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urbanization of the Parkland and Spanaway. These materials also capture the PLU, Parkland, and Spanaway communities responses to the watershed, including recent responses to the environmental threats impacting the health of the water. The exhibit and archive would not be possible without the generous support of a grant from the Clover Creek Watershed Council and a Kelmer-Roe Faculty-Student Research Fellowship. Discover the dedicated contributors behind the research and conservation efforts of CCW. READ
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Captain Conservation (pdf) view download
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, said in a statement that it’s clear their vibrant, brilliant son touched many lives. “We are so grateful to God for the gift Tom has been,” they wrote. “We can’t imagine a life without that gift, even though we lost him early.” Remembering Tom: Tumblr | A Mother’s Tribute William Teska, Ph.D. , died in his home June 25. Teska started his service to PLU as professor of biology in July 2000. He served as associate provost from that time until June 2003, and as chair of the environmental studies
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Call to PLU Community Members for Green Fund Sustainability Project Proposals Posted by: Zach Powers / January 12, 2015 Image: [Photo by John Froschauer] January 12, 2015 By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 12, 2015)—The Pacific Lutheran University Sustainability Committee is now accepting proposals for projects that aim to make the PLU campus more sustainable. Accepted projects will advance energy conservation in any aspect of PLU life, feature students in leadership
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mountains. She earned an MS in resource conservation and a PhD in organismic biology and ecology from The University of Montana in Missoula, specializing in the dynamics of positive interactions among animal and plant life. With a background in biology, a devotion to applied natural history, and a passion for sharing the wonders of nature with others, Dayna has worked in the field of biomimicry with business partner Janine Benyus since 1998 as a business catalyst, educator, researcher, and design
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Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah—how did you secure that internship? I wanted to be in my home state (Utah) for the summer, so I searched for opportunities to work out there–I found this internship online! I looked specifically for paid summer internships involving environmental science and conservation. What was the application process like for this internship? Besides a thorough brushing-up on my knowledge of ecology and land management, the baseline application process involved an interview with people
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my field, and when I saw that this one combined environmental studies and journalism, it seemed like a perfect fit for the path I wanted to pursue. The goal laid out to us during interviews was that we would be formulating an anthology of Southern Iceland, and each intern would research and write a chapter to contribute – my topic was environmental conservation, but there were other interns studying anything from geology to health care and culture. Walk us through your internship experience from
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contribute – my topic was environmental conservation, but there were other interns studying anything from geology to health care and culture. Walk us through your internship experience from start to finish. AS: The internship had three phases: pre-research, field research and publication. The first phase was pre-research in the spring. We would meet in groups of interns and one-on-one with our research directors to focus on our goals and create an outline for the on-site phase. The second phase was ten
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showed me the to ropes around the Clover Creek watershed.” Taking inspiration from Tobiason, Ojala-Barbour targeted a space behind the UC that, back in the 1970s, Tobiason saved from becoming a parking lot. The site had been inaccessible for years, thanks to dense thickets of Himalayan blackberries, an invasive species that negatively affects the Garry oak tree. He began going to conservation group meetings and learning all he could. It was at a Pierce County Conservation District meeting that he
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at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, and a Fellow of both The Explorers Club and The Royal Geographical Society. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Directed excavations, conservation activities and research in Egypt’s ancient New Kingdom cemetery, the Valley of the Kings: – excavated and documented seven undecorated tombs. – rediscovered the lost tomb KV 60 in which was found a mummy since identified as the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut. – conducted a field season dedicated to conservation. * Served as
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