poems / reflections

native plant feature: sedges

Here's a piece I wrote for the Living Shorelines blog about a genus of sedges deployed on our 2.0 wetland biofilters, edited slightly to...

on definition of the self

following Section 3.1 Design Objectives of the 2019 Monitoring Report 3.1. Design Objectives The design objectives of the proposed...

fieldwork [6/27]

in rain or clouded futures: wet under every surface - the green heron returns we translate quickly [without speaking] gardens wired shut...

datasheets/stories

in monitoring variables & collecting data, elements that make up the Duwamish--fish, plants, water quality, invertebrates--are taken from...

on history, futurity, & the Duwamish River

One of the biggest themes I've been reflecting on this year and through this summer has been the linkage between history and futurity—the...

on community / citizen science & scientific language

On a Saturday morning down by the Duwamish River, Thuy and I gather berries: thimbleberry, snowberry, Oregon grape, Himalayan blackberry....

floating

today where the water is light I am sitting settling sinking fishing with eyes wide open through water ribboned algae curling into lines...

a Monday in the field [7/6]

So, what does a typical day out in the field actually look like? You're about to find out! Keep reading for a recap of Monday, July 7th—a...

un-executive summaries

below is the full text of the executive summary from the 2019 Duwamish floating wetlands report, followed by an erasure recentering the...

saturday [6/27]

Saturday began in misty rain (my favorite kind!). Strange on a late June morning, but so far, the weather seems to plan for rain every...