In 2009 and 2011, Alaska EPSCOR brought together Social-Ecological Systems researchers from across the nation for a pair of workshops entitled "Living on Earth I and II," respectively. The events were an opportunity for scientiststo present findings in the SES field and collaborate on new approaches. The success of the two Alaska events has led the EPSCoR program in the U.S. Virgin Islands to schedule a  "Living on Earth III" workshop for October 2012. A fourth workshop is scheduled to be hosted by Maine EPSCoR in 2013.

Anchorage and Girdwood, Alaska, February 2011

"Living on Earth II" was a nationwide workshop in Social-Ecological Systems hosted by Alaska EPSCoR, designed as a follow-up to the 2009 Living on Earth conference. Please click on the name of the presenter to view the presentation from LOE II. 

Alaska research

• Bob Bolton and Jessie Cable
• Davin Holen
• Kalb Stevenson

EPSCoR jurisdiction research

• Iowa - Andrey Petrov
• Kansas - John Harrington
• Maine - John Daigle, Jack Kartez, Rob Lilieholm, Laura Lindenfeld
• New Hampshire - Tom Safford
• Wyoming - Mariah Ehmke, Kristi Hansen, Sarah Strauss

Communicating SES science

• Garrett O'Keefe

Both the 2009 and 2011 Living on Earth conferences were made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (EPS-0934783).

"Living on Earth" was a nationwide workshop in Social-Ecological Systems hosted by Alaska EPSCoR. For LOE presentations please click on the presenter's name:

• Amy Lovecraft
• Andrew Kliskey
• Chanda Meek
• Erica Hill
• Jennifer Rohrs-Richey
• Lilian Alessa
• Sarah Strauss
• Terry Chapin
• Frances Westley
• Maurie Cohen

Learn about how these participating EPSCoR jurisdictions are undertaking Social-Ecological Systems Research:

• Alaska
• Delaware
• Idaho
• Maine
• South Dakota
• Vermont
• Wyoming

Both the 2009 and 2011 Living on Earth conferences were made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (EPS-0934783).