Research ecologist Peter Kiffney to speak at WWU April 9

Peter Kiffney of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center will speak on “Recolonization of the Cedar River by Pacific Salmon: Integrating Studies Across Levels of Organization to Define Recovery" as part of Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment speaker series at 3 p.m., Friday, April 9 at WWU’s Communications Facility Room 125.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Kiffney will describe how habitat fragmentation is a pervasive landscape feature affecting a variety of organisms leading to population declines and in some cases extermination.

Kiffney is a research ecologist in the Watershed Program at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center where he has worked since 1998. He also holds an adjunct Professor position in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of North Carolina, a master’s degree in Aquatic Ecology from University of California-Davis and a doctorate in Fishery Biology and Ecology from Colorado State University.

Kiffney’s research interests range from population biology to ecosystem ecology, with a focus on the ecology of Pacific salmon in freshwater and riparian ecosystems.

For more information contact David Rossiter, an assistant professor at WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment, at (360) 650-3603 or david.rossiter@wwu.edu.

WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment is one of the oldest environmental colleges in the nation and a recognized national leader in producing the next generation of environmental stewards. The College’s academic programs reflect a broad view of the physical, biological, social and cultural world. This innovative and interdisciplinary approach makes Huxley unique. The College has earned international recognition for the quality of its programs.