In October 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a consensus study report with recommendations on how to strengthen sustainability programs and curricula in higher education. Committee member Chris Boone will share and discuss the report’s recommendations organized around three themes: i) strengthening sustainability educational programs at undergraduate and graduate levels; (ii) [...]
RiversEdge West has been conducting riparian restoration research and management conferences with a focus on impacts to riparian habitat in the Southwestern U.S. since 2001. The primary goal of REW’s annual conference is to connect the people managing riparian lands and stream environments with the techniques, scientific findings, lessons learned, and products that help make [...]
“We can’t rely on quitting fossil fuels alone to fix the climate and environmental justice crises that we face.” We need another key part of the defense: standing forests. JOIN US on October 6th at 5pm ET OR October 8th at 12pm ET for a one of a kind webinar and expert panel that will [...]
Overview The need for ubiquitous fiber and wireless infrastructure is at the precipice. Technology innovation will not pause while we continue to struggle with connecting all of our communities. If we don’t act soon, will our rural communities get left behind to a point where we begin to see an acceleration of urbanization and permanent [...]
About In the epoch of Anthropocene, where humans have a significant impact on the Earth’s geology and ecology, the sustainability of our social-economic systems is the basic prerequisite for the long-term existence of mankind. Any pathway towards such sustainability necessarily calls for deep transformations of our society and will require complementary actions by governments, civil [...]
The Santiago Climate Change Conference will take place in Parque Bicentenario Cerrillos in Santiago de Chile, Chile from 2 to 13 December. More information:https://unfccc.int/Santiagohttps://www.cop25.cl/en/
By Jessica Thorn. From 23-27th April, 2017, Mountain Sentinels hosted our third international workshop near the lovely Bend, Oregon, surrounded by the beautiful Mount Washington, Tumalo State Park, Three Sisters mountains, Santiam Pass and Metolius Spring. The meeting brought together 22 researchers representing 19 research, university, state, and educational institutions. We exchanged a wealth of [...]
Join Mountain Sentinels at the second Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society conference "PECS II – PLACE-BASED TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY" to be held in Oaxaca, Mexico 7-10 November 2017. More details about Mountain Sentinels' participation in this event is forthcoming.
Sign up for our partner’s fantastic summer event: Rocky Mountain Sustainability Network (RMSSN) Summer Academy, May 23-June 1. The Rocky Mountain Sustainability and Science Network (RMSSN) brings together federal and state agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations to collaborate in research relevant to sustainability. The goal of RMSSN is to develop a diverse population of [...]
We are holding our upcoming workshop on “Participatory Modeling of Mountain Social-Ecological Systems” at the Rock Springs Resort, Bend, Oregon, April 24-27, 2017. The workshop is led by Anne Nolin, Jessica Thorn, Julia Klein, Robin Reid, & Catherine Tucker. The broader objectives this workshop are to explore and evaluate transdisciplinary modeling frameworks for mountains, to [...]