Marsha Weisiger is the Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair of U.S. Western History, and associate professor of History and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon. Along with Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English and Environmental Studies Stephanie LeMenager, Weisiger is co-director of UO's Center for Environmental Futures. Weisiger talks about her interests in the American West and environmental history. She also discusses the focus of the Center for Environmental Futures and its recent award of $600,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.