Explore Careers in Nonprofits and Environmental Advocacy, Thursday!

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WEC and WCV are hosting an Explore Careers in Nonprofits and Environmental Advocacy event THIS Thursday, April 16, from 3pm – 5pm. This event will be held  at 1402 3rd Ave Seattle, WA.

At this event you will learn about WEC and WCV, hear from staff on various teams about their roles at the organization, and be able to ask questions about what these jobs look like and what path people took to get there. It is a GREAT way to meet professionals working on environmental advocacy and better understand what working at a nonprofit entails.

If you are interested in attending please RSVP to maddie@wecprotects.org. Space is limited – we have 10 spots remaining. 

SAFS 2015 Graduate Student Speaker Event

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Please come join the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences for a an exciting opportunity!

Event: 2015 Graduate Student Invited Speaker School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Dr. Alan Hastings, a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis will be discussing Dynamics of the Sea: Marine Reserves. Dr. Hastings will focus on the importance of taking a dynamic view in the design and assessment of Marine Protected Areas, with examples from the Caribbean and California.

Dr. Hastings conducts research in ecology and population biology as well as mathematical biology. He won the Robert H. MacArthur Award in 2006 and founded the journal of Theoretical Ecology in 2008, and has recently been elected as a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (2012) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2013).

Where: Room FSH 102 (Fisheries Science Building)

When: 4:00 pm Thursday, April 23, 2015

There will be a reception following the talk.

Thank-you and we look forward to seeing you!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact:

Hannah Linder, lindeh at u.washington.edu

POE and UW Farm Book Club and Potluck

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POE and the UW Farm are hosting an evening book club and the first gathering is on Wednesday April 15 at 5:30pm in the POE commons. 

The selected book is “The Third Plate” by Dan Barber, which offers a chef’s perspective on how to positively transform America’s food system, without sacrificing taste or ethics.  

If you’re interested in learning about this, grab yourself a copy of the book and join us in discussing Chapters 1 and 2.  

This is an informal gathering and potluck – please feel free to bring a delicious dish to share. We look forward to seeing you next week!

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[event] Today! Environmental Management Symposium

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Hear stories of students solving real world environmental issues and learn about the graduate certificate in environmental management.

3 presentations from 4-5:30pm followed by a catered reception, located in the HUB room 145! 

Topics include communicating climate change impacts, geoduck aquaculture, and citizen science

UW Environmental Career Fair

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The 2015 Environmental Career Fair will be held on February 25, 2015, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM in Mary Gates Hall Commons.

Open to all UW students, the UW Environmental Career Fair is an opportunity to explore careers in environmental and natural resources fields. The Environmental Career Fair features employers from the nonprofit, government, and private sectors with career-level positions and internships.

Questions about the career fair can be sent to envjobs@uw.edu.

For more Information: http://coenv.washington.edu/students/undergraduate/internships-careers/uw-environmental-career-fair/

Hidden Trails & Shifting Landscapes this Saturday at Seward

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Family Nature Walk: Seward Park’s Hidden Trails
Saturday, February 21
10:00pm – 11:30am
Cost: $10 

All Ages

If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise… Get off the beaten paths of Seward Park and discover some of its hidden beauty. Ed will show you an eagle’s nest atop Seattle’s oldest tree plus other interesting park features. This is a great chance to get the family outdoors exploring the natural world. Purchase tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com.

Urban Naturalist Series: Shifting Landscapes
Saturday, February 21
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Cost: $5 adults
Did you know that at less than 13,000 years old, the landscape of the Puget Sound is classified as “immature”? And that you can view one of the city’s only earthquake scarps on a side trail in Seward Park? Or that Seattle was covered by a sheet of ice five times the height of the Space Needle? Naturalist Ed Dominguez shares exciting stories of how our landscape came to be and how the region is still being transformed. Purchase tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com.