2025-2026 Green Bag Seminar Series
Please join us for this year's seminar series!
CNHP looks forward to hosting the following speakers to connect our campus community and partners working in natural resources and conservation.
All seminars will be held from 3:00-4:00 PM (locations noted below)
Happy Hour to follow at 4:30 PM
Tap & Handle | 307 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO
All interested faculty, staff, students and off-campus guests are welcome to attend!
| Date | Speaker Abstract & Bio | Presentation Title & Slides | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | Bort Edwards -- Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | Understanding how the landscape and environment shape diversity and distributions: From the savannahs of Australia to the mountains of Colorado | |
| Oct 15 | Sara LoTemplio -- Dept. Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, CSU | Your Brain in Nature: From the Lab to the Outdoors and Beyond | |
| Nov 5 | Ellie Linden -- Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | From Data to Decision: Transforming Data to Conservation Intelligence | |
| Nov 19 | Andy Seidl -- Dept. Agricultural and Resource Economics, CSU | Nature's bounty: Public returns to investments in Colorado's working landscapes | |
| Dec 3 | Lauren Laughlin and Gabrielle Smith -- Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | Mapping Fen Inventories | |
| Jan 21 | Ken Shockley -- Dept of Philosophy, CSU | Vulnerability and the practice of environmental ethics | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |
| Feb 4 | Ana Davidson -- Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | Prairie Dog Ecosystem Conservation from Genes to Landscapes: Plague-Resistance Genomics, Priority Areas, and Decision Support | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |
| Feb 18 | John Sanderson -- Center for Collaborative Conservation, CSU | Collaborative Conservation: What it is and why it is more important now than ever | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |
| March 4 | Mitchell McGlaughlin -- University of Northern Colorado | Colorado's Rare Plants | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |
| April 1 | Daniela Bueso -- Trees, Water & People | Interconnections between Indigenous People and our Environment | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |
| April 15 | Gemara Gifford -- Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | Tribal Collaboration and Natural Heritage Programs in the West | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |
| May 6 | Rob Schorr -- Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU | TBD | Michael Smith Natural Resources Building, Room 142 |






