Kate Pope
Work
Below are just a few samples of Kate’s work. This page is always growing - stay tuned for updates!
RCESC Trail Guide
The Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center (RCESC) is a natural area within Portland Community College’s Rock Creek Campus that serves as wildlife habitat, provides ecosystem services, and is used as a living lab for PCC students and the community.
A Rise From the Ashes
In the summer of 2003, two wildfires started in Lincoln and Jefferson County Oregon, on either side of the Cascades. The two fires eventually joined together, and formed a single wildfire known as the B&B Complex Fire, which burned along the crest of the mountain range. The fire and its subsequent recovery of vegetation offers a unique research area, due to the relatively even distribution of aspect along the mountainous slopes.
Prioritizing Park Projects
Leveraging demographic data with GIS workflows to prioritize green space projects in Portland.
The Man From The Train
Developed as an infographic and based on Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James' book of the same title, The Man From The Train attempts to visualize a theoretical route taken by early 20th century suspected serial killer, Paul Mueller.
A Witch’s Guide to Crater Lake
An exercise in cartographic techniques, A Witch’s Guide to Crater Lake reimagines Oregon’s only National Park using publicly available data from sources such as the US Geological Survey and iNaturalist.