Leveraging the Extension Network to Build Urban Resilience to Extremes
LEVERAGING THE EXTENSION NETWORK TO BUILD URBAN RESILIENCE TO EXTREMES The goal of this project is to develop a framework to increase national capacity to increase resilience in cities by leveraging the Cooperative Extension (CE)…
Green infrastructure in western Washington and Oregon: Perspectives from a regional summit
Jayakaran, A.D., K.B. Moffett, J.C. Padowski, P.A. Townsend, and B. Gaolach. 2020. Green infrastructure in western Washington and Oregon: Perspectives from a regional summit. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Vol. 50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126654. Abstract: Green infrastructure…
Nigel Pickering, Ph.D
Past Fellow, July – December 2020Nigel Pickering, Ph.D Research Fellow Washington State University Phone: (509) 335-8624 Email: nigel.pickering@wsu.edu Nigel Pickering is a Research Associate Professor at the State of Washington Water Research Center (WRC) and the…
Townsend, 4-institution team earns top score at Extension summit
Patricia Townsend, a WSU Extension specialist in renewable energy and green infrastructure, was honored this spring as part of a team of extension agents creating opportunities for sustainability and change. Townsend took part in the eXtension…
Sustainable Urban Systems
July 30-August 1, 2019 – Talaris Conference Center in Seattle, WA. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this by-invitation only workshop brought together a select group of 40 experts across an array of disciplines, sectors, and…
Urban Green Infrastructure Summit
Urban Green Infrastructure Summit Creating new collaborative networks, identifying research and education priorities, and sharing existing resources. Metropolitan areas face many challenges, including those of urban flooding, storm-water management, air and water quality, urban heat…