Humboldt State University Biology Department

03/06/2020

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) invites the public to "Tribal Uses and Stewardship of Plants, Habitats, and Ecosystems," Wednesday, March 11,2020, at 7:30 p.m. at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, near 7th and Union
in Arcata.

Frank Lake, a researcher with the Fire and Fuels Program of the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station in Arcata, will give a presentation focused on California tribal uses and stewardship of plants.

Northwest California offers a dynamic range of ecosystems, including coastal headlands, redwood, oak woodland-prairies, Douglas-fir, tanoak, and interior mixed conifer/hardwood forests. Frank will take the audience on a historical,
ethnographic, and ethnobotanical journey across these ecosystems, using data and imagery to illustrate the complexity and diversity of tribal knowledge. He will
focus on some of the plants used for basketry, food, and other utilitarian purposes that are associated with the tribal stewardship of habitat. The traditional practices he will describe will be used to guide collaborative restoration efforts into the future.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for snacks, sales, and socializing. The North Coast Chapter of CNPS offers free public programs on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May. 707-822-2015,

North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society

02/05/2020

Don't forget! Dr. Allison Bronson presents "Ancient anatomy of fossil sharks" - Science on Tap! TONIGHT, 2/5/20 @ 6 pm at Blondie's Food & Drink - Everyone welcome!

02/05/2020

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) invites the public to "Updated research into gall wasps (Cynipidae) in Northern California," by Dr. John DeMartini, Humboldt State University Professor emeritus, Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, near 7th and Union in Arcata.

The tiny gentle wasps of the family Cynipidae produce galls on roses, thimbleberry, oaks, tan oak, and chinquapin. Six years ago, Dr. DeMartini's presentation only covered oaks, but this evening he will add new findings about the life histories of these wasps on other woody plants.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for snacks, sales, and socializing. The North Coast Chapter of CNPS offers free public programs on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May. 707-822-2015,

North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society

12/05/2019

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) invites the public to "North Coast Scholarship Research," Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at 7:30pm at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, near 7th and Union in Arcata. Gabe Goff and Len Mazur will share the results of their 2019 research, funded in
part by the North Coast Chapter of CNPS. Gabe is a graduate student in the HSU Forestry, Watershed, and Wildland Sciences Program. His research investigates the effects of conifer encroachment and removal on ecosystem
physiology and biodiversity in native Oregon White Oak woodlands. Len recently received his degree from HS U. He is currently the lead Vegetation Management Technician for Sonoma County Regional Parks, where he is establishing an early detection network for invasive weeds, monitoring post-fire landscapes, and restoring rare plant habitats. He will share his senior capstone project, which assessed the ecological health of two Darlingtonia fens in the Mill Creek Addition of Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for snacks, sales, and socializing. The North Coast Chapter of CNPS offers free public programs on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May. 707-822-2015,

North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society

11/16/2019

Biological Sciences Seminar ~ November 22nd ~ Emily Jane McTavish, PhD, UC Merced, will present: “Large scale phylogenetics, from within STD outbreaks to across the tree of life”. All are welcome to attend!

Date: Friday, November 22, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Sci B 135

11/07/2019

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Event ~ The public is invited to "Treasure Hunts and Databases Help Rare Plants," Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. at
Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, near 7th and Union in Arcata. Greg O'Connell, the local CNPS Rare Plant
Co-chair and an environmental scientist with California Department of Fish and Wildlife will explain how the CNPS Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Program and the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) keep track of this important
resource and help inform conservation decisions.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for snacks, sales, and socializing. The North Coast Chapter of CNPS offers free public programs on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May. 707-822-2015,

North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society

11/06/2019

Thesis Defense ~ Adrian D. Macedo ~ November 14, 2019 ~ You are invited to attend Adrian Macedo’s thesis presentation on November 14, 2019 in Gist Hall 225 at 4:00 PM. Adrian’s thesis is titled: “Life History Variation of the Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) Across an Elevational Gradient in Northern California". We hope you can attend.

11/06/2019

Thesis Defense ~ Lily McIntire ~ November 15, 2019 ~ You are invited to attend Lily McIntire's thesis presentation on November 15, 2019 in Library 209 (Fishbowl) at 2:00 PM.
Lily’s thesis is titled: “THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED TEMPERATURES ON GUMBOOT CHITON (CRYPTOCHITON STELLERI) GRAZING PERFORMANCE AND THERMOREGULATION EFFICIENCY". We hope you can attend.

11/05/2019

Thesis Defense ~ Skye Salganek ~ November 15th ~ You are invited to attend Skye Salganek's thesis presentation on Friday, November 15, 2019 in Founders Hall 125 at 8:00 AM.
Skye's thesis is titled: “Autumn Roost Selection by Male Hoary
Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) in Northern California". We hope you can attend.

11/04/2019

Thesis Defense ~ Carolyn Delevich ~ November 7th ~ You are invited to attend Carolyn Delevich's thesis presentation on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Science D 141 at 12:00 PM.
Carolyn's thesis is titled: “Ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly on seedlings of a Neotropical monodominant tree".
We hope you can attend.

10/31/2019

Thesis Defense – Saskia Raether ~ November 8, 2019 ~ You are invited to attend Saskia’s thesis presentation on November 8th, 2019 in Science D 157 at 12:00 PM Noon.
Saskia's thesis is titled “SEAWEED COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ALONG ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN AN OCEAN-DOMINATED ESTUARY”

10/31/2019

Biological Sciences Seminar – Dr. Brian Atkinson, University of Kansas ~ Dr. Brian Atkinson, University of Kansas, will present “Fossils, Form, and Genes: Assembling the Cornalean Tree of Death".
Date: Friday, November 1, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Sci B 135
We hope to see you there!