Rick Miller, Professor Emeritus, OSU, will discuss the intent and goals of his latest publication, The Ecology, History, Ecohydrology, and Management of Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau in the Western United States. This will include 1) Describing the the woodlands and the vast variation across the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, 2) Telling the story of their history and variables influencing woodland expansion and contraction, and 3) Interpretation of the wide variation in responses and the variables influencing ecosystem response to restoration.