The 2024 UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture

Join us to hear from our esteemed guests about what the Endangered Species Act has done for California conservation over the past 50 years.

By UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

Date and time

Saturday, May 11 · 3 - 5:30pm PDT

Location

UCLA's Boyer Hall (Room 159)

611 Charles E Young Dr. Los Angeles, 90095

About this event

2 hours 30 minutes

California has more native species than any state in the US, and many of them are endangered. As the US Endangered Species Act turned 50 years old, it’s time to ask how the ESA is working for our state’s biodiversity. Please join us as we hear from several leading voices on endangered species listing and recovery to learn, firsthand, what is working best, what is not, and how we can improve conservation actions in the future. Afterwards, join us for refreshments and informal discussions with the speakers and our current La Kretz Center postdoctoral scientists to see the work we’re doing to promote California conservation science.

Speakers include:

Dr. Cat Darst (Classification Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region)
Dr. Scott Morrison (Director of Conservation Programs & Science for the California Nature Conservancy)
Dr. Brad Shaffer (Distinguished Professor at UCLA and Director of the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science)

This free event is open to all ages and is sponsered by the UCLA Insitute of the Environment & Sustainabilty.

DATE: Saturday, May 11th, 2024

LOCATION: UCLA Campus; Boyer Hall; Room 159 (611 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA)

TIME: 3PM-5:30PM

The La Kretz Center for California Conservation is managed by UCLA and connects a diverse network of UCLA faculty, postdoctoral scientists, and students with a variety of conservation groups who work to protect and restore California’s biodiversity. Visit the our website to learn more about our center and affilated groups.

Please direct any questions related to the Public Lecture to lakretz@ioes.ucla.edu. We will respond to you as soon as possible.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I park?

The closest parking lot to Boyer Hall is UCLA Parking Structure 2. There is a hourly fee for parking and payment kiosks are dispersed throughout the lot. For more information on UCLA parking, please visit the campus visitor parking page: https://transportation.ucla.edu/campus-parking/visitors

Will there be food and drinks?

Yes, we will be providing a light assortment of food and breverages.

Are there any age restrictions?

No, this is an all-ages public event. We encourage attendees to bring there family to hear from our speakers and learn about the wildlife that La Kretz Center postdoctoral scientists focus on.

Organized by

UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

We work with a broad set of partners to fund scientific research and educational activities that inform and enable conservation management through university-agency cooperation to meet the conservation challenges facing 21st century California. Our goal is simple: to leverage UCLA’s world-class environmental scholars to achieve applied conservation solutions based on cutting edge research.

Collaborate with government and non-government partners to produce cutting edge research that facilitates conservation policy outcomes
Support postdoctoral researchers who interface with the conservation and management agencies that direct California conservation
Fund outstanding conservation research by UCLA graduate students
Raise the visibility and impact of conservation science through our Annual Lecture, Public Discussion, and workshop series
Create opportunities for citizen scientists to interact with UCLA scientists doing on-the-ground research aimed at protecting and preserving local habitats and species