November 10, 2010, Wednesday - Research at the Red Stag - The Very Hungry River: What Happens with the Removal of a 95-Year-Old Dam?
Time: 5:30pm
Location: The Red Stag Supper Club, 509 First Avenue NE
Dr. Gordon Grant works on some of the largest dam removal projects in North America. Addressing the "juicy problems" that accompany such large-scale ecological changes, Dr. Grant will lead a lively discussion on the complexities of removing a long-standing dam and environmental management in the wake of its removal. The talk takes place during happy hour at the Red Stag Supper Club. No cover; food and drink will be available for purchase. Dr. Gordon Grant is a research hydrologist with the USDA Forest Service and a professor in the Department of Geosciences, Forest Engineering and Forest Sciences at Oregon State University. Dr. Grant studies the structure and dynamics of mountain streams, watershed and stream response to changing land use and climate and watershed analysis. Research at the Red Stag is a new science happy hour sponsored by the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED). It is a chance to hear about new and exciting science over beer, in a cool bar. Come talk with the experts about their efforts to address some of the Earth's most pressing problems. NCED's Research at the Red Stag brings the wonder of science to happy hour.
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