Video: Island/Snohomish Extension raises awareness of polystyrene solutions
Island, Snohomish County Extension raise awareness of the challenges, solutions for polystyrene waste.
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Latest WSU Extension guides: lady beetles, soil health, and protecting fruit
Latest guides explain how to protect tree fruit crops, gauge soil health, and deploy ladybugs in the garden.
From humble roots: Approaching 50th anniversary of Extension Master Gardener Program in Washington State
How Extension agents launched a novel program that turns 50 in 2023: Extension Master Gardeners.
New from Extension: Guides on sooty bark disease, mobile drip irrigation
Latest free guides help irrigated crop growers learn about new method, residents protect maple trees.
New grant aims to reduce plastic taken from fields to landfills
WSU leads a new $8 million USDA-funded project aiming to advance soil-biodegradable plastic mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the regular plastic mulch.
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.
Lawns for a hot, dry future tested at WSU turfgrass research farm
Researchers test, breed grasses that stay soft and green under hotter climates, minimal water
Systems scientist Allyson Beall King named director of WSU’s School of the Environment
Systems dynamicist leads mission to understand regional ecologies and our changing planet
Grant to help increase wheat drought, heat resilience
WSU researchers are leading an effort to identify genes in spring wheat that would allow it to be more heat and drought resilient.
Global team of scientists determine ‘fingerprint’ for how much heat, drought is too much for forests
International team of researchers examines decades of dying trees
