2009 Yosemite Forum

Sponsored by Resources Management and Science
Yosemite National Park

An interactive lecture series designed to bring evolving knowledge of the Sierra Nevada to the public and the park.

Lectures are noon–1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the Yosemite Valley Auditorium.

Nov. 10: Invasive Plants and Fire Management. Matt Brooks, research botanist and the leader of USGS Yosemite Field Station. This presentation will identify the factors that promote plant invasions, with special emphasis on how they apply to fire management; explain how plant invasions can alter fire regimes; provide examples of when fire may be an effective tool to manage invasive plants; and discuss options for managing invasive plants in post-fire landscapes. Learn about resources that people can use to find more information about the interactions between invasive plant and fire management.

Dec. 8: Visitor Use. David Pettebone, Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite Forum is a partnership among:

• Yosemite National Park
• The Yosemite Fund
• USGS, Western Ecological Research Center Yosemite Field Station
• University of California, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
• USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Sierra Nevada Research Center

Learn more about the Resources Management and Science division's research and studies--also detailed throughout the Nature & Science and History & Culture information.