Environmental Studies

Tainted Gold: Resistance and Environmental Justice in the Napo River Basin of Ecuador.

Tainted Gold is a community film screening and conversation centered on environmental justice struggles and river-based ways of life in Ecuador’s Napo River Basin.

The program includes light refreshments and a panel discussion with filmmaker and WWU Anthropology graduate student Wil Henkel, Assistant Professor Francisco Laso, and visiting Ecuadorian scholar Dayuma Albán.

Interested in environmental education and eco-social justice? Join us for a student interest meeting and Spring Block info session including an informational slideshow, refreshments, and socializing!

Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 4:30pm in Arntzen Hall 219.

Spring Block is an education & eco-social justice emphasis field practicum during Spring quarter where you can be part of a community of students all taking the same four courses & three profs!

Join us for a family-friendly celebration honoring 46 years of the Spring Block program and its legacy of environmental education and eco-social justice.

Register with The Foundation for WWU & Alumni

Come have lunch and conversation with world renowned conservation photographer Tim Flach (New Scientist, National Geographic, New York Times)! Sandwich fixings provided. Come ask about different paths to environmental and conservation careers.

Join The Honors College and Environmental Studies Department for a screening of the award winning documentary "Ozogoche" (2023). South American snacks and drinks, and a virtual Q&A with its Director, Joe Houlberg Silva. 

It explores the migrations of the Cuviví bird from North America to its end in the highland lakes of Ecuador, the people of that land and water as many make the reverse journey, the connections between them, the dangers of migration, and the effects of climate change on both.

Come eat free pizza and hear a little from a student panel on applying for and working internships! This is a great opportunity to consider your options, ask questions, and meet peers in your field. All students, faculty, and professors are welcome!

ENVS Pizza Social

Hosted by the ENVS Community and Equity Committee

Come eat free pizza and hear a little from students in ENVS 467 on AI and food Justice! This is a faculty free opportunity to check in with each other, hear about fellow student's experiences, and look to each other for hope and support. All students are welcome!

Join us at an information session to learn about the summer 2025 course, ENVS 437, Mt. Baker Wilderness, with Professor Nick Englefried. 

Embark on a transformative summer adventure with our North Cascades field-based course! Earn two credits while hiking, camping, and exploring one of the largest wild landscapes in the contiguous U.S.

Learn how to apply for a College of the Environment major, and what materials to prepare.

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