COS 90 - Education and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Picuris, Albuquerque Convention Center
Presider:
Meena Balgopal, Colorado State University
8:00 AM
 FireWorks: Hands-on activities for exploring the science of wildland fire
Rachel Loehman, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station; Jane Kapler Smith, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station; Nancy E. McMurray, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
8:20 AM
 Integrating carbon flux measurements with above and belowground curriculum and undergraduate research
Dylan G. Fischer, The Evergreen State College; Carri J. LeRoy, The Evergreen State College
8:40 AM
 Renovating the introductory biology lab curriculum at Michigan State University: Engaging graduate TAs in the transition toward inquiry
Tammy M. Long, Michigan State University; Sara A. Wyse, Bethel University; Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
9:00 AM
 Interdisciplinary education of nursing and health professionals on ecosystem services
Patricia J. O'Brien, University of Vermont; Paul G. Schaberg, USDA Forest Service
9:20 AM
 Guiding college students to become more ecologically literate through writing activities
Meena Balgopal, Colorado State University; Steve Dahlberg, White Earth Tribal and Community College; Alison Wallace, Minnesota State University Moorhead
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Conceptual understanding of natural selection: The effect of cultural factors in the acquisition of knowledge
Maria Gutierrez, Texas A&M University; Cruz C. Torres, Texas A&M University; Ben X. Wu, Texas A&M University; Roel Lopez, Texas A&M University; Wayne Hanselka, Texas A&M University; Denise C. Robledo, Texas A&M University
10:10 AM
 Making use of traditional and scientific ecological knowledge in tribal environmental protection training, the Burt Lake (Cheboiganing) Band’s ottawa bmaadiziwin: The Ottawa way of sustainable living training series
Matthew M. Pierle, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians; Bruce Hamlin, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians; Hank Parkey Jr., Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians; Kathy Kae, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians; The members of the Burt Lake(Cheboiganing) Band of Ottawa & Chippewa, Burt Lake (Cheboiganing) Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
10:30 AM
 Commonly used ethno-medicinal plants by the indigenous people of Nepalese Himalayas
Subodh Adhikari, Montana State University; Mahesh Kumar Adhikari, Department of Plant Resources. Government of Nepal ; Sahas Nath Adhikari, Shubhashree College,Kathmandu, Nepal; Nagendra Subedi, Ohio State University
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