(Photo courtesy of OSU Cascades)
As tropical forests become increasingly broken up by roads, farm fields, pastures and other developments, corridors of trees provide vital pathways for pollinators, including hummingbirds. At Oregon State University – Cascades upcoming Science Pub on Tuesday, March 15, OSU ornithologist Matt Betts will present Hummingbird Highways: Conserving Pollination in Tropical Forest Landscapes and explore the movement of humming bird species through patches of trees, and the pollination of plants within the tree patches.
Betts is an associate professor in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society in Oregon State University’s College of Forestry. His research focuses on forest biodiversity, including how to accomplish its conservation, the ecosystem services provided by forests, and the ecological processes that affect plant and animal distributions.
He is author of more than 70 publications and his work has been featured in popular outlets such as the New York Times, NPR, the CBC and the BBC.
Betts conducts his research in Oregon and across the United States, Central and South America, and Canada. He earned his bachelor’s degrees from Queen’s University and the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science from the University of Waterloo, and a Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick. Betts was a post-doctoral fellow at Dartmouth College.
This Science Pub will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Belfry in Sisters, Ore. Networking, and food and beverage service begin at 6:00 p.m., and the presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. Science Pubs are free to community members, but reservations are required. Space is limited to 150 guests. Register by 5:00pm the day prior to each Science Pub at http://www.osucascades.edu/sciencepubs.
About OSU-Cascades: Oregon State University’s campus in Bend, Ore., features outstanding faculty in degree programs that reflect Central Oregon’s vibrant economy and abundant natural resources. Nearly 20 undergraduate majors and four graduate programs include energy systems engineering, kinesiology, hospitality management, and tourism and outdoor leadership. The branch campus expanded to a four-year university in fall 2015.
