Annual Strickland Memorial Lecture
At the University of Alberta, Edmonton, on Friday, March 22rd, 2013.
Refreshments at 2:30 pm, Strickland Lecture at 3:00-4:00 pm in room 3-27 in the Earth Sciences Building.
The lecture will be given by:
Dr. Carol Boggs
Department of Biology
University of South Carolina
Stanford University
Title: Playing god with nature: a tale of two butterflies.
Abstract: In a world with an expanding human population and increasing environmental impacts, a variety of tools are available to preserve and manage species. I tell the story of two checkerspot butterfly populations with very different histories, one which went extinct in 1998 and another which is (perhaps) still extant. How do we discover the factors that drive population extinction? Do policies intended to help populations and species recover work effectively? Might population translocation be a management tool for species with threats that can't readily be addressed in situ? Regardless of our policy and management approaches, we are indeed playing god with nature.
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Annual Strickland Dinner 2013:
Friday March 22nd, 2013, following the Strickland Lecture.
Main Dining Room, The University Faculty Club, Saskatchewan Drive.
Cocktails (No-Host Bar) at 5:00 pm, supper to follow at 6:00 pm.
Dinner Choices (Main Course) and costs:
Salad: spinach, mushroom and strawberry salad.
Entrees: 1 of:
1. French style pork chops
2. Baked filet of salmon
3. Vegetarian lasagna
Desert:
Lemon creme caramel
$40.00 full rate, $35.00 student rate.
Reservations:
Reservations may be made through Nadir Erbilgin
email: (erbilgin@ualberta.ca) phone: 780 492-8693
Reservations (including choice(s) of main course
should be made via email to hold places, but please
mail your cheques made out to University of Alberta:
Nadir Erbilgin
4-42 Earth Sciences Building
University of Alberta
or cash delivered to Nadir at:
Rm. 2-30A Earth Sciences Building.
Last Modified: 2013-03-18