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Director’s Message: Autumn 2016
The week before classes started this fall, I was at our new graduate student orientation in the Douglas Classroom at the Center for Urban Horticulture. It was a beautiful day, and I was absorbing the excitement and enthusiasm in the room; it was palpable and even more electric than usual on the eve of a new quarter.
Read more2016 Distinguished Alumni Seminar: Professor Randy Dahlgren
On Wednesday, October 5, we are very pleased to welcome Professor Randy Dahlgren (’84, M.S.; ’87, Ph.D.) from the University of California – Davis to give our annual Distinguished Alumni Seminar: “From Subduction to Salmon: Geologic Subsidies Drive High Productivity of a Volcanic Spring-Fed River.” The talk is open to the public and will run from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m.
Read moreProfessor Sarah Reichard: A Celebration of Life (10/13)
The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences will be hosting a celebration of life in honor of Professor Sarah Hayden Reichard (1957-2016) on Thursday, October 13. The celebration will be a two-part event, and guests are invited to attend either or both parts.
Read moreJohn Tylczak to Host Third Photography Exhibition at SEFS
This October, we are excited that local photographer John Tylczak will be hosting his third exhibition in the Forest Club Room!
John grew up in Shelton, Wash., where four generations of his family have lived since 1885 (his grandfather, in fact, was the executor of Agnes Anderson’s estate).
SEFS Students Lead Doris Duke Scholars into the Field
This summer, a cohort of undergraduates from around the country spent two months at the University of Washington working on various research projects as part of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, an experiential learning program that aims to build more diversity and inclusion in the conservation community.
Read moreMigrations in Motion: An Animated Map of Climate-Driven Species Movement
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently developed an incredibly cool animated map that depicts how more than 2,900 species of birds, mammals and amphibians might migrate in response to rising sea levels and temperatures.
Read moreProfessor Sarah Reichard: 1957-2016
On Monday, August 29, our community woke up to the heartbreaking news that Professor Sarah Reichard passed away while leading a UW Botanic Gardens tour in South Africa. We can’t begin to express our shock and sadness at the loss of such a tremendous person and scholar.
Read moreNew Faculty Intro: Brian Harvey
by Karl Wirsing/SEFS
Brian Harvey might not be able to pinpoint the exact moment he knew he wanted to be a professor, but he can definitely recall a series of “pinch me” moments that gradually crystallized his dream—a dream he’s now realized, as he will be joining our faculty this spring as an assistant professor of forest ecosystem science and services!
Taylor’s Checkerspot: An Endangered Butterfly with an Interesting Diet
Coming up on Monday, September 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the UW Botanic Gardens is hosting a talk with one of our doctoral candidates, Nate Haan: “Taylor’s Checkerspot: An Endangered Butterfly with an Interesting Diet.”
A member of Professor Jon Bakker’s lab, Nate studies interactions between plants and insects, and his dissertation focuses on the relationship between Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly and its larval host plants.
Professor Prugh Hits the Field with Current and Future Grad Students
This summer, Professor Laura Prugh has taken two trips to the field—first with one of her current graduate students near Mount Rainer, and then to southeast Alaska with a master’s student who’s joining her lab and starting at SEFS this fall.
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