Listen to Maddy Billups, a student field intern at the Oregon Hazards Lab, where she helps maintain and collect data from the Wildfire Detection Cameras. In her story, she shares how her passion for the outdoors began and offers a firsthand experience of the impact of climate change.
“[Being outside] kind of levels the playing field in my eyes because we're all outside together. We're not in one person's space, or one building, or one classroom where someone is very obviously the leader. We're all just together, exploring outside, and it feels a lot like playtime.”
“You get to see your passion for working outside and working to help protect the environment combined for the people who have lived and who live there.”
