UW’s Harlow Summer Seminar Series Set in Grand Teton National Park

Seven weekly evening presentations on topics of local and international interest are on the schedule for the Harlow Summer Seminar Series at the renovated University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station. The facility is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

The events are every Thursday from June 20-Aug. 8, with a 5:30 p.m. barbecue followed by a 6:30 p.m. seminar. The events are free and open to the public, although a $10 donation is suggested. A special Saturday, July 20 program is scheduled beginning at 8 a.m., with various activities planned.

The research station, a cooperative effort between UW and the NPS for the past 71 years, provides a base for university faculty members and government scientists from around the world to conduct research in the diverse aquatic and terrestrial environments of Grand Teton National Park and the greater Yellowstone area. The research station is located on the AMK Ranch historic district on a peninsula extending into Jackson Lake near Leeks Marina.

Formerly called the AMK Ranch Talk Series, the Harlow Summer Seminar Series is named after retired UW Department of Zoology and Physiology Professor Hank Harlow, who helped make the UW-NPS Research Station a significant center for research and community outreach. Harlow began the popular weekly public seminars during the summer months.

Further details of the evening events will be available at www.uwnps.org, where those interested can join a mailing list.

The summer schedule, listed by dates, discussion topics and presenters, is:

-- June 20: “Big fish eat little fish: Influence of Predator-Prey Interactions on Wyoming Fisheries,” William Fetzer, UW Department of Zoology and Physiology assistant professor.

-- June 27: “Rooted in Restoration: Collaborative Sagebrush Management Practices and Strategies,” Laura Jones, of the National Park Service, and Anne Beeman, UW graduate student.

-- July 11: “The Wyoming Festival: New Music in the Mountains,” fresh chamber music inspired by the history, culture, nature and science of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, led by composer and organizer Anne Guzzo, former UW Department of Music faculty member.

-- July 18: “Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent, or What Really Happened at the Historic AMK Ranch,” Maura Jane Farrelly, from Brandeis University.

-- Saturday, July 20, beginning at 8 a.m.: Special event, “Wyoming Bird Initiative for Resilience and Diversity (WYOBIRD) Outreach Day at AMK,” activities for all ages with a barbecue luncheon planned. For more information, visit the website at www.uwnps.org.

-- July 25: “When the Cameras Came: Photography and the American West,” Rachel Sailor, UW Department of Visual Arts professor.

-- Aug. 1: “Effects of changing snow conditions on an iconic raptor of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem: the Great Gray Owl,” Katherine Gura, from Colorado State University and Teton Raptor Center.

-- Aug. 8: “The first 10 years of the Teton Alpine Stream Research project: What we’ve learned and where we’re going,” Lusha Tronstad, lead invertebrate zoologist with the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database at UW, and Scott Hotaling, from Utah State University.

For more information, email Hilary Rollins at hrollins@uwyo.edu.