The UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is proud to announce the establishment of a new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Endowed Fund, with generous support from an anonymous donor.
This endowed program support fund was created to support our efforts in SEFS that advance our goals related to diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI).
Welcome to the 2021 fall quarter at SEFS. It’s been such a pleasure to see so many faces, even if partially covered, as we slowly and safely return to on-campus work this quarter.
Read moreUW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Professor Emeritus and former Washington Park Arboretum Director Dr. John A. Wott passed away on Aug. 28. He was 82.
Dr. Wott, who earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from Ohio State University in 1961, and then his master’s degree (1966) and Ph.D.
One of the many natural wonders of Washington is located on the Olympic Peninsula: The Hoh Rainforest.
It’s also the location where UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences fungi researcher Korena Mafune spends her days, climbing the tall trees to study moss and lichen.
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences research scientist has co-authored, along with a team of scientists from leading research universities, conservation and organizations and government labs across the western U.S., a report that aims to give land managers and others across the West resources that summarize the best-available science, so they can make decisions about how to manage their landscapes.
Read moreNew research, published in the journal Nature and co-authored by a UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Ph.D. graduate, reports that 24 percent more of the world’s population is exposed to flooding since 2000.
Read moreThe School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) is proud to announce the appointment of two new leaders for the research, education, and outreach programs of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG).
Read moreA common misconception that many Washingtonians have about wildfires is that they’re only for the eastern part of the state. But destructive wildfires are not uncharacteristic for forests west of the Cascades, according to School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Assistant Professor and wildfire scientist Brian J.
Read moreA fungal expert and UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Ph.D. graduate is one of the subjects of a recent PBS Terra piece on saving an ancient forest.
Korena Mafune, Ph.D., who completed her Ph.D.
In May of this year, Trent Roussin, a UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences student and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife employee, found the body of a female gray wolf that had been poached in Washington’s Stevens County.
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