Earth Lab Events
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Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Room Strand 12A Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, 4 p.m. PST Interim Dean Joel Thornton invites you to celebrate with the UW College of the Environment community at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Join us for a lively gathering to toast the outstanding achievements of our scientists. Enjoy good company, tasty bites, and a […]
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Land Trust Building, 10014 SW Bank Rd, Vashon Island Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026, 5 – 7 p.m. PST The Vashon Land Trust is proud to present a reading in celebration of the release of The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders (Paloma Press, 2025), a Poets for Science anthology, edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, […]
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Elliott Bay Books, 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026, 7 – 9 p.m. PST Elliott Bay Books is proud to present a reading in celebration of the release of The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders (Paloma Press, 2025), a Poets for Science anthology, edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, […]
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Online (Zoom) Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. PST Extreme heat disasters are becoming increasingly common. What are the strategies for long-term risk-reduction and extreme heat preparedness? This discussion will expand on an article co-written by our featured speakers, which was recently featured by The Conversation in a new collection of essays on how extreme weather events […]
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Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. PDT The UW Center for Nature and Health illuminates the connections between nature and human health and well-being. We work with community and decision-makers to translate our findings into programs and policies that ensure everyone can benefit from the healing power of nature.Since 2016, we have been hosting symposia to bring […]
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Events
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BLD 292 or via Zoom Zoom link – washington.zoom.us… Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025, 9 – 10 a.m. PST Title: Managing disturbance in the longleaf pine ecosystem: effects of managed fire regime characteristics on fire hazard and community ecology at multiple spatial scalesCommittee Members:Ernesto C. Alvarado, ChairClinton S. WrightJ. Morgan VarnerMonika MoskalJennifer Ruesink ,GSR Abstract:Conservation lands within the range of longleaf pine […]
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Online via Zoom Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026, 9 – 11:15 a.m. PST Cost: $45REGISTER ONLINEFinancial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.Class 3 of 6. We will dive into exploring how water enters, moves, and gets stored in soils and the relationship between levels of soil moisture and ecosystem function. Topics will include how topography influences water movement, soil […]
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Saturday, Jun 20, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. PDT Cost: $35Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basisREGISTER ONLINEJoin us in person at the Center for Urban Horticulture! Summer brings an abundance of growth and blooms…and sometimes garden problems. Managing weeds and irrigation are prime targets for attention at this time of year. Time-saving tips for proactive garden […]
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Washington Park Arboretum2300 Arboretum Dr E, Seattle WA Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, 1 – 4 p.m. PST Cost: $150 for full, 3-class seriesLimited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. REGISTER ONLINEThis workshop includes three, three-hour sessions. It is suitable for writers of poetry, fiction, or literary non-fiction who are interested in biological, cultural, and philosophical variables informing […]
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Washington Park Arboretum Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PST Cost: $45Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. REGISTER ONLINELichens grow on trees, shrubs and rocks in botanic gardens and can tell us about air quality and the make-up of plants and geology. Botanic gardens can take on new meaning as a *fun* place to […]
College of the Environment Events
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Online (Zoom) Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 Please join us for the second annual International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network on December 9 and 10, 2025.This online conference is free to attend and will include sessions on management success stories, […]
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Online via Zoom Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 9 – 11:15 a.m. PST Cost: $45REGISTER ONLINEFinancial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.Class 5 of 6. Conserving and building self-sustaining soils form the foundation of ecosystem restoration. Learn how a good understanding of existing site and soil conditions informs choosing best approaches to protecting intact soil ecosystems and repairing disturbed […]
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Sunday, Mar. 1, 2026, 1 – 3 p.m. PST Cost: FreePre-registration encouraged: https://bit.ly/tree_tour_registrationThis tour will gather at the front of the Burke Museum of Natural History.Trees in Seattle are always hard at work! What exactly are these trees doing? Making and storing sugars, growing, and building defenses against pathogens are all top tree priorities, but as these trees do these things, […]
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Burke Museum of Natural History (meet at the front entrance which is on the parking lot side of the building) Sunday, Mar. 1, 2026, 1 – 3 p.m. PST Trees in Seattle are always hard at work! What exactly are these trees doing? Making and storing sugars, growing, and building defenses against pathogens are all top tree priorities, but […]
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Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. PST Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-membersRegister OnlineLimited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.Conifers play by different rules than their flowering friends. This class will cover timing and where to make cuts that will help conifers stay vibrant. Part of the Master Pruner Series held in […]