College of the Environment
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| Why snow is turning pink at high altitudes | AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: You've heard of white snow, maybe even gray snow, but what about pink snow? High up in the mountains across the U.S., rapid growth of algae, or algal blooms, are turning melting snow pink. They further darken the surface of the snow and make it melt more quickly, and… |
2022-12-19 | |
| 'We have to get real': Outdoor recreation's effects on climate change | Professor Steven Hollenhorst of Western Washington University's College of the Environment wants outdoors people to acknowledge their contribution to climate change and then take measures to decarbonize society. Hollenhorst has promoted … |
2022-12-19 | |
| ‘I just wanted to crunch some data:’ How mentoring and team skills led to a research success story | 2022-12-01 | ||
| These Scientists Are Looking for “Glacier Blood” | The team’s work is part of the small but growing field of snow algae research. The scientists hope to figure out what allows snow algae to thrive, and where it’s most likely to live. The Living Snow Project, a citizen science… |
2022-11-30 | |
| My summer in the Methow Valley with WWU's Sustainability Pathways program | 2022-11-22 | ||
| WWU hosting pair of free events for National Geography Awareness Week | 2022-11-14 | ||
| Call for 2023-2024 Honors Seminar Proposals | 2022-10-28 | ||
| The Clean Water Act turns 50: A Q&A with WWU's Jean Melious and Angela Strecker | 2022-10-25 | ||
| Western’s Fall 2022 First-Year Cohort is the Largest in WWU History | 2022-10-07 | ||
| Abstracts sought for the 2023 Salmon Recovery Conference | 2022-10-05 |