Wirsing, other researchers look at how deer responding to return of wolves

An adult gray wolf is caught on a wildlife camera in eastern Washington in 2015.University of Washington

As gray wolves continue to make a strong comeback in Washington state, their presence is impacting other animals, particularly the ones these large carnivores target as prey. 

Prugh contributes to paper that used NASA data to study wildlife, climate change

University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences associate professor Laura R. Prugh is a co-author of a paper that used NASA satellite data to study the movement of wildlife. 

Harvey publishes paper on burn severity in Ecosphere

Courtesy of ESA The cover of the Ecosphere journal that features Harvey’s article.

Brian Harvey, assistant professor with the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, is one of three authors of a new article recently published in the Ecological Society of America‘s journal Ecosphere. 

View From The Top: A SEFS Grad Student’s Work in the Canopy

Russell Kramer, SEFS graduate student, in his element at the canopy.

“If you haven’t been to see the old trees, then nothing I can write will prepare you for their sheer size,” reads a passage from a recent blog post on the Canopy Watch International blog. 

SEFS’ Precision Forestry Coop co-leading symposium in Chile

A group photo from the SSAFR 2017 held in Suquamish, Washington

In collaboration with the University of Chile’s Institute of Complex System’s Engineering and the SuFoRun Consortium, the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences’ Precision Forestry Coop is co-organizing the 18th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources (SSAFR) for the second time. 

Study says Arctic lakes producing less carbon than expected

Northeast Alaska’s Yukon Flats region, seen with fall colors. David Butman/University of Washington

New research conducted by students and an associate professor from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences has found that Arctic lakes are giving off less carbon than expected. 

Harvey awarded funds to track post-fire recovery

Congratulations to the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences assistant professor Brian Harvey who was awarded funds from the UW’s Royalty Research Fund (RRF) to study post-fire recovery in an area recently burned near Mount Rainier. 

App connects kids to the outdoors

SEFS Professor Josh Lawler

Technology is a big part of our lives today, but that means kids spend less time outside. But what if we combine the two?

That’s the aim of an app developed by School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Josh Lawler and the University of Washington Information School. 

SEFS Professor Represents Washington at ABLC Global Conference

Hisham El-Husseini, left, and Dr. Richard Gustafson stand together at the ABLC Global Conference.

Dr. Richard Gustafson, professor at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, and Hisham El-Husseini, a graduate student in bioresource science and engineering, represented Washington at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC Global), a conference dedicated to the most important issues in the bioeconomy. 

SEFS Affiliate Professor Profiled in Article about Fuel Treatments

Growing up, SEFS affiliate professor Dr. Morris Johnson thought he might join the military or be a powerlifter.
“No one really talked about going to college,” he said. “The big push for us upon high school graduation, unless you were the one best basketball player who got a scholarship, was Army, Air Force, or Marines.”
Today, he is a fire ecologist for the U.S.