News & Events
Climate effects on mountain rain and stream-rearing salmon, the value of stewardship volunteers, and more: this week's College-published research
Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, twelve new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science, including research on the survival of steelhead trout, livelihoods and conservation in China, and more. Check them out!
Read more[volunteer]: Duwamish River Festival
Duwamish River Festival is looking for volunteers on Saturday, August 23rd.
As a volunteer you will get some delicious (and free) tacos from local food trucks as well as a free t-shirt.
Read more[volunteer]: Urban Forest Educator, Seattle Dpt. of Parks and Recreation
Volunteer with Seattle Parks & Recreation!Urban Forest EducatorsA Branch of the Seattle Volunteer Naturalist Program
Become an Urban Forest Educator!
Urban Forest Educators are volunteers who engage young people in the restoration of Seattle’s forested parks and greenspaces by leading environmental learning and stewardship opportunities.
Ocean upwelling becoming more intense with a changing climate
Our Washington coastline is one of the most prolific and productive in the world, teeming with abundant plant and animal life. In fact, much of entire U.S. west coast is the same, and we can largely thank a strong upwelling system for driving this bounty.
Read more on the Los Angeles Times
Flow experiments, cloud dynamics, extreme fires and more: this week's College-published research
Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, twenty-three new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science, spanning topics from forestry to biogeochemical cycles to algal blooms and more. Check them out!
Read moreDemystifying lush landscapes of the ancient African Sahara
When thinking of rich green landscapes—ones where an abundance of rain keeps everything growing and vibrant, supporting water-loving wildlife like crocodiles and hippopotamus—the Sahara is hardly the place that comes to mind.
Read moreUsing eDNA to help scientists monitor marine ecosystems
Marine plants and animals leave behind tiny markers of their presence, often in the form of skin cells that have been shed, damaged tissues, or waste products – and within that lies their signature DNA.
Read more at the Stanford Woods Institute
Aerosol effects on Arctic climate, land use effects on ecosystem services and more: this week's College-published research
Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, twenty-two new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science. Read about them here!
Read moreShellfish center – named after UW’s Ken Chew – to tackle shellfish declines
Washington state’s newest shellfish hatchery – and the federal government’s only such hatchery in the region – has been named after long-time University of Washington faculty member Ken Chew, a professor emeritus of aquatic and fishery sciences.
[volunteer] UW Farm Education Coordinator; UW Farm Volunteer Educators
Interested in urban agriculture? Food studies? Farming? Check out the following opportunities to volunteer at the UW Farm this summer and in the upcoming year!
The UW Farm Education Coordinator
The UW Farm is looking to fill its Education Coordinator position.