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SEFS Seminar schedule set for winter quarter
The winter 2020 School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Seminar is set! Please join us for great presentations, engaging question and answer sessions and a post-event reception after every seminar. Titles that are still to be determined will be updated.
Read moreWashington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz to visit SEFS Jan. 15
The UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is proud to welcome Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz on Jan. 15.
Franz will present a special SEFS Seminar at 3:30 p.m.
Doctoral student Hernandez profiled in Crosscut story
To say UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate student Jessica Hernandez is busy would be an understatement. Not only is she a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow and doctoral student at SEFS, she’s also sharing her scientific knowledge and Indigenous background through a podcast, called Indigenizing Urban Seattle.
Read moreHoliday Tree Fundraiser for SEFS clubs set for Dec. 5
It may still be early for holiday festivities, but the 2019 School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Student Club Holiday Tree Fundraiser is right around the corner!
For a $45 donation, you can get a beautiful five to seven foot Noble Fir holiday tree from Hunter Farms, cut and sold by the SEFS Students.
Author Heather Hansman to present Nov. 20 SEFS Seminar, “Writing Conservation Stories”
On Nov. 20, the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences will welcome Heather Hansman, author of “Downriver into the Future of Water in the West.” She will present, “Writing Conservation Stories,” a talk on writing about complicated conservation topics, why water makes people emotional, and how to tell all sides of a story.
Read moreNew York Times publishes graduate student Olivia Sanderfoot’s letter to editor
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate student and National Science Foundation graduate research fellow Olivia Sanderfoot’s letter to the editor about a proposed rule that would limit research used to determine federal environmental regulations was published in the opinion section of The New York Times on Tuesday.
Read moreRose Graves to present “Natural Climate Solutions in Oregon” at Nov. 13 SEFS Seminar
On Nov. 13, the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences will welcome Rose Graves, post-doctoral research associate with Portland State University. She will present “Natural Climate Solutions in Oregon: Potential Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Conservation and Land Management.”
The seminar begins at 3:30 p.m.
ESRM 150 shows students how to save animals
Not long ago, an injured barred owl found on the University of Washington’s campus caught the attention of many. Luckily, it recovered from its injuries at a local wildlife rescue facility.
Read moreSEFS doctoral student presents research at NAISA International Conference
This summer, a School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate student attended the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) International Conference in New Zealand.
Jessica Hernandez, a Ph.D. student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, participated in a panel entitled, “The Future of Research is Indigenous: Culturally Grounding Our Indigenous Scholarship” and shared her doctoral work through a presentation, “Indigenizing Conservation in a Changing Climate: Developing a Community Comprehensive Plan of Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center’s Future Land Use” along with co-advisor Dr.
How can nature’s benefits be quantified? Find out Nov. 6
Science has shown that nature is beneficial to humankind, but how can it be measured?
Join the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and Mary Ruckelshaus, of Stanford University’s Natural Capital Project, for the Nov.