He holds a Ph.D. in history and an M.S. in ecology from the University of California, Davis, and his research specialty is U.S. and California environmental history. He has published the first comprehensive environmental history of the Central Valley, The Fall and Rise of the Wetlands of California’s Great Central Valley (University of California Press, 2011). His current research focuses on the responses of public lands management agencies to climate change, and on a variety of Western water resource issues. The Sustainable Futures Speaker Series is presented by the Environment & Community Graduate Program and the Schatz Energy Research Center.8:00 pmQueer Speed Friending HSU CampusA fun place to meet and get to know queers and allys on campus, snacks, music, and a place to hang out all provided by the Eric Rofes Center!