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OSUM Hosting Science Cafe
02-01-2010
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The Ohio State University at
Marion is inviting the community to the Infinity Restaurant in the historic
Harding Hotel, 267 West Center Street, downtown Marion, Tuesday, February 2, 7
p.m., for a free monthly community dialogue on science entitled, Science Café.
February’s Science Café
welcomes, Daniel Yaussy from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Forest Service, in Delaware
Ohio. Yaussy will lead a discussion on “Fire Ecology of
Central Hardwood Forests.” This Science Café will cover what research has shown
us about reintroducing fire into these ecosystems, what we think will happen,
and areas for further research.
According to Yaussy, Native
Americans used fire to manage their environment and early European settlers
increased the use of these same methods when they arrived. In the first part of
the 20th century, states used fire suppression programs to reduce property loss.
“The removal of fire as an ecosystem process has affected the
oak forest community. Mature forests in the central
hardwoods region of the
United States are dominated by an oak overstory,”
said Yaussy. This overstory is being replaced by other tree species, concluded
Yaussy.
Science Cafés involve lively
conversations with scientists about current science topics. Science Cafés are
free and open to everyone, and take place in casual settings like pubs and
coffeehouses. At a café you can learn about the latest issues in science, chat
with a scientist in plain language, meet new friends, speak your mind, and talk
with your mouth full. The overriding goal of Ohio State Marion’s Science Café
is to overcome reluctance to learning about science and to make science less
mysterious.
For more information on Science Café visit:
http://osumarion.osu.edu/sciencecafe/
or contact Ohio State Marion professor of mathematics, Dr. Brian McEnnis at:
mcennis.1@osu.edu.
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