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Yoshiki Yamagata to speak on sustainable development and urban resilience on May 2
草榴社区 Offering Environmental Degree In Everett

Western Washington University is making it possible for people in Everett, WA to earn an environmental degree right here in town. Here鈥檚 information provided by 草榴社区 for those who might be interested鈥

Life on the half shell: Aquaculture dominates farming on Willapa Bay

On a blustery Thursday afternoon, Steve Shotwell and Tim Ritchey headed out to the farm. But instead of a harvester running through a field, Shotwell motored his custom-built, shallow-draft oyster boat out of the Bay Center Marina into the flats of Willapa Bay at high tide.

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Western鈥檚 Huxley College of the Environment on the Peninsulas to Hold Everett Info Sessions Beginning March 31
Professor helps Cambodian university establish climate change program
Western Alumnus Sam Cushman to Speak on Landscape Genetics March 10
Jamestown S'Klallam tribe and students spearhead Dungeness floodplain restoration study

Jamestown S'Klallam tribe scientists have teamed up with Western Washington University's Huxley College on the Peninsulas as part of a Dungeness River floodplain restoration effort.

鈥淭he big question is to plant or not to plant,鈥 said Jenise Bauman, the college's assistant鈥

Tribe, students spearhead river restoration study

Western Washington University鈥檚 Huxley College of the Environment on the Peninsulas鈥檚 professors and students are partnering with Jamestown S鈥橩lallam Tribe scientists to improve floodplain restoration methods.

鈥淭he big question is to plant or not to plant,鈥 said Jenise Bauman, the college鈥

Preparing for the next big earthquake

The next time the Cascadia fault along the West Coast unleashes a magnitude-9 earthquake, the dams in east Skagit County could fail, dozens of bridges and overpasses could collapse on major roadways, and utilities could shut down.

The region's earthquake risks have been known for鈥

Ephemeral trillium sprouts in early spring

With its delicate white petals and yellow center, trillium ranks among the more precious of the native Northwest spring wildflowers.

Wander the forests of lowland Whatcom County in late March and early April and you鈥檙e sure to see trillium blooming near stands of Western red cedar,鈥

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