Electric vehicle (EV) adoption behavior change study:WDFW is undergoing a large, multi-year project to transition our fleet of ~1,400 on-road vehicles to electric alternatives to support the agency’s larger effort to reduce GHG emissions. This study will support this work… Continue Reading →
Some community mapping projects I have banked data for, points of contact, and am willing to share/ideate with current students about. Contact Mike Ruth at ruthm@evergreen.edu
Utilizing existing data sets that are being collected to answer questions, these could include; light trap data throughout the Puget Sound for Dungeness recruitment, Olympia oyster recruitment monitoring data, zooplankton sampling data, or ORCA buoy data. Questions would be best… Continue Reading →
Mason Lake is located between Belfair and Shelton just off Route 3. The proposal is to start a water quality sampling program on the Lake that would go on for at least 10 years; a sustainable study that could be… Continue Reading →
I have data that was collected as part of the Type N Soft Rock study (https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/fp_cmer_typen_soft_rock.pdf) that was not included in the final report. This includes pre- vs post-harvest surface water residence time, channel profiles, changes in substrate composition. I… Continue Reading →
The ideas that we’ll be talking to students about include: Electric vehicle adoption in rural areas, feasibility of a student shuttle to the airport, investigating the integration of bike routes with transit services, mapping existing bike parking and identifying sites… Continue Reading →
Cascadia Research Collective is a private non-profit research organization based in Olympia, WA and founded in 1979 that conducts scientific research and education, primarily focused on marine mammals. Cascadia takes on students currently in or admitted to Masters and PhD… Continue Reading →
We conduct monitoring and research of riparian and streams on DNR’s lands of the western Olympic Peninsula. We monitor over 60 streams and have data between 2013 to present. Some of this data is from a forest harvest experiment (T3… Continue Reading →
Eco art habitat restoration project in collaboration with Squaxin artist Andrea Wilbur Sigo. “Restoring the Salish Sea One Crescent at a Time” Contact Christopher Gerber at: Gerberart1@gmail.com
Firstly, we are opening an exhibit that showcases the entire process of our indigenous wool weaving style, which includes processing fibers, spinning wool, dyeing yarns, and weaving on a two-bar loom. Generally, a student maybe interested in any one of… Continue Reading →
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