The 2021 Jornada Desert Ecology Short-Course will take place from June 28-30, 2021 in hybrid format. Below is the short-course itinerary and schedule of presentations with links to abstracts for student presentations. Sessions that have an asynchronous virtual format (field components) will be updated with links to recordings of the live presentations. All times listed are in MTN and Zoom links will be sent to registered attendees via email.
Jornada Basin LTER Desert Ecology Short-Course Schedule
28-30 June 2021
All times are MTN. Zoom link to be sent to all attendees via email.
Virtual (via Zoom)
Hybrid (in-person complemented with asynchronous video postings OR Zoom live-stream)
In-person
Monday June 28, 2021
9:00 – 9:10 Introduction and Overview (Niall Hanan)
9:10 – 9:40 Data Management News and Updates (Greg Maurer)
9:40 – 10:10 Introduction to Data Management (Required for new students) (Greg Maurer) (Video)
10:10 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 11:00 Navigating the Jornada Data Ecosystem (Video)
11:00 – 12:30 Desert Data Jam (Asombro Institute for Science Education)
12:30 – 2:30 Lunch (on your own)
2:30 – 5:00 Keynote Sessions
11:00 – 12:30 2:30-3:00 The Jornada Ecological State Map (Laura Burkett) (Video)
11:00 – 12:30 3:00-3:30 MSA Operations and Research Initiatives (Robb Randall) (Video)
11:00 – 12:30 3:30-4:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 4:00-4:30 The Challenge of Mesquite Management (Erik Lehnhoff) (Video)
11:00 – 12:30 4:30-5:00 10,000 Years of People in the Jornada Basin (Mark Sechrist)
Tuesday June 29, 2021
8:00–9:30 Student Presentations (see presentation schedule and abstracts here)
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-11:15 Student Presentations (see presentation schedule and abstracts here)
11:15 – 11:45 Poster Presentations (see presentation schedule and abstracts here)
11:45-12:15 Group Discussion: follow-up ideas, implications and opportunities
12:15 – 1:45 Lunch (on your own) and travel to JRN HQ/Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (CDNP)
*Plan for a 30-40 minute drive to CDNP
1:45 – 5:30 Field Visits (videos to be asynchronously posted)
12:15 – 1:45 1:45 Arrive @ Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park and walk to amphitheater
12:15 – 1:45 2:10 A Brief Visit to Two Sites in the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (Mark Sechrist) (Video: part 1, part 2, part 3)
12:15 – 1:45 2:45 Walk back to cars and drive to Herbicide Plots
1:45 – 5:30 3:25 Mesquite Management—A Field Perspective (Erik Lehnhoff) (Video)
1:45 – 5:30 4:00 Ecological State Maps (Brandon Bestelmeyer)(Video)
1:45 – 5:30 4:35 Drive to ARL Met Tower
1:45 – 5:30 4:40 MSA Operations and Research Initiatives (Chris Hocut)(Video)
1:45 – 5:30 5:15 Head back to HQ for BBQ
5:30 – 0:00 Outdoor BBQ at JRN HQ
Wednesday June 30th 2021
9:00 – 9:50 Student Presentations (In Wooton and via Zoom) (See presentation schedule and abstracts here)
9:50-10:40 Investigator Presentations (See presentation schedule here)
10:40-10:50 Break
10:50-12:30 Investigator Presentations (See presentation schedule here)
12:30-1:00 Group Discussion: follow-up ideas, implications and opportunities
1:00–2:00 Lunch (catered)
2:00–5:00 PI Business Meeting (PIs Only; separate Zoom link will be sent)
2:30-4:30 Student Collaboration
5:30-idk Outdoor Social (The Game Bar and Grill on Espina St.)