College of the Environment
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| Applications open for Western's summer Sustainability Pathways fellowship program in the Methow Valley | 2022-02-08 | ||
| Epic Floods in Pacific Northwest Revive a Long-Running Dispute Over How to Manage a River | In November, when a string of catastrophic storms hit the Pacific Northwest, the Nooksack River flooded, submerging farming communities in both the US and Canada. Cows were swept away, and farmers raced to save them on boats and jet skis. By the time the waters subsided, thousands of farmers and… |
2022-02-04 | |
| This new climate change solution could be tested on Whatcom, Skagit farms | A new tool to fight climate change is coming to rural Whatcom and Skagit counties. But the planet isn’t the only one that stands to benefit — farmers could see healthier soil and more productive fields. The Whatcom-based organization Kulshan Carbon Trust is launching a pilot program in… |
2022-01-31 | |
| State pauses logging of this 130-year-old forest near Nooksack River in Whatcom County | Planned logging of a more than century-old forest near the Nooksack River’s Middle Fork has been paused, according to a Friday, Jan. 28, email the state Department of Natural Resources sent to community members who had contacted the agency regarding the sale. The nearly 89-acre “Upper… |
2022-01-31 | |
| Environmental Career and Internship Fair set for Feb. 9 | 2022-01-31 | ||
| Air stagnation event causing extra concern for areas prone to poor air quality | Days into an air stagnation advisory, special attention is being paid to the Duwamish Valley – an area known to have air quality concerns. So far, the… |
2022-01-28 | |
| Three Western grad students win Anchor QEA scholarships to assist with their research | 2022-01-27 | ||
| Mining company drops rights to Upper Skagit watershed in key preservation step | The British Columbia government has announced the surrender of mining rights at the headwaters of the Skagit River, following yearslong controversy over protection of one of the region’s premier salmon rivers. Under an agreement announced Wednesday by the office of the B.C. premier,… |
2022-01-24 | |
| Swinomish Tribe wants to resurrect U.S. clam gardening | The practice of clam gardening is thousands of years old, but Indigenous communities likely haven’t built a clam garden in the Pacific Northwest in modern times , said marine ecologist Dr. Marco Hatch, a member of the… |
2021-12-17 | |
| Board of Trustees votes to remove the Huxley name from the College of the Environment | 2021-12-10 |