Eugene Hunn, Anthropology; Indigenous communities' management of subsistence resources

Columbia Plateau Indians: James Selam at Priest Rapids

San Juan Gbëë, Oaxaca, Mexico

Huna Tlingit gull egg harvests

Ron Whitener, Law / Native American Law Center; Modern indigenous principles of conservation

Native American Law CenterUniversity of Washington

Modern Indigenous Principles of Conservation

Swinomish First Salmon Ceremony – Courtesy Tony Meyer, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Native American Law CenterUniversity of Washington

Native “Wise Use” vs. Conservation

Makah Whaling circa 1930 (courtesy UW Digital Collections)

Native American Law CenterUniversity of Washington

Common Allies in Uncommon Positions

Kathleen Wolf, Forest Resources; Human dimensions of urban forestry: exploring conservation psychology

Urban Forestry:remnant native

forest

City of Seattle2,500 acrespublic lands5% land cover

Urban

Urban Forests:layered over all urban land uses, public & private

Issues for Native & “Constructed” Forests

forest healthbiodiversity

habitatsocial & political dynamics

Metro/Regional/National/Global Analyses

Impervious Surface Area, NOAA 2004

Brisbane, AUS Heat Island Effect

urban natural resources & ecosystems

research bridgingHuman ResponseInstitutional Policy

Conservation Psychology

John Marzluff, Forest Resources; Urban Sprawl and forest birds

Bird Species Richness is A Function of Colonization and

Extinction

Understanding Mechanisms

Mapping Predators

Interpolating PredatorUse of Study Area

Relating AnnualProductivity or Nest

Success toPredator Use

Affecting Policy and Human Values

To improve Earth's condition by engaging policy makers, scientists, students and citizens in the generation, teaching and use of knowledge about the interactions between humans and ecological processes in urbanizing environments.