Mandy spent her graduate school field residency in the Klamath River Basin, studying the scientific and social impacts of the historic dam removal effort that just concluded in Summer 2024. This presentation video summarizes that time in the field and reflects on key learnings for undertaking a collaborative effort the scale of the Klamath River Dam removal.

This paper focuses on how seasonally-driven impacts from reduced snowpack in the Northern Cascade Mountain Range will worsen, increasing the urgency to act now to prepare for a future with less hydrologic consistency and dependability. Unpredictable water resources will impact agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, and human habitation in the Northern Cascades—putting human health and economic stability at risk with vulnerable populations being disproportionately impacted.

While studying under one of the nation's leading climate adaptation experts, these frameworks were designed to demonstrate knowledge of climate adaptation processes and substance.

In today's era of hashtags and influencers, this wanderlust often leads the privileged to some of the world's most remote and undeveloped places. This can disrupt traditional livelihoods, environmental degradation, loss of control over land and resources, and other negative impacts on indigenous communities. While tourism serves as a lifeline and vital economic pillar for many remote island nations and states, examining the effects of extractive tourism and exploring the potential for a more mutually beneficial model becomes crucial. This research explores the impact of modern extractive tourism on remote indigenous communities, with a specific focus on Bali in Indonesia.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have emerged as essential tools in conserving marine ecosystems and resources. While MPAs have long been utilized to manage fisheries, it wasn't until the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that they gained global recognition as tools for conservation. As awareness grows about the relationship between ocean health and human well-being, protecting marine areas becomes more recognized internationally. Governments, organizations, and communities increasingly advocate for their creation or expansion as part of efforts to meet sustainable development goals or conserve marine resources. Though MPAs have proven effective at protecting marine ecosystems, they still face numerous challenges relating to governance, enforcement, limited resources, and climate change impacts.