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Canyon Lake may soon become more accessible

Lack of access has stymied Western Washington University students from conducting research projects or taking field trips to the park. 

鈥淎ccess to the forest supports the commitment to hands-on experiential learning via course-based field trips, group projects, and faculty-guided鈥

Deadline for this year's MACS cohort is Jan. 15
Farming our way to starvation: Unsustainable food systems

Marco Hatch, an associate professor of Environmental Science at Western Washington University and a member of the Samish Indian Nation, works in the Pacific Northwest with 鈥

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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鈥

'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 鈥

鈥業 just wanted to crunch some data:鈥 How mentoring and team skills led to a research success story
These Scientists Are Looking for 鈥淕lacier Blood鈥

The team鈥檚 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鈥檚 most likely to live. , a citizen science鈥

My summer in the Methow Valley with 草榴社区's Sustainability Pathways program
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