Borderlands: a Geographic Perspective
Cross-Border Meeting of British Columbia and Washington Geographers
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Saturday, April 7, 2001 Sessions 10:00 -- 5:00
Sunday, April 8, 2001 Borderlands Field Trip
WWU's
AWG-Meeting Homepage with more Details, Directions and, of course,
a Map!
The 2001 AWARDS CEREMONY
with (future and past AWG presidents) Patrick Buckley and Neil Sorenson
Kasey Cykler-Ignac,
Graduate Student, Western Washington
University
Karen Brelsford (BSc Hons),
University of Victoria
Photos: John Newcomb, University of Victoria
The Bellingham Meeting Report
by Neil Sorenson (AWG President)
The April 7, 2001 meeting of the Association of Washington Geographers took place on the campus of Western Washington University.
The theme of the meeting was "Borderlands a Geographic Perspective"
Pat Buckley was the organizational genius who put together the meeting and set up the field trip
Tom Terich and Gene Hoerauf helped Pat from WWU during the meeting and Bob Monahan helped setup and comment during the field trip.
Additionally, Tom Chow, Kerry Lyste and Troy Brown helped during registration.
The meeting was an outstanding mix of physical and human geography presentations. We had speakers from the University of Washington, Western Washington University, University College of the Fraser Valley, Camosun College, and the University of Victoria.
The meeting agenda, posted on the web site, provides speaker names, presentation titles and in some instances paper abstracts.
John Sproul who is developing a water resource management plan for Whatcom County delivered the keynote speech at lunch on 7 April. His speech highlighted issues and obstacles associated with managing resources that transit a political boundary.
The field trip, held 8 April, focused on the region along the U.S.-Canada border north of Bellingham. The trip highlighted land use differences and issues related to cross border water and wildlife management.
In addition to the paper presentations, there was an after lunch poster session. There were some very interesting posters-all focused on cross boarder issues.
This is the first time we have attempted to present awards for student presentations. It appears the effort was worth the effort and is a practice we will likely continue.
Schedule:
Morning Session
10:00 - 10:20 Kerry Lyste, Western Washington University
The Cognitive Mapping Project at Everett Community College
10:20 - 10:40 Tara Burke*, Western Washington University
The Socio-Economic Effects of the Carlyon, Beach/Hunter Point Landslide
10:40 - 11:00 Ryan Krench**, University of Washington
Social and Economic Factors Affecting Health in Zimbabwe
11:00 - 11:20 Nathaniel Trumbull and Craig ZumBrunnen, University of Washington
Russia’s De-Greening ("De-Ekologizatsiya") and its Transboundary Environmental Consequences
11:20 - 11:40 Meredith Reitman*, University of Washington
Reimagining the Network: An Alternative Framework for Understanding the Control of Migrant Information
11:40 - 12:00 Sandy Vanderburgh, University College of the Fraser, and Curt Peterson, Portland State University
Sedimentation in the Bays and Estuaries of the Columbia River Littoral Cell: Current Research of the Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study
Afternoon Session
2:00 - 2:20 Barry Weaver, Camosun College
Teaching Geography Via the Internet: One College’s Experience
2:20 - 2:40 John Newcomb, University of Victoria
A Brief Survey of Energy Issues Linking B.C. to Washington and Beyond
2:40 - 3:00 Karen Brelsford**, Joe O’Conner and Dan Smith, University of Victoria
Tree-Ring Dating of Historic Structures, Banff and Jasper National Parks, Columbia Icefield, 2000
3:00 - 3:20 Sonya Larocque and Dan Smith, University of Victoria
Little Ice Age Glacial Activity at Oval Glacier, British Columbia Coast Mountains
3:20 - 3:40 Kalina Noel**, University of Victoria
Conservation Measures for Aiding the Safe Passage of Urban Wildlife About Cities
3:40 - 4:00 Andrew Bach and Kasey Cykler-Ignac, Western Washington University
The Declining Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Population in Lake Ozette, Washington
4:00 - 4:20 Kasey Cykler-Ignac*, Western Washington University
Investigation of the Effects of Hydraulic Variability on Sockeye Salmon in Lake Ozette, Washington
* Best Graduate Research Paper Competition
** Best Undergraduate Research Paper Competition
6:00 -- No Host Dinner and social hour
Sunday, April 8
10:00 -- 2:00 Borderland Field trip ($10.00 faculty, $5.00 all others due by March 15)
Call For Papers:
If you plan to present a paper or poster, please submit a short abstract by March 16, 2001 to:
Patrick BuckleyGeography
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225
Although the theme of the conference is on Borderlands, Geographers are also encouraged to submit papers or posters in their areas of interest.
Registration: