Monthly Newsletter: October 2025

Welcome to Fall 2025!

As the quarter continues, we’re excited to welcome students, faculty, and community partners. This month, we’re also celebrating two exciting updates. See below!

• New Partnership with the EPA: We’re thrilled to share that CoSEE has partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to bring air-quality monitoring sensors to our network. These sensors are part of the national AirNow.gov, which is program that tracks both indoor and outdoor air quality and wildfire smoke across the country. Through this initiative, local students will monitor air quality at their schools, hang colored flags (red, yellow, green) based on the day’s readings, and see how their site compares to others in the region. We will have 2-3 sensors within the classroom and the park.
• Expanding Our Native Plant Internship Program: We’re seeking funding to support five new native plant interns this year! These interns will help maintain and expand the native plant garden at Saint Edward State Park, create educational materials for visitors, and collaborate with the Yard by Yard program. We’re hoping to raise $5,000 to sustain this work for the academic year. To contribute, visit our CoSEE donation page or contact us at cosee@uw.edu.