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The Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement (Collaborative/CoSEE) is a university-led research and learning unit that operates at the Environmental Education and Research Center (EERC) in Saint Edward State Park.

06/16/2026

As term 2 of our intern program comes to a close, we want to take the time to thank each and every intern for their time and dedication to this program. We wish them the best as they continue with their journey! Swipe left to see the hard work our interns have been doing. If you are interested in participating in this program, check out www.uwb.edu/cosee and join our CoSEE team!

06/12/2026

A new addition has recently been made to the native plant garden! CoSEE interns have been working for the past few weeks on creating a space to highlight native pollinator plants and educate the public on the importance of pollination as an ecosystem service. The park is home to native pollinators like bumblebees and hummingbirds, so this area of the garden is a chance to view these creatures in person. Next time you are in the park, make sure to look for pollinators as summer approaches!

06/08/2026

CoSEE was excited to welcome back the Alyssa Burnett Center for another outing this past May! The Alyssa Burnett Center serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It was a nice and sunny day, so participants walked around the perimeter of the lodge and did some bird watching. The participants also made plastic bottle bird feeders! We are so grateful for this partnership and look forward to future events with ABC.

06/02/2026

This month's restoration event was a huge success! We used a new mapping/tracking system to measure how many plants we removed during our event. Our interns went out and tagged all the English holly and laurel plants and then created a map of their locations. Thank you to everyone who attended, and make sure you mark your calendars for June's Restoration Event on the 14th!

06/01/2026

Intern Highlight: Kylie, our Invasive Species intern, has recently been working with Sydney to tag/map invasive plants (English holly and Portuguese laurel) on the right side of the Plateau trail. The flagging was done so we could collect data on how many plants we removed during our restoration event on 5/17! They put up 214 tags together and during the event, they collected 143. For the last part of her internship, she will be flagging the other side of the trail.

05/30/2026

Himalayan blackberry looks harmless — great for jam, easy to snack on during a walk. But along the Water Tower Trail at Saint Edward State Park, it's quietly crowding out native plants and narrowing wildlife corridors.

This past winter, two UW capstone students spent months clearing it, documenting every meter, and asking harder questions about what "invasive" actually means.

FULL STORY HERE: https://www.uwb.edu/cosee/2026/05/29/cosee-capstone-students-lead-himalayan-blackberry-removal-at-saint-edward-state-park/

05/21/2026

Welcome to CoSEE's native plant garden! These are our native plant interns Tiana and Ruth, over the next couple of weeks we will be showcasing the plants that call this garden a home. Stay tuned for the our next post!

05/20/2026

Celebrating a decade of Dr. Jeff Jensen’s Kokanee Salmon monitoring program! This milestone highlights two incredible efforts: our winter fry trapping at Laughing Jacobs Creek and the autumn Salmon Watchers citizen science program.

But more than data, this anniversary is about the people. It’s a huge thank you to the passionate UW Bothell undergraduates, dedicated alumni, and amazing community partners like Trout Unlimited who show up season after season. Whether they are carpooling out to Issaquah four nights a week in the freezing winter rain or tracking adult salmon in the fall, these folks prove that real conservation is powered by community.

Cheers to 10 years & many more!

Swipe to see our incredible volunteers in action! 👉

https://www.uwb.edu/cosee/2026/05/19/a-decade-of-salmon-monitoring-powered-by-students-and-community/

05/16/2026

Today's highlight from our native plant garden is the Salal! It is most commonly known for its yummy dark blue-black berries. The coast Salish Peoples have used and continue to use Salal for medicinal purposes such as treating burns or sores. Salal leaves can also be eaten as chewing gum to supress hunger at times. This plant is found all our community so be on the look out next time you are walking around. Stay tuned for more updates from the native plant garden to come!

05/15/2026

Swipe right to watch the evergreen huckleberries in CoSEE's native plant garden grow to their full potential. Huckleberries usually thrive in high altitude places with moist and acidic soils. Once summer comes around, the plants will produce berries that can be used for making jam, pies or fruit salads. Stay tuned to see their continued progress!

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14445 Juanita Drive NE
Kenmore, WA
98028

Website

https://www.uwb.edu/cosee/, https://linktr.ee/uwcosee

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