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The socio-ecological niche: how can we better understand the roles of non-human species in modern socio-ecological systems?

SEFS Assistant Professor Alex McInturff runs the People and Wildlife Lab here at the University of Washington. McInturff’s recent research published in People and Nature helps us better understand a human-altered planet by bringing social science to life in niche ecology – his team is calling this concept “The Socio-Ecological Niche” or SEN for short. 

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SEFS 2025 Commencement Speaker: J. Cameron Crump, UW alumni and Forest Resources Division Manager at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Cameron Crump is currently the Forest Resources Division Manager at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) where she leads the Silviculture, Informatics, and Habitat Conservation Plan sections for 2.1 million acres of forested state trust lands. 

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2025 Sustaining Our World Lecture featuring Hilary Franz – former WA State Commissioner of Public Lands

On April 10, 2025 SEFS will be welcoming the Former Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands to Kane Hall for its annual Sustaining Our World lecture series. This year’s topic is “Climate Change And Resilience: How Science And Solutions Can Bring Society Together.”
Climate change can be a great unifier, if we will let it. 

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Is there room for large carnivores like grizzly bears to live in California? Research suggests that the answer is yes

SEFS Assistant Professor Alex McInturff runs the People and Wildlife Lab here at the University of Washington. His most recent research published in Biological Conservation suggests that even in a state with 40 million people and the nation’s largest agricultural sector there is room for the grizzly.  

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