College of the Environment

Numerous documentaries have attempted to create a diverse portrait of the United States of America, but none has ever achieved this solely by boarding our country's busiest long-distance train, the Empire Builder. In the documentary "In Transit," filmmakers Lynn True, Nelson…

Bert Webber, a retired professor of environmental and marine science at Western Washington University and the driving force behind the naming of the Salish Sea, is quick to tell you that not having a name can create problems. In the early 1970s, people in Washington state were worried about the…

The region’s lack of snowpack, including record lows in portions of the Cascades, means less runoff followed by shallower river levels and higher than average summer water temperatures, experts say.

 “It’s bad news for salmon,” said James Helfield, associate professor of environmental…

Three months after undergoing hip replacement surgery, 52-year-old Mike Medler was fit enough to win the short course title in the fourth annual Bellingham Bay Rough Water Race.

So what does Medler plan for an encore?

Western Washington University held a Peace Corps festival and panel discussion for students interested in joining the organization after recently being named the top mid-sized college for Peace Corps volunteer alumni for the third year in a row.
The Wednesday, March 4, event featured…