Theses conducted at UW Botanic Gardens or by UW Botanic Gardens Associated Graduate Students
Print copies of most theses available at the Miller Library or the main UW Library.
| Author | Title | Date | Committee Chair |
| Alexander, Gemma D | Effects of mulch on Pacific Northwest Natives | 2003 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Alfano, Carolyn J | Self-sowing ornamentals : can self-sowing be used to predict invasiveness in natural areas | 2002 | Sarah Reichard |
| Allen, Derek | University of Washington’s Society for Ecological Restoration Native Plant Nursery Business Plan and Plant Production Manual | 2018 | Kern Ewing |
| Allen, Stephanie M | Growth study of yardwaste compost, a demonstration garden at the Center for Urban Horticulture | 1994 | Kern Ewing |
| Andreu, Anne Gilligan. | Effects of fall prescribed fire on regeneration from the seed bank of two western Washington grasslands | 2005 | Kern Ewing |
| Antieau, Clayton Joseph | Patterns of natural variation in oceanspray, Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. (Rosaceae) | 1985 | William Hathaway |
| Backus, Jon | Ecological Restoration Project Planning in the Union Bay Natural Area; A synthesis of restoration techniques for varying site goals | 2019 | Jon Bakker |
| Baker, Linda M. | Germination of seeds from wetland soil as a source of plant material for wetland restoration | 1994 | Kern Ewing |
| Barndt, Katie | An assessment of the allelopathic potential of herb robert (Geranium robertianum) | 2008 | Sarah Reichard |
| Bauerle, William L. (William Leonard), 1972- | Diurnal water potential gradients in relation to water loss from old growth douglas-fir, Psuedotsuga menziesii, trees | 1997 | Tom Hinckley |
| Bauerle, Taryn Lynette | Relative effectiveness of control mechanisms for juvenile English ivy (Hedera helix) as determined by environmental and physiological variables | 2001 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Bazinet, Oliver | Urban Environmental Stewardship in Practice: using the Green Seattle Partnership to examine relationships between ecosystem health, site conditions, and restoration efforts | 2014 | Kern Ewing |
| Beeman, Paul Frederick, 1948- | Development of DNA/DNA hybridization techniques with applications to cactus systematics | 1987 | William Hathaway |
| Beitel, Joanna James | Abies and Ilex at the Washington Park Arboretum : two collections proposed as candidates for the North American Plant Collections Consortium | 1993 | Clem Hamilton |
| Bell, Robert H., 1968- | Restoration planting of Quercus garryana (Garry oak) : a comparison of plant material, irrigation treatments, and planting sites | 1997 | Kern Ewing |
| Bennett, Matt | Establishmnet of American Dunegrass (Leymus mollis) communities at upland dredge material disposal sites fot sand stabilization ande invasive plant species control | 2005 | Kern Ewing |
| Bergendorf, David W | The influence of soil properties on the morphology and health of the Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii Pursh) in Seattle public parks | 2002 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Bidnick, Joel | Modeling soil respiration in soilless systems: aquaponic flood-and-drain grow beds | 2016 | |
| Blume Colasurdo, Laura | Garry oak restoration in central Washington: planting technique evaluation and preliminary target identification through stand characterization | 2009 | Jon Bakker |
| Bowman, Whitney | Evaluation of the Well-KEPT English Ivy Best Management Practices | 2019 | Jon Bakker |
| Bradshaw, Michael | Potential Organic Fungicides for the Control of Powdery Mildew on Chrysanthemum x morifolium | 2015 | Sarah Reichard |
| Bradshaw, Michael | Epidemiology and biology of the powdery mildews and their host plants | 2020 | Patrick Tobin |
| Breems, Joel | Impact of historic wood waste deposits on eelgrass habitat | 2009 | Kern Ewing |
| Bressette, Dana Kelley | Determining causes of decline of Pacific madrone in urban landscapes of the Pacific Northwest | 1995 | Clem Hamilton |
| Brickey, Jennifer A | Determination of the effects of anti-icer compounds upon the rare plant Hackelia venusta | 2004 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Broadlick, Kelly | Determining seed dormancy and germination requirements of two upland prairie sedges, Carex inops ssp. inops and Carex tumulicola | 2016 | Kern Ewing |
| Brooks, Lorraine | Can commercial wildflower seed mixes contribute to the spread of invasive species? | 2007 | Sarah Reichard |
| Brown, Wendy Lorraine | Evaluation of cattle grazing effects on floristic composition in eastern Washington vernal pools | 1999 | Sarah Reichard |
| Brueggerhoff, Robert Stephen | Visitor Survey for the University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden | 2001 | John Wott |
| Buchner, Derek | Examining Restoration Success after Ten-years of the Green Seattle Partnership: Implementation and Results of the First Phase 4 Verifications | 2016 | Kern Ewing |
| Buck, Sharon Thompson | Designing a curriculum in continuing education and public service for the Center for Urban Horticulture including the Washington Park Arboretum | 1982 | John Wott |
| Buening, Jennifer | Restoration planning for Salmon Creek watershed | 2011 | Kern Ewing |
| Burgess, Hillary | Local and Landscape-Level Influences of Bee Abundance and Diversity in Residential Gardens | 2013 | Sarah Reichard |
| Cadenhead, Christina A. | Facilitating the Interpretation of the Washington Park Arboretum: A selective review and application of the Interpretive and Wayfinding Plan |
2012 | Sarah Reichard and Stephen Kerr |
| Cady, Aaron. | An Internet interpretation of the Washington Park Arboretum plant collections | 1998 | John Wott |
| Calimpong, Crescent | Elwha River Revegetation 2013: A plant performance study | 2014 | Kern Ewing |
| Calvert, Ilana | Conservation in the City | 2012 | Sarah Reichard |
| Carney, Laura | Macroalgal restoration techniques | 2003 | Kern Ewing |
| Carragee, Anna | Society for Ecological Restoration-UW native plant nursery: Forging the missing link between plant materials and student restoration projects | 2016 | Kern Ewing |
| Chan, Anne-Gigi | Project management tool kit and handbook for Society for Ecological Restoration-UW restoration sites | 2018 | Kern Ewing |
| Chen, Niannian. | The biological foundation of an ecogeographic display collection, representing Mount Emei, China, for the Washington Park Arboretum | 1994 | Clem Hamilton |
| Chenoweth, Joshua | Sediment seedbank and the restoration of land behind the Elwah River dams | 2007 | Kern Ewing |
| Church, Elliot | Invasive English holly (Ilex aquifolium L.) in clear-cut and forest units in a Western Washington managed forest | 2016 | Sarah Reichard |
| Ciecko, Lisa | Effects of mulch, irrigation, and irrigation gel on the establishment of conifer seedlings at Seattle forest restoration sites | 2009 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Clark, Lauren A. | Bee-crossed Lovers and a Forbidden Castilleja Romance: Cross-breeding between C. hispida and endangered C. levisecta in prairie restoration sites | 2015 | Sarah Reichard |
| Collman, Sharon | Insect pests of ornamental trees and shrubs of the University of Washington Arboretum | 1972 | |
| Combs, Julie Kathryn | Astragalus sinuatus (Piper), a Washington State endangered plant species : pre-dispersal seed predation, seedling recruitment, and interactions with Bromus tectorum L. | 2005 | Sarah Reichard |
| Combs, Julie Kathryn | Predispersal seed predators and nectar robbers : the influence of plant and animal traits on plant reproduction and bumblebee foraging behavior | 2011 | Sarah Reichard |
| Connor, Michelle Christine | Ecological correlates to monotypic stands of Spiraea douglasii in palustrine wetlands of the lowland Puget Sound region | 2001 | Kern Ewing |
| Cooke, Sarah Spear | The edaphic ecology of two western North American composite species | 2001 | Tom Hinckley |
| Corletta, Robert | An assessment of tree inventories in Washington state municipalities | 2001 | John Wott |
| Crandell, Caren Jane. | Effect of grazing by Branta canadensis (Canada geese) on the fitness of Carex lyngbyei (Lyngby’s sedge) at a restored wetland in the Duwamish River Estuary | 2001 | Kern Ewing |
| Crandell, Caren Jane. | Is Sweetgrass on the Decline? Response of Schoenoplectus pungens (M. Vahl) Palla var. badius (K. Presl) S. G. Smith to Environmental ariables, Cultural Use, and Anthropogenic Change in Grays Harbor, Washington | 2018 | Kern Ewing |
| Davis, Scott | Mapping & Managing Urban Ecosystems | 2019 | Jon Bakker |
| Delvin, Eric | Restoring abandoned agricultural lands in Puget Lowland prairies : a new approach | 2013 | Jon Bakker |
| De Maria, Kathleen | Horticultural citations in the restoration literature | 2010 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Denkers, Elyse | The wetland mitigation process in Yesler Swamp, Seattle, WA: Guidance for the future | 2015 | Kern Ewing and Jim Fridley |
| DesCamp, Wendy C. | Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum : an invasive plant species in the Pacific Northwest | 2010 | Sarah Reichard |
| Dettweiler-Robinson, Eva | Multiple fires and landscape factors affect vegetation composition over time and interact to affect biological soil crust cover | 2011 | Jon Bakker |
| Diemer, Jon | Centennial Woods Resoration and Management Plan | 2014 | Kern Ewing |
| Dlouhy, Kelly Sue | Planted species in wetland mitigation sites : planting practices and species progress | 2001 | Kern Ewing |
| Dobie-Laubenheimer, Michele | Status and Community Composition of Northern Puget Sound Prairies | 2000 | Kern Ewing |
| Dorner, Jeanette Maria Walthall | The south Puget Sound prairie plant community : a multivariate analysis of plant species distribution and the relationship of environmental variables | 1999 | Kern Ewing |
| Dougherty, Dean F | Manual control and post control impacts of Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (Scotch broom) | 2003 | Sarah Reichard |
| Dugan, Sean W. | An assessment of municipal tree ordinance in Washington state | 2004 | Kathy Wolf |
| Edsforth, Robert | Golf Course Property Restoration | 2013 | Kern Ewing & James Fridley |
| Elliot, Crystal | Tidal emergent plant communities, Russian Island, Columbia Estuary | 2004 | Kern Ewing |
| Ewing, Kern | Plant response to environmental variation in the Skagit marsh / by Kern Ewing | 1982 | |
| Farber, Shelley A | A primer on starting a community and urban forest council | [1991] | Gordon Bradley |
| Farmer, Augustus Jenkins | Follow-up activities for field trips : fourth graders in a public | 1993 | John Wott |
| Farmer, Jessica. | Variations in types of major funding partnerships in college and university gardens | 2010 | Sarah Reichard |
| Fetherston, Kevin | Evidence for the large wood cycle as a critical element in river valley dynamics | 2005 | Kern Ewing |
| Fischer, Michelle | Plant height, percent cover, and total numbers of six essential prairie plants after fire treatments in South Sound prairies | 2014 | Kern Ewing and Jim Fridley |
| Flora-Tostado, Matt | Evaluating volunteer data quality for Citizen Science projects in phenology: estimating peak bloom in Kwanzan cherry trees on UW campus | 2013 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Foster, Drew | A UAS-based approach toward habitat suitability modeling of a rare endemic plant | 2021 | Monika Moskal |
| Fowles, Paul | The Burke-Gilman Trail vegetation management and restoration guidelines | [1997] | |
| Fox, Dangelei | Restoration fate of lomatium species used by Native Americans | 2008 | Kern Ewing |
| Fox, Victoria | Understanding the Microbiome of Puget Prairies: Community composition of bacteria in a hemiparasitic plant system |
2020 | Jon Bakker |
| Frappier, Kimberly A | Ecological evaluation of a restored subalpine grassland, Sunrise, Mount Rainier | 2004 | Kern Ewing |
| Fraser, Andrew | Use of Solarization to Kill the Root Crown and Reduce the Seed Bank Viability of Rubus armeniacus Focke and Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link | 2013 | Kern Ewing |
| Funk, Sue Ann | Urban forestry notebook | 1990 | John Wott |
| Gayaldo, Perry Fleming | Native shrub-steppe restoration at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington | 1996 | Kern Ewing |
| Gayaldo, Perry | Seagrass restoration involving the alteration of sediment chemistry/redox and submarine light regime | 2002 | Kern Ewing |
| Giblin, David Emmett | The relationships of reproductive biology and disturbance to the rarity of Aster curtus (Cronq.), a Pacific Northwest endemic | 1997 | Clem Hamilton |
| Gilbert, Cynthia | Aspects of community ecology, population growth and genetic structure applied to the conservation of Polemonium pectinatum (Polemoniaceae), a rare and threatened shrub-steppe perennial | 1998 | Clem Hamilton |
| Glover, James T | Landscape development analysis and management plan for Boeing Computer Services | [1990] | Jim Clark |
| Goldsmith, Tara Jane | Factors affecting population growth and persistence of Sidalcea oregana (Nutt.) Gray var. calva C.L. Hitchcock (Malvaceae), a taxon endemic to Chelan County, Washington | 2003 | Sarah Reichard |
| Gorski, Andrew F | Naturalistic landscape plantings for the Seattle, Washington area : theory, applications & technology / by Andrew F. Gorski | 1984 | Harold Tukey |
| Greene, Mary-Margaret | Designing and implementing an educational plan for the Society for Ecological Restoration – UW Native Plant Nursery | 2017 | Kern Ewing |
| Griswold, Emily Bloom | The origen and development of ecogeographic displays in North American botanic gardens | 2002 | Sarah Reichard |
| Guthrie, Caitlin | Environmental Controls on Installed Woody Plant Establishment in the Hydrologically Restored Tidal Freshwater Wetlands of the Nisqually River Delta | 2012 | Kern Ewing |
| Haan, Nathan L | Ecological interactions between Euphydryas editha larvae and their host plants | 2017 | Jon Bakker |
| Hackman, Nicole | Plant Responses to the Urban Climate: A Look at Stomatal Numbers and Growth of Plants in Seattle, Washington | 2009 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Hamiliton, Lindsey | Skokomish Savanna Fire Restoration and the Effects on Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinium) and Salal (Gaultheria shallon), Olympic National Forest, WA. | 2013 | Kern Ewing |
| Hannam, Michael | The Influence of Multiple Scales of Environmental Context on the Distribution and Interaction of an Introduced Seagrass and its Native Congener. | 2013 | Kern Ewing |
| Harwell, Alexandra | The Restoration of ka’qsxw, also known as sweetgrass (Schoenoplectus pungens), in the Nisqually Delta: The case study of a culturally significant plant |
2015 | Kern Ewing |
| Haugo, Ryan | Causes and consequences of conifer invasion into Pacific Northwest grasslands | 2010 | Jon Bakker |
| Hawn, Joellyn | Process changes to improve commercial landscape viability | 1995 | Gordon Bradley |
| Heil, Ellison | Restoration Appalachia: A visual and literary analysis of ecological disturbance and restoration potentials in the central Appalachian coalfields | 2019 | |
| Henrich, Evan | A Review of Endophyte-Host Relations and Implications for the Development of Agricultural Biotechnology | 2013 | Kern Ewing |
| Hill, Kathryn C | Prescribed fire in grassland butterfly habitat: targeting weather and fuel conditions to reduce risk to larvae and enhance post-burn habitat heterogeneity | 2015 | Jon Bakker |
| Hinkley, Daniel J | An interpretation of the maple collection of Washington Park Arboretum | 1985 | John Wott |
| Hintz, Daniel J | Kincaid Ravine Restoration Project: A Two Year Progress Report with a Focus on Hydrology Improvements and Place Making | 2016 | Kern Ewing |
| Hitchin, Randall C | The native forest vegetation in the Washington Park Arboretum : community analysis and curatorial recommendations | 1998 | Clem Hamilton |
| Hodzic, Jasna | Bridging the physiology and ecology of root hemiparasitic plants | 2021 | Jon Bakker |
| Horst, Megan | Growing green : an inventory of public lands suitable for community gardening in Seattle, Washington | 2008 | Brandon Born |
| Houck, Catherine A | The distribution and abundance of invasive plant species in freshwater wetlands of the Puget Sound lowlands, King County, Washington | 1996 | Kern Ewing |
| Hough-Snee, Nate | The effects of flooding, fertilization and initial plant size on the growth and biomass allocation of Carex obnupta and Carex stipata | 2010 | Kern Ewing |
| Howard, Malcolm | Prairie Rain Garden Design and Installation Project | 2015 | Kern Ewing |
| Hsiao, Jennifer | Calibration, Validation and Improvement of a Process-based Crop Simulation Model for Hardneck Garlic (Allium sativum L.) | 2015 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Huang, Chih-Lin, 1957- | Distribution and abundance of plants on the Montlake Wildlife Area | 1988 | Roger del Moral |
| Ichii, Naoko | Comparative study of restoration projects in the United States and Japan | 2003 | John Wott |
| Ingebright, Shannon | Monitoring plant performance at two restored beaches: Bowman and Cornet Bay, Deception Pass State Park, WA | 2018 | Kern Ewing |
| Jauregui, Juan | Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project Analysis: Canjilon Ranger District Carson National Forest, New Mexico | 2017 | Jim Fridley |
| Johnson, Lara | Mycorrhizal implication in the establishment of pioneer species on mine tailings | 2004 | Kern Ewing |
| Jones, Bryon | University of Washington tree and woody shrub selection and planting specifications | 2004 | John Wott |
| Kaiser, Kyra | A Seedling Identification Guide For Common Plants on Mt. Rainier and the North Cascades [senior capstone] | 2018 | Lambers |
| Keeley, Melissa Ann | A study in urban revegetation : germination and establishment of South Puget Sound prairie species on a capped landfill | 2000 | Clem Hamilton |
| Kimble, Matthew | Variation of Terrestrial and Aquatic Riparian Biodiversity in Response to Watershed Condition | 1999 | Kern Ewing |
| Kinmonth-Shultz, Hannah | Acquisition and allocation of resources in response to elevated CO2 and nitrogen fertilization in two perennial C3 grasses | 2009 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Kirsis, Valdis Imants | A mapanal analysis of the Center for Urban Horticulture’s natural research area : a project summary | [1988] | |
| Kjelgren, Roger Keith, 1954- | Development of Liquidambar styraciflua L. in three urban microclimates | 1988 | James Clark |
| Kleindl, William James | A benthic index of biotic integrity for Puget Sound lowland streams, Washington, USA | 1995 | Kern Ewing |
| Kluver, Teresa. | Native growth in the urban forest of Redmond, Washington : its management and maintenance | 1996 | Gordon Bradley |
| Kuser, John E | Potential site index of redwood as a function of climate | 1976 | |
| Kuykendall, Thomas Marshall | Feasibility of establishing aesthetic injury levels for root weevil damage on rhododendron | 1988 | John Wott |
| Lambert, Amy | San Juan Island Restoration | 2006 | Kern Ewing |
| Lambert, Amy | Island Marble Butterfly | 2011 | Kern Ewing |
| Larson, Raymond James. | The flora of Seattle in 1850 : major species and landscapes prior to urban development | 2005 | Sarah Reichard |
| Leach, Jennifer E. | Invasion by Buddleja davidii; Impacts on the geomorphology of a gravel bar in the Tolt River, Washington | 2007 | Sarah Reichard and Tom Hinckley |
| LevySmith, Anya | Wildflower celebration plan | 2002 | Sarah Reichard |
| Long, Joanna | Noxious weeds in Thornton Creek: a survey of knotweed in the South Fork Parks and a strategic plan for basin-wide control | 2018 | Kern Ewing |
| Mack, Liz | Using a thermal unit phenology model and spring temperature regressions to understand and predict two ornamental cherry cultivars’ response to future climate scenarios in Washington D.C.’s Tidal Basin | 2011 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| MacLean, Collette | An Evaluation of Ecological Integrity Assessments (EIAs) as a Tool for Non-Profit Land Conservancies, with Forterra NW as a Case Study | 2020 | Jon Bakker |
| Magley, Steven Bryan | The influence of lifting date on tree establishment and its relationship to carbohydrate content | 1985 | James Clark |
| Mallon, Zachary | Arum talicum Glyphosate and Tarping Treatment Trials in a Greenhouse Setting And Seattle Distribution in 2016 | 2016 | Sarah Reichard |
| Martin, Melissa A. | Native plant performance on a Seattle green roof | 2007 | Tom Hinckley |
| Matin, Kyra | A resource for collection development at the University of Washington Botanic Garden’s Ecogeographic New Zealand Forest | 2019 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Mayer, Wayne E | River Magic and other essays about life on the Venezuelan Llanos | 1994 | Bob Gara |
| Mazer, Greg | Environmental limitations to bioswale vegetation growth and establishment in vegetated stormwater biofilters | 1998 | Kern Ewing |
| McCarthy, Allison | Implementation plan for Floral Report Card: A National K-12 climate change education initiative | 2011 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| McCauley, Margaret | A Comparison of the water quality treatment effectiveness of three plant species in a constructed wetland for municipal wastewater treatment | 1999 | Kern Ewing |
| McDermott, Kyle | University of Washington’s Campus Sustainability Fund: Organizational Development and Strategic Planning | 2019 | Claudia Frere-Anderson |
| Mc Gowan, Katie | Urban Wetland Seedbanks | 2003 | Kern Ewing |
| McGuff, Luke | A Restoration Management Plan for North Beach Park | 2014 | Kern Ewing |
| McLean, Mike | Rhododendron Glen stream re-establishment and enhancement project | 2004 | John Wott |
| McNamara, Darcy Leigh | The role and function of the Washington Community Forestry Information Clearinghouse : report to the Washington Community Forestry Executive Advisory Committee, Washington Community Forestry Council, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Community Forestry Program | [1994] | Gordon Bradley |
| Medbury, Scot Daniel | The Olmsted taxonomic arboretum and its applications to Washington Park, Seattle | 1990 | John Wott |
| Metz, Riley | Effects of temperature and host distribution on gypsy moth growth rates along its expanding population front | 2017 | Patrick Tobin |
| Milofsky, Jake | Inventory of vegetation in dedicated street rights-of-way without streets | 2011 | Kern Ewing |
| Mitchell, Rachel | The extent, drivers, and consequences of intraspecific variation in plant functional traits | 2013 | Jon Bakker |
| Munro, Stephen | The Carl S. English jr. Botanical Garden at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks: Supplemental Historic Grounds Report and Management Plan for Inclusion in Lake Washington Ship Canal Project Master Planning | 2019 | Jon Bakker |
| Murai, Midori | Understanding the invasion of Pacific Northwest forests by English ivy (Hedera spp., Araliaceae) | 1999 | Clem Hamilton |
| Murphy, Kathryn | Evaluation of Northwestern Seattle Parking Strip Soil for Urban Horticulture Land Use and Urban Food Production | 2012 | Sarah Reichard |
| Newell, Cameron | Pollinator sampling and habitat restoration | 2015 | Kern Ewing and Jim Fridley |
| Neuman, Dawn Suzanne | Leaf responses to root hypoxia in Phaseolus vulgaris L : involvement of plant hormones | 1989 | Barbara Smit |
| Neumann, Nicolette | Designing and Installing an Agricultural Hedgerow to Restore Native Pollinator Habitat | 2016 | Kern Ewing |
| Nielson, Sarah M. | Assessment of the adult education program at the Center for Urban Horticulture | 2005 | Sarah Reichard |
| Ontjes, Jason | Salinity impacts on seed germination and grass growth in the Arctic | 2003 | Kern Ewing |
| Papanikolas, Susan | The effects of shade and planting date on Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) seedlings | 1997 | Kern Ewing |
| Parker, Katherine. | Vegetative contribution to slope stability at Magnolia Park | 1996 | Clem Hamilton |
| Parry, Trey | Effect of Diazotrophic Endophyte Inoculation on the Growth and Drought Resistance of Glyceria elata and Deschampsia cespitosa: A Potential Strategy for Increasing Wetland Restoration Success | 2018 | Kern Ewing |
| Partington, Mignonne. | Audience research and theme development for a water-efficient demonstration garden | 1995 | John Wott |
| Pastore, Carla L | Woody plant introduction programs | 1988 | |
| Pearson, Erikka. | Control of Juncus effusus and enhancement of Carex spp. in a wetland mitigation site | 2006 | Sarah Reichard |
| Penberthy, Catharina. | Watershed Park Borrow Pit Stewardship Plan | 2013 | Kern Ewing |
| Pesl, Suzanne R. | Promotional plan : the Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle, Washington | 1988 | Clem Hamilton |
| Peterman, Thomas | Thatcher Bay Nearshore Restoration Monitoring 2015 | 2016 | Kern Ewing |
| Peterson, Ben | Urban tree cultural needs | 2008 | Kern Ewing |
| Petrova, Maria | Improving ponderosa pine growth predictions in the Southwest | 2011 | Jon Bakker |
| Pfeiffer, Christina Ann | Analyses of landscape design and maintenance requirements in urban parking lots | 1986 | John Wott |
| Pirzio-Biroli, Joan Mosenfelder. | Sympatric populations of Ledum groenlandicum and L. glandulosum var. columbianum and the possible hybrid origen of L. glandulosum var. columbianum | 1981 | Art Kruckeberg |
| Plummer, Charles | Foster Island, history, visitor use and management | 1991 | Kern Ewing |
| Pond, Rodney. | Low elevation riparian forest restoration on a former gravel mine, North Cascades National Park : native plant germination, growth, and survival in response to soil amendment and mulches | 2005 | Kern Ewing |
| Portinga, Anna | Eelgrass restoration | 2002 | Kern Ewing |
| Rafay, Loretta | Sources of variation in Castilleja levisecta and Plantago lanceolata foliar iridoid glycoside concentrations across two growing seasons: soil liming, controlled burning, and herbivory simulation | 2017 | Jonathan Bakker |
| Rains, Mark Cable | Plant community structure along environmental gradients defined by hydrology, redox potential, and shade in two Pacific Northwest palustrine wetlands | 1994 | Kern Ewing |
| Ramsay, Matthew John. | The effects of soil amendment and watering regime on germination of direct-seeded native plant species used in subalpine restoration at Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park | 2004 | Kern Ewing |
| Reichard, Sarah H. | The systematics and horticultural potential of the Drimys winteri J.R. & G. Forst. (Winteraceae) complex of Chile and Argentina | 1989 | Clem Hamilton |
| Reichard, Sarah H. | Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced to North America | 1994 | Clem Hamilton |
| Rho, Tony | Salicaceae Endophyte Impacts on Physiological Functions of Host Plants: Water Relations, Photosynthesis, and Respiration in Rice (Oryza sativa) | 2018 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Rho, Tony | The Effects of Diazotrophic Endophytes on Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolisms, and Water Relations of Rice Plants | 2014 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Rich, Lauren E | Protection strategies, water quality standards and monitoring plan for the Suquamish Tribe’s Doe-Kag-Wats wetland | 1993 | Kern Ewing |
| Richardson, Jeff | Derivation of Leaf Area Index from Multiple Return, Small-footprint Aerial LiDAR at the Washington Park Arboretum | 2008 | John Wott |
| Rickenbaker, Eve | The UW Student Perception of the Washington Park Arboretum |
2015 | Sarah Reichard |
| Riskin, Cynthia Lee | Guidebook to Invasive Nonnative Plants of the Elwha Watershed Restoration Olympic National Park, Washington | 2013 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Rocchio, Joe | Effect of substrate and moisture on wetland restoration | 1998 | Kern Ewing |
| Saldi-Caromile, Kay. | Management plan for Pierce Conservation District Demonstration Farm, part of the South Prairie Creek Preserve / prepared by Kay Caromile ; prepared for Pierce Conservation District, Puyallup, Washington. | 2006 | Kern Ewing |
| Salemi, Michelle Rose | Seasonal characterization of the phenolic layer beneath floral buds of Rhododendron spp. | 1999 | Linda Chakler-Scott |
| Salogga, DiaFelice Smith | Occurrence, symptoms and probable cause, Discula species, of Cornus leaf anthracnose | 1982 | Harold Tukey |
| Sauerlender, JP | Design of a Nature-based Health Intervention: Self-guided Forest Bathing for Public Gardens | 2021 | Soo-Hyung Kim |
| Scannell, Christine Marie | The biology and seasonal life history of the elm leaf miner, Fenusa ulmi (Sundevall), in the Pacific Northwest (Hymenoptera:Tenthredinidae) | 2000 | Bob Gara |
| Schaap, Wieger | Use of branch and whole tree exposure systems to evaluate ozone impacts on forest trees | 1992 | Tom Hinckley |
| Schmidt, Brent M | Urban vegetation management, computerized inventories : a case study of utilizing a sample-based inventory for three northwestern communities | 1991 | J Allen Wagar |
| Schmidt, David | Restoration of a prairie ecosystem at the Yellow Island Preserve and the propagation of Castilleja hispida by vegetative cuttings | 1998 | John Wott |
| Schmidt, Natalie | Parasitic plants and community composition: how Castilleja levisecta affects, and is affected by its community | 2016 | Jonathan D. Bakker |
| Schmitt, Doug | Management of restoration in the Union Bay Natural Area | 2007 | Kern Ewing and Sarah Reichard |
| Schwartzkopf, Patrick | Spruce Program at the WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM: High School Participation Program Program Curriculum | 2007 | John Wott |
| Schuette, William R | Hazard tree management of the University of Washington campus | 1988 | |
| Schwartz, Matt | Transforming Science into Best Practice: Restoring Process in Kincaid Ravine | 2015 | Kern Ewing and Sarah Reichard |
| Seebacher, Lizbeth Ann | Restoration of coastal estuarine habitats within previously diked wetlands in the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Charleston, Oregon | 1997 | Kern Ewing |
| Seebacher, Lizbeth Ann. | Phalaris arundinacea control and riparian restoration within agricultural watercourses in King County, Washington | 2008 | Sarah Reichard |
| Semler, Luke | Forest Health Assessment and Forest Management Practices Recommendations – City of Bremerton | 2019 | Gregory Ettl |
| Shank, Sarah | Fire Response and Germination Patterns of a Threatened Washington Endemic, Eriogonum codium | 2019 | |
| Sherck, Ellen | Fire Histories of Turn Point and Kellett Bluff, San Juan Islands, Washington | 2013 | Jon Bakker |
| Shoffner, Anthony V | Light, irrigation, and native soil addition effects upon the establishment and growth of outplanted Arbutus menziesii seedlings in the urban landscape | 1996 | Tom Hinckley |
| Six, Laura | Consequences of agroforestry management on understory vegetation and soils in Uruguay | 2012 | Jon Bakker |
| Smarr, Thomas Alan. | Evaluating the development and management of native plant display gardens | 2001 | John Wott |
| Smith, Sierra. | Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of abandoned agricultural land and their implications for the restoration of Puget Sound | 2007 | Sarah Reichard |
| Sommargren, Alaine | Black lily ecology and restoration | 2008 | Kern Ewing |
| Sorensen, Daniel | The invasion risk in the Pacific Northwest of two closely related grass species in the Genus Cortaderia | 2016 | Sarah Reichard |
| Studer, Noel K. | An assessment of Urban Forest Management in Washington State Municipalities | 2003 | Kathy Wolf |
| Stuckey, Amanda K. S. | Effects of planting techniques on Pacific Northwest native conifers in urban forested open-spaces | 2007 | Linda Chalker-Scott |
| Sullivan, Brooke | Eelgrass wasting disease | 2011 | Kern Ewing |
| Swenerton, Kirra Katine | Soil suitability and site preparation techniques for Castilleja levisecta restoration on Whidbey Island, Washington | 2003 | Kern Ewing |
| Tallis, Joshua | Mycorrhizae and tropical moist forest restoration | 2004 | Kern Ewing |
| Taylor, Kelsey M. | Competitive interactions and rhizome reproductive capacity of an invasive plant, garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris L.) | 2017 | Kern Ewing |
| Taylor, Norma Jean | Reproductive biology of Hackelia venusta (Piper) St. John (Boraginaceae) | 2008 | Sarah Reichard |
| Tennant, Ginger | Eelgrass endophytes | 2010 | Kern Ewing |
| Thompson, Mark | Low Elevation Beargrass on the Olympic Peninsula: Effects of Light Levels and Stand History on Reproduction and Leaf Morphology Related to Cultural Uses | 2015 | Kern Ewing |
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| Tracy, Julia Helen | Investigating the aquatic ecology of University Slough before and after its connection to Ravenna Creek | 2007 | Kern Ewing |
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