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REMINDER: Power Outage This Weekend
To complete the second phase of urgent maintenance, all power will be out in Anderson, Bloedel and Winkenwerder halls for roughly 36 hours this weekend from 5 a.m. on Saturday to 5.
Read morePack Forest Spring Planting: Sign Up Today!
For more than 75 years, students have been putting down roots at Pack Forest, helping to shape it for future generations. This Spring Break, you can leave your own mark by taking part in the annual spring planting, March 24-30!
Read moreSEFS Seminar Series: Week 7 Preview
“A sustainable way to keep the Emerald City green, even in the summertime…”
“Letting it all seep in…”
“Every flush you make …”
“Engineers and ecologists—working together…”
No matter how you spin it, the next seminar topic is bound to whet your intellectual appetite!
Student Spotlight: Peter Gill
In Seattle and throughout the Pacific Northwest, it can be easy to think of forestry in terms of towering evergreens, and mountainsides carpeted with conifers. But for Peter Gill, who spent the last two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in a tiny village in Senegal, he worked with trees on a much smaller scale—on the margins of farmland, planted not for lumber but for sustenance, as erosion control or for fencing.
Read moreSEFS Seminar Series: Week 6 Preview
Lignocellulose, or dry plant matter, is the most abundantly available raw material for the production of biofuels. But how can we improve the production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass?
Read moreWildlife Seminar Today: Barred Owls!
For Week 5 of the Wildlife Science Seminar, Robin Bowen of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Portland, Ore., will be presenting on the conservation challenges surrounding barred and spotted owls: “Killing one species to save another: Biology, ecology, ethics and the case of the barred owl.”
Hosted by Professor Ken Raedeke, the Wildlife Seminar is open to the public and meets from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m.
Save the Date: SERNW 20th Anniversary
The Society for Ecological Restoration – Northwest Chapter will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Friday, March 1, 2013, at the Mountaineers Program Center in Seattle.
Professor Jerry Franklin of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences will be one of two featured speakers, along with David Batker, executive director of Earth Economics.
Arboretum History, Maps Going Digital
Since it opened in 1934, the Washington Park Arboretum has hosted thousands of plant collections and species, each with a meticulously kept record and history. Until recently, many of those details from 1934 through the 1980s—when the database became digital—have been preserved solely on paper, scribbled on grid maps or filed in countless handwritten notes.
Read moreREMINDER: Power Outage Tomorrow
All power will be out in Anderson, Bloedel and Winkenwerder halls for two hours tomorrow morning, Feb. 7, from 6 to 8 a.m., for scheduled maintenance. During this time, your Outlook email will still be operable, but all network files and the primary SEFS website will not be accessible.
Read moreSEFS Seminar Series: Week 5 Preview
Have you ever wondered if it pays to be a good environmental steward or socially responsible?
From a corporate perspective, does financial performance (profitability) increase when a company increases its environmental performance?