Lunch with a Scientist is an ongoing monthly lecture series at Cedar Creek. Each month, scientists present a general-audience lecture about their work at or related to Cedar Creek and take questions from the audience.
The series has been running since January 2019 as an in-person program. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was shifted online in April 2020, from which point recordings are available. Programs take place on the second Tuesday of each month (11:30am central time), either in-person at Cedar Creek, via zoom, or both. Details about speakers and delivery mode are at
https://cbs.umn.edu/cedarcreek/public-programs/lunch-scientistProgram Description
Fishers are a cryptic forest carnivore in the weasel family native to Minnesota. Fishers have expanded their range in Minnesota south over the last two decades, moving into southern Minnesota including the greater Twin Cities Metro area and Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. I will discuss a general history of fishers in Minnesota, provide a summary of recent sightings, and discuss preliminary results from a new study to learn more about fisher ecology and population status in southern Minnesota, including at Cedar Creek.
About the Researcher
Dr. Michael Joyce is a wildlife ecologist working at the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth. He has been studying wildlife in northern Minnesota over the last 13 years. His research focuses broadly on wildlife ecology, conservation, and management, with an emphasis on understanding the effects of human activities on wildlife populations and communities.