Good scholarship not only maintains a high rigor of academic expertise but also a relate-ability to lay audiences, and in this spirit, I have created a simple method to understand the broad situation of the Elliott State Forest controversy. While not a perfect representation of the many subtleties of this situation, this diagram will allow […]
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 […]