https://prestonwelkergeo.com : preston welker : Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:35:07 +0000 https://prestonwelkergeo.com en https://prestonwelkergeo.com/About Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:52:31 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/About About <img width="3265" height="4898" width_o="3265" height_o="4898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b6b99a3b7d5094667c5c57a8c1d92de6ed19f31d4b620fddcf45306dd44dc25/preston.welker.jpg" data-mid="112273254" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b6b99a3b7d5094667c5c57a8c1d92de6ed19f31d4b620fddcf45306dd44dc25/preston.welker.jpg" /> I am a coordinator, organizer, and data-driven decision maker. My objective is to help create equitable and transformative systems by bridging 5+ years of climate, environmental, and data science experience with my commitment to building multisector partnerships.&nbsp;My areas of interest are natural climate solutions, green infrastructure, water, public engagement, and climate justice. I recently completed my M.A. Geography at the University of Calgary, where I researched stakeholder communication strategies to reach consensus on watershed resilience strategies. I honed my analytical and communication skills as a Graduate Researcher for the Engaging Open Data Research project, improved data systems a GIS Technician for The Nature Conservancy, and charted unmapped streams for the US National Park Service.&nbsp; I bring people together to produce deliverables and advance towards shared goals. I managed 100+ volunteers as a Program Coordinator for the Environmental Quality Institute. I facilitated all operations, finances, and communications as Vice President of the Geography Graduate Student Association. I also chaired of the Sunnyside Brightening Committee, a community group that secured agreements with the City of Calgary for specific social-ecological enhancements to a major resilience infrastructure project. Abandoned spaces fascinate me as do the unruly natures which often reclaim them. I like photography, play the drums and create music. Find me in a noodle shop, interviewing change-makers, or fishing the Willamette yards in Portland. Contact: welkerpd[at]gmail.com Connect: LinkedInTwitter: @welkerpdOpenStreetMap: @welkerpdUER: krovvy University Website News: 2022/01 - I’ve officially finished my master’s program! In December I successfully defended my thesis Remaking Nature Through Public Participation in Resilient Calgary. Today all the paperwork signed, submitted, and approved! I’ll post again as soon as the full thesis is available to the public (university policy requires a month delay). For now, you can access the abstract using the link above.&nbsp; 2021/10 - I presented a new paper Toward Intimate Data: Rethinking Digital, Social, and Political Relations with Dr. Ryan Burns and Dr. Anna Lauren Hoffmann. Great to be back in at the Society for Social Studies of Science Conference, this time in Toronto! 2021/06 - I presented my master’s thesis reserach Remaking Nature Through Public Participation in Resilient Calgary&nbsp;at the Canadian Association of Geographers Conferece in Prince George, BC. Great opportunity for feedback before I wrap up writing! 2021/04 - I won 1st place in a photography competition at the 2021 American Association of Geographers Conference in Seatte. I’m honored to participate with so many talented photographers! (You can also read about my corresponding paper presentation) 2020/10 - I presented&nbsp;Moral Economies of Open Data Platforms with Dr. Burns at the Association of Internet Reserachers in Dublin. I may not travel due to the pandemic but great exposure to international meetings! 2020/08 - I presented a new paper Moral Economies of Open Data Platforms with Dr. Ryan Burns at the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology in Prague. 2020/07 - New Sunnyside Brightening Committee project: Reimagining the Bow River Pathway. We mapped community member knowledge to develop a vision for the pathway as the City of Calgary prepares a major flood barrier redesign. Head over to the Conservaiton page for more. <img width="1339" height="843" width_o="1339" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9a7e8a1cd5aa9bb86e6d49aa494812cdbd02161a3436cadc61c47cc70574ff9/SBCmap_lg.PNG" data-mid="112286244" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9a7e8a1cd5aa9bb86e6d49aa494812cdbd02161a3436cadc61c47cc70574ff9/SBCmap_lg.PNG" /> 2020/06 - Having a go at digital community organizing. I just started the Sunnyside Brightening Committee. Check out our Murals of Resilience project on the Conservaiton page for more.&nbsp; <img width="802" height="683" width_o="802" height_o="683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2c780d49e69c2eb37a7752174323d215c3607c92141297145bafe1e38241067/Mural1.PNG" data-mid="112286290" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/802/i/c2c780d49e69c2eb37a7752174323d215c3607c92141297145bafe1e38241067/Mural1.PNG" /> 2020/04 - Just posted a term paper I had fun writing. It brings together critical race theory, smart cities, and science fiction! Read Representing Digital Others: Strategic Ambiguity and Digital Violence in Dee Rees’ Kill All Others on the Communications page. <img width="1224" height="680" width_o="1224" height_o="680" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52bd65c2df32103381464700748ef25d85cf60507b77fe2806b8f4fdb795cfb7/KAO1.PNG" data-mid="112286125" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52bd65c2df32103381464700748ef25d85cf60507b77fe2806b8f4fdb795cfb7/KAO1.PNG" /> 2019/09 - My map animation was featured (at 0:25) in a promotional video for Trail Day, a beer by Tröegs Brewery and The Nature Conservancy in support of conservation along the Kittatinny Ridge. Read about a LightHawk Flyover project I did on the Kittatinny, too! 2019/03 - Map featured in the Spring insert of Nature Conservancy Magazine.&nbsp; <img width="500" height="637" width_o="500" height_o="637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22dad575f7fa02860b846c8211b8f159e385d190c9127c7ea90baf6d0ccbf38b/pubs_mag_0319_single-pages.png" data-mid="37115130" border="0" data-scale="31" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/22dad575f7fa02860b846c8211b8f159e385d190c9127c7ea90baf6d0ccbf38b/pubs_mag_0319_single-pages.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="500" height="637" width_o="500" height_o="637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd69e93b5874a0ea311a350efd4345a0eb724657d0d8598e2a12ad1f523b25a6/Pennsylvania_Spring_2019_Mag_Insert1.png" data-mid="37109336" border="0" data-scale="31" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/cd69e93b5874a0ea311a350efd4345a0eb724657d0d8598e2a12ad1f523b25a6/Pennsylvania_Spring_2019_Mag_Insert1.png" /> &nbsp;<img width="500" height="637" width_o="500" height_o="637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/821503877a8b26733b327543e0a1ef2e3ff9d560eabac0855a5ab275fea1c2e9/Pennsylvania_Spring_2019_Mag_Insert2.png" data-mid="37109337" border="0" data-scale="31" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/821503877a8b26733b327543e0a1ef2e3ff9d560eabac0855a5ab275fea1c2e9/Pennsylvania_Spring_2019_Mag_Insert2.png" /> 2018/08 - Pennsylvania - Map featured in Perry County Times (via pennlive.com) describing a Working Woodlands project by The Nature Conservancy. <img width="578" height="708" width_o="578" height_o="708" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fcfe12a7f5bf00794b1a858d9ae369faeb1ba838f34f73c3be4832aac1768af/Duncannon_watersheddeal.PNG" data-mid="24302598" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/578/i/1fcfe12a7f5bf00794b1a858d9ae369faeb1ba838f34f73c3be4832aac1768af/Duncannon_watersheddeal.PNG" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1000" height="637" width_o="1000" height_o="637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d627345bcf512c86fc96a42f44fab975bc8f565b7c4d19eb002e464dbce71208/duncwatershedmap0718jpg-e6540b9829f45ebe_small.jpg" data-mid="24302676" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d627345bcf512c86fc96a42f44fab975bc8f565b7c4d19eb002e464dbce71208/duncwatershedmap0718jpg-e6540b9829f45ebe_small.jpg" /> 2018/04 - Pennsylvania - My first go at using an animated map to tell a story in this promo video. I show how Cove Mountain Preserve is strategically located and important to protecting the full Kittatinny Ridge in Pennsylvania. My map is at 1:18. 2018/06 - North Carolina -&nbsp; Featured in the Mountain Express regarding previous work in water quality monitoring.&nbsp; <img width="1079" height="1725" width_o="1079" height_o="1725" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2dbca603987767750d8e6a22b4b7a5f3572193f6bd9baab3df9beeed39014573/MountainXpressEQI_1.png" data-mid="24303780" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2dbca603987767750d8e6a22b4b7a5f3572193f6bd9baab3df9beeed39014573/MountainXpressEQI_1.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1079" height="1731" width_o="1079" height_o="1731" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/118d2dba4bf2eeeaa305745c4fcfa6dc865e2bffc6c3849cf9de512152edee6d/MountainXpressEQI_2.png" data-mid="24303781" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/118d2dba4bf2eeeaa305745c4fcfa6dc865e2bffc6c3849cf9de512152edee6d/MountainXpressEQI_2.png" /> 2017/12 - Pennsylvania - My environmental education data collection project was featured in the insert of Nature Conservancy magazine. <img width="1614" height="2000" width_o="1614" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd7dcffa0ac4cf0888861f80b7b7c395c0ce6617c29b4698932c7aa7c2bd727d/doc01374120180916194019.png" data-mid="24302317" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd7dcffa0ac4cf0888861f80b7b7c395c0ce6617c29b4698932c7aa7c2bd727d/doc01374120180916194019.png" /> &nbsp;<img width="1614" height="2000" width_o="1614" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89b771f8ed9a5cbbcf1110a7dbd12e323fb9d5a1e810fcada9975ecd5b7ed32d/doc01373920180916193947.png" data-mid="24302326" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89b771f8ed9a5cbbcf1110a7dbd12e323fb9d5a1e810fcada9975ecd5b7ed32d/doc01373920180916193947.png" /> &nbsp;<img width="1614" height="2000" width_o="1614" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1a0a7c48251b42b8f053b157fdc0e5033965cf4d0f5618d5da09d43861cfc97/doc01374020180916194006.png" data-mid="24302327" border="0" data-scale="32" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1a0a7c48251b42b8f053b157fdc0e5033965cf4d0f5618d5da09d43861cfc97/doc01374020180916194006.png" />2017/06 - Pennsylvania - Map and trail mapping and construction project featured in the Perry County Times. Read more about my trail mapping project. <img width="1200" height="940" width_o="1200" height_o="940" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e88cadc490a00c441a166b62c426de4282b76909a6ae3f37cf746bb7e9fac57f/Perry-County-Times-Cove-Mtn062917.png" data-mid="24302490" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e88cadc490a00c441a166b62c426de4282b76909a6ae3f37cf746bb7e9fac57f/Perry-County-Times-Cove-Mtn062917.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1200" height="798" width_o="1200" height_o="798" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47306b3b3c66ea0fa6e1bfb655bc1c7614ca91ebbfe7acdcf099e78aae89ae0e/Perry-County-Times-Cove-Mtn062917_pg2.png" data-mid="24302491" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47306b3b3c66ea0fa6e1bfb655bc1c7614ca91ebbfe7acdcf099e78aae89ae0e/Perry-County-Times-Cove-Mtn062917_pg2.png" /> 2016/08 - North Carolina -&nbsp; Map featured in newsletter for the organization Ivy River Partners. <img width="1000" height="375" width_o="1000" height_o="375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11c500e3a7e3c34d35cb38c3225466ee9382c5bd3cfb72b0c136a4c78549ad32/IvyRiverPartners1.PNG" data-mid="24305763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11c500e3a7e3c34d35cb38c3225466ee9382c5bd3cfb72b0c136a4c78549ad32/IvyRiverPartners1.PNG" /> 2016/06 - North Carolina - Hilarious moment captured (at 0:55) on WOLS when I was a Environmental Instructor for Stream Cleanup. Full article 2016/03 - North Carolina - Organized a write up in Asheville Citizen Times for the Environmental Quality Institute (coordinated). <img width="503" height="800" width_o="503" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eecc69cf07812ca6e12d5705f28c063eef42bd8aa19b25106099ed74ae58d3a9/AVLtimes_preston1.png" data-mid="24304143" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/503/i/eecc69cf07812ca6e12d5705f28c063eef42bd8aa19b25106099ed74ae58d3a9/AVLtimes_preston1.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="503" height="800" width_o="503" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cdf97d44dc09255360c6b70e51a7e694e5236d9eedca0ca36b6b6198513ac6e/AVLtimes_preston2.png" data-mid="24304144" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/503/i/8cdf97d44dc09255360c6b70e51a7e694e5236d9eedca0ca36b6b6198513ac6e/AVLtimes_preston2.png" /> https://prestonwelkergeo.com/projects Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:52:28 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/projects Projects My objective is to help create equitable and transformative systems by bridging 5+ years of climate, environmental, and data science experience with my commitment to building multisector partnerships. My skills are in operations, partnership development, qualitative and qualitative reserach and analysis, and geographic information systems (GIS). Click an image below to learn more about my projects.&nbsp; Ongoing Project: Reimagining the Bow River Pathway with the Sunnyside Brightening Committee&nbsp;<img width="1269" height="793" width_o="1269" height_o="793" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33f8af76c4dd68f1cf7b423af4fb1ccd92c344ef6c214c8ec5b2ce4fa39a85ae/SBC.PNG" data-mid="109941398" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33f8af76c4dd68f1cf7b423af4fb1ccd92c344ef6c214c8ec5b2ce4fa39a85ae/SBC.PNG" /> The Bow River Pathway is visited by thousands of Calgarians daily. The north bank of this greenway doubles as a levee to protect the Sunnyside community from river flooding. This levee will be built higher in coming years, requiring a complete redesign of the greenway. Summer of 2020, a group of Sunnysiders and myself organized the Sunnyside Brightening Committee to collaborate with the City of Calgary to Reimagine the Bow River Pathway. Ongoing Project: Murals of Resilience with the Sunnyside Brightening Committee <img width="801" height="553" width_o="801" height_o="553" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2473b17d51c786a24307e891a1ddecf31365cab85d90ecc9f48db2868169f975/Mural_icon.PNG" data-mid="109947974" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/801/i/2473b17d51c786a24307e891a1ddecf31365cab85d90ecc9f48db2868169f975/Mural_icon.PNG" /> Following the 2013 Southern Alberta flooding events, community organizers in Sunnyside have spent years working with the City of Calgary to mitigate flood risk. One success is the construction of Stormwater Lift Station #1. At the request of community members, the site includes two spaces for community art. The Sunnyside Brightening Committee is working to fund local artists to help communicate the story of the community’s resilience. Citizen Science for Climate Resilience&nbsp;at Cove Mountain Preserve<img width="859" height="602" width_o="859" height_o="602" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8091447300115cd9352d94be45c7e86c75940c48dedcefff0357103bc7a3ded0/CoveMountainTrails_Public_temp.png" data-mid="23779658" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/859/i/8091447300115cd9352d94be45c7e86c75940c48dedcefff0357103bc7a3ded0/CoveMountainTrails_Public_temp.png" /> Cove Mountain Preserve’s historic use for timber harvest produced a maze of overgrown logging roads throughout its forests. Community volunteers utilized Avenza Maps to translate their local knowledge into GIS data to help connect a larger a climate resilient landscape. By fall of 2018 these trails were open for public recreation. Stream Mapping at Great Smoky Mountains National Park<img width="861" height="599" width_o="861" height_o="599" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd089b45639ec6c7ff62b99b39692c891f77284115e2fc5b5b8c55a609dcec2b/GRSM_temp.PNG" data-mid="23778992" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/861/i/fd089b45639ec6c7ff62b99b39692c891f77284115e2fc5b5b8c55a609dcec2b/GRSM_temp.PNG" /> This StoryMap describes a day’s work as a Stream Mapper with the National Park Service. Stream Mappers use GIS to predict missing tributaries, navigate arduous terrain to find them, then conduct hydrologic and biological assessments. They data they collect contributes to the National Hydrography Dataset. (this app doesn’t play nice with phones) Water Quality Atlas forThe Environmental Quality Institute<img width="860" height="600" width_o="860" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f98dff4fe9c642604add578b8a4d1d56233b8242e5774773eac775f4c2aab62/EQI_temp.PNG" data-mid="23779122" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/860/i/5f98dff4fe9c642604add578b8a4d1d56233b8242e5774773eac775f4c2aab62/EQI_temp.PNG" /> Produced for the Environmental Quality Institute, this series of maps visualizes water quality data collected throughout Western North Carolina. At some locations samples have been collected by volunteers for over fifteen years. Collector Application for Vernal Pools Assessment<img width="860" height="600" width_o="860" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad7d94300cffbea2ece13ef98f500519d08e54ec02b3a366640c0ed79c34f459/LEAF_project.PNG" data-mid="24298971" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/860/i/ad7d94300cffbea2ece13ef98f500519d08e54ec02b3a366640c0ed79c34f459/LEAF_project.PNG" /> With this application, LEAF interns (Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future) learned to navigate in the field and collect data using Collector for ArcGIS. Interns logged their removal of invasive vegetation and restoration efforts of vernal pools. LightHawk Flight Planning to Host PA Congressman Charlie Dent <img width="1200" height="776" width_o="1200" height_o="776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ad112b8ab196e206e344d67a61ede4b79aa99192209dfd2a2b04c32e6dd1594/LightHawk_ProposedRoute_aerial.jpg" data-mid="25151292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ad112b8ab196e206e344d67a61ede4b79aa99192209dfd2a2b04c32e6dd1594/LightHawk_ProposedRoute_aerial.jpg" /> To promote conservation of the Kittitanny Ridge, The Nature Conservancy hosted Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent on a LightHawk flyover of several key protection areas. GIS was utilized for flight planning and to enable tablets with digital location maps during flight. 2018 Healthy Lands &amp; Waters Birding Challenge Map<img width="860" height="597" width_o="860" height_o="597" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec716940befa754da7b53ac10f2f5d8f0743d7f2dd8c85731339865108a754d1/TNC_birding_map_thumb.PNG" data-mid="23775131" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/860/i/ec716940befa754da7b53ac10f2f5d8f0743d7f2dd8c85731339865108a754d1/TNC_birding_map_thumb.PNG" /> This interactive webmap displays all Pennsylvania locations for The Nature Conservancy’s annual Birding Challenge. This map was produced to promote the event via social media, email invitations, and volunteer newsletters. GIS Analysis - Co-Benefit Development In Siting Green Stormwater Infrastructure <img width="848" height="600" width_o="848" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c4e6238a90aeac71528bd8a75852e704fb59cca91152d4a4152ff9119494137/Capture-gsi.PNG" data-mid="25279104" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/848/i/2c4e6238a90aeac71528bd8a75852e704fb59cca91152d4a4152ff9119494137/Capture-gsi.PNG" /> Philadelphia Water Department’s Green Cities, Clean Waters initiative aims to manage the city’s combined sewer overflow system with 100% green stormwater infrastructure. The Nature Conservancy has partnered to aggregate social and ecological co-benefits into these projects. A team of community stakeholders, GIS professionals, engineers, conservationists and the city of Philadephia are working together to create habitat, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life. Data not available to the public.&nbsp; GIS Analysis - Multistate Working Woodlands Landowner Assessment <img width="860" height="600" width_o="860" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9be9d88eecfc08bacb63ddcd18f368ea735bc475e73678d923ff9f39d77c990d/Working-Woodlands_temp.PNG" data-mid="23781070" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/860/i/9be9d88eecfc08bacb63ddcd18f368ea735bc475e73678d923ff9f39d77c990d/Working-Woodlands_temp.PNG" />Working Woodlands is a forest conservation program which leverages the voluntary carbon market to fund improved forest management and conservation. Originating in Pennsylvania, this program is now growing in several other states. These analyses and web-tools are helping conservation directors prioritize efforts as well as identify landowners and build relationships with potential enrollees. Data not available to the public. https://prestonwelkergeo.com/Reimagining-the-Bow Sun, 30 May 2021 21:36:08 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/Reimagining-the-Bow window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-126629012-1'); Reimagining the Bow River Pathway with the Sunnyside Brightening Committee The Bow River Pathway is visited by thousands of Calgarians daily and provides essential habitat for wildlife in the city. The north bank of this greenway doubles as a levee protecting the Sunnyside community from river flooding. In 2021, this levee will be built higher to protect the community from a 1-in-100-year flood. The construction presents a once in a lifetime opportunity for a complete redesign of the greenway. Summer of 2020, a group of Sunnysiders and myself organized the Sunnyside Brightening Committee (SBC) to collaborate with the City of Calgary to reimagine the greenway. Highlights are below but for more detail, check out: SBC’s Vision for the Bow River Pathway.pdf Collaboratively Mapping Community Knowledge: SBC combined their knowledge of the area with the City of Calgary’s public plans to produce a vision for the Sunnyside stretch of the greenway. The plan involves shifting the flood barrier back from the riverbank towards a busy commuter road. By decoupling the limited green space from the road, visitors would be reoriented towards the river, activating the area for recreation. I worked with Tom Brown to produce the following map that illustrates SBC’s shared vision as community members. Tom made the architectural profiles and I generated the data and following map in ArcPro. We used this map to communicate our vision to the municipality and stakeholders. <img width="1339" height="843" width_o="1339" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9a7e8a1cd5aa9bb86e6d49aa494812cdbd02161a3436cadc61c47cc70574ff9/SBCmap_lg.PNG" data-mid="109942625" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9a7e8a1cd5aa9bb86e6d49aa494812cdbd02161a3436cadc61c47cc70574ff9/SBCmap_lg.PNG" /> Improving Access to Sunny Beach:“Sunny Beach” is the name given to a sizeable informal park in the river’s floodplain. Popular with the community as a “wild” spot in the city, Sunny Beach contains a number of trails and a small gravely beach. However, with the implementation of a higher flood barrier, the community is concerned that access to the park will be cut off. The idea is not to redevelop the space into an official park (which would trigger new regulations) but leave it informal and simply provide better access for safety and recreation. SBC proposed improved access at two points to create a circuit of trails: First, on the east end of the beach, to connect it with the future raft launch (cross section #4 on the map above) &nbsp;<img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d22af647c41da56afa55cdbc74eae8be6952a88cdb76fe64e0d8d497c60af3a4/Boatlaunch_to_sunnybeach_photo_20201028.jpg" data-mid="109943583" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d22af647c41da56afa55cdbc74eae8be6952a88cdb76fe64e0d8d497c60af3a4/Boatlaunch_to_sunnybeach_photo_20201028.jpg" />Second, at the west end of the beach. Here, large stone blocks have been proposed to create a seating area that would double as steps down to the beach and forest (cross section #3 on the above map): <img width="1113" height="421" width_o="1113" height_o="421" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b3d3ac44c5bda2d959747c88bf670918269e0183dab26d572a22b571d365231/-3.PNG" data-mid="109944670" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b3d3ac44c5bda2d959747c88bf670918269e0183dab26d572a22b571d365231/-3.PNG" /> Creating a Naturalized Plaza:Community members noted that between cross sections #1 and #2, they had never seen anyone use the existing spaces sandwiched between the existing bicycle and footpaths. They commented the value of the space however, the bordering road me it noisy and unsafe for kids to play. Realigning the barrier would create a new plaza area for the thousands who visit the Peace Bridge daily. Rather than a highly sculpted and concrete design, Sunnysiders prefer a more “naturalized” look with grassy gathering areas, small vegetation, and stone benches. Here are the existing conditions followed with possible realignment below: <img width="845" height="698" width_o="845" height_o="698" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36b59c9cbe297fd4edf18e6fa4c0c70f30a0e390f4306d16e67e79c3ea7e63d3/-2.PNG" data-mid="109945291" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/845/i/36b59c9cbe297fd4edf18e6fa4c0c70f30a0e390f4306d16e67e79c3ea7e63d3/-2.PNG" /> Brightening the Barrier: History and Connection with the Bow RiverSunnyside has a history of being an active and creative community. With the barrier redesign including sections flood wall and 2km of concrete surface, SBC has proposed a number of creative ways to reflect the character of the community. SBC has requested dedicated spaces of floodwall for murals to tell the history of the land in partnership with Indigenous and First Nations communities. In other areas, benching and vertical playgrounds could be included better connect Calgarians with the Bow. <img width="1078" height="889" width_o="1078" height_o="889" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7c28bcba443a083976025a782a9b39d7a95c26885768b7bdded17bca5277490/brightening.png" data-mid="109946208" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7c28bcba443a083976025a782a9b39d7a95c26885768b7bdded17bca5277490/brightening.png" /> Building Path Forward through Collaboration:As of May 2021, the Sunnyside Flood Barrier is still under design and the inclusion of these community-generated is not yet secured. The Sunnyside Brightening Committee will continue engaging with the City of Calgary Water Resources and Parks, as well as City Council and community members. We believe that this barrier redesign provides a once in a lifetime project that will impact Sunnysiders and thousands of visitors every day. We’re confident that together we can produce a beautiful, ecologically beneficial greenway. If you’d like to join us, please email me at welkerpd@gmail.com. For more details, check out this pdf of our ideas: SBC’s Vision for the Bow River Pathway.pdf https://prestonwelkergeo.com/Community-Art-at-LS1 Sun, 30 May 2021 23:33:10 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/Community-Art-at-LS1 window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-126629012-1'); Murals of Resilience with the Sunnyside Brightening Committee Updated: May 30, 2021 Following the 2013 Southern Alberta flooding events, community organizers in Sunnyside have spent years working with the City of Calgary to mitigate flood risk. One success is the construction of Stormwater Lift Station #1. At the request of community members, the city included two spaces for community art. The Sunnyside Brightening Committee (SBC) is working to raise funding for local artists to communicate the story of the community’s resilience through interactive murals. Building Path Forward through Collaboration: At the moment, I don’t have too much to update here but SBC is currently writing grant applications to fund the projects. Once funding is secured, SBC will distribute a request for proposals for artists to submit their concepts.Artists: If you’re an interested in submitting a concept, we will be distributing the RFP through the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association’s Facebook page. You can also email me directly at welkerpd[at]gmail.com and I’ll be sure to let you know when if RFP is open.&nbsp; Donors: If you’re intersted in making a contribution that will go directly to the selected artists (SBC is completely volunteer), email me at welkerpd[at]gmail.com. In June 2021 we hope to have a process set up to accept contributions through the HSCA community association.&nbsp; Enhancing a future recreation hub: We see Stormwater Lift Station #1 becoming a major hub for Calgarians to recreate in the next year given the location and amenities. The site is situated on a main connector between McHugh Bluff Park, the Sunnyside Stairs, the Bow River Pathway and the future Sunnyside Boat Launch. There are also several amenities on the site including a fitness park by&nbsp;Alberta Urban Athletics, washrooms, a water bottle fill station, and parking lot. Based on the feedback of neighbors and stakeholders, SBC will encourage submissions that help activate the community through some kind of interactivity.&nbsp; <img width="802" height="683" width_o="802" height_o="683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2c780d49e69c2eb37a7752174323d215c3607c92141297145bafe1e38241067/Mural1.PNG" data-mid="109949079" border="0" data-scale="40" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/802/i/c2c780d49e69c2eb37a7752174323d215c3607c92141297145bafe1e38241067/Mural1.PNG" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="803" height="610" width_o="803" height_o="610" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fd05818e343da2a9a66d39ebeffc104cce2a87e3769eb80ca8f3df05250db19/mural2.PNG" data-mid="109949080" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/803/i/8fd05818e343da2a9a66d39ebeffc104cce2a87e3769eb80ca8f3df05250db19/mural2.PNG" /> <img width="610" height="430" width_o="610" height_o="430" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5a9ba95af31effd5603d1718b3ced2826e4ef863bacd6bd5ad054c03eb960dd/sunnyside-storm-lift-station-lanscape-conceptual.jpeg" data-mid="109949082" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/610/i/c5a9ba95af31effd5603d1718b3ced2826e4ef863bacd6bd5ad054c03eb960dd/sunnyside-storm-lift-station-lanscape-conceptual.jpeg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="610" height="318" width_o="610" height_o="318" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/671076a557d8fe3876047b4aa740135ec2baa548aca52adbba7d036d7d2396bc/sunnyside-storm-lift-station-conceptual-design.jpeg" data-mid="109949081" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/610/i/671076a557d8fe3876047b4aa740135ec2baa548aca52adbba7d036d7d2396bc/sunnyside-storm-lift-station-conceptual-design.jpeg" /> Conceptual drawings by The City of Calgary https://prestonwelkergeo.com/EQI-Water-Quality-Atlas Thu, 20 Sep 2018 03:04:49 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/EQI-Water-Quality-Atlas window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-126629012-1'); The Environmental Quality Institute: Water Quality Atlas This collection of maps was created for The Environmental Quality Institute (EQI) to supplement their annual water quality report. Each month volunteer citizen-scientists collect water samples at specific sites along streams and waterways in Western North Carolina. This is known as the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) project. Sampling locations are strategically placed in key areas in an attempt to fully capture an understanding of water quality in the watershed. Some locations have been sampled for over twenty-five years. These samples are returned to the EQI Lab to be analyzed for eight chemical parameters. After three years of sampling, a water quality rating can be derived.&nbsp; EQI also maintains a complementary biological water quality monitoring program called the Stream Monitoring Information Exchange (SMIE). Combined, VWIN and SMIE provide a dependable and objective analysis of waterway health.&nbsp; <img width="1500" height="1159" width_o="1500" height_o="1159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4915b97f2c6af30ea4fc2a466d489f0b6e02b878cd5670a9b4beee9471699e6d/vwin_2015_ivy_landuse.png" data-mid="24536805" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4915b97f2c6af30ea4fc2a466d489f0b6e02b878cd5670a9b4beee9471699e6d/vwin_2015_ivy_landuse.png" /> &nbsp; <img width="1500" height="1159" width_o="1500" height_o="1159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cc4018df14a96f16c6dfeaa075c301d9f9a8b7dd4602c3dd2f3dbf6f65133df/vwin_2018_Bunc_rating_color.png" data-mid="24536843" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cc4018df14a96f16c6dfeaa075c301d9f9a8b7dd4602c3dd2f3dbf6f65133df/vwin_2018_Bunc_rating_color.png" /> <img width="1500" height="1159" width_o="1500" height_o="1159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e4251f06f2d7c37b83bbd7858c2a9e199171dbe586ec2c0b76cc780308896f5/vwin_2018_Madison_color.png" data-mid="24536846" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e4251f06f2d7c37b83bbd7858c2a9e199171dbe586ec2c0b76cc780308896f5/vwin_2018_Madison_color.png" /> &nbsp; <img width="1500" height="1159" width_o="1500" height_o="1159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7bdba13c3a9e3df30164b43e6f5b47a6f01d5cfde0e729ff553f63751db2ddc/vwin_2018_Henderson_color.png" data-mid="24536845" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7bdba13c3a9e3df30164b43e6f5b47a6f01d5cfde0e729ff553f63751db2ddc/vwin_2018_Henderson_color.png" /> <img width="1500" height="1159" width_o="1500" height_o="1159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/becb61261572df38889be22317094dabc6e2a5d645f2012d549c2be47754e86e/vwin_2018_Watuga_color.png" data-mid="24536847" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/becb61261572df38889be22317094dabc6e2a5d645f2012d549c2be47754e86e/vwin_2018_Watuga_color.png" /> <img width="1159" height="1500" width_o="1159" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbd22c6179676820d86cc1de4fa957b4a8f4003129fab1a3d5ef46ff43e215ea/vwin_2018_Haywood_color.png" data-mid="24536844" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbd22c6179676820d86cc1de4fa957b4a8f4003129fab1a3d5ef46ff43e215ea/vwin_2018_Haywood_color.png" /> <img width="1118" height="1534" width_o="1118" height_o="1534" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b77361b998d99c7dab706890e759b394a656187811823404234fa1adee13067/eqi_vwin.jpg" data-mid="24537767" border="0" data-scale="93" alt="photo by EQI.org" data-caption="photo by EQI.org" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b77361b998d99c7dab706890e759b394a656187811823404234fa1adee13067/eqi_vwin.jpg" /> Other EQI News and Media: - Referenced in the Mountain Express regarding previous work in water quality monitoring. -North Carolina, June 2018 <img width="1079" height="1725" width_o="1079" height_o="1725" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14105eb7b5a1216a5e99d2cd66b34dbc7e850d0e915edd58ef1e33341fa430d3/MountainXpressEQI_1.png" data-mid="25151596" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14105eb7b5a1216a5e99d2cd66b34dbc7e850d0e915edd58ef1e33341fa430d3/MountainXpressEQI_1.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1079" height="1731" width_o="1079" height_o="1731" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ba7088f23e3af0b7dffb10cda3cd79cd54460b447bd3e5a33c048ae5903b6a8/MountainXpressEQI_2.png" data-mid="25151597" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ba7088f23e3af0b7dffb10cda3cd79cd54460b447bd3e5a33c048ae5903b6a8/MountainXpressEQI_2.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Map featured in newsletter for the organization Ivy River Partners. -North Carolina, August 2016 <img width="1000" height="375" width_o="1000" height_o="375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c05af51c549ff5e14e5e8ca3eec3f106747b1ce9cf6efe4f8b7e1201cf92d5a/IvyRiverPartners1.PNG" data-mid="25151595" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c05af51c549ff5e14e5e8ca3eec3f106747b1ce9cf6efe4f8b7e1201cf92d5a/IvyRiverPartners1.PNG" /> - Coordinated write up in Asheville Citizen Times for the Environmental Quality Institute. -North Carolina, March 2016 <img width="503" height="800" width_o="503" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4dbacb2547351a444b5f8a00af0051e09bddcb087117ba7cd59563587ac5ac56/AVLtimes_preston1.png" data-mid="25151593" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/503/i/4dbacb2547351a444b5f8a00af0051e09bddcb087117ba7cd59563587ac5ac56/AVLtimes_preston1.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="503" height="800" width_o="503" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/991af204f49ab9ae267a3eeda4d8a614c469ddd81bb2848eecc217cbb51879de/AVLtimes_preston2.png" data-mid="25151594" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/503/i/991af204f49ab9ae267a3eeda4d8a614c469ddd81bb2848eecc217cbb51879de/AVLtimes_preston2.png" /> https://prestonwelkergeo.com/Citizen-Science-for-Climate-Resilience Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:35:07 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/Citizen-Science-for-Climate-Resilience window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-126629012-1'); Citizen Science for Climate Resilience: Creating a Climate Beacon by Mapping with Communities at Cove Mountain Preserve Preston Welker, 2019 (updated Jan. 2022) <img width="3942" height="1513" width_o="3942" height_o="1513" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2beb508224b062d5590c3f1e95127ea88d85c7028bbc824eda64d27cfcd06bcc/PA_Cove-Mountain-panorama_sm.jpg" data-mid="130810517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2beb508224b062d5590c3f1e95127ea88d85c7028bbc824eda64d27cfcd06bcc/PA_Cove-Mountain-panorama_sm.jpg" /> Cove Mountain Preserve located at the heart of the Kittatinny Ridge. Image © Matt Kane/TNC “The Kittatinny Ridge: 185 Miles. 360,000 acres. 80% forest and shrub habitat. 7 important mammal areas. Global important bird area.” –Kittatinny Ridge Coalition As our climate warms, local ecosystems change, causing wildlife to migrate in search of suitable habitat. Recent research by The Nature Conservancy has identified Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge as a key connector between climate resilient lands. This 185 mile-long forested ridge provides a migration corridor that enables species to safely move between climate resilient habitat areas. While helping to sustain biodiversity, these forests also sequester carbon meaning that conserving the Kittatinny Ridge can help meet carbon-reduction goals. However, the Kittatinny Coalition describes that only 40% of forests along the ridge are conserved and the remaining acres face pressures of logging and development. To generate awareness and support for conserving the Kittatinny Ridge, The Nature Conservancy collaborated with local communities through citizen science mapping to create the climate resilience beacon of Cove Mountain Preserve. <img width="1576" height="656" width_o="1576" height_o="656" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56d150db174ae22185fa65ab97a6f551f34603434b374cadda501daae74311de/majka_migration_sm.jpg" data-mid="130809528" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56d150db174ae22185fa65ab97a6f551f34603434b374cadda501daae74311de/majka_migration_sm.jpg" /> This map, created by Dan Majka, models the migration of mammals, birds, and amphibians in response to climate change. The white oval illustrates the key location of the Kittatinny Ridge. Map © Dan Majka/TNC (source). Adapted for print by Nicholas Rapp &amp; Preston Welker. Today, Cove Mountain Preserve provides a living classroom at the heart of the Kittatinny Ridge for people from all walks of life. Located just fifteen minutes from Pennsylvania’s capital, landowners, donors, students, and policymakers can learn about the greater climate resilience effort through interpretive signage and guided hikes. However, when purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 2017, the preserve had a number of conservation challenges. The original 350 acres were largely overgrown with the invasive plant “mile-a-minute” (Persicaria perfoliata) and contained a maze of logging roads that had been used for decades as informal trails by the neighboring community. In order to facilitate sustainable public access, these land management challenges required creative solutions. The goal was to establish maintained trails that enhanced recreation opportunities, showcased the preserve’s four forest-types, and also allowed extensive habitat restoration efforts to progress undisturbed. To develop this management plan in a way that also delivered benefits to the community, The Nature Conservancy invited community members to participate in a citizen science mapping project. Citizen science involves rigorous research conducted in collaboration with everyday people. Scientific studies have long shown that including local people and their knowledge in management planning helps increase conservation durability and system resilience. At Cove Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy partnered with community volunteers. After learning how to use mapping applications on tablets, citizen scientists could navigate the field and translate their local knowledge into geospatial data. <img width="789" height="305" width_o="789" height_o="305" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0f9de90e3c29aa585b57f005602b97f4c4a37364320dc304e6a536ca7146561/citizen_scientist_collecting_data_sm.jpg" data-mid="130814727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/789/i/d0f9de90e3c29aa585b57f005602b97f4c4a37364320dc304e6a536ca7146561/citizen_scientist_collecting_data_sm.jpg" /> A citizen scientist collects GPS photos and field notes. Image © Preston Welker/TNC Citizen scientists mapped Cove Mountain’s maze of logging roads by producing GPS tracks as they hiked. Important management features were logged with GPS points, where conditions could be described with georeferenced digital photos and field notes. Volunteers successfully mapped locations of federally protected vernal pools, evidence of the threatened Allegheny Woodrat, unique geological formations, illegal dumping sites, and the range of non-native vegetation species. All citizen science data were then combined into an interactive ArcGIS Online map. This tool enabled conservation planners at The Nature Conservancy to prioritize restoration efforts and design a network of trails the community felt ownership in, while showcasing resources and minimizing ecological impact. <img width="1023" height="654" width_o="1023" height_o="654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cefeafdbf1b6df2baef9a07023ee3cd0feadb60b173cc9181bebde207f757d0a/cove_data_collection.PNG" data-mid="117485034" border="0" data-scale="56" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cefeafdbf1b6df2baef9a07023ee3cd0feadb60b173cc9181bebde207f757d0a/cove_data_collection.PNG" />&nbsp; <img width="638" height="488" width_o="638" height_o="488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82decc56c16ed7577d7a13151f9abca66bb9801dec57b86b36a9bdcada23c471/Cove_trail_map1.png" data-mid="117485307" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/638/i/82decc56c16ed7577d7a13151f9abca66bb9801dec57b86b36a9bdcada23c471/Cove_trail_map1.png" /> Data collected by citizen scientists (pictured first) were used to create a more sustainable sysetem of educational trails (pictured second). Maps © Preston Welker/TNC Over the next three months, volunteers and land stewards worked together to install interpretive signage and build nearly three miles of trails for guided hikes. To celebrate the opening of Cove Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy brought the wider public together with the people who made the preserve possible. Citizen science volunteers, community members, partner organizations, generous donors, landowners, and policymakers forged new partnerships for the greater climate resilience effort while enjoying a local delicacy, paw-paw fruit harvested from Pennsylvania forests. By taking a collaborative citizen science approach and leveraging technology, The Nature Conservancy secured one more piece in the puzzle of a network of resilient and connected landscapes. While a rapidly changing climate could be daunting, Cove Mountain Preserve serves as a beacon along the Kittatinny Ridge welcoming all to learn how conservation can help build climate resilience. Are you interested in helping The Nature Conservancy tackle climate change and protect the oceans, lands, and freshwaters on which all life depends? There are a number of ways you can get involved: Visit Cove Mountain Preserve: Plan your trip at the Cove Mountain Preserve webpage. Also, help build support by sharing the greater climate resilience effort of the Kittatinny Coalition. Learn more about The Nature Conservancy’s science: Applied Science for the World’s Biggest Challenges, Resilient &amp; Connected Lands research and data, and Natural Climate Solutions. Want to become a citizen scientist? Contact The Nature Conservancy Pennsylvania’s volunteer coordinator (pa_chapter@tnc.org) to learn about opportunities. Pennsylvania landowner interested in learning about conserving your land? Visit the Kittatinny Coalition for information on different options, ranging from fee purchase to conservation easements. You can contact The Nature Conservancy Pennsylvania (pa_chapter@tnc.org) to start the conversation. &nbsp; For educators and university students: Contact The Nature Conservancy Pennsylvania (pa_chapter@tnc.org) to organize a guided hike that details how the Cove Mountain fits into the greater climate resilience strategy. University students can also talk with your research advisor then contact the Pennsylvania office about possible research partnerships.Become a member: Making reoccurring donations is the central way to make an impact by helping The Nature Conservancy conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. You can become a member here. https://prestonwelkergeo.com/LightHawk-Flyover Sat, 22 Sep 2018 05:57:51 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/LightHawk-Flyover window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-126629012-1'); LightHawk Flight Planning to Host Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge is a 185 mile-long ridgeline stretching through the Central Appalachian Mountains. With a nearly continuous north-south geography, the ridge is an ideal migration corridor for species facing the pressures of land development and a changing climate - making it the focus of regional land conservation efforts. With the help of LightHawk, summer of 2017 Republican Congressman Charlie Dent joined The Nature Conservancy for a hawk’s-eye view of the Kittatinny ridge. I produced a flight plan for a light aircraft to fly a section of the ridge and view several key areas of interest. Time, distance, and restricted airspace were all taken into consideration. The collection of maps below was loaded into Avenza Maps on GPS enabled iPads allowing passengers in flight to view their realtime location and collect data on locations of interest. Flight Plan on iFlightPlanner - Aviation Charts This video explains the importance of the Kittitanny Ridge and features one of my maps at 1:18 <img width="1200" height="776" width_o="1200" height_o="776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4bd48683568bbfbbad6d558764213bbc423c335e9e274b32ebdc27cefe89893/LightHawk_ProposedRoute_aerial.jpg" data-mid="25150621" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4bd48683568bbfbbad6d558764213bbc423c335e9e274b32ebdc27cefe89893/LightHawk_ProposedRoute_aerial.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="776" width_o="1200" height_o="776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4300ee216af19d39f3ceb4e414b25436e8e568d103a9ed44b2dbf1863cf2e3ee/LightHawk_ProposedRoute.jpg" data-mid="25150398" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4300ee216af19d39f3ceb4e414b25436e8e568d103a9ed44b2dbf1863cf2e3ee/LightHawk_ProposedRoute.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="776" width_o="1200" height_o="776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/957dc18b36ab7ab1b35bffcd1d3f9d7008215bb6dab7b96e31dd9baf351d8659/LightHawk_Hawk_Mtn.jpg" data-mid="25150397" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/957dc18b36ab7ab1b35bffcd1d3f9d7008215bb6dab7b96e31dd9baf351d8659/LightHawk_Hawk_Mtn.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="776" width_o="1200" height_o="776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f59a13d9e9a8945eee1520d3c9495712c37732df97133eceefd6067a819012c2/LightHawk_CV.jpg" data-mid="25150395" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f59a13d9e9a8945eee1520d3c9495712c37732df97133eceefd6067a819012c2/LightHawk_CV.jpg" /> https://prestonwelkergeo.com/LEAF-Vernal-Pools Sun, 16 Sep 2018 23:27:30 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/LEAF-Vernal-Pools window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-126629012-1'); Collector Application for Vernal Pools Assessment: This app was developed to educate LEAF interns (Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future) field navigation and data colleciton techniques using Collector for ArcGIS. Due to the sensitive nature of vernal pools, the original data cannot be shared publicly. The data shown below were recreated in a different location (public state game lands) to represent the project. In the interactive version the arrows can be used to navigate between slides. <img width="1614" height="2000" width_o="1614" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/beb1cfd7a284bb8dbeda8b750f617ef72b8595b88bf5b9b507e3b549b611e46d/doc01373920180916193947.png" data-mid="24301845" border="0" data-scale="40" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/beb1cfd7a284bb8dbeda8b750f617ef72b8595b88bf5b9b507e3b549b611e46d/doc01373920180916193947.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1614" height="2000" width_o="1614" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1770eceeaf6cb608f78598890c438889646aa011571edf96d5afb1bbd0445179/doc01374020180916194006.png" data-mid="24301846" border="0" data-scale="40" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1770eceeaf6cb608f78598890c438889646aa011571edf96d5afb1bbd0445179/doc01374020180916194006.png" /> Screenshots: <img width="975" height="656" width_o="975" height_o="656" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4c08ef11505c03db9e9246ddb8a36043d72ee22d52ade9d88cae82373ca1f9d/vernal_pools0.PNG" data-mid="42845671" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/975/i/a4c08ef11505c03db9e9246ddb8a36043d72ee22d52ade9d88cae82373ca1f9d/vernal_pools0.PNG" /> <img width="977" height="655" width_o="977" height_o="655" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3556cda7f126a93d6139d47f28fe69548180931d3a24fc53d19ad0bee5e27dc0/vernal_pools1.PNG" data-mid="42845672" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/977/i/3556cda7f126a93d6139d47f28fe69548180931d3a24fc53d19ad0bee5e27dc0/vernal_pools1.PNG" /> <img width="975" height="652" width_o="975" height_o="652" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fe893a0220d8eb1b72111d047d66dcaa31c53bd1267b9be21b63cb12f9ce423/vernal_pools2.PNG" data-mid="42845673" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/975/i/2fe893a0220d8eb1b72111d047d66dcaa31c53bd1267b9be21b63cb12f9ce423/vernal_pools2.PNG" /> <img width="977" height="652" width_o="977" height_o="652" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64a41144249482884665dfa55693ecfc69cb63b31c0b9b7a1e81a178958cfcbf/vernal_pools3.PNG" data-mid="42845674" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/977/i/64a41144249482884665dfa55693ecfc69cb63b31c0b9b7a1e81a178958cfcbf/vernal_pools3.PNG" /> <img width="981" height="655" width_o="981" height_o="655" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1bbbb01ed69ccc6724ac87a54098b90679c8e28322f63caf989d94ddd6bc4e71/vernal_pools4.PNG" data-mid="42845675" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/981/i/1bbbb01ed69ccc6724ac87a54098b90679c8e28322f63caf989d94ddd6bc4e71/vernal_pools4.PNG" /><img width="978" height="654" width_o="978" height_o="654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00ec80ff3cce86e423226d6100cc6e1c0f4683763eb2a109fed52e081a922850/vernal_pools5.PNG" data-mid="42845676" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/978/i/00ec80ff3cce86e423226d6100cc6e1c0f4683763eb2a109fed52e081a922850/vernal_pools5.PNG" /> <img width="980" height="653" width_o="980" height_o="653" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cb126a04e30de21eaf347eccd231a91ff62f3ac9b555406ae243fa184d3f2eb/vernal_pools6.PNG" data-mid="42845677" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/980/i/7cb126a04e30de21eaf347eccd231a91ff62f3ac9b555406ae243fa184d3f2eb/vernal_pools6.PNG" /> https://prestonwelkergeo.com/communication Mon, 31 May 2021 00:34:10 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/communication Communication: Papers &amp; Presentations I have always kept a journal however, in graduate school I worked to improve my academic and business writing. I have posted a selection of these works below. I am also a co-author on two academic papers (in peer review) and will be sure to post when those are published. I have presented at multiple international conferences and have included a few of my favorites to provide examples of my work and interests. Most of my research and creative work explores intersections of nature, politics, data, and technology. If you’d like to chat, tweet at me at @welkerpd Masters Thesis: I defended my master’s thesis in December of 2021. I’ll update when the full thesis is publicly available through my university. Remaking Nature Through Public Participation in Resilient Calgary Author: Preston Welker, M.A. Geography Abstract: Cities around the world are embracing agendas to build urban resilience, in part by harnessing “nature” and engaging citizens. Critical geographers have argued that top-down resilience agendas deploy frameworks that homogenize understandings of “urban natures”, legitimate technocratic approaches to urbanism, and disempower citizens. These scholars call for in-depth case studies that situate “urban natures” to bring out crucial politics of how knowledges of these phenomena are used in contexts of contested urbanization. This thesis is an intensive qualitative case study of public participation in urban resilience governance in The City of Calgary, following the 2013 Alberta floods. Through a scholar-activist approach, I employ participant observation and semi-structured interview methods to bring out politics in the redevelopment of a multi-functional infrastructure, the Sunnyside Flood Barrier. Drawing from theory on the “social production of nature” – where discourse and materiality are entangled and iteratively reproduced – I argue that processes of public participation in urban resilience governance operate as power-laden “technologies” in the social production of nature, and can depoliticize contested urban transformations. An analysis of two such technologies – community engagement and a triple bottom line analysis – illuminates how power operates through participatory knowledge production activities to remake actors’ conceptualizations of “nature” in ways that influence decision making and urbanization. The study also expands on participant “counter-conduct”, documenting how this subtle form of resistance can build citizen power in the process. I conclude that public participation offers powerful tools in the social production of nature however, additional research and practice are needed to explore how “nature” might be remade in radical alternative ways that shift our collective praxis towards more sustainable, and socially and environmentally just futures. Presentation/Session Organizer at AAG 2021 (Seattle, USA): I co-organized a paper presentation session with Alexa Boesel and Dr. Maria Kaika for the 2021 American Association of Geographers Conference. The session was tiled Celebrating the “Unruly”: Exploring Emancipatory Potential in Breaking with Societal Norms (here is our call for papers). We had a ton of fun hearing how other scholars engaged with the “unruly” from ayahuasca , to coyotes, dowsers and geomancers! My presentation below: Reframing Unruly Natures: Graffiti Pier as an Alternative Imaginary for Urban Parks Author: Preston Welker Abstract: Urban parks have long embodied particularly modernist imaginaries of what “nature” is and behavior should be in cities. Scholars of urban political ecology have shown how city parks are produced through complex socio-material relations, where certain natures are labeled “wild” or “dangerous” to legitimize their governance into democratic, tamed urban spaces (Gandy, 2002; Kaika, 2004). This paper centers the former and asks, how might the “unruliness” of natures and spaces be reconceived to illuminate an emancipatory politics? Answering calls for radical alternative socio-environmental imaginaries (Ernstson &amp; Swyngedouw, 2018; Kaika, 2018), I extend the concept of “unruly women” (Rowe, 1990, 1995; see also Branfman, 2019) to the more-than-human to reframe a popular informal park commonly labeled illegal, blighted, overgrown, and dangerous: Graffiti Pier, in Philadelphia. Taking a grounding urban natures approach (Ernstson &amp; Sörlin, 2019), I examine this post-industrial relic of crumbling concrete arches juxtaposed with a kaleidoscope of colorful paintings, regrown woodlands, and teeming with trespassers. Employing historical and visual discourse analysis, I argue Graffiti Pier exhibits a particular kind of unruly nature that subverts traditional imaginaries of urban parks, and their governance, to offer dwellers a uniquely liberated space. Yet similar to “unruly women”, these transgressions are met with controversy, and entangled activism, policing, and accumulation imperatives as efforts mount to transform Graffiti Pier into an official public park. Reframing the unruliness of nature can conjure radical alternative imaginaries of what a “park” can be and offer, while simultaneously rupturing the dueling binaries of nature and the city. Presentation slides: reframing_unruly_natures_welker.pdf <img width="1318" height="707" width_o="1318" height_o="707" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5af558129a7e103d9acadfa6e2dcc039fdbf4697a759ea5ef967c51a3e592a6/graff0.PNG" data-mid="109952413" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5af558129a7e103d9acadfa6e2dcc039fdbf4697a759ea5ef967c51a3e592a6/graff0.PNG" /> <img width="1208" height="678" width_o="1208" height_o="678" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2b9e87d16f5eff549e0c6198734f10d9127c841064de6726c28d26291aa7d43/graff1.PNG" data-mid="109952414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2b9e87d16f5eff549e0c6198734f10d9127c841064de6726c28d26291aa7d43/graff1.PNG" /> <img width="1211" height="681" width_o="1211" height_o="681" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63205c8c8808818673655dadf247c6b0d5686e1029139ced4a52f342ba95524e/graff2.PNG" data-mid="109952415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63205c8c8808818673655dadf247c6b0d5686e1029139ced4a52f342ba95524e/graff2.PNG" /> <img width="1170" height="659" width_o="1170" height_o="659" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b03481f4066ad6156d807f41252a3098a3202f6aac0cbd93f7016b9b89fcbeb8/graff3.PNG" data-mid="109952416" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b03481f4066ad6156d807f41252a3098a3202f6aac0cbd93f7016b9b89fcbeb8/graff3.PNG" /> <img width="1211" height="684" width_o="1211" height_o="684" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b66f6d2864963f1c49d326b9d724e74e16623636e37eab3a9ccf73911ab65844/graff4.PNG" data-mid="109952417" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b66f6d2864963f1c49d326b9d724e74e16623636e37eab3a9ccf73911ab65844/graff4.PNG" /> Presentation/Paper at AoIR 2020 (Dublin, IE) &amp; and EASST+4S (Prague, CZ) &nbsp; I am a graduate researcher for the Engaging Open Data Reserach Project with my advisor Dr. Ryan Burns. For this paper we presented at two international conferences (virtually for 2020) featuring cutting edge researach in science and technology studies. Full paper is currently in peer review. Will post soon. Moral Economies of Open Data Platforms Authors: Dr. Ryan Burns &amp; Preston Welker Abstract: Municipal open data platforms are currently caught in a range of tensions. They rely on an unspecified subject to analyze the data, and yet are surrounded by discourses of "empowerment" and "transparency". They are often most beneficient when approached with data science skills, yet often entail unremunerated digital labor. And they are often engaged by organizations tacking "for Social Good" onto their mandate - the Canada-wide organization Data for Good being a key example. To date, STS research has generated important insights into the political economies of data and platforms that highlight the ways they produce, mediate, circulate, and accumulate surplus and exchange value. Less attention has been devoted to understanding the ways moral values and sentiments are deployed to attract the digital volunteered labor subtending municipal open data platform usage. Those who mobilize these moral economies are deeply situated within capitalist platform economies, and benefit from the free labor of those wishing to improve their communities. In this presentation, we argue that hackathons, datathons, and open data platforms are constituted through moral economies that are entangled within technoscientific capitalist accumulation practices and logics. These moral economies are key ways in which digital labor is procured, and represent a core component of what Boltanski and Chiapello call the "new spirit of capitalism". To substantiate our argument, we draw on an ongoing long-term ethnography into Calgary, Alberta's open data ecosystem. We conclude by politicizing the fissures of these moral economies, to identify the new political strategies that they necessitate. Burns, R., &amp; Welker, P. (2020). MORAL ECONOMIES OF OPEN DATA PLATFORMS. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5210/spir.v2020i0.11186 Term Paper (that I really loved) I normally wouldn’t post a term paper, but I really had fun with this one. To expand my geographer brain, I took a feminist media studies course called COM617 Representation &amp; Identity. This course radically changed my world view for the better, making me realize the benefit of accurate representations in media and the harm of tropes and stereotypes. In short, representation matters. Representing Digital Others: Strategic Ambiguity and Digital Violence in Dee Rees’ Kill All Others Author: Preston Welker Description: For my paper I worked with Ralina Joseph’s concept of strategic ambiguity as a form of post-racial resistance (book here). I conducted a textual discourse analysis of Dee Rees’ Kill All Others, an episode in the Electric Dreams series, all shorts based on Phillip K. Dick stories. It was fun because I was able to bridge my new learnings in feminist media studies with my researach in smart cities and technology.&nbsp;In the paper, I argue that Rees employs strategic ambiguity as a form of postracial resistance by coding a white-male protagonist with representations of historic and emerging digital forms of racism, sexism, and classism experienced by marginalized people. By setting KAO in a near-future postracial, postfeminist, and technocratic “utopia”, Rees subverts racist tropes which have historically been reproduced through film and media and cautions the viewer how existing forms of technological violence may evolve if left unchecked by a collective unconscious. Full paper here:&nbsp;Representing_Digital_Others_Welker_paper.pdf Presentation slides: Representation_Digital_other_Welker_presentation.pdf <img width="1224" height="680" width_o="1224" height_o="680" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52bd65c2df32103381464700748ef25d85cf60507b77fe2806b8f4fdb795cfb7/KAO1.PNG" data-mid="109953827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52bd65c2df32103381464700748ef25d85cf60507b77fe2806b8f4fdb795cfb7/KAO1.PNG" /> <img width="1213" height="684" width_o="1213" height_o="684" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5484526c48b18b26f4a3e176c8b5c70e1176882bcf5205434435d04be5cfd45/KAO2.PNG" data-mid="109953828" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5484526c48b18b26f4a3e176c8b5c70e1176882bcf5205434435d04be5cfd45/KAO2.PNG" /> <img width="1218" height="679" width_o="1218" height_o="679" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e71dd2d16435cb5617ee16f98e1d21c1a32cc8bdae31eb3b41c9f38c690fe31/KAO3.PNG" data-mid="109953829" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e71dd2d16435cb5617ee16f98e1d21c1a32cc8bdae31eb3b41c9f38c690fe31/KAO3.PNG" /> <img width="1217" height="683" width_o="1217" height_o="683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da9e41eac0c90a2de8c21795535251759cbe3cb36d2d30f7ddfe527340568b38/KAO4.PNG" data-mid="109953830" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da9e41eac0c90a2de8c21795535251759cbe3cb36d2d30f7ddfe527340568b38/KAO4.PNG" /> <img width="1224" height="681" width_o="1224" height_o="681" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62bb09807acb310f4daa59fea986b93040f1116bac022268e45096d22b6e0ff4/KAO5.PNG" data-mid="109953831" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62bb09807acb310f4daa59fea986b93040f1116bac022268e45096d22b6e0ff4/KAO5.PNG" /> <img width="1215" height="678" width_o="1215" height_o="678" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7894714bc466bcae0e20e9164328bbc556fe7f24e5df849b7f708546d70fe098/KAO6.PNG" data-mid="109953832" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7894714bc466bcae0e20e9164328bbc556fe7f24e5df849b7f708546d70fe098/KAO6.PNG" /> https://prestonwelkergeo.com/music Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:52:29 +0000 : preston welker : https://prestonwelkergeo.com/music MusicMy various music projects are listed below. I am primarily a drummer but also play banjo and washboard. I also enjoy making field recordings of soundscapes, interviews, and street musicians.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lately on rotation... last.fm/user/welkula &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Wax Museum: discogs.com Ashen Embers - Self Titled Album <img width="640" height="640" width_o="640" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a22b5166d6ae375ac071c6a41d7fe63835553269841a0461c08ab9d5a5cc6ac5/Ashen_Embers_Self_Titled.jpg" data-mid="23799948" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/a22b5166d6ae375ac071c6a41d7fe63835553269841a0461c08ab9d5a5cc6ac5/Ashen_Embers_Self_Titled.jpg" />Oil paintings: Kyle Welker Ashen Embers (Self-Titled) by Ashen Embers<img width="1200" height="414" width_o="1200" height_o="414" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f65494af4b39fc344fa14b20ad1e6b0d339219a37749d82cd26700a1f6094690/ashen_embers_packaging.jpg" data-mid="24257017" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f65494af4b39fc344fa14b20ad1e6b0d339219a37749d82cd26700a1f6094690/ashen_embers_packaging.jpg" /> Decathlon - Self Titled Album <img width="1200" height="1183" width_o="1200" height_o="1183" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94969517542967745ffc7169e567752c0f9763ed9297e16bd35b4fa283ef99f5/Decathlon_Self_Titled_2018.jpg" data-mid="25279186" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94969517542967745ffc7169e567752c0f9763ed9297e16bd35b4fa283ef99f5/Decathlon_Self_Titled_2018.jpg" />Cover photography: Tony Scalia decathlon : self titled by decathlon <img width="1200" height="858" width_o="1200" height_o="858" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42e1a4bcd9173741cc6f0fb23eed4e1b85439051fa83d30b062ab82f7b23feb5/decathlon_packaging.jpg" data-mid="24256710" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42e1a4bcd9173741cc6f0fb23eed4e1b85439051fa83d30b062ab82f7b23feb5/decathlon_packaging.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="763" width_o="1200" height_o="763" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0df9d0850e7411abe09b090c31426a92409574f3a8d134860a0ab4f2990d0c09/decathlon_packaging_back.jpg" data-mid="24256712" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0df9d0850e7411abe09b090c31426a92409574f3a8d134860a0ab4f2990d0c09/decathlon_packaging_back.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="675" width_o="1200" height_o="675" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44c96919bdcb45d3545f658aaca446dc9e798d7ed506524493b53e2f4e9f5fe8/decathlon_packaging_inside.jpg" data-mid="24256713" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44c96919bdcb45d3545f658aaca446dc9e798d7ed506524493b53e2f4e9f5fe8/decathlon_packaging_inside.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="419" width_o="1200" height_o="419" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/910778a7e0486ffc50a4dcbb41d8e7af390292c5db3cc4a499d16676f33838ab/decathlon_lyricsheet_back.jpg" data-mid="24256722" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/910778a7e0486ffc50a4dcbb41d8e7af390292c5db3cc4a499d16676f33838ab/decathlon_lyricsheet_back.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="417" width_o="1200" height_o="417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/534959f9c493d05fee50fc1dff0957d98ff096eea25f0ec0345b619a9dd3f751/decathlon_lyricsheet_inside.jpg" data-mid="24256723" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/534959f9c493d05fee50fc1dff0957d98ff096eea25f0ec0345b619a9dd3f751/decathlon_lyricsheet_inside.jpg" /> Culture Shock Bandits - Wildfire Kites - 2014 <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a1657b0eefad94e0ae518d7c139edda1c3c274a908f69f28184de0b57496a8c/Culture_Shock_Bandits_Band.jpg" data-mid="23800423" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a1657b0eefad94e0ae518d7c139edda1c3c274a908f69f28184de0b57496a8c/Culture_Shock_Bandits_Band.jpg" /> Wildfire Kites by Culture Shock Bandits