Departmental Seminar Series – Natural Resource Management
Spring 2026 Department of Natural Resource Management Seminar Series (NRM 790)
Day and time: Friday at 10-10:50 a.m. Central Time
Classroom: Edgar S. McFadden Biostress Laboratory Room 103 and Zoom
(Updated on Feb. 26, 2026)
Jan. 16
Josh Leffler, Assistant Department Head
Natural resource management introductions and department announcements
Jan. 23
Jackie Ott, United States Forest Service
(Host: Josh Leffler)
The Ecological Significance of Belowground Bud Banks
Jan. 30
Henning Nottebrock, University of Freiburg
(Host: Charlie Fenster)
Better Together? Scale-Dependent Effects of Wild Pollinators and Honeybees Fade Under Insecticides
Feb. 6 – Extension Cedar Seminar Series*
Pete Bauman, Natural Resource Management Field Specialist
Part 1: Are Conservation Programs Driving Cedar Encroachment in South Dakota
(*Registration required: )
Feb. 13 – Extension Cedar Seminar Series*
Sean Kelly, Natural Resource Management Field Specialist
Part 2: Private Lands Prescribed Burn Associations are the Solution to Cedar Encroachment in South Dakota
(*Registration required: )
Feb. 20
Matthew Rigge, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
(Host: Steve Chipps)
Rangeland Applications of Remote Sensing
Feb. 27
Jeff Kopaska, American Fisheries Society
(Host: Alison Coulter)
Walleye Challenge and Citizen Science
March 6
Rachel Meyer, Lemonly
(Host: Jenn Zavaleta Cheek)
Information Architecture + Design
March 13
Katie Wenzell, SDSU Natural Resource Management
(Host: Michele Dudash)
Floral Trait Divergence, Pollinators and the Evolutionary Ecology of Early Speciation
March 20
No Seminar – Spring Break
March 27
Alex Shupinski, SDSU West River
(Host: Rachel Short)
Using Fossils to Guide Ecological Conservation and Restoration of Tomorrow
April 3
No Seminar – Easter Recess
April 10
Lauren Redmore, Aldo Leopold Research Center, USFS
(Host: Natural Resource Management GSA President, Elena Friedman)
Bridging the Waters: Comparative Insights on Federal-Tribal Shared Stewardship of Wild and Scenic Rivers
April 17
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists Celebration
9 a.m.-noon President Barry Dunn
April 24
Andy Caven, International Crane Foundation
(Host: Michele Dudash)
An Issue of Scale: Building Coalitions to Address Wetland Habitat Connectivity Challenges in the Great Plains using a Flagship Species
May 1
Zoe Almeida, Colorado State University
(Host: Dave Coulter)
Using Behavior as a Tool to Understand and Manage Invasive Species
