Work at the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences isn’t all trees and wildfires. It’s sharks, too. Yes, sharks.
SEFS associate professor Aaron Wirsing was one of the authors on a first-of-its-kind study, published recently in Nature, that reported the conservation status of reef shark populations worldwide.
Wildfire season is upon Washington state, and many people are wondering how the poor air quality that comes along with them could affect COVID-19 patients.
In a UW News story, the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences assistant professor Brian J.
If an endangered species is quickly disappearing, what can natural resource managers do about it? A book exploring the answers and options for decision-making in the natural resource world was recently edited by Sarah J.
Read moreSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences assistant professor David Butman and Matt Bogard, a former SEFS postdoctoral scholar, are among the authors of a recently published study that showed coastal ecosystems store carbon more efficiently than forests.
Read moreSEFS assistant professor Britt Johnson is an author on two recently published scientific papers.
The most recent was published in the Aug. 2020 issue of the Journal of Hydrology and is titled, “Paired air-water annual temperature patterns reveal hydrogeological controls on stream thermal regimes at watershed to continental scales.”
The study found that paired air-water annual signals are a promising tool for stream thermal regimes, and that air temperature adds critical information for water thermal regime classification.
NASA has awarded $1.2 million to fund a wildlife project, led by SEFS associate professor Laura Prugh, that aims to monitor the effects of changing snow conditions on wildlife in Alaska and Washington.
Read moreA SEFS project aiming to build a better understanding of how future climate change will affect the potential for fires west of the cascades and understand how fire and climate affect forest recovery and management options there has received $300,000 in funding from the USGS NW Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Read moreA message from Dan Brown, SEFS Director, on June 1, 2020:
Dear SEFS Community,
I’m reflecting at the end of a long weekend after a long week. This has been a very challenging quarter for all of us, as we’ve adapted our teaching, learning, and research to carry on in some fashion in the midst of a global pandemic.
UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Kristiina Vogt was recently interviewed by Living Green Technology, a Seattle-based organization that spreads awareness on the hazards of electronic waste and provides an eco-friendly way to recycle unused electronics.
Read moreThe Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation program within the University of Washington Botanic Gardens has received the 2020 Conservation Partner of the Year Award from the Washington Native Plant Society.
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