PoE Lecturer Tim Billo Makes News in Work with Sword Fern Die-Off

University of Washington biologist Tim Billo and undergraduate Natalie Schwartz are part of the effort to determine why sword ferns are dying in Seward Park. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times

Tim Billo, instructor of our Natural History of the Puget Sound Region course, practices what he preaches. He uses his research into the natural history of our local sword ferns as a way of introducing undergraduates to research, demonstrating to them that they can make important contributions to natural history, as well as to helping to solve pressing ecological issues. Indeed, as the article suggests, this research would not be possible without the collaborative efforts of many concerned citizens, including our students who have played crucial roles over the past four years.

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