Confluence Plenary Speakers
In addition to our wonderful and talented graduate and undergraduate speakers, we will also be hearing from two amazing keynote speakers!
Dr. Lori Daniels || Coexisting with Wildfire: Learning from the Past to Adapt for the Future
April 11th, 9am, Richardson Hall 107
About Lori Daniels:
Dr. Lori Daniels is the inaugural Koerner Chair of the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC-Vancouver. She also directs the Tree Ring Lab at UBC. Lori investigates the impacts of natural and human disturbances and climate change on forests. With her research team, she has on-going projects on wildfires, forest dynamics, and social-ecological resilience to climate change across British Columbia. Her enduring partnerships with local, provincial, and national governments, environmental organizations, forest management companies, community forests, and First Nations ensure her scientific advances are translated to active conservation, restoration and management.
Dr. Debbie Colbert || Bridging Science, Policy, and People
April 11th, 3:30pm, Richardson Hall 107
About Debbie Colbert:
Debbie Colbert was appointed Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife director in May 2024 and is the first woman to ever be appointed to the permanent ODFW Director position in the agency’s long history. She has served Oregon for more than two decades, working with diverse groups on natural resource issues, advancing landscape level conservation, and supporting resilience of Oregon’s wildlife, communities, and natural and working lands. Debbie earned a B.S. in Biology, M.S. in Oceanography, and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Oceanography. She was selected as a 2022 National Conservation Leadership Fellow. In her free time, her passion for conservation is energized by outdoor adventures with family and friends, whether on the water, in the woods, or on the beach.