The USU Ecology Center will host Dr. Chris Armatas from the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (U.S. Forest Service) December 6th & 7th (4pm-5pm) for the Ecology Center Seminar Series in Life Sciences Building (LSB) Room 133.

Dr. Armatas on his research:
My research is broadly focused on understanding human-nature relationships with public lands and protected areas. This includes how human well-being is supported by nature, as represented by the importance of ecosystem services or, similarly, human and ecological meanings and services. Additionally, my current research focuses on perceptions of relevant drivers of change within the context of human-nature relationships. That is, how are people’s connection to some natural resource of interest potentially threatened or enhanced by a diverse range of influential factors, including management actions, climate change, land use change, and tradeoffs among differing human-nature relationships?