SEFS researcher Darryll Johnson remembered for social science contributions

Darryll Johnson, a longtime School of Environmental and Forest Sciences researcher, has passed away.
Johnson was the longtime leader of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) stationed at SEFS, which was preceded by the Cooperative Park Studies Unit in the College of Forest Resources. 

Bird-watching study featured in Portland Monthly

Doctoral student Olivia Sanderfoot and her study of how social distancing is impacting birds was recently featured in Portland Monthly.
Sanderfoot, who was studying the effects of prescribed burns on birds, pivoted her research when the COVID-19 global pandemic reached the Pacific Northwest. 

Help 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. 

Author 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. 

UW 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. 

Prugh 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. 

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. 

Lawler lead author on study that looked at climate change, future of biodiversity

Climate change will likely cause animals and plants species to migrate. That’s according to a new study by the University of Washington and The Evergreen State College, on which School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Joshua Lawler served as lead author. 

Communicating complex science to lay audiences

Science is complex, and communicating to lay audiences about the work is essential for most researchers. SEFS 561: Public Presentations in Environmental Studies is your source for bringing the technical information to professional and lay audiences. 

Cycling is Elemental

Elemental cycling is happening all around us, all the time. Graduate course SEFS 512: Biogeochemical Cycling in Soils and Forest Ecosystems focuses on these cycles as they happen in forests and soils.