Dr. Sarah Klain will lead this seminar focused on work that she and ENVS students Will Munger and Cole Stocker are doing with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Dr. Sarah Klain is the Andrew J. Senti Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Services. She earned a BA at Reed College in Biology and Economics, then worked as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst at the non-profit Ecotrust followed by two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer conducting sea turtle and crocodile conservation in Micronesia. Sarah earned an MSc then PhD in Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Her research has advanced methods for incorporating social and cultural values into ecosystem service assessments to inform environmental management. She has also conducted various studies on offshore wind farms, ranging from factors that shape perceptions of environmental risk, community engagement adjacent to proposed wind projects, and willingness to pay for offshore wind farms that are ecologically regenerative. Her current research focuses on perceptions of negative emissions technologies, ways to make renewable energy landscapes more socially acceptable and better for biodiversity and weaving indigenous knowledge with western scientific knowledge in the context of restoration. Sarah is also an Associate Editor for the journal People and Nature as well as Ecosystems and People.

Darren Parry is the former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. He currently leads efforts to develop the Boa Ogoi Cultural and Interpretive Center. In 2019, he authored the book The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History. He serves on the Board of Directors for the American West Heritage Center, the Utah State Museum board and serves on the Advisory Board of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He attended the University of Utah and Weber State University where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis in History. He also teaches Native American history at USU.