This is the second post in a seven-part series titled Students of Sustainability: How Higher Education Can Teach the World To Be More Planet-Minded, presented in partnership with the University of Washington.  Kicking off the series was UW President Michael Young–now its College of the Environment Dean Lisa Gaumlich’s turn.  Read Dr. Graumlich’s article on the Huffington Post.   

The cold weather this week will delay the blooming of cherry trees in the UW Quad this year, according to Sara Shores, University of Washington campus arborist. She estimates the trees will be in full bloom by the weekend of April 6.  Read more about this and how to stay connected to this year’s blooms in UW Today. 

Imagine having a daylong Thanksgiving feast every day for a month, then, only pauper’s rations the rest of the year.  University of Washington researchers have discovered Dolly Varden, a kind of trout, eating just that way in Alaska’s Chignik Lake watershed.  Read more about this research in UW Today. 

As the Elwha continues to find is natural path and flush downstream the sediment trapped behind the dam’s concrete walls, scientists are noticing major changes.  Read more about what they’re seeing in the Seattle Times. 

There’s more sediment and more wood than expected coming out of the Elwha River as the Elwha dams are taken down — causing more than a few surprises.  Read more about this in the Seattle Times.