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State Trust Land: An Emerging Issue ForumApril 22-23, 2025 | Rochelle Gateway Center, Laramie, Wyoming Join us in exploring the role of state trust lands in Wyoming's present and future. Over two days, we will build a shared understanding of state trust land's unique responsibility to benefit public institutions and consider the potential of new and emerging uses to provide additional revenue streams while generating value for Wyoming's citizens. |
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Managing Wildlife in Large LandscapesReciprocal 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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A Watershed MomentA 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. |
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Mountainfilm on Tour - Laramie, WYMountainfilm 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.
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Casper Community Trail CharretteJune 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.
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Wild and Working Lands Film Festival
Thursday, March 28, 2024 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 ImpactsFriday, April 19, 2024 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 - LaramieMountainfilm 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. |
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Share Your Stories About WaterTo 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:
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. |
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Pinedale Community Trail CharretteJune 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. Learn more > |
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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. |
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2023 CPNR Water SymposiumThursday, April 20, 2023 | 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 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. |
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Wild and Working Lands Film Festival
Thursday, April 6, 2023 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. |
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Student Lunch with Morgan HeimConservation photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer Thursday, April 6 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. |
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The Past, Present, and Future of the Ski Industry with Jerry BlannDecember 6, 2022 | 6pm 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. |
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Haub School Fall Seminar SeriesWednesdays, 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 -> |
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Mullen Days: Living with wildfire in a changing worldOctober 15-16, 2022 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? |
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Anniversary of Yellowstone SymposiumMay 19-20, 2022, 8:00am - 5:00pm both days 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. |
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Wild & Working Lands Film Festival PremiereMay 5, 2022, 7:00pm 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. |
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Groundhog Day with the Haub SchoolFeb 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. |
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Mountainfilm on TourOctober 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. |
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Haub School Pancake BreakfastBergman Gardens, Bim Kendall House 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. |
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Informational Q&A with Dean KoprowskiMarch 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. |
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Mountainfilm on TourOct 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. |
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Webinar SeriesConservation 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.
The UW Ruckelshaus Institute is hosting the second webinar in the series. Reframing Conservation as an Economic Driver and Stimulus to Rural CommunitiesThursday, August 13, 12:00-1:00 mountain time Panelists
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Stories from Here - Sans façonMay 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 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. |
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“Deer 139” and “92 Miles: A Migration Story”Two Films about Mule Deer Migration in WyomingNovember 7, 2019, 7:00 p.m. “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: Q&A with Sam, Pat, and the filmmakers to follow. Hosted by the Haub School of ENR and the Wyoming Migration Initiative. |
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Hearts of Glass Film ScreeningSeptember 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m. 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. |
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Haub School Pancake BreakfastBergman Gardens, Bim Kendall House 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. |
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Mountainfilm on TourGryphon Theatre 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. |
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Distinguished Speaker Andy Hoffman In Partnership with the College of BusinessSeptember 12, 2019, 7:00 p.m. 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).
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Distinguished Speaker Robert BonnieApril 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. |
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Mountainfilm on TourGryphon Theatre 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. |
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Haub School Pancake BreakfastBergman Gardens, Bim Kendall House 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. |
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Locust: The OperaCook Auditorium, National Museum of Wildlife Art 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 |
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Civility: The Case for CollaborationCelebrate 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 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 |
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2018 Conservation Finance Boot CampJune 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. |
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Sans façonThursday, April 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m. 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:
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Vision and Place Panel DiscussionJohn Wesley Powell and Reimagination of the Colorado River Basin Thursday, April 26 Panelists:
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. |
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Dean's Fireside ChatThursday, April 5, 2018, 3:00 p.m. 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 |
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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 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? |
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The End of SustainabilityThursday, April 5, 2018, 12:00 p.m. 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. |
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Haub School Career SeriesWednesdays, 12-1 p.m.
Encana Auditorium | 1020 E LewisJoin 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. |
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Between the Pages of Western ConfluenceThursday, March 29, 2018, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
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.
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Pilot Hill Public MeetingMarch 22, 2018 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. |
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Dean's Fireside ChatSecretarial 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. |
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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. |
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2018 Science Café, Winter!Tuesday, February 27, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2:00 p.m. Listen to quick, engaging talks from UW scientists:
Sponsored by the Ruckelshaus Institute, Wyoming EPSCoR, the Biodiversity Institute, and O'Dwyer's pub. |
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Yellowstone Migrations, Joe RiisPresentation 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. 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. |
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Wyoming's Wind Energy Future: Opportunities, Challenges, and TradeoffsOctober 2-3, 2017 |
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José Gonzalez: Connecting Cultura and Community with the OutdoorsThursday, February 26, 2015 |
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Sustaining Big Game Migrations in the West: Science, Policy, and PeopleNovember 9-10, 2015 |
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Stephanie Pfirman: Fostering a Resilient CareerWednesday, April 16, 2014 |
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Sustainability Summit2:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, November 24, 2013 |
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Collaboration in Natural Resources: A Wyoming ForumApril 29-30, 2013 |
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Forum on Conservation Finance: Creative Approaches to Sustain Land and WaterApril 2-3, 2013 |
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Across the Great Divide: A Roundtable of Acclaimed Natural Resource Leaders and CollaboratorsAugust 13, 2012 |
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Hydraulic Fracturing: A Wyoming Energy ForumSeptember 26-27, 2011 |
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Bark Beetles in the Intermountain West WorkshopOctober 4-5, 2010
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