My research seeks to understand the processes of management, production, and consumption of natural resources and the effects of those processes on ecosystems and communities. (Read More)

I study American environmental history and the historical geographies of natural resources. This requires an analysis of the cultural, political economic and, and material geographies of resources as they are produced and consumed. (Read More)

My current project examines the relationship between urban planning, resource management and amenity development in Bend, the “recreation capital of Oregon.” (Read More)

Teaching represents an opportunity to help students discover the world around them in new, and often surprising ways. (Read More)

Many of the stories concerning our relationship with the natural world have been inscribed on the landscapes around us. These galleries explore some of these stories. (Read More)

While the relationships between nature and people occupy much of my life, I maintain a few other interests. (Read More)