Event title: Weaver Lecture Series

The Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment’s Weaver Lecture Series proudly presents a lecture by Matthew Betts, the Ruth Spaniol Chair of Natural Resources Conservation in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University, on Thursday, April 9, at 2 p.m., immediately followed by a reception at the Forestry, Wildlife and Environment Building located at 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, Ala.

Summarizing 18 years of research, Betts’ lecture titled “Can we have our cake and eat it too? Conserving forest biodiversity in an age of humans.” will examine how forest management affects biodiversity across local, landscape and global scales. Further, Betts will address the broader question of how to satisfy global wood demand at the least cost to biodiversity and the climate.