Events
Recent Events
November 28th, 2018
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6:00pm - 9:00pm:
Earthrise Holiday Party
Join us Wednesday, November 28th at the Lagunitas Community Room
September 27th, 2018
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm: Of Fish, Flies, and Water Quality
September 13th, 2018
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5:30pm:
31st Annual Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture: “The Roots of Environmental Injustice and the limits of Environmental Law” with Professor Sarah Krakoff
Sarah Krakoff is the Raphael J. Moses Professor of Law at the University of Colorado. Her areas of expertise include American Indian law, natural resources and public land law, and environmental justice. She is the co-author of American Indian Law: Cases and Commentary and co-editor of Tribes, Land, and Environment.
October 2nd, 2017
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8:15am - 9:15am:
Ride with President Wiewel!
Please join us in celebrating our incoming President’s first day on the job with an inaugural ride to campus.
July 24th, 2017
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1:30pm:
Natural Resources Law and Science - Interdisciplinary Summer Course - open to non law students
Prof. Dan Rohlf is offering a summer course for both JD and non-JD students focused on the interaction of law and science.
May 20th, 2017
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8:00am - 8:00pm:
Animal Law Symposium Los Angeles 2017
If you’re in the Los Angeles area check out ALDF’s Animal Law Symposium 2017, “Changing the Paradigm of Wildlife Protection” including speaker Dan Rohlf, professor of Law and Earthrise attorney at Lewis & Clark Law School.
April 7th, 2017
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8:00am - 5:30pm:
21st Century Food Law Symposium
The annual environmental law symposium this year will focus on important food related issues with panels on food labeling, food production and environmental/animal impacts, and food and health policies and ethics. Academics from across the country will write and speak on these topics, and their papers will be published in our ENVIRONMENTAL LAW journal.
March 5th, 2017
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12:00am:
PIELC 2017: One Cause, One Voice
Over the last 35 years, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has brought together thousands of activists, students, and professionals, from a diverse array of communities and cultures, to advance efforts for environmental and social justice. PIELC is a nexus for the exchange of ideas and perspectives, and strives to bolster the environmental movement’s human capital through illuminating discussion, productive debate, and collaborative workshops. Each year, the contribution of conference attendees and participants makes a meaningful, positive impact on the natural environment and the people around the world who love and depend on it.until 12:00am on March 5
March 4th, 2017
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All Day:
PIELC 2017: One Cause, One Voice
Over the last 35 years, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has brought together thousands of activists, students, and professionals, from a diverse array of communities and cultures, to advance efforts for environmental and social justice. PIELC is a nexus for the exchange of ideas and perspectives, and strives to bolster the environmental movement’s human capital through illuminating discussion, productive debate, and collaborative workshops. Each year, the contribution of conference attendees and participants makes a meaningful, positive impact on the natural environment and the people around the world who love and depend on it.until March 5
March 3rd, 2017
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All Day:
PIELC 2017: One Cause, One Voice
Over the last 35 years, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has brought together thousands of activists, students, and professionals, from a diverse array of communities and cultures, to advance efforts for environmental and social justice. PIELC is a nexus for the exchange of ideas and perspectives, and strives to bolster the environmental movement’s human capital through illuminating discussion, productive debate, and collaborative workshops. Each year, the contribution of conference attendees and participants makes a meaningful, positive impact on the natural environment and the people around the world who love and depend on it.until March 5
March 2nd, 2017
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12:00am:
PIELC 2017: One Cause, One Voice
Over the last 35 years, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has brought together thousands of activists, students, and professionals, from a diverse array of communities and cultures, to advance efforts for environmental and social justice. PIELC is a nexus for the exchange of ideas and perspectives, and strives to bolster the environmental movement’s human capital through illuminating discussion, productive debate, and collaborative workshops. Each year, the contribution of conference attendees and participants makes a meaningful, positive impact on the natural environment and the people around the world who love and depend on it.until 12:00am on March 5, 2017
February 11th, 2017
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All Day:
2017 PILP Auction
PILP is a student-run organization at Lewis & Clark Law School that encourages and supports budding attorneys pursuing careers in public interest law. The PILP Auction is our group’s largest fundraiser, bringing together the Portland community to raise funds to continue the Summer Stipend and Loan Repayment Assistance Programs.
February 9th, 2017
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12:00pm - 1:00pm:
Earthrise Law Center and IELP Meet & Greet
Wood Hall Foyer, Feb. 9th from 12:10-1pm
Come meet the staff and faculty of Earthrise Law Center and International Environmental Law Project (IELP) to learn about the amazing opportunities you have as a student to engage in domestic and international environmental law. Learn more here http://law.lclark.edu/centers/earthrise/ and http://law.lclark.edu/clinics/international_environmental_law_project/
Light vegetarian snacks will be served.
December 2nd, 2016
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5:00pm:
Deadline for 2L’s to apply for Earthrise Summer 2017 clerkships
The Tomorrow’s Advocates program enables select Lewis & Clark law students to clerk for 10 weeks during the summer months as externs or paid interns.
November 29th, 2016
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5:30pm - 9:00pm:
Nov. 29 Dine at Portobello! Support Earthrise!
Nov. 29-Come indulge your inner foodie at our Dine & Donate event at Portobello Vegan Trattoria. Portobello is donating 10% of sales towards funding our Founders’ Legacy Fellowship program as part of #givingtuesday. Everyone is welcome!
November 21st, 2016
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12:10pm:
Melissa Powers on Climate Change
Join the ILS and Green Energy Institute Director, Melissa Powers in a post-CoP 22 talk about the future of climate negotiations.
October 19th, 2016
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5:30pm:
Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture
Professor Dan Esty of Yale Law School is the 29th annual Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Visitor. Prof. Esty will deliver a lecture on October 19 at 5:30 pm in classroom 7 at the law school. The lecture is titled “From 20th Century Environmental Protection to 21st Century Sustainability: Evolving Law and Policy.” Reception to follow in the LRC.
October 14th, 2016
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8:00am - 5:30pm:
Environmental Law: Year in Review
Check out Earthrise Attorneys Tom Buchele and Jamie Saul’s panel discussions.
October 7th, 2016
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8:30am - 6:00pm:
Business Law Fall Forum
Friday, October 7 join LC Assistant Clinical Professor & Staff Attorney Jamie Saul as he presents on Citizen Suits and Good Neighbor Agreements in the upcoming event on Corporate Social Responsibility.
June 16th, 2016
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6:00pm - 8:00pm:
State of the Watershed
Don’t miss this fun evening of learning, networking, and celebrating Tryon Creek! This event is open house style where the public can peruse visual displays from our partners and volunteers about recent projects in the watershed.
April 16th, 2016
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All Day:
Pedal Pursuit 2016
NEDC’s annual fundraiser is a bike adventure race through Portland! Teams of up to 5 compete for prizes by completing mental and physical challenges that move them through the course. Afterwards everyone gathers at Velocult for food, drinks and a raffle!
April 11th, 2016
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12:10pm - 1:10pm:
“Exposed” Screening
NEDC and SALDF are hosting a screening of “Exposed” an award-winning film created by Predator Defense. Three former federal agents and a prominent Congressman blow the whistle on the USDA’s barbaric and wasteful Wildlife Services program and expose the government’s secret war on wildlife.
April 8th, 2016
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All Day:
Environmental Law Symposium: Waters of the United States
This one day environmental law symposium will bring together legal scholars, practitioners, and students to discuss and analyze new rules for jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Academic papers will be published in Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Law journal.
For more information contact elaw@lclark.edu
April 6th, 2016
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12:10pm:
Civil Disobedience and the Moral Imperative: A Discussion with Tim DeChristopher
Civil Disobedience and the Moral Imperative: A Discussion with Tim DeChristopher
Wednesday, April 6th, 12:10pm , Room 6
Join the NLG, EJA, & NEDC, and climate activist Tim DeChristopher to discuss civil disobedience and the need to critically analyze the legal system when pursuing justice.Tim spent 2 years in prison for bidding on public lands being surreptitiously auctioned off to the oil and gas industry. Snacks provided!
April 4th, 2016
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12:10pm - 1:10pm:
NEDC Weekly Speaker: Greg Haller, Pacific Rivers Council
Greg Haller will be joining NEDC to screen Pacific Rivers Council’s most recent film, Behind the Emerald Curtain, discussing the Oregon Forest Practices Act and how it harms our precious natural resources. Greg will hold a Q & A afterwards.
March 30th, 2016
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12:15pm - 1:30pm:
SIEL-Paris Climate Change Negotiations: Q&A with Prof. Erica Lyman
Join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion with Professor Lyman about last December’s UNFCCC negotiations in Paris. Professor Lyman attended the negotiations, so she brings a unique perspective. We will be in the Lezak Seminar Room, down from rooms 7 and 8 in Wood Hall. Vegan Thai Food will be provided.
March 28th, 2016
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12:10pm - 1:10pm:
NEDC Weekly Speaker: Lizzy Zultoski from Advocates of the West
Lizzy Zultoski is a staff attorney for Advocates of the West as well as an NEDC Board Member. Adovcates use law and science to restore streams and watersheds, protect public lands and wildlife, and ensure sustainable communities throughout the American West.
April 11th, 2014
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All Day:
The Wilderness Act at 50
Join legal scholars, federal employees and students for a one day symposium on the impact and meaning of the Wilderness Act on its fiftieth anniversary. Contact elaw@lclark.edu for information.
February 14th, 2014
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10:20am:
The Development of Computer Earth Systems Models: Climate Change in the 20th and 21st Century with Warren M. Washington
Come see this technical talk following Thursday’s general event.
February 13th, 2014
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7:00pm:
20th and 21st Century Climate Change: Climate Modeling, Societal Impacts, and Environmental Justice with Warren M. Washington
Warren Washington is the senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. President Obama awarded Washington the National Medal of Science in 2010.
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Lewis & Clark Law School
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