Karina Gallardo, Colette Casavant honored with 2023 DEI awards
Karina Gallardo and Colette Casavant are the 2023 recipients of the inaugural Faculty and Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence Awards, respectively, from WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.

Washington master gardeners today: Nine ways WSU Master Gardeners make healthier communities
WSU Extension Master Gardeners use decades of accumulated training and knowledge to help build healthy communities.

WSU sentinel plantings to guard against invasive pests, diseases at Washington ports
TACOMA, Wash.—Aiming to catch and identify invasive pests and diseases before they impact Washington farms and forests, scientists at Washington State University will plant trees and shrubs as sentinels at […]

WSU scientist seeks Christmas trees that can withstand climate change
Drier summers and warmer autumns spell trouble for that iconic winter evergreen, the Christmas tree. A WSU scientist is working to safeguard the crop.

Public help sought in keeping pollutants out of waterways
The Adopt-A-Drain program, launched by Puget Sound communities and supported by the Washington Stormwater Center, celebrates first anniversary Oct. 1.

WSU ecotoxicology professor elected as Entomological Society of America fellow
John Stark, a WSU professor of ecotoxicology and director of the Washington Stormwater Center at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, has been named an Entomological Society of America fellow.

Excellence across CAHNRS honored in ’22 Faculty and Staff Awards
Outstanding researchers, teachers, and team members to be honored at annual Faculty and Staff Awards.

Tribal connection inspires efforts to save salmon from toxic chemical
Stephanie Blair draws on science, and the knowledge and connection with her Native American community.

A decade-long, globe-trotting search for a better Christmas tree
Plant Pathologist Gary Chastagner studies promising varieties to solve a deadly disease challenge

New endowed chair role helps longtime Extension scientist support better pest control
Todd Murray has been named the Norman Ehmann Endowed Chair in Urban Pest Management, where he’ll do research and educate the urban pest management industry in the Pacific Northwest.