College of the Environment

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Western Reads to hold panels on environmental science ethics and social justice		2013-10-10
Economist Charles Antholt to discuss world water issues Oct. 10		2013-10-10
The jellyfish are coming! Experts tangle with exploding population	A "jellyfish bloom" may sound pretty, but it can get ugly fast. A swarm of moon jellyfish from the Baltic Sea were sucked into the cooling pipes of a nuclear power plant on the Swedish coast last week, shutting down one of the three units for four days. In 2008, another such "…	2013-10-08
Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji to share her experience Oct. 9		2013-10-07
Lecture series, professional development course offered at Western Washington University Center at OC Poulsbo	Western Washington University will offer a lecture series and professional development opportunities this fall at the new Western Washington University Center at Olympic College in Poulsbo. The fall Western Lecture Series will explore topics surrounding environmentalism, drawing on the…	2013-10-07
Gift of aprons connects Western to Switzerland		2013-10-03
Hart Hodges to discuss water resource management Oct. 3		2013-10-01
Northwest communities, including Sudden Valley, prepare for risk of wildfires	Wildfires have been big news this summer, from the massive Rim Fire by Yosemite National Park to the tragic Yarnell Hill Fire north of Phoenix that killed 19 firefighters. Western Washington has been spared major fires, but don't count on that lasting forever. While big fires are…	2013-09-16
Two-year initiative looks at disaster preparation	When the next big earthquake rocks King County, emergency responders have a plan. The first week or two is all mapped out. After that? It’s a mystery. Would Seattle close its business district for a set period of time, as Christchurch, New Zealand, did? How long…	2013-09-16
GPS measures Nelson's unofficial record paddle at 151.88 miles	Bellingham padler Brandon Nelson unofficially paddled 151.88 miles around Lake Padden according to the GPS tracking systems he had on his boat on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 20-21, according to Western Washington University Environmental Studies Department chairman Michael Medler.	2013-08-23

Western Reads to hold panels on environmental science ethics and social justice

2013-10-10

Economist Charles Antholt to discuss world water issues Oct. 10

2013-10-10

The jellyfish are coming! Experts tangle with exploding population

A "jellyfish bloom" may sound pretty, but it can get ugly fast. A swarm of moon jellyfish from the Baltic Sea were sucked into the cooling pipes of a nuclear power plant on the Swedish coast last week, shutting down one of the three units for four days. In 2008, another such "…

2013-10-08

Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji to share her experience Oct. 9

2013-10-07

Lecture series, professional development course offered at Western Washington University Center at OC Poulsbo

Western Washington University will offer a lecture series and professional development opportunities this fall at the new Western Washington University Center at Olympic College in Poulsbo.
The fall Western Lecture Series will explore topics surrounding environmentalism, drawing on the…

2013-10-07

Gift of aprons connects Western to Switzerland

2013-10-03

Hart Hodges to discuss water resource management Oct. 3

2013-10-01

Northwest communities, including Sudden Valley, prepare for risk of wildfires

Wildfires have been big news this summer, from the massive Rim Fire by Yosemite National Park to the tragic Yarnell Hill Fire north of Phoenix that killed 19 firefighters.

Western Washington has been spared major fires, but don't count on that lasting forever. While big fires are…

2013-09-16

Two-year initiative looks at disaster preparation

When the next big earthquake rocks King County, emergency responders have a plan. The first week or two is all mapped out. After that? It’s a mystery.

Would Seattle close its business district for a set period of time, as Christchurch, New Zealand, did? How long…

2013-09-16

GPS measures Nelson's unofficial record paddle at 151.88 miles

Bellingham padler Brandon Nelson unofficially paddled 151.88 miles around Lake Padden according to the GPS tracking systems he had on his boat on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 20-21, according to Western Washington University Environmental Studies Department chairman Michael Medler.

2013-08-23