This semester I have wrestled with some really tough questions and have not yet come to any solid conclusions but the thesis process in underway! I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to work at the USGS this summer and try to find some more concrete questions to sink my teeth into. My work […]

This image is trying to map out all of the connections that occur between the actors involved in the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and their relationships with the four main branches of systematic environmental theory: ontology, epistemology, ethics, and politics. The basic breakdown of the Klamath situation is as follows. Main actors include federal agencies, […]

On the surface, it seems as though integrating relevant scientific information into environmental actions, whether they be at the local, state, or federal level, is a no-brainer. A respected scientist will do research, be peer reviewed, published in a journal, the media will report findings to the public, and scientists’ research will then be drawn […]

In all of this messy mush, Liz suggested that I try and apply everything that I have been talking about and do a case study of sorts. Conveniently, I am completing a praxis project for Environmental Theory, which gives me the perfect space to give it a try. My theory project is a praxis project, which […]

Here is my first question: Once you do the best possible science that you can do, how does it get translated into other forms of actions including policy, negotiations, and private corporations? Here it is, my new guiding question: How do facts get transformed to give science volatility? Here is another question: What does that […]