Earth Lab Events

  • EarthLab Summer Internship – Virtual Info Session #2
    Online (Zoom) Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026, 1 – 2 p.m. PST EarthLab summer internships offer a robust, cohort-based experience for University of Washington undergraduate students. Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program at any UW campus (Bothell, Seattle, or Tacoma) as of Spring Quarter 2026 from a variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply. Applications are now open for summer […]
  • Carbon Removal in Washington State and Beyond Workshop
    Friday, Jan 30, 2026, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. PST This workshop: Carbon Removal in Washington State and Beyond brings UW students together for an interdisciplinary workshop with corporate and startup leaders to ideate on carbon removal solutions. This event can spark ideas for this year’s Environmental Innovation Challenge!Hear about problem spaces related to carbon removal, engineered and nature-based pathways to solutions, then participate in […]
  • Identifying Policy Solutions to Address Climate Adaptation Funding Barriers for Northwest Coastal Tribes
    Online (Zoom) Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026, 10 – 11 a.m. PST Experts from the University of Washington Native American Law Center, Harvard Environmental and Energy Law Program, the Environmental Policy Innovation Center, and the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group will share several potential policy tools that Northwest Coastal Tribes can use to bolster and streamline funding for climate […]
  • EarthLab Summer Internship – Virtual Info Session #3
    Online (Zoom) Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. PST EarthLab summer internships offer a robust, cohort-based experience for University of Washington undergraduate students. Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program at any UW campus (Bothell, Seattle, or Tacoma) as of Spring Quarter 2026 from a variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply. Applications are now open for summer […]
  • Nature and Health Community Dinner with Rachel Berney, PhD
    1050 N 34th St, Seattle, WA 98103 Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026, 6 – 8 p.m. PST Our quarterly community dinners welcome anyone with a curiosity about expanding access to green space to support health and well-being, environmental and health equity, people-nature reciprocity, and climate change resilience. Students, professionals, and community members from many different disciplines come together to explore […]

School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Events

  • Master Pruner: Tree Pruning II (online)
    Online via Zoom Thursday, Jan 29, 2026, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. PST Cost: $35 for PlantAmnesty Members, $75 for non-membersRegister OnlineLimited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.This class will show you how, what and when to apply a specific pruning system. This class will cover the natural pruning system, including structural pruning of young trees, as […]
  • SEFS Faculty Meeting (11:30am – 12:30pm)
    Winkenwerder 105 Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu
  • Polaroid Landscapes (in-person)
    Sunday, May 3, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PDT Class Cost: $60, advanced registration requiredFinancial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basisREGISTER ONLINEJoin us for a fun and creative watercolor class, where you'll paint charming mini Polaroid landscapes! Let your imagination run wild as you dream up serene scenes and bring them to life with watercolor. You'll learn […]
  • SEFS Faculty Meeting (11:30am – 12:30pm)
    Winkenwerder 105 Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu
  • Forest Bathing (in-person)
    Saturday, Apr 25, 2026, 10 – 11:30 a.m. PDT Cost: $25 for first registration, $15 for each additional ticketAdvance registration required.REGISTER ONLINEJoin UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique forest bathing opportunity in the Washington Park Arboretum. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The […]

College of the Environment Events

  • Soil Science – Full Series
    Online via Zoom. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, 9 – 11:15 a.m. PST Cost: Full Series 15% Discount – $230.00REGISTER ONLINEFinancial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.Join us in our series Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair to learn about the properties of soil, the ecology of soil in its microclimate and larger environment, and […]
  • AI Community of Practice weekly gathering
    Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 10 – 11:30 a.m. PDT The UW AI Community of Practice is for everyone! We welcome participation from the entire university, including students. We want to build community and are planning all sorts of fun and interesting experimental events – guest speakers, lunch and learn, after-hours events, training, workshops, webinars and more. Ideas welcomed and […]
  • Arboretum Lichens
    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 […]
  • Botanical Relief Block Printing (in-person)
    Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST Class Cost: $85, advanced registration requiredFinancial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basisREGISTER ONLINEIn this class, students will be introduced to the process of relief printing using a technique known as linocut. Using botanical motifs, students will learn the basics of relief design, block cutting and inking, and hand […]
  • Writing in Nature, Nature in Writing (in-person)
    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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