SEFS graduate student Catherine Kuhn named to Husky 100

A School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate student was the only student from the school to be named to the 2019 Husky 100.
Catherine Kuhn, a PhD student, is studying global environmental change in rivers, lakes and streams. 

Wild Washington exhibit, Enviro Film Fridays provide Earth Week activities in Allen Library

A new exhibit, Wild Washington: Earth Day at the UW Libraries, in the Allen Library’s North Lobby focuses on Washington’s wild places, with an emphasis on conservation and environmental protection. The exhibit will remain throughout April, in honor of Earth Day, on April 22. 

Hunting huckleberries to track grizzly bears

The University of Washington and a School of Environmental and Forest Sciences doctoral student have collaborated with the U.S. Geological Survey to develop a tool that can map huckleberries, which can help track grizzly bears. 

SEFS professor quoted in UW alumni magazine

A common story reported these days is about the benefits of going outside and into nature. A story in the March 2019 issue of Columns, a University of Washington alumni magazine, touched again on these benefits, and also shared that scientists don’t know exactly why we benefit from time in the outdoors. 

SEFS Students Make Meal for 120+ in Homeless Community

Just before the end of the winter 2019 quarter, a group of School of Environmental and Forest Sciences students prepared and served more than 120 burritos for the residents of Tent City 3, a community of men and women who are homeless and living under shelters managed by Seattle Housing and Resource Effort and the Women’s Equality and Enhancement League. 

2019 Spring SEFS Seminar Schedule

The schedule for our 2019 spring quarter SEFS Seminars is out! Each seminar is held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Forest Club Room of Anderson Hall. After each presentation, a reception and discussion time is held in the room. 

Research team awarded grant to study ethnoforestry

In March, The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced it would be awarding about $280,000 in grant funding to six teams at UW. The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is proud to congratulate a team of three investigators from the school who were awarded some of this funding. 

Emeritus professor receives American Horticultural Society award

Congratulations to John Wott, an emeritus professor with the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, recently received a national award from the American Horticultural Society.
Wott received the organization’s Professional Award for his significant influence on horticulture in the Pacific Northwest over the course of his career. 

Emeritus professor receives American Horticultural Society award

Congratulations to John Wott, an emeritus professor with the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, recently received a national award from the American Horticultural Society.

Wott received the organization’s Professional Award for his significant influence on horticulture in the Pacific Northwest over the course of his career. 

SEFS student featured in Crosscut story

Crosscut recently featured SEFS PhD student Clint Robins.

Clint Robins, a PhD student at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was recently featured in Crosscut’s “I Am STEM,” a series that features diverse stories of people who work in STEM and adjacent fields in the Pacific Northwest.