The SARS-2 virus is contained in fluid particles that are emitted from the respiratory tracts of people with COVID-19 when exhaling, talking, coughing, and singing. In this webinar, Mark Nicas will introduce the basics...
Category - Speaker series
Schatz Center
July 29 @ noon – Thwaites Glacier Research: on board the NBP
Update (9/1/20): watch the event video This spring, the Nathaniel B Palmer (NBP) Antarctic research vessel headed for a new destination: Humboldt Bay, California. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns had complicated delivery...
SFSS webinar 5/7 — Coming of age at the end of the world: an existential toolkit for the climate generation
Sarah Jaquette Ray has been leading undergraduate environmental studies programs since 2009. During this time, she has observed changes in how students feel about environmental problems, the relationship between those...
SFSS webinar 4/23: The global burden of backup generators
Between 1-2 billion people can’t access a reliable power grid. In some communities, the grid is unstable, with power outages that total hundreds to thousands of hours each year. In others, the grid is unaffordable...
SFSS webinar 4/9: Rethinking Religious Environmentalism: Varieties of Latinx Catholic Expressions
How to attend We are glad to announce that the remainder of this semester’s Sustainable Futures Speaker Series will be going online via webinar… visit our speaker series page for the schedule of upcoming events...
Dec 5 at HSU: Fishing community sustainability planning
Fishing communities are facing a variety of challenges including declines in participation, reduced access to fish resources, aging physical infrastructure, gentrification, competition from foreign imports, the...
Nov 14 at HSU: Calculating the air quality and climate impacts of using forestry residues to generate electricity
California faces a forest management crisis, as severe drought, wildfire, and pest infestation worsen in the face of climate change. If managed properly, bioelectricity could help support sustainable forest management...
November 6 at HSU: a panel discussion on the proposed Terra-Gen wind energy project (NEW DATE)
The proposed wind farm at the Monument and Bear River ridges could generate about 400 GWh annually, which is equivalent to nearly half of Humboldt County’s electricity use. Anticipated project features include a...
October 17 at HSU: the sustainability of addressing climate displacement through ally-based strategies
— a Sustainable Futures Speaker Series talk with Jen Marlow and Michael Gerace — Kivalina, Alaska, is pursuing planned community relocation as a comprehensive strategy to adapt to the realities of climate...
Lecture: California offshore wind – the challenges of “high road” climate policy (4/11)
5:30 pm Thursday, April 11 in Founders Hall 118 Planning is underway to site huge floating wind farms along California’s coast, including offshore Humboldt County, to help the state reach its goals of 100 percent...
Maia Cheli
Lecture: The environmental sustainability of energy use at HSU (4/4)
5:30 pm Thursday, April 4 in Founders Hall 118 Humboldt State University has set ambitious climate action goals, including a target to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions relative to 1990 levels by 2040...
Lecture: Humboldt Bay on the threshold of change — sea level rise challenges to a sustainable future (3/28)
5:30 pm Thursday, March 28 in Founders Hall 118 Environmental planner Aldaron Laird specializes in sea level rise vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning, specifically in the Humboldt Bay region. In this...
