Cata Krznarich

Fulbright King's College London Summer Institute

Cata Krznarich is an undergraduate at Portland State University, Oregon, majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Indigenous Nations studies. Cata has long been an environmental advocate, hoping to merge the worlds of sustainability, human use, and restoration. They are a long-standing local non-profit organizer for trash clean-up projects, urban planting, restoration projects, and orchard care. 

They aim to become a habitat restoration specialist in the majestic forests of the Pacific Northwest, with an approach of wonderment and environmental justice. Through tactile internships with Native organizations to repair harm and heal the landscape, they work towards the sustainable adaptive management of our urban and natural worlds. In the Fulbright program at King's College, Cata is excited to examine the political ecology of Britain and climate change initiatives that create structures for adaptation in an ever-changing world. 

During their time in London, they will become immersed in the expansive research institutions at King's College and create connections with fellow academics in the field. Building their cultural experiences of dynamic climate and sustainability adaptation through exploration of current research, they will bring together the theoretical and practical for the furtherment of justice in habitat restoration.