NEXT MEETING:Thursday, June 8, 2023
7:30 p.m. Tribal Forest Management Practices, Wildfire, & the Mexican Spotted Owl
Location: IN PERSON at the Friends Meeting House 1600 5th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM Join us for a presentation from Dr. Serra Hoagland about how tribal forest and fire management practices impact the survival of threatened and endangered species like the Mexican spotted owl, which she has studied extensively on Mescalero Apache forest lands. Speaker: Dr. Serra Hoagland Dr. Serra Hoagland (Laguna Pueblo) currently serves as the Tribal Relations Specialist for the USDA Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) of the USDA Forest Service. She focuses on building local, regional and national partnerships with tribes and intertribal organizations, mentoring students in natural resources, and conducting research that is relevant to Native communities. In 2022 Serra detailed as the National Program Lead for Tribal Research for the USFS and in 2021 with Region 4 as the Regional Tribal Relations Program Manager. Prior to joining the RMRS she worked as a Biological Scientist and as the Tribal Relations co-point of contact for the Southern Research Station in Asheville, North Carolina. Serra began her Forest Service career working on the Lincoln National Forest in 2010 as a SCEP wildlife biologist trainee. As the first Native American to graduate from Northern Arizona University with a PhD in forestry, Serra studied Mexican spotted owl habitat on tribal and non-tribal lands in south-central New Mexico. In 2020, Dr. Hoagland was nominated for a professional of the year award and was selected as the most promising scientist by the American Indian Science & Engineering Society. Over the years, she has been actively involved with the Society of American Foresters, the Intertribal Timber Council, the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society as well as The Wildlife Society. Directions to the Meeting: The Albuquerque Friends Meeting House is located at the corner of 5th and Bellamah. From I-40, take the 6th street exit, then South to Bellamah. Support AWF's work!
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