The School of the Environment advances the Earth, Environmental, and Geosciences to better understand global ecology, ecosystem science, and the future sustainability of both the natural and human-built world.
Washington State University provides you with the technical knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to succeed in your chosen environmental career and help you make a difference in the real world.
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Work alongside leading scientists and educators studying ecology, conservation science, climate change, and the geology and dynamics of Earth system processes.
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Human Disturbance and
The Landscape Ecology of Fear
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Robin Wall Kimmerer, noted author of Braiding Sweetgrass, will be giving a virtual lecture on Jan. 31, 2023, at 6 p.m.. Free ebook available to WSU students, faculty, and staff.
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- University training in one or more of the following: Earth Sciences; Geology; Environmental & Ecosystem Sciences; Forest Ecology & Management; Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Sciences.
- Not afraid to get your hands dirty.
- Strong desire to make a difference in the real world.
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Photo Credits: National Geographic researcher Eric Guth tending equipment on the western Antarctic Peninsula – credit: Ted Scambos, University of Colorado Boulder; source: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Juvenile red-tailed hawk – by Tom Koerner/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public Domain. Tailed tailless bat by Nathan Muchhala, Univ. of Missouri, St. Louise – source: National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery. Stand of mature aspen trees on Boulder Mountain in Utah – by Martin Venturas, University of Utah. Sloth bear – source: Wikipedia; Author: Marieke IJsendoorn-Kuijpers. License: CC-BY-2.0.