As the end of the semester looms ever closer, deadlines are fast approaching. In preparation for our preliminary poster sessions next week, I have completed a draft of my poster. It’s been a huge push to get everything onto the 30″x40″ poster, but I’m happy with how it’s turned out! In the near future, I […]
New Progress & Reflections on Past Topics
Much of our time in school is spent studying past material, but in my thesis research, I have to combine both current and historical material to be successful in creating relevant and applicable results. As such, I’ve done a few things this past week, including popular news media analysis, a reflection on my recent “madlibs” […]
One Road to Rome pt. 1
Today marks the point in my thesis research when I begin constructing, de-constructing, and analyzing the immense mountain of spatial data I’ve collected in the past month and a half. The question remains the same: What is the best option the state of Oregon has to maintain the Elliott State Forest’s economic obligations to the […]
Summer Flings with the National Park Service
It’s officially September now, which means a few things: end-of-summer BBQ’s, boxed wine, and back-to-school deals on things not related at all to school. On a more serious note, September 2017 marks the end of my season as a Park Ranger at Mt. Rainier National Park and the beginning of my final […]
Old-School: Communities of the Past and their Roles Today
Framing Question How have communities traditionally dependent on the resource-extraction industries of timber and mining adapted to the modern era of conservation? Background Logging, mining, and other resource extraction-dependent communities across the globe have experienced fluctuations in their standards of living (Harris et al., 1998). Many of these communities, having lost their […]
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