Recently published research from the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shown that microbes taken from trees that grow beside mountain-fed streams in Washington could make phosphorus trapped in soil more accessible to agricultural crops.
Read moreIt’s a long-discussed debate: Should you get a real or fake tree for this holiday season?
UW School of Environment and Forest Sciences research professor and soils expert Sally Brown weighed in recently.
Researchers at the Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC), within UW’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, are part of a group that were recently awarded $1 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study harmful algal blooms with a self-driving vehicle that skims the surface of the water.
Read moreUW College of the Environment Dean and School of Environmental and Forest Science alumna Lisa Graumlich was named president-elect of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) starting Jan. 1.
After two years in this role, Graumlich will begin a two-year term as president of the AGU board beginning in 2023.
Two members of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences community will be serving on the Washington Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Sustainable Harvest Technical Advisory Committee.
Associate Professor Sándor Tóth and Ph.D.
The Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (WACFWRU) is hiring a full-time Wildlife Human Dimensions Scientist who will also hold the position of assistant or associate professor without tenure at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Read moreIf you’ve ever thought about working in the forestry and environmental field, but want to be your own boss, there’s a course for you!
ESRM 490D/SEFS590D: Forestry and Environmental Consulting is available for two credits this Winter Quarter 2021.
Congratulations to Hemalatha Velappan, a M.S. student at SEFS, who won first prize for her poster presentation at the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA).
The presentation was Velappan’s first poster presentation at an international conference, and receiving the top award at such a high level is truly noteworthy.
UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Kristiina Vogt recently discussed a book she co-authored on the environmental decision-making process of Indigenous people on a Michigan State University Press podcast.
Read morePlease join the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit for their annual Graduate Student Symposium on 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The WACFWRU Graduate Student Symposium features graduate student presentations on cutting-edge research in the science and conservation of fish, wildlife, and their habitats in Washington, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond, including a number of UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences faculty and students.