Climate, Sustainability, Environmental

A Walk with the Wildflower Woman

Barbara Robinson ’68 has dedicated her life to protecting the Columbia River Gorge. Amanda Lucier ’02 and I took a walk with her to witness that work firsthand.

By Faolan Cadiz ’25

The �� Canyon: A Living Classroom

President Bilger discusses the canyon’s contributions to sustainability, learning, and community.

By Cara Nixon

Desert Dreams

Professor Juniper Harrower and her students want to save Joshua trees from extinction. Will the world join them?

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson | Photos by Elizabeth Weinberg

Discovery’s Edge

�� scientists revolutionize our understanding of land, sea, space, and the human body.

December 5, 2024

Climbing to a New World

Could old-growth forest canopies hold the secret to keeping biodiversity, and our planet, intact? Botanist Steve Sillett ’89 has been researching up in the trees to find out.

December 5, 2024

Ghost Trees

�� biology students have been scouring the Portland area for hybrid oak trees. Their journey could reshape the way we see our ecosystem.

December 5, 2024

In the Classroom and Out at Sea

Susan Rickards ’90 is a science teacher by day and a marine mammal researcher in any spare moment.

December 5, 2024

What Aerosols Can Tell Us About Climate

Trish Quinn ’82 examines sea spray, dust, and pollutants in our atmosphere to better understand their climate effects.

December 5, 2024

The Polar Pundit

Professor, public servant, and polar expert Kelly Falkner ’83 has a lot to show for her 40-year science career, including her very own Antarctic glacier.