Pando to Pangea - an art-science look at quaking aspen

In conjunction with Hadley Rampton's aspen paintings, and a broader exhibition featuring climate impacts and nature, on the evening of Friday, August 1st, 5:30 – 7 PM Paul Rogers, Director of the Western Aspen Alliance, will speak about the plight of aspen due to human impacts, including Pando in Fish Lake National Forest. Paul Rogers holds degrees in geography from Utah State University (BS) and University of Wisconsin (MS), as well as a doctorate from USU in Ecology. Dr. Rogers’ ecosystem monitoring research has taken him around North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. He will engage in an interactive discussion with participating artists who have chosen to focus on aspen in their work.