Climate Change in America's National Parks:
Archaeology, Climate, and Historical Ecology of California's Channel Islands
Thursday, ​November 12, 2015
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/121642261

Overview: California’s Channel Islands contain a remarkable archaeological record that spans 13,000 years of Native American occupation. Recent research documents the strong impact and influence these people had on island ecosystems and organisms, as well as how people responded to long-term climate change. This webinar will explore the ways that archaeological research on the Channel Islands is helping enhance the management of biological and cultural resources and plan for an uncertain future as we live through the Anthropocene or Age of Humans.

About the Speaker​​:​

​​Torben Rick received his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1997) and MA (1999) and PhD (2004) in Anthropology from the University of Oregon. He is currently Curator of Human Environmental Interactions and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Prior to joining the Smithsonian, Rick was Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas from 2004-2008. Rick’s research focuses on the archaeology and historical ecology of coastal and island peoples, especially on the North American Pacific and Atlantic coasts. He has active field projects on California’s Channel Islands and the Chesapeake Bay, which are collaborative with researchers from a variety of disciplines (anthropology, biology, ecology, etc.) and focus on ancient and modern human environmental interactions.

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About the Webinar Series

This monthly climate change webinar series is presented by the NPS Climate Change Response Program. The purpose of the series is to connect NPS employees, volunteers, and partners with scientists and experts in the field of climate change research. The webinar series is a Service-wide forum where researchers can share credible, up-to-date information and research materials about the impacts of changing climate in national parks and provide participants the opportunity to engage with them in discussion.

Presentations begin at 2 PM EST, on the second Thursday of the month, and last about 90 minutes. They are viewed by logging into GoToWebinar on-line at the time of the presentation. Audio is available via a call-in number (toll charges apply) or through your computer’s speakers (free, but may be limited by connection speed).

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