Enjoying sediment columns at Milepost 31
Zoey Whisler is an undergraduate in her fourth year at the University of Washington, graduating in summer of 2015. Zoey is getting her bachelors degree in Anthropology, specializing in Archaeological Sciences, with a minor in Geology.
Born and raised in Seattle, Zoey is the fourth generation of her family living in the Northwest, so local archaeology and geology have been a passion from a young age. Growing up she was encouraged by her parents to be involved in science and culture, a mixture of her parents interests rubbing off on her. In kindergarten, Zoey was introduced to archaeology by doing an archaeological dig of her backyard for her first science fair project, unfortunately the bones she found were not a new species to be published as she hoped but were instead chicken bones from a rather recent compost pile. When she entered college,
Zoey had already been introduced to many fields of science through her schooling and family, but after taking some college courses she eventually found a love for archaeology, geology, and paleontology.
Zoey’s interests in archaeology and geology are diverse and she is excited to explore new aspects of the fields and have the opportunity to discuss them in the format of blogging. Working with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) provides the unique opportunity to work with and for the tribe on projects that they feel most beneficial to the community.