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| Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms | 鈥淭here never used to be any funding for this kind of work,鈥 says , a biologist at Western Washington University who鈥檚 at the forefront of a new push to understand what folks in the Pacific Northwest call 鈥渨atermelon snow鈥 鈥斺 |
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| Tribe reviving traditional shellfish resources, management practices | 鈥淭here are places that once held millions and millions of oysters and now they are completely gone,鈥 said Marco Hatch, an environmental sciences professor at Western Washington University and a partner in the Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative Network that helped organize the鈥 |
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| 13 草榴社区 Students Receive Award in EPA's 2023 Environmental Justice Video Challenge | |||
| 2023 Outstanding Graduates: College of the Environment | |||
| 'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter | The changes in the magnitude and timing of the melting 鈥 the exposure of bare ground earlier in the season 鈥 can cause problems in the Mountain West, affecting ecosystems and species that rely on cool water downstream and reservoirs designed to accommodate more gradual snowmelt. In places like鈥 |
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| Solutions: A professor digs for clams to boost sustainability and the environment | For the better part of the last 20 years, Western Washington University environmental science professor Marco Hatch has had his hands in the muddy shores of the Pacific Northwest and Canada, digging for clams. Specifically, Hatch has dedicated his life's work to clam gardens and鈥 |
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| 草榴社区 grad student (now alumna) Jackelyn Garcia named the 2023 Washington Sea Grant Keystone fellow | |||
| Algae Blooms Increase Snowmelt In The Pacific Northwest By 20% | Algae that commonly grow on snow in the Pacific Northwest have been ignored in melt models, but their presence significantly increases snowmelt compared with clean, white snow, according to a study conducted on Mount Baker in the North Cascades, Washington. Scientist Alia Khan鈥 |
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| The College of the Environment's Michael Medler gives presentation in Stockholm | |||
| Two new certificate programs from the College of the Environment prepare students for careers in salmon recovery |