Attendees will learn about the biological assets on Stanford property, why they are valued, and how they are managed and conserved for future generations.

Special attention will be given to how the Stanford Conservation Program is meeting new and pressing challenges within local ecosystems.

About the presenter:

Dr. Esther Cole Adelsheim is an ecologist who uses applied science and adaptive management for environmental conservation.

Dr. Cole Adelsheim's research interests include:

• Amphibian population biology and natural history.
• Aquatic ecology.
• Restoration ecology.
• The ecology of human-modified ecosystems.

Prior to her arrival at Stanford, Dr. Cole Adelsheim supported or led field studies focused on wet prairie restoration in Oregon and forest regeneration in the Sierra Nevada, salmonid population monitoring in the Willamette River watershed, food web ecology of migrating sea birds in the Columbia River basin, restoration of mountain yellow-legged frog populations in the Sierra Nevada, and amphibian population monitoring in Ecuadorian cloud forests and the Klamath Mountains in Northern California.

Please walk or bike to this event at 3215 Porter Drive if possible. Bicycle parking is available at the front of the building; motor vehicle parking is available in the rear parking lot. Palo Alto Link (PAL) services are also available.