Randy Swaty (LANDFIRE Ecologist) & Dr. Priscilla Nyamai (Asst. Professor, Grand Valley State Univ.) will discuss how integrating STSMs in the classroom (NEW! and in a professional setting) may be useful for conceptualizing, projecting and communicating about ecosystem changes.
11:11 Why STSMs for education / conceptualizing ecosystem change? 13:12 Fostering ecoliteracy 15:35 STSMs in Guatemala 17:59 Landscape Conservation Forecasting using fire, fencing, cowboys 20:25 Predicting distribution of Sasquatch in western N. America 21:47 Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology at Grand Valley State University 34:54 Lessons learned in the classroom 38:10 Do you want to work with the LANDFIRE team?
Articles, citations, reports, websites, and multimedia resources focused on rangeland ecology, management, restoration, and other issues on American rangelands.