UW News
L. Monika Moskal
March 16, 2016
New technique tracks ‘heartbeat’ of hundreds of wetlands
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UW researchers have developed a new method to track how wetlands in Eastern Washington behave seasonally, which will also help monitor how they change as the climate warms.
January 13, 2016
Fewer than 1 in 25 Seattleites can really eat locally
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A new University of Washington study finds that urban crops in Seattle could only feed between 1 and 4 percent of the city’s population, even if all viable backyard and public green spaces were converted to growing produce.