Events for 2013

Managing the invasion genomics of western tiger salamanders

Presented by Bradley Shaffer, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Monday, January 07, 201312:00 PM - 1:00 PM
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, Large conference room

Southern Ocean Krill, Krill Predators and Krill Fishery Management in a Changing Climate

A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Marc Mangel, Department Applied Mathematics and Statistics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Wednesday, January 30, 201312:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building

Movement Ecology: Animating the Planet with Tracking Data

A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Roland Kays, Biodiversity Lab, NRC, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, NC State University
Wednesday, February 20, 201312:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building

UCLA La Kretz Workshop in Conservation Genomics - March 23-28, 2013

This workshop will explore the relationship between conservation problems and their solutions using genomic-level data. Hand-on training, a high faculty-student ratio, and discussions with agency biologists are some of the course highlights.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
UCLA La Kretz Field Station

4th Annual La Kretz Public Lecture

"The Global Amphibian Biodiversity Crisis", by Dr. David B. Wake, Professor of the Graduate School in Integrative Biology and Curator, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California at Berkeley
Sunday, April 07, 20134:00 PM - 5:30 PM
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas

Santa Monica Mountains Science Festival

In commemoration of National Park Week April 20-28, Los Angeles' very own national park will host Science Fest at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills.
Saturday, April 27, 201310:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Paramount Ranch

Movement in the Matrix: Restoration Ecology and Pollination Services Across Human-Altered Landscapes

A Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar by Shalene Jha, Department Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday, May 08, 201312:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building

Surrogate Species in Conservation: Conceptual Issues and the Curious Case of Retaliatory Lion Killing

Tim Caro, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, UC Davis
Wednesday, May 22, 201312:00 PM - 1:00 PM
2320 Life Sciences Building

California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Conservation Genomics presentation by Brad Shaffer and Mark Gold
Thursday, May 23, 20139:00 AM