Moran, Mackenzie Rhea2018-12-152018-12-152018-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2405264 pages. Presented to the School of Journalism and Communication and the Robert D. Clark Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science June 2018The Chugach National Forest is a dynamic ecosystem that is suffering the consequences of climate change in real time. Field research, particularly in harsh environments, has historically been conducted by men. Yet in the face of environmental decline, female scientists are taking on the challenges of the Alaskan wilderness in pursuit of understanding and preserving something they love, the outdoors. The women of Cordova, Alaska represent a generation of scientists that are changing the way society at large thinks about science and who it is accessible to. Whether or not it is their intention, they are forging a path towards gender inclusivity in STEM through action, demonstrating they do not have to prove their capability in the field, because they already know how capable they are.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USJournalismEnvironmental scienceWomenSciencePhotographyJournalismPersonal essayAlaskaThesis/Dissertation