Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 20 No. 2 (2022)

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Cover art by Kyla Schmitt

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    Art Feature: “Canopies, Cascades, and Canyons”
    (University of Oregon, 2022-11) Schmitt, Kyla
    During the summer of 2022, my travels—for environmental fieldwork and vacations alike—took me all across Oregon’s Cascade Range, from the North Santiam Canyon to Mount Bachelor. Whether the skies were misty or blue, whether the forests old-growth or young, I always found myself in awe of the sweeping landscapes and the lush stands that punctuate them. These photographs aim to capture just a few of the awe-inspiring sceneries I had the privilege of experiencing.
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    Art Feature: “Loss and Regrowth”
    (University of Oregon, 2022-11) Schmitt, Kyla
    During a recent job as a field technician, I spent time in the burn area of the Beachie Creek Fire, which struck the Lyons-Detroit corridor in August 2020. The fire burned nearly 200,000 acres of old-growth forest, and countless people lost their homes. In the two years that have passed since the incident, however, the scarred hills have gradually grown brighter as foxgloves and other early-successional flora take hold. While wildfires can have devastating effects on human populations—effects that I do not at all intend to diminish—wildfires are a natural part of Oregon’s landscape, and they open up ecological niches for a plethora of wonderful meadow species that cannot tolerate the shady conditions created by old-growth canopies. This photo juxtaposes the human cost of wildfires—embodied by the abandoned, rusted trailer—with the ecological rejuvenation of open skies and ash-rich soil.
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    Cover Art: “Asleep”
    (University of Oregon, 2022-11) Schmitt, Kyla
    Looking east, Mount Hood dominates the skyline of northwestern Oregon. White-capped or craggy brown, it looms above the sprawling urban streets, the winding Sandy River, the fir trees, the railroads, the fireweed and false Solomon’s seal. Though none of us are old enough to remember the last time Mount Hood shook the state with an eruption, the ancient networks of alpine forests and meadows sowed by fire remind us: the mountain is not dormant, just asleep.
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    Letter from the Editors
    (University of Oregon, 2022-11) Ginieczki, Taylor Sarah; Taylor, Jay; Schmitt, Kyla
    In more ways than one, our 2021–2022 school year set major records. In the fall, the most students to ever attend the UO matriculated as Ducks. In the spring, Eugene received so much rain that April was the 7th-wettest ever recorded (I never said that every new record was a good one). Best of all, in the summer, OURJ received more submissions for this Summer 2022 Issue than ever before — nearly tripled from our previous issue just six months prior — and now publishes 10 of them, the most articles we have ever published in an issue.