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projects

LAB

who we are

The Confluence Lab engages in creative interdisciplinary research projects that bring together scholars in the arts, humanities, and sciences, together with community members, to engage in environmental issues impacting rural communities.

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professional development opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

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an immersive residency for artists and writers

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visual artwork highlighting the manifold

ways artists and designers are marking, mapping,

and engaging with wildfire

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crowd-sourced digital map that

documents experiences of wildfire smoke

in the Pacific Northwest and further afield

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using science and art to explore the

Frank Church River of No Return WIlderness

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using photographs and oral histories to

understand change in the wilderness

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understanding climate change perceptions and skepticism in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon

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training in narrative and emotional literacy

for science practitioners

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nonfiction essay combining

archives and original writing

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community-sourced project that hopes

to reimagine our shared wildfire story

and future fire resilience

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interdisciplinary project that explores

personal narratives of wildland fire and

informal STEM learning in rural Idaho

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deep map consisting of oral histories,

trail camera footage, nonfiction essays,

and historical documents 

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conversations about climate change

in four Idaho communities

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