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People with clipboards taking down observations of nearby plants

July 6th 2022

Citizen scientists from 200 years ago and today help shed light on climate change trends

Nearly 200 years ago, a system of academies across New York set out to collect...

Figure showing atmospheric ridge

July 5th 2022

PSU, WSU researchers to study atmospheric ridges, a factor in Pacific Northwest's extreme weather events

Last year's record-breaking heatwave, recent droughts and the 2020 Labor...

dead trees in foreground with live trees behind

June 9th 2022

Portland State study shows how ‘green islands’ help forests regenerate after fire

Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains...

Red-legged frog in someone's hands

May 16th 2022

Home on the range: PSU researchers help map where wildlife roam across Oregon

Why did the frog cross the road? To get to the other side to mate and lay...

Image of a bioswale

April 15th 2022

Rain, floods and green infrastructure: are cities mitigating the hazards equitably?

As cities grow, the area of impervious surfaces they cover grows. In...

Satellite view and image rendering of 2020 wildfires in Western Cascades in Oregon.

April 14th 2022

Factors including extreme winds, topography and vegetation influenced the severity of burns from Oregon's devastating 2020 megafires.

In early September 2020, severe winds, high heat, and prolonged drought...

April 13th 2022

Faculty Voices: Hope for the Long Haul

JENNIFER ALLEN | Professor in Environmental and Natural Resources, College of Urban and Public Affairs TAKING MEANINGFUL action—be that choosing lower-carbon transportation, shifting to a lower-carbon diet, or working to support policy...

Four students making a difference

April 13th 2022

Students making a difference with climate change

SERENA DRESSEL Graduate...

Columbia River with hills in the background

January 31st 2022

PSU-led team to study microplastics across Columbia River Basin

Microplastics can be found everywhere — from the air to the ocean — but...

Skybridge with Portland State University

January 21st 2022

ReImagine projects address DEI, workforce development

Initiatives ranging from enhancing environmental education and research at...

Graduate Student Alexandra Tissot

December 8th 2021

Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides has deleterious effects on shellfish

According to a study recently published in the journal Science of the...

Mangrove tree roots above and below water

October 12th 2021

Novel habitats created by non-native mangrove trees may inform the future management of some invasive species

In a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, environmental...