“Perspectives
on the Environment”: Fall 2001
Sponsored
by the Campus-Community Forum and the Allegheny Institute of Natural
History with the Environmental Studies Program at the
September 11: Ecology
and the Bible: Judeo-Christian Ethics and the Environment
David
Prather, whose background includes journalism, missionary work in the
September 25:
Kevin Elliot, supervisor of the
September 27: Why Genetic Engineering Can't Save
the World: The Case of Fake Forests
Martha
Crouch, former molecular biologist and professor of
October 9: Occult Ecology: Reading Nature
Darkly
Sean
O'Grady, associate professor of English at
October 23: The Allegheny Plateau Bioregion?: Biodiversity, Watersheds and Communities
Jim
Kleissler, Co-Founder of, and Forest Watch Director
for, the Allegheny Defense Project has worked for over ten years in the
Allegheny region as an advocate for ecological thinking and forest
protection. He will talk about the
concepts of the "bioregion" and the "watershed," including
the concept of biodiversity, and whether or not we should use either of these
models as management and decision making frameworks.
November 6: Sustainable
Forestry: Forests and Communities In Sustainability
Blaine
Puller, professional forester with Kane Hardwood, will talk about the concept/process
of sustainable forestry. With the
improvement of the science of forestry and the development of sound management
practices, no longer must forestry be viewed as anti-environmental. He will also talk about how the process
extends beyond the forest to include the local community.
All Lectures are Tuesday
(except September 27th) at