Sean Willson-Schafer is a thinker, an adventurer, an entrepreneur, a lover of the arts and outdoors- but mostly Sean is a biology major on the brink of graduation and entry into the (gasp) real world!
Sean was born and raised up in Ukiah, CA, a small town in Mendocino county which is a little bit north of the Bay Area. During his childhood years, Sean fell in love with the redwoods and the coast, making sure to spend as much time as he could running around on the beach, creek-stomping and climbing fallen logs. This life-style made Sean fall in love with the natural world in turn influenced his choice of studies when it came to going to college
Sean has been studying at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR for the last four years and will be graduating at the end of this semester. He has been working on a biology major along with an art minor. Particularly Sean is interested in the ecological sciences and during has education has enjoyed courses in plant bio, micro-bio and marine bio. Currently he is doing a study for an ecology class that involves Western Hemlock seedling viability in local forests around Lewis and Clark- a.k.a Sean figured out a way to hike around the forests and get dirty for hours on end while getting school credit.
For his art minor Sean has mostly focused on various topics in art history while also dabbling in sculpture and drawing. When not working hard on his studies, Sean tries to enjoy the northwest as much as possible. Whether its exploring the nooks and crannies of Portland, hanging out on the coast, or aimlessly driving through the beauty of Oregon, Sean finds plenty of ways to relax or unwind from school.
He also just discovered the wonderful sport of cross-country skiing and is trying that out as much as he can. For life after college, Sean plans to find a research assistant job, but more importantly is really interested in the area of forestry and after the summer plans to come pack up to Portland and find a job or internship in that field. This is Sean’s 7th summer at Coppercreek (2nd on staff) and is excited to be returning to camp for a whole new batch of new adventures and to see old faces and meet plenty of new ones.
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