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SEFS’ Tobin leads team predicting ways to pinpoint invasive species
In Washington state, it’s commonplace to hear about invasive species. After all, there are more than 450 nonnative, plant-eating insect species living in North American forests. While many of these insects are harmless, it’s difficult for scientists to predict which of these insects will cause harm.
Read moreDave the Woodland Park Zoo giraffe loves biofuels
Northwest biofuels have a new fan: Dave the giraffe!
Dave, one of the giraffes at the Woodland Park Zoo, starred in a recent video in which he eats leaves from a hybrid poplar tree in the Giraffe Barn, a behind-the-scenes location at the Zoo.
SEFS October 2019 Newsletter out now!
The October 2019 newsletter is out now! In case you missed it or would like to view it again, you can find it on the Newsletters page.
If you’d like to subscribe to our newsletter, please contact sefscomm@uw.edu.
NSF Coastal Rainforest Margins Research Network workshop planned for ONRC
Applications are now being accepted for the National Science Foundation’s Coastal Rainforest Margins Research Network (CRMRN) workshop that will be held at the Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC) in Forks. ONRC is a research center within the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Read moreSEFS proposal named part of 2019 NASA Carbon Monitoring Program
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences-led project has been named part of the 2019 NASA Carbon Monitoring Program.
The project, “Teal Carbon Stakeholder-Driven Monitoring of Forested Wetland Carbon,” is led by L.
Emory University associate professor Berry Brosi to deliver Oct. 16 SEFS Seminar
On Oct. 16, the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Seminars will welcome Berry Brosi, Ph.D., associate professor at Emory University, who will present, “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: The Role of Behavioral and Morphological Plasticity.”
The seminar begins at 3:30 p.m.
Lawler quoted in Audubon Society’s story on climate report warning of massive bird loss
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor and ecologist Josh Lawler was interviewed for a story about a new Audubon Society report that warns of massive bird loss if global carbon emission are not stabilized.
Read moreMt. Rainier Institute at Pack Forest featured on KIMA
The Mt. Rainier Institute at Pack Forest recently hosted a group of students from Yakima and TV station KIMA did a short story on the visit.
The students received an in-depth look at the the natural and cultural resources of Mount Rainier National Park and Pack Forest during their visit.
Graduate student Maria Blancas receives 2019 Bullitt Environmental Prize
Maria Blancas, a School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Ph.D. student and staff member of the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, is the recipient of the 2019 Bullitt Environmental Prize for her work with immigrant farmworkers in Washington.
Read moreUniversity of Minnesota professor Dr. Peter Reich to speak at SEFS Seminars Oct. 9
The weekly School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Seminars return this week! On Oct. 9, we’ll be welcoming Peter Reich, Ph.D., professor at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Forest Resources.
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