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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

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

草榴社区 grad student (now alumna) Jackelyn Garcia named the 2023 Washington Sea Grant Keystone fellow
One Quick Question: The Pebble Mine, salmon, and the future of Bristol Bay
Why is some of our snow turning pink?

Why is snow turning pink?

"There's a group of algae that have adapted to live in the snow habitat," said Robin Kodner, the lead scientist for the at Western Washington University. "But they only start to鈥

CENV faculty have new research published on a variety of important topics
草榴社区's Alia Khan takes her students to study snow and ice in Greenland - virtually
Pink snow is alive in the Cascade Range and it鈥檚 causing climate change

It鈥檚 not a trick of the light and you are not going crazy, pink snow does exist. In the spring and summer months, snow in Whatcom County鈥檚 mountains can turn pink. The color comes from an algae that can be found in alpine regions across the globe, and is more common than people think, said鈥

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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