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SEFS Emeritus Professor Franklin featured in film about the severity of wildfires
As the next wildfire season approaches, Washington is preparing for what experts are saying could be a “challenging” year. Many people may wonder why wildfire season has become so severe and what has led to this level of concern for Washington’s forests.
Read moreSEFS Ph.D. graduate, beaver expert Ben Dittbrenner shares insight with The Seattle Times
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences 2019 Ph.D. graduate and beaver expert was quoted in a recent story by The Seattle Times.
Ben Dittbrenner ’19, who also founded Beavers Northwest in 2013, discussed with the newspaper how beavers view roads as dams and the culverts in them as spaces that need patching up.
SEFS student awarded UW President’s Medal, named Gonfaloniere
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate has been named the winner of the prestigious UW President’s Medal for 2021 and appointed as the 2021 Gonfaloniere for the College of the Environment.
Read moreSEFS Commencement to be held virtually at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 11
The 2021 Commencement Ceremony for SEFS will be held this Friday, June 11 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. At that time, everyone will be able to view the commencement ceremony live via YouTube.
Read moreLast SEFS Seminar of the quarter will ask, “Do interactions among different fungal guilds control carbon cycling in forest soils?”
The last SEFS Seminar of Spring Quarter 2021 will be on carbon cycling in forest soils.
Peter Kennedy, a mycologist and associate professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Plant and Microbial Biology” will present, “Do interactions among different fungal guilds control carbon cycling in forest soils?” at 3:30 p.m.
2021 SEFS Year-End Awards winners announced
Every spring, the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences recognizes a number of people within the SEFS community for their efforts over the previous year. Given the difficulties of the past year and a half, the SEFS Awards Committee opted to award two people per award.
Read moreClimate, environmental justice to be discussed at May 19 SEFS Seminar
Climate and earth justice will be the topic of this week’s SEFS Seminar.
Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome will present, “Who’s most vulnerable: the system or the people? Our role in advancing climate and environmental justice” at 3:30 p.m.
Student Profile: BSE graduate student develops ‘smart’ paper to protect clean drinking water
When Sheila Goodman found out a significant amount of the world’s clean drinking water is lost due to inadequate infrastructure like leaking pipes, she sought a solution.Five years later, she created an inexpensive remote water sensor, made from sustainable materials, that detect leaks and prevents water damage and protects the water.
Read moreSEFS Director Dan Brown’s Spring 2021 Letter
Dear SEFS community:
As we enter the final weeks of Spring Quarter 2021, and we look forward to longer days and the summer field season, we are grateful for the prospect of greater freedom of movement and more in-person learning and research in the future.
Gary Morishima to present “A Glimpse into Indian Forestry” at May 12 SEFS Seminar
The May 12 SEFS Seminar will be dedicated to the topic of Indian Forestry.
Gary Morishima, who works as a technical specialist with the Quinault Indian Nation, will present, “A Glimpse into Indian Forestry” at 3:30 p.m.