Lecture: The Present, Past, and Future of Soil Erosion in the Midwestern United States

Accelerated soil loss is a critical challenge for midwestern agriculture and for environmental quality in agricultural regions. Geoscientist Isaac Larsen from the University of Massachusetts Amherst will present findings from his research on the extent of soil erosion in the midwest and associated implications for sustainable soil conservation practices.

Isaac Larsen Biography
Isaac Larsen grew up surrounded by cornfields south of Clear Lake, Iowa and graduated from Ventura High School. He attended Carleton College and received graduate degrees from Utah State University and the University of Washington. Following a post-doctoral research fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, Isaac joined the faculty at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, where he is currently an associate professor. Isaac has worked on the timing and rates of landscape change on four continents and will share his research on a topic close to home – soil erosion in the Midwestern United States.