The Invisible Impacts Symposium is a two-day virtual symposium exploring how social and ecological perspectives can come together to better understand long-term environmental change.
Ecology has a rich tradition of long-term observation – decades of data on forests, watersheds, atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. At the same time, the social sciences and humanities offer powerful frameworks for understanding the societal drivers behind these changes. This symposium asks:
What new questions emerge when we analyze long-term ecological datasets through social lenses?
Bringing together ecological scientists and social science scholars, this event will explore quantitative and conceptual linkages between historical processes and measurable environmental change.
Symposium Details
Dates: June 8 – 9, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET – 2:30 PM PT / 5:30 PM ET
Location: Virtual (on Zoom)
Symposium Goals
- Highlight the value of long-term ecological research (LTER) and long-term datasets
- Expand awareness of how social analysis can deepen ecological research
- Foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration
This symposium is a collaboration between the Critical Ecology Lab and the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation.
Symposium organizers welcome researchers, students, practitioners, and anyone interested in the intersections of society and environmental change to join us.
Visit the Invisible Impacts Symposium Website for more information and register here.
