College of the Environment » EarthLab

RSS XML iCal Seattle, WA — Pacific Time
This hCalendar-compliant page is optimized for search engines. View this calendar as published at earthlab.uw.edu.

Olympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) symposium

The Washington Ocean Acidification Center will host the third Olympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) symposium in Ocean Shores, Wash. on May 12-13, 2026, at the Ocean Shores Convention Center.  The symposium will focus on ocean acidification related science and include panels on cultural significance and Indigenous Knowledge, formal and informal education and outreach efforts, management of Dungeness crab in a changing ocean, restoration and resilience efforts on the Olympic Coast, and more. NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries designated Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary as an Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site in November 2019. The four Coastal Treaty Tribes who are sustained by these waters—Hoh Tribe, Makah Tribe, Quileute Tribe, and Quinault Indian Nation—together with the state of Washington, support this designation for the Washington coast. A roundtable-style steering committee guides Sentinel Site activities and ensures broad representation of coastal resource manager, r… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Katie.Wrubel@noaa.gov. Event Types: Conferences. Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Ocean Shores, Washington. For more info visit docs.google.com.

CHanGE Certificate End-of-Year Pizza Party & Capstone Presentations

This event is a great opportunity for UW students, faculty, and staff to learn more about what the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) Climate Change and Health students are working on. Take a break and join us to connect with others interested in climate and health, and learn more about our certificate program! Food and beverages provided! Please RSVP below for an accurate food order. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (HRC). Accessibility Contact: chgeassistant@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit forms.cloud.microsoft.

Sea Change Within Us: Presented by Karin Stevens Dance

Sea Change Within Us, a recreated 2019 project by Karin Stevens Dance, is a sixty-minute performance that addresses local Washington state water issues and the consequences of climate change, using the voices of real people we interviewed, combined with moving rigid structures of water images by dancing human bodies. Eight dancers move four large panels into dynamic configurations to explore themes such as rivers and dams, endangered wild Pacific salmon and Southern Resident Orca, melting ice, sea-level rise, flooding, migration, injustices to Indigenous fishing rights, divisive politics, and the complexities of human dis/re/connection. Amid these turbulent thematic layers, grief is embodied in the “Rivers, Dams, Salmon, Orca” section through the actual cries of mother orca Tahlequah. A call to collective awareness emerges in the section “Descending Pressure,” echoing the repeated phrase of a climate activist-artist: “Our bodies are a source of wisdom.” Learn more about the program here: https://www.karinst… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Gould Hall (GLD). Accessibility Contact: EarthLab | earthlab@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: Washington Sea Grant EarthLab Karin Stevens Dance Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) The performance space was donated by the College of Built Environments. Target Audience: UW students, faculty and staff. Thursday, May 28, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. For more info visit forms.gle.

College of the Environment Community-Engaged Research Symposium

Join UW colleagues in a showcase of community-engaged research featuring applied knowledge partnerships in various contexts. Lightning talks will show the breadth and depth of this research across the College of the Environment. Participatory break-out sessions will foster new collaborations and dialogue on best practices. Save the date! Lunch will be provided. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: seagrant@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Washington Sea Grant EarthLab Climate Impacts Group. Friday, May 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Husky Union Building (HUB 145).

MAXIMIZING SNOW STORAGE THROUGH FIRE-RESILIENT FOREST TREATMENTS: An example of climate adaptive management from the Eastern Cascades, WA, USA

In degraded landscapes, supporting climate adaptation for aquatic species and their habitats will require deploying diverse management actions in order to reduce the amplification effects of climate change.  In the upper watersheds of the Eastern Cascade Mountains, wildfire suppression has increased forest density, drought susceptibility, and high severity burns. The area’s rivers are also drought vulnerable, with 75% of surface flow dependent upon snowpack. We asked whether forest thinning techniques designed to support wildfire resilience also confer hydrologic resilience through forest-snow processes, and implemented a gradient of forest thinning treatments across which we tracked snowpack response. In thinning treatments, we observed a 30% increase in snowpack storage on north-facing slopes, and a 16% increase in snowpack storage on south-facing slopes, thus indicating that wildfire treatments also support hydrologic processes. Part of the Climate Impacts Group "Our Climate Future" webinar series.  Feat… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cig@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Online (Zoom). For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Nature and Health Community Dinner with Dr. Sabine Thomas

Nature and Health 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 new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health. Our June 2 dinner features a speed talk from Dr. Sabine Thomas. Sabine is a naturopathic doctor and is co-owner of JSOL STUDIOS LLC, a family-wellness centered and nature-embodied organization dedicated to nurturing thriving ecosystems within families and organizations.  Nature and Health Community Dinners include: A plant-based dinner , Drinks , Networking , Short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc. Register by May 27. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: natureandhealth@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Event sponsors: REI Cooperative Action Fund. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. For more info visit events.uw.edu.