Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement News
Beneath the Forest Floor: Discovering Mushrooms and Mycelium at Saint Edward State Park
Each fall, the forests at Saint Edward State Park come alive in quiet but fascinating ways. Beneath the leaves and fallen logs, networks of fungi are at work—breaking down organic matter, supporting plant life, and connecting entire ecosystems below the forest floor. During CoSEE’s second annual Mushroom Walk, students gathered at the Environmental Education and...
November 30, 2025
Monthly Newsletter: October 2025
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October 31, 2025
Monthly Newsletter: September 2025
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September 30, 2025
Learning from the Water: Environmental Exploration with the Alyssa Burnett Center
Students from the Alyssa Burnett Center visit the EERC to investigate watersheds, water quality, and macroinvertebrates through hands-on environmental learning. At the Environmental Education and Research Center (EERC), partnerships with community organizations are an essential part of how the Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement (CoSEE) connects people to environmental learning. One of CoSEE’s longest-standing and most...
September 30, 2025
Monthly Newsletter: August 2025
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August 31, 2025
Community partnerships spawn salmon education for local park
Students, faculty and staff collaborate to bring new signage and geocaching tours to O.O. Denny Park in Kirkland, Washington. As any good outdoor enthusiast knows, the first rule of exploring nature is: “Leave no trace.” There are, however, the occasional exceptions to this principle — such as when small, human-made additions to wild places raise...
August 28, 2025
A passion for pollinators
In her capstone project, senior Katrina Briggs blends citizen science and a love of pollinators in “Bee Monitoring 101.” In healthy, functioning ecosystems, every species has a role to play. From the clams that filter ocean water to the predators that keep prey species in check, biodiversity is what makes life on Earth possible. And...
June 5, 2025
Spring Break, Reimagined: Our Week of Service and Stewardship
While many college students spent their spring break last month traveling or catching up on sleep, a dedicated group of UW Bothell and Cascadia College students chose a different path. This past March, our campus community came together for Alternative Spring Break (ASB)—a week dedicated to community service, environmental stewardship, and educational programming. ASB is...
April 22, 2025
A more meaningful map
Student-led mapping effort in Saint Edward State Park forges deeper connections between the land and the communities — both human and non — that rely on it. On a soggy Saturday in March, more than 30 volunteers gathered in Kenmore’s Saint Edward State Park to help re-map the trails that wind through the popular green...
April 11, 2025
Stories that turn climate anxiety into hope
Students in a Discovery Core class harness the power of storytelling to teach ecology to the next generation. A bear named Bingo wanders the temperate rainforest of Cascadia, looking for his mother. As he moves through trees and along rivers and ponds, he encounters other local inhabitants: Olivia Owl, Frank the Frog and Seth the...
January 16, 2025
