Social-Social-Ecological Ecological Research Research in Wyomingin WyomingDr. Sarah Strauss, Department of AnthropologyDr. Sarah Strauss, Department of AnthropologyDr. Mariah Ehmke, Department of Agricultural Dr. Mariah Ehmke, Department of Agricultural EconomicsEconomicsDr.Kristi Hansen, Department of Agricultural Dr.Kristi Hansen, Department of Agricultural EconomicsEconomics

Social-Ecological Research Social-Ecological Research in Anthropologyin Anthropology

Anthropology (discipline for Anthropology (discipline for dilettantes!)dilettantes!) Water and Climate Change in Leukerbad Water and Climate Change in Leukerbad

(talked about this at first Living on Earth (talked about this at first Living on Earth conference, working on book now, linking Swiss conference, working on book now, linking Swiss case to wider context)case to wider context)

Social-Ecological Research at Social-Ecological Research at UW’s School for Environment and UW’s School for Environment and

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

Primarily Applied/Policy Research, but work Primarily Applied/Policy Research, but work with both natural and social scientists on with both natural and social scientists on Wyoming/Rockies related researchWyoming/Rockies related research Water/Climate/Drought: Assessing the Future of Water/Climate/Drought: Assessing the Future of

Wyoming’s Water Resources, with office of state Wyoming’s Water Resources, with office of state climatologist; report plus film in productionclimatologist; report plus film in production

Commercial Wind Development in Wyoming: Commercial Wind Development in Wyoming: bringing together economists with local bringing together economists with local landowners and legislatorslandowners and legislators

Wyoming Open Spaces Initiative: LU/CC, Wyoming Open Spaces Initiative: LU/CC, ecology, community services and planning ecology, community services and planning processesprocesses

Social-Ecological Research in Social-Ecological Research in Business and Health Sciences at Business and Health Sciences at

UWUW Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project: Joint Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project: Joint

effort between UW College of Business and effort between UW College of Business and School of Energy Resources, combining home School of Energy Resources, combining home energy audits with economic analysis and grid-energy audits with economic analysis and grid-scaled energy management strategiesscaled energy management strategies

Organic Farming: Considering ecological, Organic Farming: Considering ecological, marketing, and economic factors in organic marketing, and economic factors in organic cash crop production in Wyomingcash crop production in Wyoming

Sustainable Community Food Systems for Food Sustainable Community Food Systems for Food Security: Community and University partnershipSecurity: Community and University partnership

Social-Ecological Research Social-Ecological Research in Anthropology and in Anthropology and

Beyond…Beyond…

Robert Kelly, archaeologist, working on Robert Kelly, archaeologist, working on preliminary study in Glacier National Park to preliminary study in Glacier National Park to explore ice patches as the glaciers retreat, explore ice patches as the glaciers retreat, evaluate human occupation as related to evaluate human occupation as related to changing climatechanging climate

Proposed project on Energy, Social Capital and Proposed project on Energy, Social Capital and Adaptation to Climate Change: Wind and Coal Adaptation to Climate Change: Wind and Coal in Wyoming (Anthropology/Ag Econ/Marketing)in Wyoming (Anthropology/Ag Econ/Marketing)

Old and New Energy in Old and New Energy in WyomingWyoming

Social-Ecological Social-Ecological Research in Research in

Agriculture/EconomicsAgriculture/Economics Shogren: behavioral Shogren: behavioral

economics (application economics (application of psychology to of psychology to economics) and climate economics) and climate change. change.

Ehmke (economics, agronomy): Adapting Ehmke (economics, agronomy): Adapting feedstock to changing climate in ranch operations.feedstock to changing climate in ranch operations.

Social-Ecological Social-Ecological Research in Research in

Agriculture/EconomicsAgriculture/Economics Rashford et al.: Impact of Rashford et al.: Impact of

climate change on wetland climate change on wetland function and wildlife habitat in function and wildlife habitat in the Northern Great Plains; the Northern Great Plains; Hansen et al.: markets for Hansen et al.: markets for ecosystem services (ecology ecosystem services (ecology and economics)and economics)

. Bastian et al. (economics, hydrology): Analysis of climate change (water availability) impacts and adaptability on farms and ranches in Wyoming

Thank you, Alaska EPSCoR, Thank you, Alaska EPSCoR,

for this inspiring workshop!for this inspiring workshop!