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 […]
ENVS 220: Final Exam Poster Presentation Session
For our final exam in ENVS 220, students gathered in a classroom to present to each other our respective group projects through live presentation and posters. It was a wonderful low-stress opportunity to see what other groups have been up to and also to showcase all the hard work that we’ve done as individuals, teams, […]
ENVS 220: The End of Lectures
Today marked the last day of formal lectures for ENVS 220, so I’d like to take a chance to do a short bullet-point reflection on how this course has impacted me. I’ve gained an array of very useful skills, including the ability to use ArcMap, which is something I really wanted to learn about before […]
ENVS 220: What’s Working and What Needs Working
It’s been some time since I’ve documented my progress so far in ENVS 220, and now seems like a great time because we have finished all of our skills labs and will be moving into our concentration project. Here are some of my thoughts on the major aspects of ENVS 220 so far. LABS I […]
ENVX Panel: Controlling the Colombia River Gorge
Overview of the Panel I got a chance to stop by tonight’s Environmental Studies Symposium scholarly panel. Titled “Controlling the Colombia River Gorge: A Religious and Political History of the Colombia River,” the four panelists gave the audience an hour and a half of different perspectives in viewing the history of how the Colombia River Gorge came […]