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Is Science Biased Toward Natural?

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Oregon State University, argues that, for scientists, without a clear separation between providing policy-neutral science and advocating for personal or employer policy…

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Sustainability: What the Heck Does it Mean?

Dr. W. Todd Jarvis, Director, Institute for Water and Watersheds, Oregon State University, asks experts at the university how they define "sustainability." There are many, often highly…

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The Great Pacific Northwest Salmon Conundrum

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University, analyzes the failure of Pacific Northwest salmon recovery efforts. Billions have…

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Ten Things Scientists Get Wrong about Policy Making

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University, presents a talk to the legislative policy staff, State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon, on…

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How Federal Employees Implement the Endangered Species Act

Elizabeth R. Jackson and Dr. Robert T. Lackey discuss the challenges of implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). ESA grants legal automatic standing to any individual or party willing…

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Normative Science: Avoiding this Corruption of Science

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University, discusses how effectively resolving the typical ecological or natural resource…

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Is Science on a Path to Irrelevance in Policy and Management?

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, presents a Plenary Lecture at the National Convention, Society of American Foresters,…

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Top Ten Reasons Why Wild Salmon Runs Collapsed

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University presentation at the Trout Unlimited (Corvallis Chapter) meeting, February 1, 2022. The…

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Scientific Assertions that Muddle Ecological Policy

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, presents the keynote address at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Montreal, Canada,…

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Four Realities Circumscribing the Future of the Salish Sea

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, presents the Plenary Keynote at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, April 30-May 2, 2014,…

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Radically Contested Assertions in Ecosystem Management

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, presents a paper at the VII International Congress of Ecology, Florence, Italy, on 19-25…

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Introduction to FW 620: Ecological Policy

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon presents a brief introduction to Ecological Policy (FW 620). This class…

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Scientists: Defend Reality, Shun Fake News

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon encourages scientists to stick to scientific reality and avoid the allure of fake news.

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Future of West Coast Salmon: Policy Case Study

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, presents a lecture, Future of West Coast Salmon: Policy Case Study, January, 2021.

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Ecological Risk Assessment: Use, Abuse, and Alternatives

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, presents a lecture on risk assessment as applied to ecological policy problems.

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Ecological Policy Axioms: Applying Them to Policy Issues

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, describes how to apply nine axioms of policy analysis to ecological…

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Scientists Operating in a Policy World: Rules to Follow

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, explains how scientists in natural resources, ecology, conservation biology, fisheries,…

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How Does Policy Neutral Science Become Policy Biased Science?

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon presents a mini lecture about how to recognize normative science and avoid corrupting…

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Ecosystem Health: A Flawed Metaphor for Science

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, presents a mini lecture on the use and misuse of the ecosystem health in ecological policy and natural resources.

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Introduction to Ecological Policy

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, presents a lecture, Introduction to Ecological Policy, January, 2021.

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California Water Storage: Policy Case Study

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, mini lecture.

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Darwin Was Right: A Scientist Needs a Heart of Stone

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Oregon…

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Straight Talk About the Future of Salmon

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, delivers the keynote address at the Fifth Annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and…

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Cape Wind Project: A Case Study for Policy Analysis

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Oregon State University, describes the Cape Wind Project as a policy analysis of a proposed large wind farm off the Massachusetts coast.

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Is Science on a Path to Irrelevance in Policy and Management?

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Plenary Lecture, 15th Annual Banff Conference, Alberta Institute of Agrologists, March 28, 2019, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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Use — and Abuse — of Science in Water Resource Policy and Management

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, professor of fisheries, Oregon State University, presents a webinar for the American Water Resources Association, May 4, 2016.

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Has Science Become Just About Irrelevant in Informing Policy Debates?

Dr. Robert T. Lackey presents the Keynote Lecture, Annual General Conference, British Columbia College of Applied Biology, Vancouver, March 13, 2015.

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Is Science Biased Toward Natural?

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, presents the Keynote Address, 2014 Annual North American Meeting of the Society of…

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Columbia River Basin in 2100

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University forecasts the future of the Columbia River Basin through 2100.

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Science: Beacon of Reality

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, presents the plenary lecture at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries…

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Government Scientist: Charting an Ethical Path

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, Professor of Fisheries at Oregon State University, discusses the proper role of science and scientists at the 2009 OSU Water Resources Graduate Seminar.

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Wild Salmon in 2100: An Alternative Futures Perspective

Dr. Robert T. Lackey, professor of fisheries at Oregon State University, Keynote lecture at the Wild Salmon Conference, Portland, Oregon in 2006.

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