Many of my childhood memories are centered around the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. My mom has worked there for as longContinue reading
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Time in the Natural World
Truthfully, a lot of what is going on in the world, and a lot of what I study, is fundamentally violent. But paying attention to the violence we as a species continue to both consciously and unconsciously enact upon our Earth and each other only makes my walks in the woods feel ever more essential. I rely on the spiritual experience that the wilds provide me—the chance to go home—as a source of restoration and a reminder of our boundless power and agency to create change.
Not far from the bustling city of Makassar Mars Incorporated…
Not far from the bustling city of Makassar Mars Incorporated as part of their marine sustainability program uses their innovative coral “spider” technique to restore coral reefs damaged by dynamite & cyanide fishing, cyclones and pollution. Coral “spiders” are specially coated metal frames to which coral fragments can be attached that can then be bound together to give reefs a massive boost forward in regenerating lost areas. #coral #reef #indonesia #restoration #conservation #savetheplanet #diving #underwater #nature
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, travel, water
A New Year
I’m ready to go as far and for as long as we can. My only expectation is to come back different.
Empirics in Tradition
On the cover of the April 8, 1966 edition of Time Magazine was the stark red lettered question, Is God Dead? This question was posed about four years before the first Earth Day. The provocativeContinue reading
New Beginnings
These are incredible times to be an environmentalist. Of course it’s hard—we’re up against some of the greatest challenges this Earth has ever faced—and the majority of these trials and predicaments human-created. Still, when someone says, “It’s really hard right now”, I can’t help but think that, well, of course it is. That’s why we’re here, right now. We’ve been given us this time and this space and these battles because we are the people for whom they belong.
The Return of Nesting Seabirds on the Florida Panhandle
Erika photographs nesting Least Terns and Black Skimmers as they begin their nesting season.