April 2025
LA's Urban Fires Workshop
On April 17th, 2025 the Center for Conservation Biology in collaboration with USDA hosted a day long workshop about the January 2025 Los Angeles urban fires that comprised of three panels that discussed the causes, consequences and needs moving forward. To learn more about the workshop, please visit the web page below:
https://ccb.ucr.edu/los-angeles-urban-fires-workshop-2025
May 2018
Wildland Urban Interface Workshop
Did you miss the presentation, but wish you could have been there? Please click on this link and enjoy the presentation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wCxb4hQX-jdNIHZNyl-_o88zP1kabFUK/view?usp=sharing
April 2016
Jane Block Lecture
Jane Block Lecture; "The California Phenology Project: Tracking (and predicting) the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of the California flora"
May 2014
Habitat Conservation Plans in Southern California: Lessons Learned over a Decade
Southern California has been the testing ground for a very large experiment in protecting biodiversity known as habitat conservation plans. These plans were envisioned at the time as a novel tool to both ensure species protection as well as allow for the continued economic development of some of the most valuable real estate in the country. [May, 2014]
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February 2012
Southern California Groundwater & Climate Change Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together resource agencies, water districts, university scientists and other groundwater stakeholders to explore linkages among climate change, human systems and the groundwater supply of southern California. [February, 2012]
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April 2013
Spring 2013 Eco-STEM Institute
Date: May 22, 2012
Location:
Friday, April 26th at The Living Desert
Saturday, April 27th at select field sites in the Coachella Valley
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May 2012
Habitat Conservation Plan Workshop on Conservation Management and Climate Change in Southern California
Date: May 22, 2012
Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
UCR Palm Desert Center
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
More Information & Registration: HERE
June 2011
Advances in Desert Weeds: Desert Weed Management Conference
The symposium will cover weeds that are encroaching the desert region Southern California, Arizona and Southern Nevada. This conference will provide information for land managers, biologists and the public to improve their management skills. [June, 2011]
Provided by: The University of California Cooperative Extension and UCR's Center for Conservation Biology
About: This one-day symposium will cover weeds that are encroaching the desert region of Southern California, Arizona and Southern Nevada.
Where: University of California Riverside
Palm Desert Graduate Center in Palm Desert, CA
When: June 16, 2011 9am to 3:30pm
April 2010
The 7th Annual Western Mycorrhiza Meeting
Date: April 15-18, 2010
Location: White Mountain Research Station, Owens Valley Laboratory
Registration Deadline: April 7, 2010
July 2010
Desert Weed Management Conference
A one-day symposium featuring the latest information in invasive plant biology and control. The symposium will cover weeds that are encroaching the desert region of Southern California, Arizona and Southern Nevada. This conference will provide land managers, biologists, and those interested in weed management with the latest research and ideas on week biology and control strategies.
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Conference on Desert Weed Management (PDF)
April 2010
The 7th Annual Western Mycorrhiza Meeting (pdf)
Date: April 15-18, 2010
Location: White Mountain Research Station, Owens Valley Laboratory
Registration Deadline: April 7, 2010
Foundations and Applications of Autonomous Systems
You are invited to a full day workshop to identify research and training opportunities featuring autonomous systems including UAV and other sensor platforms.