WWU College of the Environment Graduate Program

08/31/2026

Congratulations to our Summer 2026 graduating Master's Students! It's been a pleasure to watch your progress through our program. Best of luck in your futures.

MA, ENVS
Eve Bernhard (Advisor: Dr Steve Hollenhorst)
Tilali Scanlan (Advisor: Dr Rebekah Paci-Green)

MS, ESCI
Brianna Benner (Advisor: Drs Manuel Montano/Brooke Love)
Cynthia Kuhn (Advisor: Dr Ruth Sofield)
Ben McNett (Advisor: Dr Charlie Barnhart)
Emily Ralston (Advisor: Dr Rebecca Bunn)

Their Thesis is available via the WWU Library.

08/08/2026

WE ARE HIRING! Development Manager, Restoration Tech, & internship positions available!

Go to www.n-sea.org/get-involved/work-with-us/ or the link in our bio to read the position descriptions and apply today!

❤ Development Manager ❤
Apply by August 21
We are looking for an individual with passion and enthusiasm for building relationships with NSEA donors, connecting the community with NSEA’s mission and work, and cultivating a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization and its supporters.

🌲Restoration Technician I🌲
Apply by August 28
Support NSEA’s habitat restoration projects on our field crew. Projects will include planting trees and shrubs, conducting monitoring surveys, maintaining restoration sites, interacting with community volunteers and landowners, maintaining a native plant nursery, and use of hand/power tools.

🍂 Fall Stream Stewards Internship 🍂
Apply by August 21
Help lead NSEA's Saturday community work parties, where volunteers come together to restore salmon habitat across Whatcom County. Interns play key roles including guiding small volunteer groups and supporting educational activities.

07/01/2026

Congrats to Brianna Benner, Jon McLean, and Harrison Collett for selection as Outstanding Graduate Students!

Every year, graduate faculty across WWU's campuses select a student from each graduate program who best demonstrates excellence in scholarship, professionalism, citizenship, and teaching. We'd like to congratulate and recognize these graduate students for their outstanding performance during their t...

06/29/2026

06/08/2026

CENV Graduate Student Alumni doing some exciting work!

For Jacqui Bergner, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aquatic biologist, the rumble of a dredging vessel's engine wasn't just noise—it was the sound of her office. For one week, she called the massive

06/01/2026

Fun event with our Grad Students.

04/08/2026

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April 8, 2026

03/20/2026

One of our Graduate Program Alumni, Jennifer Hahn, has published a new book on foraging here in the Pacific Northwest! Her book, PACIFIC HARVEST: A Northwest Coast Foraging Guide is available online to order for those interested.

Her Master's Thesis is also available through WWU Library.

Congrats Jennifer!

Expert naturalist teaches practical — and ethical — foraging skills in 'Pacific Harvest'

03/16/2026

A very special congratulations to our Winter Graduating Graduate Students! We are proud to have watched each of you grow/develop through your Masters Programs.

Kathryn Queen – MS, ES
Ella Hall – MS, ES
Elise Ryan – MS, ES
Sean Grealish – MS, MESPES
Jonathan McLean – MS, MESPES

Their thesis are (or soon will be) on MABEL. WWU Graduate School Collection | WWU Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarship | MABEL | Western Washington University

03/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr Ian Moran for winning the 2026 CENV Chili Cookoff. For the 2nd year in a row, our Graduate Students selected his amazing Pumpkin-Pork Chili as the winner.