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Cal Poly Humboldt Geographers Win Big at CGS Conference

May 3, 2023

As part of a geography course led by Rosemary Sherriff, Eleven students attended the annual California Geographic Society (CGS) Conference held at East Los Angeles College. Included in the field experience, Humboldt students and faculty jointly participated in an all-day field trip with another field class from CSU Northridge exploring urban geography in East Los Angeles. At the CGS meeting, Humboldt student presenters won awards in each of the three undergraduate presentation competitions.

Dr. Laura Johnson Interviewed on Sacred Community Project Podcast

November 14, 2022

Dr. Laura Johnson, a lecturer in departments of Geography and Environmental Studies, was interviewed on the Sacred Community Project Podcast. Her conversation with host Sitaram Dass, MSW, revolved around ecological grief, rest as radical practice, embodied activism, and postcapitalist futures, among other related topics. Feel free to listen or share here: https://sacredcommunityproject.org/digital-library/eco-grief 

Publication: Faculty, Alumni, U.S.G.S & National Park Service

October 25, 2022

Humboldt graduate Zachary Wenderott (MS, Forestry, Watershed and Wildland Sciences), Dr. Rosemary Sherriff (Dept. Chair & Professor, GESA), and colleagues at the U.S.G.S and National Park Service recently published a paper in the journal Forest Ecology and Management on prescribed fire effects in mixed-conifer forests in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The findings suggest that forest management, such as prescribed fire, may be beneficial in terms of maintaining or improving tree growth among large residual trees.