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Noah Krakoff | MS Thesis Research Proposal Defense

Title: Quantifying how well FIA plots represent the structure of the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion in Forest Inventories Committee Members:  Van R Kane, Chair, UW SEFS Susan J Prichard, Member, UW SEFS Hans-Erik Anderson, Member, USFS Maureen C Kennedy, Member, UW Science and Mathematics Abstract:  Forests in the Sierra Nevada ecoregion are undergoing rapid structural and composition changes due to past forest management practices and more frequent and larger, high intensity fire patches in a warming climate. Effective management of these forests requires spatially explicit and reliable forest inventories. Using the 2022 3DEP airborne LiDAR data and Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program plot data, I use the two- step inventory framework to model above-ground carbon, wood volume, and basal area to map at a 30m resolution across the ecoregion. After creating these models, I will analyze where they can effectively be applied without the risk of overextrapolation based on the underlying FIA plot data. I will th… Contact: nkrakoff@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Bloedel 361 or via Zoom Zoom link - https://washington.zoom.us/j/95432686058. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

SEFS Faculty Meeting (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Agenda. Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Winkenwerder 105.

SEFS Social

SEFS Socials are chance to step out of your classroom, laboratory, or office to enjoy some light refreshments & connect with other SEFS faculty, students, & staff! Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. 1st floor hallway in Bloedel Hall.

SEFS Faculty Meeting (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Winkenwerder 105.

SEFS Faculty Meeting (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Winkenwerder 105.

Fish and Wildlife Seminar Series: Sierra Gillman - Environmental drivers of long-term at-sea population change in marbled murrelets and their conservation implications

. Contact: ndamato@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Zoom - https://washington.zoom.us/j/4432362511. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Forest Bathing (in-person)

Cost: $25 Advance registration required. REGISTER ONLINE Join 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 practice encourages you to move in nature at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere around you. Multiple scientific studies have shown that the practice lowers stress and blood pressure levels, while increasing immune system functioning, making you more resilient to diseases and illness. During this class the guide, in partnership with the forest, will offer an evolving series of invitations crafted to help participants slow down and open their senses. The opening of one’s senses encourages mindfulness, which readies the heart and mind to be fully present in the natural world. Come discover the medicine of being in the forest. Accessibility: These sessions are slow-paced and generally cover less than a mile of trail.… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Washington Park Arboretum (LNDMK-8). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Cascadia Forest Therapy. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_ea7405962d79. Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Botanical Print-Making Holiday Card Workshop

Cost: $45 Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. REGISTER ONLINE, Come make your own unique holiday cards and gift tags through an exploration of mixed media printmaking! Explore the patterns and textures of plants through print-making processes. This class will invite you to use natural materials, like fallen leaves & conifer needles, to create one-of-a-kind holiday cards to give to your loved ones this holiday season. All class supplies are provided.  Instructor Dillyn Adamo is a print-maker and arts educator in Skagit County, WA. Currently she works as the Learning & Engagement Coordinator at the Museum of Northwest Art, where she creates arts experiences for visitors of all ages. She has a passion for both biology and fine arts, and uses print-making as a way to explore both of these interests. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Douglas Research Conservatory (DRC). Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Dillyn Adamo. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_a0b9460a6be5. Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Washington Native Trees Tour

​​​​​Join us for this free campus native trees tour! SEFS very own Theo Hoss will be guiding this tour. The evergreen state is known for staying green throughout the cold gray months, so what better way to kick off winter by learning about our beautiful native trees of Washington that are keeping things vibrant this chilly season. This tour will introduce participants to some of our most iconic conifers, as well as a few of the deciduous broadleaf varieties. Contact: tdhoss@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Sunday, December 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Meet at the front entrance of the Burke Museum (parking lot side). For more info visit sites.google.com.

SEFS Faculty Meeting (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Contact: Mary Keyes: mkeyes2@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Winkenwerder 105.

SEFS Social

SEFS Socials are chance to step out of your classroom, laboratory, or office to enjoy some light refreshments & connect with other SEFS faculty, students, & staff! Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Accessibility Contact: sefsmain@uw.edu. Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. 1st floor hallway in Bloedel Hall.

Master Pruner - Full Series (online)

Cost: $350 for current PlantAmnesty Members, $410 for non-members Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis, REGISTER ONLINE Sign up for the whole Master Pruner Series at once and receive a series discount! This lecture series, offered twice annually in partnership with PlantAmnesty, is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction. The series runs every Thursday for 6 weeks, January 22nd - February 26th, with 2 lectures on each Thursday at 9:30am-11:30am and 12:30pm-2:30pm. Registration for the full series closes the first date of the series, January 22nd, 2026; registration for individual classes will still be available.  The Master Pruner Full Series includes all 12 Master Pruner lectures as a bundle. Individually, each class is $35 for PlantAmnesty Members and $75 for non-members. Registering for the full series earns PlantAmnesty members… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Ellie Bender, Christina Pfeiffer, Bess Bronstein, Keith Dekker, & Ingela Wanerstrand. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_2606a9faa346. Thursday, January 22, 2026. Online via Zoom. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Soil Science - Full Series

Cost: Full Series 15% Discount - $230.00 REGISTER ONLINE, Financial 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 how to manage and remediate soil for your restoration site. These classes were developed and are instructed by Christina Pfeiffer and Rodney Pond and are a part of UW Botanic Garden’s Ecological Restoration for Professionals program. This series will be beneficial for those working in ecological restoration, landscape professionals, landscape architects and designers, and natural area stewards. Home gardeners are welcome as well! The Soils Science - Full Series includes all 6 soils science classes: Scratching the Surface: Soil Formation, Structure, and Chemistry , Buried Alive!: Digging into Soil Biology and Ecology , Soaking It All In: Understanding Soil Water , Getting into the… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer and Rodney Pond. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_38813016038f. Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Scratching the Surface: Soil Formation, Structure, and Chemistry (online)

Cost: $45 REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Class 1 of 6. Students will be introduced to the format of the class series and learn the essential basics of soil science; how they are formed, their physical properties and chemistry. Students will be provided and introduced to soil management plan and soil assessment worksheets to develop for their own project sites. Instructors will give demonstrations of soil properties assessment techniques to be performed as homework at their project sites. Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair - About the Series Understanding soils – what they are, how they function, how they degrade, and how to steward them back to health – empowers restoration professionals to design and implement more resilient and self-sustaining ecosystem restoration projects. This series of classes will build from the ground up a holistic knowledge of soils that will enable students to understand how and when… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_fcd880cec112. Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Buried Alive!: Digging into Soil Biology & Ecology (online)

Cost: $45 REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Class 2 of 6. We will explore the realm of soil biology, its web of interdependence that creates soil ecology, and how a healthy soil ecosystem builds the foundation of whole ecosystem health and resilience. Emphasis will be made on the relationship between soil biology, physical properties, and chemistry. Soil and landscape stewardship practices and their impacts on soil biology will be introduced. Instructors will provide a soil biology assessment work sheet and review key observations that indicate soil ecosystem health. Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair - About the Series Understanding soils – what they are, how they function, how they degrade, and how to steward them back to health – empowers restoration professionals to design and implement more resilient and self-sustaining ecosystem restoration projects. This series of classes will build from the ground up a… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer & Rodney Pond. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_65ab7912b6a5. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Arboretum Lichens

Cost: $45 Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.  REGISTER ONLINE Lichens 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 observe a symbiotic organism made up of a fungus and algae. You will also learn about common lichens found in an urban environment and take home a user-friendly chart that lists lichens found in your neighborhood. Lichens are harmless to your plants and add aesthetic value to trees and shrubs. We can actually use them as indicators of air pollution! Join Dr. Katherine Glew at the Washington Park Arboretum to get a head start on learning lichens from one of Seattle’s botanic gardens. You can enjoy the late winter/early spring season by looking for lichens, rather than staying inside and missing out on the excitement of being outside! Instructor Katherine Glew, Ph.D. is Curatorial Associate of Lichens at the University of… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Katherine Glew, Ph.D. Curatorial Associate of Lichens at the UW Herbarium, Burke Museum. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_9a781a534777. Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Washington Park Arboretum. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Soaking It All In: Understanding Soil Water (online)

Cost: $45 REGISTER ONLINE, Financial 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 physical and chemical properties control soil water storage, and field methods for assessing soil water holding capacity and drainage. Irrigation tools and best management practices will be reviewed. Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair - About the Series Understanding soils – what they are, how they function, how they degrade, and how to steward them back to health – empowers restoration professionals to design and implement more resilient and self-sustaining ecosystem restoration projects. This series of classes will build from the ground up a holistic knowledge of soils that will enable students to understand how and when to choose soil… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer & Rodney Pond. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_faed8c7deb99. Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.

Getting into the Weeds: Sorting out the details of soil conditions & management considerations (online)

Cost: $45 REGISTER ONLINE, Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Class 4 of 6. Building up from the previous classes, we will review soil disturbance and resulting stewardship challenges commonly encountered at restoration sites such as former agricultural land, urban fill, construction sites, brownfields, and degraded natural areas. We will review how to assess for common soil disturbances as well as historical and ecological site conditions for their soil management plans. Reasons and resources will be reviewed for more technical soil testing through consultants and labs. Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair - About the Series Understanding soils – what they are, how they function, how they degrade, and how to steward them back to health – empowers restoration professionals to design and implement more resilient and self-sustaining ecosystem restoration projects. This series of classes will build from the ground up a holistic knowledge… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: urbhort@uw.edu. Presenter: Christina Pfeiffer & Rodney Pond. Contact Information: urbhort@uw.edu. Ticket Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_135e539bce47. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Online via Zoom. For more info visit apps.ideal-logic.com.