On a beautiful sunny morning on June 10th after two years of online graduation ceremonies, the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) was thrilled to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2022 in person on the UW campus.
Read moreSEFS is excited to share Dr. Robert Edmonds’ book highlighting the history and development of SEFS, “Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington.”
Check out this UW News interview with Dr.
The article describes the work of doctoral student Autumn Maust working with Dr. Patrick Tobin in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest on the impacts of wildfires on native bee communities for her PhD project, ‘Mixed severity wildfire and native pollinators: Exploring trends in bee fitness and community composition in eastern Washington’.
Read more“We’re all better with you being a part of our community!”
Students, staff, and faculty received well-deserved recognition at the SEFS End of Year Awards Celebration on May 25th.
Enjoying pizza and salads, over sixty members of the SEFS community came together to enjoy sunshine in the courtyard, music, and friendly chats.
Governor Jay Inslee paid a visit to Anderson Hall on Tuesday, May 17 on a fact-finding mission to learn more about climate impacts on Washington forests. In attendance were Dean Maya Tolstoy, and SEFS Director Dan Brown and more than a dozen faculty and staff from SEFS and the Climate Impacts Group.
Read moreA Lidar’s-Eye View of How Forests Are Faring
Success in Yosemite is driving the wider use of lidar surveys to support forest health and wildfire resilience, study wildlife habitats, and monitor water resources.
Associate Director of the Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Wendy Gibble highlights the Miller Seed Vault, the largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, in an interview with KUOW: Unlock the secrets of Seattle’s mysterious seed vault: Travel For Good
Read moreEach year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students from the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW.
Read moreKorena Mafune, former PhD student under SEFS’ Dr. Dan Vogt, was featured on KCTS9 Human Elements: The Hidden Worlds in our Treetops. Her recent study explores the rich diversity of canopy soils.
Read moreBrian Harvey, an assistant professor in the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been named a 2022 early career fellow, an honor for researchers who are within eight years of completing their doctoral training.
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