: 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Lincoln Community Center, 365 W Grand Ave

The Ruckelshaus Institute facilitated two public input sessions to help citizens better understand the communities efforts toward the Pilot Hill land purchase and to gather public input.

View session 1 and session 2 on Facebook.

Visit www.pilothill.org to learn more about the project.

Dean's Fireside Chat

Secretarial Order on Migration: What Does it Mean for the West?

Dean Melinda Harm Benson invites you to a fireside chat to discuss the implications of Secretarial Order 3326 and the possible opportunities for research and scholarship that it might create. Snacks and adult beverages provided.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 4:00 p.m.
Bim Kendall House Living Room

Distinguished Speaker Carl Palmer

"Why Settle for Less?: Co-Creating the Future We Want through Community-Driven Collaborative Impact"

March 6, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

Berry Center Auditorium, UW Campus

Free to the public | Reception to follow

Carl Palmer is the founder of LegacyWorks Group, an impact accelerator that helps communities, nonprofits, funders, mission-driven ventures and investors achieve transformative, systems scale impact through collaborative, cross sector initiatives that tap into all kinds of funding. Carl has led innovative nonprofits, impact investment firms and community impact initiatives for more than 20 years.

2018 Science Café, Winter!

Tuesday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.
O'Dwyer's Pub, 1622 Grand Avenue, Laramie

Wednesday, February 28, 2:00 p.m.
Laramie High School (open to LHS students only)

Listen to quick, engaging talks from UW scientists:

• Jane Zelikova, “End of Snow”
• Kevin Monteith, “Survival in a Cold World: Can the Fat be Furious?”
• Cameron Nordell, “What We Do Not Know About Wintering Birds of Prey”

Sponsored by the Ruckelshaus Institute, Wyoming EPSCoR, the Biodiversity Institute, and O'Dwyer's pub.

Yellowstone Migrations, Joe Riis

Presentation and book signing by National Geographic photographer and Wyoming Migration Initiative Fellow Joe Riis. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, November 30, 7:00 p.m.
Gryphon Theatre | 710 E Garfield St | Laramie

Reception and book signing to follow the talk.

Sponsored by the Wyoming Migration Initiative, the Haub School of ENR, and Braided River Publishing.

Click here to learn more about the book.

Wyoming's Wind Energy Future: Opportunities, Challenges, and Tradeoffs

October 2-3, 2017
Marian Rochelle Gateway Center, UW

Citizens, experts, and decision makers convened for a two-day forum on the future of wind energy in Wyoming. The event explored the opportunities and risks of large-scale wind development, how communities can manage the trade-offs, and ways that stakeholders can shape the future of wind energy in the state.

View the conference presentations >

José Gonzalez: Connecting Cultura and Community with the Outdoors

Thursday, February 26, 2015
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center Auditorium, UW José Gonzalez is the founder and director of Latino Outdoors as well as a conservationist, environmentalist, Chicano, and educator. His talk, as part of the Haub School Environmental Leadership Speaker Series, was co-sponsored by Wyoming EPSCoR, the Latino/a Studies Program, the Outdoor Program, UW’s Multicultural Association of Student Scientists, and MEChA.

Sustaining Big Game Migrations in the West: Science, Policy, and People

November 9-10, 2015
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, UW

This two-day forum explored the most current scientific understanding of mule deer, pronghorn, elk, and other migrations in Wyoming and the West as well as the intersection between people, policy, and wildlife migration. More information >

Stephanie Pfirman: Fostering a Resilient Career

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
3:30 p.m., Coe Library, Room 506

Stephanie Pfirman is the Hirschorn Professor of Environmental and Applied Science at Barnard College and a research scientist with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. She spoke about the challenges women scientists face in academia and how to overcome those challenges. Co-sponsored by EPSCoR’s Wyoming Women in Science and Engineering Program.

Sustainability Summit

2:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, November 24, 2013
University of Wyoming

Panel discussion, tour of UW’s LEED-certified sustainable buildings, and four-course dinner of locally sourced foods. More information >

Collaboration in Natural Resources: A Wyoming Forum

April 29-30, 2013
Lander, Wyoming

This forum brought together professionals participating in or leading natural resource collaborative efforts in Wyoming to discuss lessons learned from past and present collaborative efforts, identify barriers and opportunities, and explore the needs to facilitate future efforts. Learn more >

Forum on Conservation Finance: Creative Approaches to Sustain Land and Water

April 2-3, 2013
Casper, Wyoming

This forum included expert presentations and a tour of the Pathfinder Ranch near Alcova, Wyoming, to build an informational foundation about a range of conservation finance tools. Learn more >

Across the Great Divide: A Roundtable of Acclaimed Natural Resource Leaders and Collaborators

August 13, 2012
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming

The Ruckelshaus Institute presented a conversation between Alan K. Simpson, William D. Ruckelshaus and John F. Turner moderated by Wyoming Governor Michael J. Sullivan. These acclaimed natural resource leaders and collaborators spoke about the value of collaboration in natural resource management. More information >

Hydraulic Fracturing: A Wyoming Energy Forum

September 26-27, 2011
University of Wyoming Conference Center, Laramie

A forum to explore what hydraulic fracturing is, why and where it is used in Wyoming oil and gas development, and the potential environmental impacts associated with its use. Download the report >

Bark Beetles in the Intermountain West Workshop

October 4-5, 2010
University of Wyoming, Laramie

The Bark Beetle Workshop brought scientists and forest managers together—along with a variety of other interested stakeholders—to explore management options, share ideas, and define a vision for the future of the West’s forests in the face of the ongoing mountain pine beetle epidemic. Learn more >