Kolshorn Lecture with Dr. Selina Heppell

Each year, the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota invites a distinguished scientist or conservationist to campus to give the Kolshorn Lecture. The Kolshorn lecture series was established in 1982 to honor Otto W. Kolshorn. Otto Kolshorn was a farmer, teacher, school board member, and Justice-of-the-Peace from Goodhue County, Minnesota, who served 5 terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. 

This year’s lecture, Think Before You Leap: Considering Conservation Strategies in the Anthropocene, is by Selina Heppell, Professor and Department Head in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University.

Dr. Heppell will talk about evaluating when and how to intervene to mitigate climate change impacts on species, using transdisciplinary approaches that integrate modeling, field trials, and participatory science.

Schedule

• 5:00 pm: Doors open
• 5:15 pm: Light refreshments will be served and participants will have the opportunity to visit the temporary exhibition Curious Allies: Exploring Relationships in Fungi, Parasites, and Carnivores
• 6:00 pm: Lecture begins

About the speaker
Dr. Selina Heppell is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University.

This free, in-person event is hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology in partnership with the Bell Museum.