Farmers in the UK have planted and maintained hedgerows since Roman times. These plants play an integral part in maintaining biodiversity, supporting agricultural systems, and combating climate change.
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O'ahu faces a decades-long environmental crisis with their main aquifer. Without proper care, the RedHill Fuel Facility will continue to poison residents' water.
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Green spaces in big cities are crucial to human and climate health but are often unevenly distributed among different neighborhoods. Understanding this disparity and learning how it impacts people is the first step in improving access to public green spaces for all.
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Women are disproportionately impacted by climate change disasters and have unequal representation in climate decision-making. However, when empowered, women have the knowledge and skills to enact equitable solutions to address climate change.
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Due to environmental generational amnesia, people are losing touch with the wild. Through a comical interaction with a spider monkey, third-year student Kylie Baker shares the value of these wild connections and the importance of broadening our perspectives of nature.
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The Union Bay Natural Area provides an important escape from the bustle of city life, but it may surprise you that sixty years ago it was home to the City of Seattle Dump. Today, restoration projects are in full swing as we continue learning how to regenerate the land on this living laboratory.
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Four hundred and eighty kilometers from the Oregon Coast lies an active submarine volcano known as Axial Seamount. It is the most studied underwater volcano in the world thanks to the first-of-its-kind program Regional Cabled Array (RCA). This year, Axial became home to another first.
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Through the process of ocean acidification, the lives of shellfish are deteriorating at a rapid rate. This not only affects these organisms, but it also impacts the marine environment, surrounding creatures, and the human population. With your help, we can raise awareness and promote conservation of our beloved oceans.
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University of Washington students are getting their hands dirty by releasing sea turtle hatchlings and supporting conservation efforts in Costa Rica. Third-year undergraduate student, Kylie Baker, shares how she got involved with Osa Conservation and what she’s learned from completing conservation field research.
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Our global, industrialized food system promotes a disconnect between people and place. Buying seasonally from local farmers allows you to know where your food comes from while offering simultaneous benefits to the environment.
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After being released into the wild from home aquariums, invasive Lionfish populations have begun to dominate deep reef ecosystems. Upon further observation, these fish have been recorded preying on species previously unknown. Studying predator-prey interactions of Lionfish may be the key to cataloging biodiversity in previously unexplored deep reefs.
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This dark satire is a refreshing take on an apocalypse movie, and it shouldn’t be the last we see of its kind.
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Living in a city, it can be difficult to contextualize the production of food and the importance of farming in our lives. The UW Farm aims to connect people to the land and educate the community about sustainability and what it takes to produce food.
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How expensive is it to be zero waste when grocery shopping? I set out to assess the financial sustainability of eating zero waste in Seattle and what this lifestyle might mean for your pocketbook.
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Maintaining a grass lawn wastes water, reduces biodiversity, and harms the environment. To combat climate change, we should replace them with gardens suited to our local ecosystems.
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Scientists from around the world took to the streets this spring as part of the Scientist Rebellion. In light of rising temperatures and other consequences of climate change, find out why these professionals are risking everything in their fight for our future.
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The concept of a sustainable future usually involves the idea of ensuring we keep this planet livable, however what about the people who live here? How do we balance this need to be green and ethical when it comes to sustainable companies?
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In reconstructing all aspects of the natural landscape, the foundation of Seattle’s built environment, the streets, buildings, bridges, and urban infrastructure, reflects a western worldview where there is a distinct separation between humans and nature.
Have you considered investing as a way to help the environment? Environmental, Social, and Government-based investing generates a return for both you and the environment.
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The difference between a species and a subspecies is not as defined as one may think. What happens when one becomes the other?
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