University of Washington Bothell


The University of Washington Bothell is a public university in Bothell, Washington. It is a satellite campus of the University of Washington. The campus was established in 1990 and is located just northwest of the junction of Interstate 405 and State Route 522, and it shares a campus with Cascadia College.

Academics

UW Bothell currently offers 40 bachelor's and master's degrees in five schools:
UW Bothell enrolls nearly 6000 students in 55 undergraduate programs and graduate degree programs. UW Bothell began accepting freshmen in autumn 2006 and the first class to finish all four years at UW Bothell graduated in June 2010.
An agreement with the City of Bothell limits UW Bothell and Cascadia College enrollment. The enrollment limit is currently 10,000 FTE students. Initially, enrollment was limited to 3,000 FTE students until an entrance was built with direct access to State Route 522. The Washington State Department of Transportation completed this project in September 2009.

Wetland restoration project

UW Bothell is home to one of the largest wetland restoration projects on the West Coast, covering. Prior to the restoration of the wetlands, the land had been used for cattle grazing. Before this North Creek was straightened and confined to transport timber from upper areas of the watershed to sawmills located around Lake Washington. The complex ecological restoration project for the wetlands began in 1997 along with the construction of University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College campus. The goal of this project was to restore the area within the surrounding urban watershed into a sustainable and fully functional floodplain ecosystem. To manage and ensure forthcoming sustainability, great detail was given to essential theories of ecosystem science and ecological restoration in the design and implementation of the site. The hydrology was restored; drainage ditches and dikes were filled or removed. Small topographic variations were added to encourage environmental diversity and multiple plant communities. Between 1998 and 2002, over 100,000 plants were planted. Seven years after initial planting, the Wetland restoration project met its 10-year objectives.
The wetland is also an area for education. Over 30 courses have visited the restored wetland from the CUSP, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, and STEM Programs.