Alumni Spotlight: Greg Lambert
by Karl Wirsing/SEFS
If you’ve never heard the expression that 90 is the new 40, then you’ve never met Greg Lambert.
Lambert, who celebrated his 90th birthday last May, spent 26 years as a pilot with the U.S.
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Tribal Interns Assist Bear Study in Alaska
Based at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), the Alaska Salmon Program conducts research on ecology, biocomplexity, fisheries management and other studies relating to Alaska salmon and their environment.
Read moreNew Faculty Intro: Laura Prugh
This past spring, we were thrilled to hire two new wildlife faculty members, Professors Beth Gardner and Laura Prugh. Though Gardner won’t be joining us until spring 2016, Prugh has already arrived in Seattle and is getting a jump on organizing her research program and lab for the fall.
Read moreProfessor Ernesto Alvarado Presents Paper at Cuba Conference
Earlier this month, Professor Ernesto Alvarado spent two weeks in Havana, Cuba, as part of a team from the U.S. Forest Service, and he co-presented a paper on wildfires and climate change at the X International Convention on Environment and Development, held July 6 to 10.
Read moreSEFS to Host Annual Biofuels Meeting
Coming up this September, the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) will be hosting the annual meeting of the Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) research consortium.
Led by SEFS, AHB is comprised of university and industry partners across the Pacific Northwest, and the consortium is working to prepare Washington, Oregon, Northern California and Northern Idaho for a sustainable hardwood bioproducts and biofuels industry.
UW Farm Opens Produce Stand!
Starting this Friday, July 24, the UW Farm would like to announce the opening of a farm produce stand, and they’re inviting you to come support their volunteer-driven agricultural enterprise! Enjoy seasonal, sustainably sourced, picked-that-morning fresh produce grown just two miles away, along with great music, refreshments and delicious seasonal recipe ideas.
Read moreTell Us: Favorite Memories of Anderson Hall
In the last issue of Roots, our alumni e-newsletter, we asked our graduates to tell us about their favorite memories of Anderson Hall. Here’s what Jenniffer Bakke, (’03, B.S.), who is now a wildlife biologist for Hancock Forest Management in Independence, Ore., recalls about her time in Anderson (when she was Jenniffer Holt):
“My memories of Anderson Hall run the full spectrum from the dark and cold basement classrooms to the bright and inviting Forest Club Room.
Director’s Message: Summer 2015
In mid-June, on a visit to the Olympic Natural Resources Center out in Forks, Wash., I had the opportunity to tour the Hoh River Trust lands on the Olympic Peninsula. The Trust purchased and set aside these lands, which cover about 7,000 acres, during the last 20 years.
Read moreStories About Science: Jerry Franklin
Coming up next week from July 5 to 10, the 9th Annual International Association for Landscape Ecology World Congress will be held in Portland, Ore. At the end of the day’s presentations and poster sessions on Tuesday, July 7, our own Professor Jerry Franklin will be taking part in an evening of cocktails and ecology-themed stories, hosted by Springer Storytellers and The Story Collider.
Read moreNotes from the Field: Helicopter Sampling in Alaska
Earlier this week, Professor David Butman returned from spending 11 days in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, where he had the memorable opportunity to conduct his field sampling by helicopter and float plane.
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