The Campus & Community Ecology Project offers opportunities
for qualified undergraduate or graduate students to participate in
selected research projects. Contact us for more information
if you are interested in pursuing a campus or community-based
research project. These projects are conducted in cooperation
with either individual faculty members or a group of faculty, students,
staff, and administrators teaming up to address a research problem.
Prior to Euro-American settlement, camas
meadows and prairies formed dense, dark-blue carpets of flowers in
spring that appeared to be lakes. Help faculty develop
camas meadow restoration techniques. more...
The causes of declining amphibian populations are now the
subject of intensive scientific study around the world. "Frog
Technology" is a project to explore the population ecology of frogs
and salamanders and the development of habitat creation and restoration
techniques. more...
Bees, butterflies,
beetles, moths, flies and other invertebrate pollinators are critical
to the function of the world's terrestrial ecosystems. This
campus ecology project involves the study of native North American
invertebrate pollinators to address population ecology and restoration. more...
There are multiple opportunities for students to work with
the large number of WSU faculty conducting research on wildlife populations,
conservation genetics, restoration and management of critical habitats,
population dynamics, and conservation strategies. Some of these
projects are focused on urban wildlife. more...
How well are
we doing? What changes can we make? Moving toward sustainability
requires that environmental audits and benchmarks for future progress
are established for Washington State University and surrounding communities. more...
Transportation, fleet management,
cars, and parking are some of the biggest campus ecology issues that
should be addressed in the future. Gasoline-electric hybrids,
pure electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered cars and buses, and other
vehicles offer new opportunites for WSU to modify its vehicle fleet
and transportation system in the future. more...
