# Event Details - **Event Name**: Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for the third installment of our 2026 Lecture Series exploring Adaptation featuring Rika Ayotte and John Selker.About this EventDate: August 20thTime: 6 - 7:30 p.m.Location: Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & AgricultureThis lecture features presentations from Rika Ayotte and John Selker, who will share insights from their work with the Deschutes Land Trust and the OPEnS Lab. Drawing on research, field experience, and student-led projects, they will explore the impacts of wildfires and innovative approaches to understanding agricultural systems through environmental sensing and community-based research.For ages 16 and older. Those under age 16 may attend accompanied by an adult.About the Speakers:Rika Ayotte - Bend, ORRika Ayotte is the Deschutes Land Trust's Executive Director and a member of the Oregon Land Justice Project council. She holds a bachelor’s degree in History and American Indian studies from the University of Washington and a Master’s Degree in Museum Administration and an MBA in nonprofit management from John F. Kennedy University. She serves on the boards of Discover Your Northwest, The Museum at Warm Springs and the Global Leadership Adventures International Foundation and sits on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest Resource Advisory Committee.John Selker - Corvallis, ORJohn Selker (OSU University Distinguished Professor, Biological and Ecological Engineering, 35 years) and co-Director of: The Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs ; the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory; and PI of the Openly Published Environmental Sensing Laboratory (currently employing 35 undergraduates). Selker has published 246 peer-reviewed scientific papers and worked on five continents. Focus areas include environmental instrumentation, groundwater processes, precipitation statistics, desert evaporation, snow melt, and stream ecohydrology. Selker is a fellow of the AGU and immediate past President of the AGU Hydrology Section (6,000 members). He has an undergraduate degree in physics (Reed College), and MS and PhD in Agricultural Engineering (Cornell University). He was editor of Water Resources Research. He loves making things, from silly to serious.Note: By registering for this event, you have opted into receiving our email newsletters. You may opt out at any time. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sisters/adaptation-wildfires-and-agricultural-systems/100001992674106895 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: 68467 Three Creek Rd - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sisters - **state**: OR - **country**: United States - **location**: 68467 Three Creek Rd - **lat**: 44.2782397 - **long**: -121.5550759 - **full address**: 68467 Three Creek Rd, 68467 Three Creek Road, Sisters, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/c5e98f2e932d96cc1ba115d592bc83fe6c9fe9518cd2867f8572fe3eeea757df-rimg-w1200-h600-dc7a7650-gmir.jpg?v=1783358614 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems being held? - **A:** Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems takes place on Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 68467 Three Creek Rd, 68467 Three Creek Road, Sisters, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems? - **A:** Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems is organized by Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sisters, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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