Lectures, Forums and Ventures
Climate Change: Impacts on Public Lands
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Andrus Center partnered with the Public Lands Foundation to host a conversation on climate change and the public lands on November 10, 2021.
The unique panel discussion was moderated by June Shoemaker, BLM Idaho State Director and was broadcast live to Facebook and Youtube from Boise State University. The panelists joining the discussion were BSU Professor Jen Pierce, UC Berkeley Professor Steven Beissinger, TRCP’s Center for Public Lands Director Madeleine West, and National Interagency Fire Center Director Grant Beebe.
The Andrus Center hopes to partner with organizations even more in the coming year on relevant environmental topics.
Other Past Events
Politics for Lunch was a lunch and learn series conducted during the legislative sessions in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The series covered topical news events being considered by local and state government. Audio of past lectures can be found on our Youtube Page & in podcast format here.
Early Learning in Idaho: Finding Common Ground was a joint venture with the McClure Center of the University of Idaho, business leaders and early learning specialists. This nonpartisan dialogue on learning opportunities for Idaho’s young children brought politicians, educators, and family advocates together to identify an Idaho approach to increase the share of children who enter Kindergarten prepared for success in school and later life.
Early Learning in Idaho: Finding Common Ground was a joint venture with the McClure Center of the University of Idaho, business leaders and early learning specialists. This nonpartisan dialogue on learning opportunities for Idaho’s young children brought politicians, educators, and family advocates together to identify an Idaho approach to increase the share of children who enter Kindergarten prepared for success in school and later life.
Beyond the White Clouds: Behind the Scenes was a one-night free event, Idaho Public Television, and Outdoor Idaho documented this incredible 50-year journey in a cinematic-worthy one hour feature that premiered in December of 2016.  Idaho Public Television and Boise State’s School of Public Service presented a very special evening with Outdoor Idaho host Bruce Reichert and panelists Governor Andrus, Congressman Mike Simpson, Reporter Rocky Barker, and Executive Director of the Idaho Conservation League Rick Johnson.
The Andrus Lecture is an annual forum for thoughtful and timely consideration of public affairs. National Book Award winner and New York Times journalist, Tim Egan, presented the first address in 2012. Louis Fisher, a renowned constitutional scholar, delivered the 2013 annual lecture, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis was with us in 2016, and Steven Barnett, Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University presented the most recent Andrus Lecture in 2017.