Part of the Skagit River, Fisher Slough has been drained and plumbed extensively to create some of the most productive farmland in the country: More than 100,000 acres are farmed by over 1,200 operations in the Skagit Valley. The Skagit River is also the last to support wild populations of all five species of Pacific salmon, one of which — the Puget Sound chinook — was federally listed as threatened in 1999. These facts frame the challenge and progress of restoring the Fisher Slough, as described in this article. SAFS‘ Charles Simenstad is quoted.
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Speaking at the World Fisheries Congress 2012 in Edinburgh this week, Mike Mitchell, Young’s Seafood Limited’s Director of Quality and Corporate Social Responsibility, called on scientists, fishers, politicians and the fish processing industry to work closer together to tackle the sustainability challenges faced by our oceans. Mike Mitchell spoke alongside numerous academics and experts from around the world, including SAFS Professor Ray Hilborn The Coral Sea, off the coast of Australia, was the site of an important WWII battle. Now, a battle of a different sort is being waged–between conservationists and fishing industries. SAFS‘s Ray Hilborn is quoted; read more here. Solar-powered. Wireless. Data-driven. You might not think of these terms when describing waste collection, but this traditionally low-tech field is about to become less dirty and more digital thanks to a new program at UW. Read more here. Ray Hilborn – Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences – recently authored a book entitled “Overfishing: what everyone needs to know”. In it, he explores questions like What is overfishing?, How do we estimate the abundance of animals in the ocean?, and How will climate affect fish populations? to name a few. Check out the recent New York Times book review of it here. We just thought this story was cool: West Seattle’s Bernie O’Brien scours local classifieds, finds people who want trees removed from their property, and removes them — replanting the trees on his Key Peninsula acreage. He has transplanted hundreds of trees, and relishes the work — even in the rain. Read more here. Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, nine new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science or published online:
1. Title: Incidental nest predation in freshwater turtles: inter- and intraspecific differences in vulnerability are explained by relative crypsis (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Wirsing, Aaron J.1; Phillips, Julia R.2; Obbard, Martyn E.3; Murray, Dennis L.2 1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Journal: OECOLOGIA
2. Title: Dissipation of wave energy and turbulence in a shallow coral reef lagoon (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Huang, Zhi-Cheng1; Lenain, Luc1; Melville, W. Kendall1; Middleton, Jason H.2; Reineman, Benjamin1; Statom, Nicholas1; McCabe, Ryan M.3 1. Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog Journal: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
3. Title: Nitrogen leaching following whole-tree and bole-only harvests on two contrasting Pacific Northwest sites (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Devine, Warren D.1; Footen, Paul W.1; Strahm, Brian D.2; Harrison, Robert B.1; Terry, Thomas A.3; Harrington, Timothy B.4 1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Journal: FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
4. Title: Tree spatial patterns in fire-frequent forests of western North America, including mechanisms of pattern formation and implications for designing fuel reduction and restoration treatments (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Larson, Andrew J.1; Churchill, Derek2 1. Univ Montana, Dept Forest Management, Coll Forestry & Conservat Journal: FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
5. Title: Rapid sediment removal from the Columbia River plume near field (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Nowacki, Daniel J.1; Horner-Devine, Alexander R.; Nash, Jonathan D.2; Jay, David A.3 1. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography, Dept Civil & Environm Engn Journal: CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
6. Title: A New Model for Training Graduate Students to Conduct Interdisciplinary, Interorganizational, and International Research (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Schmidt, Amanda H.1; Robbins, Alicia S. T.; Combs, Julie K.; Freeburg, Adam3; Jesperson, Robert G.2; Rogers, Haldre S.5; Sheldon, Kimberly S.4; Wheat, Elizabeth6 1. Oberlin Coll, Dept Geol Journal: BIOSCIENCE
7. Title: Converting lignocellulosic solid waste into ethanol for the State of Washington: An investigation of treatment technologies and environmental impacts (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Schmitt, Elliott1; Bura, Renata1; Gustafson, Rick1; Cooper, Joyce2; Vajzovic, Azra1 1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Journal: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
8. Title: Marine Microgels (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Verdugo, Pedro1,2 1. Univ Washington, Dept Bioengn Journal: ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE
9. Title: Wildland Fire Science for Management: Federal Fire Manager Information Needs, Sources, and Uses (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Ryan, Clare M.1; Cerveny, Lee K.2 1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Journal: WESTERN JOURNAL OF APPLIED FORESTRY |
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