Category: Prairie Restoration Project

As part of its annual Sustainability Week celebration, Eastern Washington University hosted a daylong conference devoted to exploring some of the most pressing environmental issues facing our way of life. “Sovereignty Through Sustainability” addressed critical topics such as drought and climate change, water law, salmon runs, Tribal history and culture, food sovereignty and natural resources…

EWU’s progress on the Palouse Prairie Restoration Project is highlighted in the Inlander.

EWU’s Geology Field Camp, a capstone requirement that allows budding geologists to demonstrate what they’ve learned in the real world, was reinvented this summer in order to keep students healthy and safe. Because the typical field camp requires interstate travel and shared lodging, universities across the nation cancelled their camps due to COVID concerns. Chad…

EWU’s progress on the Palouse Prairie Restoration Project is highlighted in the Spokesman-Review.

As the country celebrates Earth Day 2021, Eastern Washington University is excited to launch the next phase of an innovative sustainability effort underway on the Cheney campus. The Prairie Restoration Project will transform 120 acres of university owned land back to its native “Palouse” habitat. In the days before development and agriculture, the patch of…