Imagine you see that a campfire has ignited some of the dry leaf litter nearby and no one but you is around. Most of us would know enough to either try to put the fire out, or quickly alert officials to get to the scene. With such early detection and quick action, it is quite possible to avoid an out of control fire that burns thousands of acres.
Read more »Student Spotlight: Daniel Sorensen
Daniel Sorensen is a graduate student at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, working in the lab of UW Botanic Gardens Director, Sarah Reichard, and researching the risk of invasion across Washington and Oregon of 2 two closely related grasses in the genus Cortaderia – pampas grass and jubata grass. Daniel works as the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Sustainability Coordinator for UW Grounds Management, and in that role he helps manage invasive species in the Union Bay Natural Area along with UW Botanic Gardens staff.
Read more »Trees Cheer for Community Volunteers!
As we bid adieu to soaking April showers, let's also wish a fond farewell to over 300 hardy volunteers that helped keep our botanic gardens beautiful.
Read more »A successful season of restoration in UBNA!
This spring quarter wrapped up a wonderful season of restoration events in the Union Bay Natural Area, with fantastic progress being made on several projects. Tallying 177 individual visits in the spring quarter, students and community members collectively donated over 400 hours of their time to the restoration efforts being made in UBNA! The northern end of Yesler Swamp saw a major improvement with the removal of a large monoculture of Himalayan blackberry.
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