Events

  • March 5–8: Public Interest Environmental Law Conference — CANCELLED

    • About: The theme for this year’s conference is “Move: Migration on a Changing Planet.” Now in its 38th year, this conference is a premier annual gathering for environmentalists around the world. Highlighted among the keynote addresses, workshops, films, and over 100 panels, are many water-focused offerings. Check out: PIELC Water Panels 2020_Year of Water
    • When: All day, Thursday through Sunday
    • Where: University of Oregon campus, see brochure for locations of individual panels.
    • View full conference brochure
  • March 6: Humans and the Coast: The Evolution of Marine Protected Areas: Protecting Biodiversity AND Cultural and Indigenous Rights
    • About: Featuring Patrick Christie, professor, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington. This interdisciplinary speakers series focuses on the interactions between humans and coastal regions. Talks are free and open to the public.
    • When: 3:30-5 p.m., Friday, March 6 (FREE)
    • Where: Fenton Hall, room 110, University of Oregon
    • View: Humans and the Coast Speaker Series
  • March 12: Oregon Water Futures: Stories by Rural Communities of Color
    • About: The PSU Water Justice Seminar Series explores impacts on historically marginalized and rural communities.
    • When: 4-4:50 p.m., Thurs. March 12 (FREE)
    • Where: Portland State University, Academic and Student Recreation Center 230, intersection of SW6th Ave & SW Montgomery St., Portland (Map and directions)
    • View Water Justice Winter 2020 Seminar series poster
  • April 1: Humans and the Coast: From Hindsight to Foresight: How History May Help Understand Oceans Past and Future– CANCELLED
    • About: Featuring Poul Holm, professor of Environmental History, Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities, Trinity College Dublin. This interdisciplinary speakers series focuses on the interactions between humans and coastal regions. Talks are free and open to the public.
    • When: 3:30-5 p.m., Wedn, April 1 (FREE)
    • Where: Location TBA
    • View: Humans and the Coast Speaker Series
  • April 7: McKenzie River Trust & REI: Beaver Believers Film
    • About: Beaver Believers is a documentary that tells the story of an unlikely cadre of activists who share a common vision: restoring the North American Beaver.
    • When: 7 – 9 p.m., Tues. April 7 (sliding scale donations accepted)
    • Where: Wildcraft Cider Works, 232 Lincoln St., Eugene
    • View Beaver Believers Film
  • April 16: University of Oregon, Year of Water Faculty Club– CANCELLED
    • About: An event for UO Faculty, this event will feature news and updates on the Year of Water so far, and serve as a fun gathering for faculty to discuss, collaborate on, and brainstorm for ongoing Year of Water efforts and research. The UO Faculty Club is open to all UO statutory faculty—tenure-track faculty, career non-tenure-track faculty, and OAs tenured in an academic department—and their guests.
    • When: 5 – 8 p.m., Thurs. April 16
    • Where: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene
  • April 21: Humans and the Coast: Arctic Marine Mammals and Human Communities in Greenland
    • About: Featuring Kristin Laidre, assistant professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington. This interdisciplinary speakers series focuses on the interactions between humans and coastal regions. Talks are free and open to the public.
    • When: 3:30-5 p.m., Thurs., April 21 (FREE)
    • Where: Location TBA
    • View: Humans and the Coast Speaker Series
  • April 22: Quack Chats Pub Talk
    • About: Join oceanographer and UO Environmental Studies professor David Sutherland for an evening talk about his research. More details coming soon.
    • When: 6 p.m., Wedn. April 22
    • Where: Ax Billy Grill, Downtown Athletic Club, Eugene
  • April 27-28: 10th Annual Pacific Northwest Water Research Symposium 
    • About: The symposium is a two-day, student-centric conference highlighting outstanding student research in the fields of water resources science, engineering, and policy. Current graduate and undergraduate students conducting freshwater-related research in any field (science, policy, engineering, etc.) are invited for presentations. This conference is open to anyone to attend. The Symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for the exchange of ideas among students, university faculty, professionals working in water resources, and the surrounding community.
    • Register here
    • Call for Abstracts
    • Register for Art Showcase
    • Where: CH2M Hill Alumni Center on the OSU Campus in Corvallis, Oregon
    • View: Hydrophiles Water Research Symposium
  • May 19: McKenzie River Trust & REI: Stories of the Siuslaw Film Night
    • About: Join the Siuslaw Watershed Council and McKenzie River Trust for the Eugene premier of an eight-film series “Stories of the Siuslaw.”
    • When: 7 – 9 p.m., Tues. May 19 (sliding scale donations accepted)
    • Where: Wildcraft Cider Works, 232 Lincoln St., Eugene
    • View Stories of the Siuslaw Film Night