How decisions affect people’s lives, and how human culture, values, and equity affect conservation outcomes should be considered when defining sustainability goals and approaches to environmental management.
Read more at UW Today »UW Environment’s Leah Litwak champions better food assistance integration at local farmers markets
Environmental Studies senior explores how farmer's markets might make nutritious, local food an option for entire communities.
Read more »Arboretum trail project underway to expand public access
Construction started this month on the Washington Park Arboretum‘s new Arboretum Loop Trail, one of the largest improvement projects to date in the Seattle public garden.
Read more at UW Today »Risk of lead poisoning from urban gardening is low, new study finds
Using compost is the single best thing you can do to protect your family from any danger associated with lead in urban soils. Good compost will also guarantee that you will have plenty of vegetables to harvest. That’s the main finding of a paper appearing this month in the Journal of Environmental Quality. The University of Washington-led study looked at potential risks associated with growing vegetables in urban gardens and determined that the benefits of locally produced vegetables in cities outweigh any risks from gardening in contaminated soils.
Read more at UW Today »UW students return from Paris climate talks, advocate for stronger youth voice
Empowered by their experience abroad, a group of College of the Environment students are working toward more youth engagement in global conversations about the planet.
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