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Teaching

Non-credit Courses and Calendar of Talks
"Compost Foodwebs" seminar given in the following places:

• Compost Systems Workshop, Oregon State University, January 20-22, 1998 Biocycle Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2, 1998
• Master Composters Class, Eugene, OR April 1, 1998

Before 1998, numerous Calendar of Talks through Master Gardeners, agricultural and environmental consulting firms, and conservation societies, some of which are listed below:

• "The Soil Foodweb," Oregon Association of Nurseymen, Gresham, OR. October 21, 1997
• "Forest Soil Foodwebs," American Society of Foresters, Bend, OR October 20, 1997
• "The Soil Foodweb: Focus on Agricultural Management" OSU, Corvallis, October 13-16, 1997
• "Beneficial Soil Organisms," Sustainable Tree Conference, UCLA, Sept. 4-9, 1997
• "Care and Feeding of Soil Microherds" Turf Grass Conference, Oregon State University, July 1997
• "Soil Life" Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, CA, January 1997.
• "Soil Organisms: The Good, Bad, and Just Plain Ugly." 1996 Master Gardener Western Regional Conference, Tacoma, Washington, October 20-22, 1996.
• "Life in the Soil: Managing Your Soil Micro-herd." Detrick Institute, Ventura, CA, October 15, 1996.
• "Sustainable Turf and Golf Course Management," Seal Beach, CA October 16, 1996.
• "Sustainable Strawberry Production," Quail Gardens, October 17, 1996.
• "Soil Organism Workshop," Oregon State University, Continuing Higher Education, September 23-27, 1996.
• "The Soil Ecology of Methyl Bromide Use," The Science and Politics of Methyl Bromide, September 20, 1996, The Forum, San Luis Obispo, CA.
• "Soil Microbionics," Master Gardener Conference, Corvallis, OR. August, 1996, April 1997.
• "The Importance of Soil Organisms in Forest Function," Oregon State University, April 15-19, 1996.
• "Soil Organism Importance in Garden Health," Master Gardener Symposium, February, 1996.
• "Soil Organisms - Importance and Management" Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, CA, January 1996.
• "Soil Foodweb Structure and Function," Humanetics Workshop, Phoenix, Arizona, January, 1996.
• "Restoration of agricultural, grassland and forest soils in the Pacific Northwest," Society for Ecological Restoration, Seattle, WA, September 15-18, 1995.
• "Soil Biometrics," Master Gardener Workshop, Oregon State University, August 17-19, 1995.
• "The Need for Biosafety Regulation of Genetically Engineered Organisms," United Nations Open-ended Ad Hoc Conference on Biotechnology and Biosafety Regulation Meeting of the Convention on Biodiversity, Madrid, Spain, July 21-25, 1995.
• "The Role of Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Nematodes, and Arthropods in the Soil," Deschutes Conference on Natural Resources, Bend, OR, May, 1995.
• "Soil Foodwebs in Forest Soils," Soil Fertility Workshop, Deschutes Forest Service, Bend, OR, May, 1995.
• "The Ecological Effects of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms" United Nations Commission on Sustainable Agriculture, Malaysian Mission, New York, NY, April, 1995.
• "The Functions of Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Nematodes, and Arthropods in the Soil" Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute, La Grande, OR, 6-27 October 1994.
• "Pushing Ecosystems Over the Edge," Western Oregon State College, Seminar Series in Biology, Monmouth, OR, 23 February 1994.
• "Importance of Soil Foodwebs in Controlling Forest Ecosystems," Ancient Forests Conference, Ashland, OR, 4 February 1994.
• "Forest Foodweb Interactions," U.S. Forest Service Pacific Regional Lab, Olympia, WA, 19 January 1994.
• "Soil Foodweb Structure and Function" Workshop, Oregon State University, September & November 1993; January & March 1994.
• "Methods for Enumerating Soil Foodweb Organisms," Soil Ecology Society Meeting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 8 May 1993.
• "Foodweb Responses to Transgenic Plants," Symposium on the Ecological Effects of Transgenic Plants, Baltimore, MD, 2 December 1992.
• "Translating Organism Measurements into Processes: Balancing the Budget and Resolution," International Symposium on Soil Chemistry and Soil Biota, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 24-28 November 1991.
• "Biological Interactions in the Rhizosphere," Pacific Division AAAS, Logan, UT, 26 June 1991.
• "Biological Interactions in Soil," Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, 8 May 1991.
• "Interactions of Soil Organisms in Douglas-fir Clearcuts," University of California, Riverside, CA, April 1991.
• "Soil Microbial Ecology," St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN as part of Earth Week 1990, 18 April 1990.
• "Bioresponse of Non-Target Organisms Resulting from the use of Chloropicrin," EPA Pesticides in Natural Systems Meeting, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, OR, December 1990.
• "Ecology Projects for Middle School Teachers," SMILE Workshop, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 21-23 August 1989.
• "Belowground Foodwebs." Research Experience for Undergraduates Workshop, H. J. Andrews Long-Term Ecological Research Site, Blue River, OR, 15 June 1989
• "An Overview of Belowground Processes," Blue River Mycorrhizal Workshop, St. Benedict's Lodge, McKenzie Bridge, OR, 26-27 April 1989.
• "A Conceptual, Hierarchical, Terrestrial Process Model: Integrating Species with Global Processes," Forest Science LTER III Interest Group, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 11 February 1989.
• "Role of the Foodweb in Nutrient Retention and Availability in Conifer Forests," Silviculture Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 25 October 1988.
• "Fungi as Regulators in Log Ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest," AAAS, Oregon State University, Corvallis, June 1988.
• "Microarthropod-Trapping Fungi" and "Fungal food preferences of a Collembolan," Interactions of Fungi and Insects Symposium, University of Oregon, Eugene, 1-3 May 1987.
• "Interactions of Microbes and Their Grazers in Grassland and Forest Soils," Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 10 February 1987.
• "Ecosystem Comparisons of Decomposition Nutrient Cycling and Food Web Interactions," University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB, 15 January 1987.
• "Microbial Biomass: Chloroform Fumigation and Microscopy," Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, May 1986.
• "Fungal and Bacterial Activities in Forest, Grassland and Agricultural Ecosystems," ASLO/ESA Meetings, Minneapolis, MN, June 1985.
• "Microbial Ecology of Fungi," Swedish/American Agroecosystem Workshop, Colorado State University, 25 February-1 March 1985.
• "Use of Biocides in Food Web Interaction Studies," Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, October 1985.
• "Effects of Biocides on Microbes and Nutrient Cycling in a Semi-Arid Grassland," Swedish University, Uppsala, Sweden, April 1984.
• "Total System Responses to Biocide Applications to Remove Bacteria, Fungi and Their Grazers," Towson State University, Baltimore, MD, March 1984.

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