The
Campus & Community Ecology Project has a number of conservation
activities described below as well as environmental education
or research projects available for interested undergraduate or graduate
students. Contact us for more information if you are interested
in pursuing a conservation ecology project as a classroom activity,
a community service activity for your group, or if you are interested
in pursuing a research project.
An effort to grow a campus forest for teaching, research, and
public education has been underway for over 40 years at WSU Pullman.
Help grow the Steffen Center Campus Forest by planting trees, shrubs,
flowers, and grasses in this campus outdoor ecological laboratory. more...
Washington State
University has recently proposed a major expansion of its existing
9-hole campus golf course. Given the regional concern over declining
groundwater resources, WSU has committed to exploring all options
for designing a modern, low-water golf course that would use appropriate
native plant and xeric landscaping as well as recycled waste water. more...
The
WSU Native Plant Nursery is a new campus project to help conserve
endangered Palouse Prairie and produce trees, shrubs, and plants for
use on campus restoration projects. more...
The WSU Pullman campus is
in need of having a GIS (geographic information system) project conducted
to identify, age, and geo-spatially map campus trees for use in educational
projects for classes and by the visiting public. more...
The WSU Arboretum has recently
been established on a new hilltop site on the eastern portion of the
WSU Pullman campus. Other parks and natural areas are located
on campus as well. Students are needed to work with the Native
Plant & Landscape Restoration Nursery to help on projects to support
the development of the WSU Arboretum and the creation of botanical
gardens on campus. more...
