The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship offers more than 750 scholarships available to high school seniors or college freshman and sophomores who are pursuing eligible, high demand majors in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), or health care. 

Summary: The Assistant Park Ranger I is a part time 1040 position offered through the Bellevue Parks & Community Services Department Natural Resource Division.  This position is a front line customer service position directly in contact with the public on a daily basis.  

Get Involved with Environmental Education & Sustainable Agriculture! 
Intern & Volunteer Opportunities with Seattle TilthSeattle Tilth volunteers gain work experience in nonprofit organization, education, volunteer coordination, garden and farm stewardship and more. 

Wildlife in the West 

May 23 – June 26
9 upper division credits
Field ecology of threatened and endangered species
Wildlife policy and rural communities
Community-based Approaches to wildlife conflict management

Lanscape and Livelihood

September 3 – November 2
15 credits
Biogeography of Northwestern Montana
Watershed dynamics
Forests and rural communities
Conservation and community research project
Field skills for conservation work 

Click on the links for more information! 

Andes to Amazon: Biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability in Peru
Program Directors: Ursula Valdez and Tim Billo
Dates: August 28 – September 20
Credits: 5 graded credits from BIOL 493 and ENVIR 496
Topics include

Natural history and research techniques for birds, mammals, and other vertebrates as well as invertebrates and plants
Ecology and conservation of Andean grasslands and cloud forest of Manu Biosphere Reserve
Ecology and conservation of Amazon rainforest in Manu National Park
Traditional agriculture and resource use by rural communities
Historical relationships of the Incas and the environment, and present-day tourism impact on Machupicchu ecosystems

For more information, come to the first information session on January 31, from 2:30-3:30PM at the PoE Commons (Wallace Hall), or check out the UW study abroad site page here. 

Posted by Carlos Cruz, student in Winter 2013 ENVIR 480
     This past week I took part in the Zero Waste Week Experiment, from January 13th to January 18th and I must say that it was quite a challenge. 

Come join in with fellow PoE students and staff to discuss Gus Speth’s ‘The Bridge At the End of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability’. The book shows how purely economic growth focused ideologies only produce citizen welfare up to a moderate point, at which the cost of using the earth’s energy savings and feeding consumer culture does not produce happier people. 

My experience as an Orientation Leader was awesome. Besides being afun summer job where I met a ton of cool people, I had the ability to make an impact on fellow Huskies in such a unique way. 

SAVE THE DATE!  Feb. 5 from 3:30-5pm at the Wallace Hall Commons will be the PoE Study Abroad Fair.  A few select programs will be available for you to learn about that will boost your academic career significantly.   

There are five steps to become a fantastic U-DUB Bird Club Member
1. Like the outside
2. Like birds
3. Join “U-DUB Bird Club” on Facebook
4. Join out monthly bird adventures
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