STUDENT AWARDS

STUDENT

AWARDS

Congratulations to all of these and all of you remarkable students. I am just stunned how you all are just continuing to make the world a better place despite (or because of?) all the setbacks of the past few years. If you want me to know of the amazing things you’re up to (or if you want to tell me about a friend’s achievements), email me! I would love to include shout-outs in the weekly digest. - Dr. Sarah Ray

ABBEY RAMIREZ

ENST STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD 2022

My passions are many, including but not limited to: Ethnobotany, Environmental Justice, Food Sovereignty, creative expression, and Goddess-based magic. When I transferred from the Bay Area community colleges Las Positas/Chabot to Humboldt State in 2019, I made the brave and wise major switch from Environmental Science to Environmental Studies. My journey with the ENST program helped me open my eyes to the fact that all of my passions are inherent to one another, and that I am unquestionably a capable individual in any path of life I choose. As I move on from Cal Poly Humboldt, I am grounded and confident in my now well-practiced abilities to see the interwoven paths of connection between us all as organisms existing on this beautiful space rock we call Earth. I am already enjoying and look forward to deepening my part in bringing consciousness and awareness of these connections out more within us as a collective. The journey is the most important part here, so that we can all ensure we contribute genuinely and lovingly to the big web we all weave.

KORY LAMBERTS

ENST STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD 2021

After getting adjusted and narrowing my focus within environmental studies, I have been able to find my niche within prison ecology and land liberation with the aims to dismantle systemic racism by putting an end to food apartheid. I am currently working on a Black land liberation project through The Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence, with a focus on food autonomy. It is to highlight how systemic health inequalities stemming from redlining and racism can be counterbalanced by shifting to a societal model based on communal farming and reciprocity. The unlearning and relearning process of environmental studies major at HSU has a rollercoaster of emotions, ego deaths, and calls to be activists when you’re home at the table with your parents on break. The access to nature provided in Humboldt is healing.

You might catch me foraging in the rain or surfing under camel rock, hiking the Lost Coast trail and burning my sock. I’m worried about the bees being transported for pollination and the pollution ruining the bird population. But next time you think about birds and the bees, think about the kids who don’t get to see trees; the ones that can’t breathe.

Congratulations to Princess Colegrove and Krissi Fiebig, who were nominated and won Outstanding Student Awards from the University. Princess won one of the two top honors of Outstanding Student of the Year in Co-curricular activity, and Krissi for Sustainability Champion.

The award ceremony in late April– in person!-- was a wonderful honor, and family and friends were there to celebrate Princess and Krissi. It was a great honor for me (Dr. Ray) to be able to read our nomination letter for Princess (written with Kishan Lara-Cooper, Chair of Education), and formally deliver and announce her award. ENST is awed to witness and share in your successes. And special acknowledgement to the ENST nominees for other Outstanding Student Awards, Maddy Hunt and Abbey Ramirez!!

- Dr. Sarah Ray

KRISSI FIEBIG

SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION

Krissi is committed to sustainability on campus and has been for some time. Most prominently, she is the director of the Waste Reduction Resource Awareness Program (WRRAP) compost program, a position she has held for approximately 2 years. Her energy and enthusiasm for all things sustainable is contagious and uplifting. From volunteering at CCAT to community events, you can’t miss her because she is smiling, cheerful, and will talk to anybody about sustainability. She is beloved by her peers and faculty alike. She is always looking to get more involved, which is remarkable especially in this COVID time. She is a constant presence at ENST’s albeit limited events, is applying to be next year’s RAMP MBPM, and is engaged in numerous ways in building community within the ENST department.

Every moment of her time and every fiber of her being is oriented to what might be called “community service” in this award context, but is perhaps better captured by the concept “indigenous revitalization and community healing.” She has been actively serving her community and beyond in formal ways since she was at least 16. As an enrolled Hoopa tribal member (also Yurok/Karuk), Princess has been a role model and mentor, giving presentations and workshops on cultural practices and healing in myriad venues, and publishing and working formally in these areas as well. Princess’ contributions to the community, both on and off campus, have been led by her guiding philosophy that everyone has a gift and that in order to heal as a community, we must recognize each person’s contribution. She is a role model/leader for all Cal Poly Humboldt students in demonstrating the interconnections that are possible between higher education and indigenous and land justice, despite many barriers to that work. Her service record is exemplary of the kind of work we’re trying to structuralize in our new polytechnic vision, where a student’s cultural background enriches the work we do in higher ed, and where higher ed can facilitate the work that students want to do for their communities.

PRINCESS COLEGROVE

OUTSTANDING STUDENT OF THE YEAR IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY

Toyan Award & Updates

BY MARCOS HERNANDEZ

Toyon Multilingual Literary Magazine and the Environmental Studies Program at Cal Poly Humboldt would like to congratulate Larissa A. Hul-Galasek for being selected as the recipient of the 2022 Environmental Studies Program Award in Environmental Justice Writing and Art for her poem, “Climate Change.” Her poem is evocative of the constant anxiety that afflicts us as we face ever-impending climate disaster. While large and powerful entities beyond our control run wild, many of us do our best to minimize our ecological impact “because we don’t forget / the world is on fire.” But when “they try to say there is no fire” we are left to wonder just “how can that be?” “Climate Change” contends both with the guilt we might face when we feel like we’re not doing enough for our planet and with the possibility of our world moving on with or without us. The poem asks readers to reflect not just on their own ecological impacts, but on what we all have to lose when we don’t take proper care of our home. In addition to the original poem, Toyon brought on poet and translator Kirk Lua to pen a Spanish version of “Climate Change” for the new collection. Find “Climate Change” and “Cambío Climático” in Volume 68 of Toyon Multilingual Literary Magazine, releasing in print, eBook, and audiobook formats on March 29th.

The Environmental Justice Award was established in 2016 thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Environmental Studies program at Cal Poly Humboldt. This sponsorship allows Toyon to seek out and recognize exceptional achievement in environmental justice writing and art. With a legacy of almost 70 years, Toyon has spent decades publishing creative and meaningful works. Toyon believes in the power of intersectionality within the literary world, and therefore in the importance of shining lights on cruelty and injustice while also celebrating and uplifting the underrepresented and marginalized. We are only able to accomplish this with the gracious support of the ENST

program. We extend our deepest gratitude for their continued endorsement of this necessary project.

Toyon accepts year-round submissions in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, critical analysis, translation, screen/plays, spoken word, and visual and audio art. All categories are considered for the Environmental Justice award. Submit your environmental justice creative work by September 30th to be considered for the 2023 Environmental Studies Program Award in Environmental Justice Writing and Art!

Climate Change Larissa A. Hul-Galasek

The world is on fire but here we are sitting under the walnut tree the branches are reaching covered in bright green moss the usnea dripping down cloaking us. We know. We know. This stretching for peace just can’t be because we don’t forget the world is on fire they try to say there is no fire but how can that be? For there are days shrouded in dark the ash collected on the windshield they try to say nothing can be done but how can that be? Because you feel a ripping at the seams the cry of pain in the distance. Meanwhile the world goes on. It seems impossible that the world goes on when the world is on fire but here we are sitting under the walnut tree the branches are reaching

Cambio Climático

Larissa A. Hul-Galasek Translated by Kirk Lua

El mundo está en llamas pero aqui estamos sentados debajo del árbol de nuez las ramas están alcanzando cubiertas en musgo luminoso verde la usnea goteando encubriéndonos. Sabemos. Sabemos. Este estiramiento por la paz simplemente no puede ser porque no olvidamos el mundo está en llamas intentan decir que no hay fuego ¿pero cómo puede ser eso? Porque hay días envueltos en oscuridad la ceniza acumulada en el parabrisas intentan decir que no se puede hacer nada ¿pero cómo puede ser eso? Porque sientes un desgarro en las costuras el grito de dolor en la distancia. Mientras tanto, el mundo sigue. Parece imposible que el mundo sigue cuando el mundo está en llamas pero aqui estamos sentados debajo del árbol de nuez las ramas están alcanzando

Interested in becoming part of the Toyon legacy and promoting environmental justice in literary publishing? English 460: Literary Editing is an option for fulfilling the Media Production emphasis in ENST and is offered every fall. Next fall, ENGL 460 will be held M/W from 3-4:50pm. Contact Toyon’s faculty advisor, Marcos Hernandez, or visit toyonliterarymagazine.org for more information.

Gratitude from

A PEER MENTOR

It was truly an honor to get to know you and this department over the course of this year. I’ve gained so much knowledge and have truly grown as an individual because of you. A little over a year ago I was interviewing and going through mentor training and I wholeheartedly didn’t realize just how much this position would change me. Because of RAMP and because of you I am now better and brighter than the person I used to be. I’d like to thank a few stand up people that have personally helped me to grow.

• Thank you to Nicole Suzuki, for all of your stand up work and dedication to ENST, I look forward to seeing you thrive.

• Thank you to Sophia Ruiz, for having the passion and urge to be an incredible student. I can’t wait to see what you do with the Environmental Studies club and everything else you encounter. • Thank you to Grace Clapper, for all your hardwork and commitment to our program and the many people who call

ENST home.

• Thank you to Lorena Sanchez, for creating the new ENST logo. I’m truly proud of all your accomplishments and your strength to create and imagine art. • Thank you to Maddison Ficovich, for being so outstanding and coming to all our events and showing support. • Thank you to Klara Hernandez, for giving me the chance to work with students and develop my skills at CCAT.

I’m looking forward to all your future endeavors.

• Thank you to Karlee Jackson, for developing the ENST Canvas Page and for being a media rockstar. • Thank you to Sky Kili, my RAMP partner. I’m so proud of all the work you have accomplished this year and I’m excited to work with you again in our final year.

• Thank you to Dr. Sarah Ray, Dr. Deepti

Chatti, Meridith Oram, and Dr. Dara

Adams for all your passion and drive to create this incredible department.

I see all your devotion and enthusiasm everyday in the work of the students. • And Thank You! To every student, professor, and staff personal for all your gusto this year. Without you, there would be no Environmental Studies.

All my love and support,

*ENST MB-RAMP Mentor and Friend

Delaney Schroeder-Echavarria

DELANEY SCHROEDER-ECHAVARRIA

SENIOR CAPSTONE PRESENTATIONS

Photo Credit: Dr. Sarah Ray

With everything that has been going on with the pandemic and starting to come back to school, it was really special to be able to have some presentations from the ENST Capstone class in person as well as online. It was really amazing to see the journeys people have been on, their service learning projects, research projects and all the other talent that I have had the pleasure to engage with. Good luck to us all on the next set adventures!! - Karlee Jackson ENST SENIOR

ENST Senior Notebook: Leave your make in the book, what will you pass on?

CONGRATS TO

THE GRADUATES

What can we say about these students? While at Cal Poly Humboldt, they experienced some serious history unfold before their eyes and hearts. Many of these students came to Cal Poly Humboldt on the eve of power shut-offs and wildfires, and in the midst of COVID. They zoomed into classes from their homes, surrounded by a hazy orange glow and with their valuables packed in the background, ready to evacuate. Their time in college has been spent trying to make sense of a world on fire, literally and figuratively, and we wholeheartedly honor how challenging this has been. ENST celebrates your strength and grief, your joy and hope, and mostly, your capacity to build a future you desire. Congratulations! - Dr. Sarah Ray

BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

* means graduating with honors

Emily Joy Al-Yagout August Andrews* Vanessa Argonza Malachi David Arthur Camille Anne-Marie Asbill Anna Christina Beissert Elena Bilheimer* Karter Bloxsom* Maya Jordan Branch* Rose Brazil Few* Matthew Brehmer* Nicholas Christopher Brogna Ronaldo Cacerez* Cassandra Marie Castruita Logan Michael Cherland Sophia Marie Cimino Kimberly Emely Cossio* Nicolas S. Costa Alexis Jordan Dias* Matthew Dierolf Valentina Joelle Dimas Andrea Hanna Dorman Emily Gail Dreyer Ryan Dunne Maria Guadalupe Espinoza Vazquez Maddison Summers Ficovich Fiona Flores* Madeline Kinsey Frey* Benjamin Garaway Kayla Liliana Gomez Lawrence Charles Griffin Klara Hernandez Octavia Victoria Holt Karlee Jackson* Jessica Alexandra Jordan Briana Zagnithe Juarez Kinsley Nicole Kaeser Kory Lamberts Tiffany Nicole Lopez Tatiana Marina Madriaga Christy Dorothy Marks Rose Maxwell* Vivian Mitchell Annabel Fjord Mittelstadt* Chavely Morales Martinez Cassidy Paige Mullennix* Jayna Nix* Claire E. Ollivier Justin Michael Purdy Abbey Linda Ramirez Alexa Ramirez Elizabeth Kathryn Ramsey* Emily Read* Roxanna Juliette Reynolds* Charles Griffin Ricci* Lorena Lilian Sanchez* Wendi Segura Sydney Erin Simon Foster Damon Smith Scarlett Rose Trippsmith James Thomas Von Tersch Dylan Watkins* Peter Anthony Yaskowitz Hannah Lyn Zemella

ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY MASTER OF ARTS MAJOR IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

Cynthia June Boshell ~ Johnson v. M’Intosh: Christianity, Genocide, and the Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples Advisor: Professor Marlon D. Sherman

Aleena Julia Marie Church Advisor: Professor Kaitlin Reed

William Joseph Curtis ~ The Slater Fire was a Product of Settler Colonialism Advisor: Professor Kaitlin Reed Marlene’ L. Dusek Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy

Christopher Jesus Garcia Berumen

Advisor: Professor Sarah Ray Nicole Elizabeth Gorko ~ Using a Collective Action Framework to Understand LandscapeScale Management of Wildfire Risk in the San Bernardino National Forest: A Case Study Advisor: Professor Erin C. Kelly Amy Ithurburn Advisor: Professor Renee Byrd Amada Lang Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy Ted Masters ~ Return to Wolf Country: Exploring Rancher Knowledge of Wolf Conservation and Wolf-Deterrent Measures in Wallowa County, Oregon Advisor: Professor Yvonne F. Everett

Vikki Preston Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy Charley Herman Reed Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy Jody Joanne Smith ~ Kelp Forests and Community Resistance Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy Tania Sohal Advisor: Professor Deepti Chatti

Sinead Gaylen Talley Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy Carrie Tully ~ Working Towards Land Return in Goukdi’n: A History of Genocide and a Future of Healing Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy Melissa Ann Whipkey Advisor: Professor Cutcha Risling Baldy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the making and publication of this years newsletter.

CONTRIBUTORS

Dr. Sarah Ray Karlee Jackson Dara Adams Delaney Schroeder-Echavarria Klara Hernandez Loren Cannon Abbey Ramirez Dr. Deepti Chatti Stephen Nachtigall Vicky Sama John Meyer Mark Baker Laura Johnson Vicky Sama Marcos Hernandez

ARTISTS

Karlee Jackson Abbey Ramirez Klara Hernandez Joshua Chavanne Tatiana Madriaga’s Sandra Norman Isabel Duplantier Vanessa Argonza Alexis Dias Elisha Ehrhardt Sebastian Taylor Rose Maxwell Maya Branch Caroline Holmes Melea Cadmium Grace Clapper

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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH

If you have questions about the Environmental Studies Program, please contact Dr. Sarah Ray, ENST Program Leader, at Sarah.Ray@humboldt.edu

THANKS TO THE DESIGNER

Hey ya, Karlee here. I am a senior at Cal Poly Humboldt majoring in Environmental Studies, my emphasis is media production and I am also getting a minor in Studio Art. Thats why when I saw the job opening last semester to be the ENST media fellow I jumped at it! Originally I am from Sacramento moving up to Humboldt about 5 years ago, I feel extremely lucky to live here and when I moved here I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, all I knew is that I loved the environment, art, and connecting with others. I am transfer student from CR, and when I picked up the catalogue for ENST and saw that I could accomplish learning more about the environment while also perusing art I knew it was for me. Sadly most of my college experience has been online due to the pandemic and just now got a few in person classes; however, if I am to look at it positively it has given me more time to be outside in the environment, dedicate time to art, and work on self-care. Every semester I learned from amazing teachers that helped me grow into a more well rounded person, and I thank them for all that they do. I am looking forward to the future. I am still trying to figure out what that means for me, as many do, but as long as I have my camera in my hand, art around me, boots to adventure, and adventures ill be happy!!

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