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SEFS Together
In an effort to keep everyone within the SEFS community connected during this time of social distancing and remote work, we’ve created SEFS Together, a special page within the SEFS website.
Read moreHelp scientists during social distancing by bird watching
If you’re looking for a way to pass time during social distancing, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences students and scientists need your help watching birds.
Researchers at the University of Washington Quantitative Ecology Lab have launched a community science program through eBird to monitor birds in urban and suburban neighborhoods across the Pacific Northwest while social distancing measures are in place:
LOCATION: We are recruiting volunteers to monitor birds in their own backyard or their favorite local green space — a place they can walk to without violating current shelter-in-place orders.
Read moreAuthor Tim Egan to speak at virtual Sustaining Our World lecture
UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is proud to welcome Timothy Egan, National Book Award winner and New York Times op-ed writer, as the 2020 Sustaining Our World lecture. Given the social distancing restrictions currently in place for Washington state, SEFS will be holding the presentation virtually.
Read moreUW SEFS response to COVID-19
Leadership at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) are closely monitoring the local outbreak of the novel coronavirus and are making every effort to address the changing needs of the school community, wherever possible.
Read morePrugh author of first-of-its-kind study on carnivore killing, scavenging
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor authored a study that is the first to examine carnivore killing and scavenging activities in relation to each other in landscapes across the globe.
Read moreMarch 11 SEFS Seminar to be held virtually
SEFS Seminars is going virtual!
Given the University of Washington’s recommendation to limit large gatherings of people, SEFS will be holding the last seminar of the quarter online via Zoom. This service is free to all attendees and is easily accessed via the link below.
CINTRAFOR unveils new website
The Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR) at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences unveiled a new website recently.
CINTRAFOR, conducts research, analysis, education and outreach on forest products and markets, trains professionals in the field, and publishes a variety of information on trade in forest products.
Dave Thau, of World Wildlife Fund, to present Feb. 19 SEFS Seminar
Dave Thau, data and technology global lead scientist from the World Wildlife Fund, will present the Feb. 19 UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Seminar.
Thau’s presentation is titled, “Forest Centaurs: The Past, Present and Future of Human and Machine Collaborative Learning.”
The seminar begins at 3:30 p.m.
Ph.D. candidate David Diaz selected for WA DNR Carbon Sequestration Advisory Group
David Diaz, a Ph.D. candidate at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been selected by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to serve on its Carbon Sequestration Advisory Group.
Read moreUBC Forestry’s Tompalski to present Feb. 12 SEFS Seminar on 3D remote sensing
Piotr Tompalski, research scientists from the University of British Columbia‘s forestry program, will present the Feb. 12 UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Seminar.
Tompalski’s presentation is titled, “3D Remote Sensing for Forest Inventory and Monitoring.”
The seminar begins at 3:30 p.m.