Biology seminar on climate change is Dec. 14 A Biology seminar titled "Hunting for Solutions: What Climate Change Carbon Pricing Mean for Wildlife and Habitat in the Northern Plains" will begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in the Center for Innovation IdeaLab Agenda: • Focus on the economic impact wildlife and sportsmen activities have on North Dakota’s economy. • Highlight opportunities for landowners and hunters from terrestrial sequestration of carbon. • Discuss impacts on wildlife in North Dakota’s prairie pothole region from climate change. • Emphasize state specific natural resource funding currently being debated in the U.S. Senate. 7 p.m. - Welcome; UND Biology Department and National Wildlife Federation 7:10 p.m. - Economic Impact of Hunting and Sportsmen Activities on North Dakota’s Economy; Roger Hollevoet, project leader for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Devils Lake, Wetland Management District 7:30 p.m. - Prairie Wetlands and Climate Change - Droughts and Ducks in the Potholes; Rick Voldseth, department of Soil Science, North Dakota State University 7:50 p.m. - Pots of Gold - Carbon Sequestration Opportunities for Hunters and Landowners; Liz Mathern, Carbon Credit Program Specialist, North Dakota Farmers Union 8:10 p.m. - Natural Resource Adaptation Funding in the Federal Climate Bills; Justin Allegro, Legislative Representative for Wildlife Conservation, National Wildlife Federation 8:30 p.m. - Dialogue with Q & A, Including questions from those viewing at IVN satellite locations in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Fargo, and Jamestown 9 p.m. - Adjourn -- Isaac Schlosser, professor and chair, Biology, isaac.schlosser@und.edu, 777-2254