Category: Field Trip
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Seeing Nature
A recent exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum compiles a range of works from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection. From the program on the site: “Seeing Nature features 39 historically significant European and American landscape paintings from the past 400 years. These diverse works offer a unique opportunity for visitors to see the natural…
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Hidden Hydrology at UERC Conference
I recently gave a talk at the great annual conference Urban Ecology Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver (UERC), which focuses on ” advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them”. I was really excited to be chosen to present (i had done a poster presentation in past years), and…
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On Walking
I’ve been thinking about walking more. As a way to process the overload of information we deal with on a daily basis. Or as a way to live with more immersion in nature. Or to explore my new city. Or, maybe just because the weather is nicer and it’s not raining all the time. 1.…
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Field Trip: Getty Center
Last year around Christmas, we took a great road trip down the west coast and over through the desert. Already mentioned is some tasty sites from San Francisco (deYoung + Cal. Academy). Plenty more to come as i sift through pics, but the visit to the Getty Center, perched on the hillside in Los Angeles…
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PDX Modern – Robert Rummer
Perhaps nestled within the Landscape and the Urbanism is my love for mid-century and modern architecture and design. An ongoing series will feature pics from this years Portland Modern Home Tour from March 9, 2013 – and perhaps some others. I really enjoyed the opportunity to see a true Robert Rummer house, and it’s worth…
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Field Trip: Cal. Academy of Sciences Green Roof
As mentioned previously, got a couple of shots on the road trip last year for the California Academy of Sciences Living Roof, across the street from the DeYoung Museum. A few shots of it from afar (as we missed getting inside by a few minutes). Oh well, maybe next time.
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Lost Rivers
I am eagerly awaiting the Lost Rivers Documentary to come to a local theater, in the interim, there’s some great information on their website of the six cities covered in the film, including London, Seoul, Yonkers, Brescia, Toronto, and Montreal. Lost Rivers – OFFICIAL TRAILER from Catbird Productions on Vimeo. Once upon a time, in…
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Field Trip: deYoung Museum
A new series offers some highlights of the epic roadtrip down the coast of California and over to Arizona and back to Oregon via Palm Springs – over two weeks of the holidays. These won’t be in any particular order – just grabbing what grabs my attention when sifting through photos. deYoung Museum – San…