Projects from the DeArmond Makerspace, Price Science Commons, and Dean Walton
Southwest Oregon is a geologic anomaly compared to the rest of the state. This area comprising most or all of Josephine County is a section of Mesozoic continental crust from the east that...
Kudos to Oregon State Parks for not only having a free access day for all of Oregon’s state parks, but also for having interpretive rangers and volunteers on hand to help show off the...
I participated in the Eugene/Springfield City Nature Challenge last weekend and had a wonderful time. I identified 160 species and I am still waiting on others to ID a few more. However, it...
Psyched to see friends and my spouse involved in this award winning project with Eugene Public Works, 4J School District, South Eugene High School, and the University of Oregon’s Department of Landscape Architecture. They...
I was excited to see my colleague James Hillegas-Elting speak here on campus on Earth Day regarding his work on the Willamette River. He wrote a book on the river and its polluted past...
I have a strong interest in ecology and natural history. During a recent visit to an area where I am mapping conservation zone for local non-profit group I came across hundreds of...
The World offers us so much. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity go out with my colleague Dave Wagner, Oregon’s top bryologist, to explore the woods of the Mount Pisgah Arboretum and...
Careful planning when traveling to a conference often pays off. In this case, I got to see a threatened Florida scrub-jay in its native habitat at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Getting up early...
Given that Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee just spoke at the University of Oregon last week, I wanted to high-light an exhibit I hosted at the Living Learning Center here on campus a...
In the Eugene, Oregon area, we are lucky to have the Mt Pisgah Arboretum and one of the things that I enjoy most is getting out to identify everything I can in that area. ...
