Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington book coverIn a new history of forestry science education and research at the University of Washington, Robert Edmonds covers the field from its early logging days to the preservation of old-growth forests and the current era of climate change.

In 1973, past UW president Henry Schmitz published a history titled “The Long Road Traveled,” tracing the then College of Forestry from 1907 to the mid-1960s.

Now Edmonds, professor emeritus in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has updated that history with his own book, years in the making: “Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington.” The book, bringing the history up to 2020, will be published in February by Archway Publications of Bloomington, Indiana.

UW Notebook asked a few questions about the book and the task of capturing more than a century of UW forestry work.

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