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Forest Stories, Victoria Bearden, Nate Berger, Kristen Cooney, Peter Scuderi
Forest Stories, Victoria Bearden, Nate Berger, Kristen Cooney, Peter Scuderi
Environment and Sustainability Presentations
In the fall semester, the Forests and People class examined diverse human-forest interactions and how people find value within these ecosystems. To apply the lessons learned in class, student teams conducted four separate in-depth interviews with individuals who reside or work in forested areas to examine how these individuals define their relationship to local forests. The interview format encouraged open, personalized engagement between students and speakers, focusing on identifying ecological values and their importance in shaping forest management. This presentation focuses on an ARCgis storymap production composed of two selected interviews with individuals in western Oregon. One interview evaluated the …