The University of Idaho, The Nature Conservancy and a group of private ranchers are teaming up to study remote sensing technologies to monitor vegetation across the Zumwalt Prairie in northeast Oregon. Vincent Jansen, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Idaho, will discuss how LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and satellite data are providing different views of the prairie, as well as the ability to link remote sensing data to decision support tools for ranchers and land managers.

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https://www.highdesertmuseum.org/site-natural-history-pub-satellites-and-saddles-lasers-and-grazers

Join us for beer and history, sponsored by the the High Desert Museum, Des Chutes Historical Museum, the Oregon Encyclopedia, and McMenamins, in which you'll hear lively local and regional history while you enjoy a frosty pint or two of handcrafted ale. Food and beverage sales in Father Luke's Room help support this popular lecture series.

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