"Collaborative Research and Management of Culturally Important Forest Products with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians," Dr. John Schelhas, research forester with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station; Dr. Michelle Baumflek, ethnobotanist with the USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC; and Tommy Cabe, forest resource specialist.

The Conservation Seminar series exposes undergraduate and graduate students to multiple aspects of the field of conservation ecology and sustainable development through speakers from different scientific disciplines and careers. It is designed to provide students with an integrative perspective that transcends interdisciplinary boundaries. Seminars are free and open to the public.