As February transitioned into March, I was far from home. Leaving the long leaf pines and palm trees behind in Florida, I flew to Phoenix for a road trip up the West Coast. From PhoenixContinue reading
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Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Cooperation is the name of nature’s game
For many years, ecology focused on how competition for space and resources determined communities in nature (bottom-up controls). The field was revolutionized with growing understanding of how keystone predators effect ecosystems from the top-down. ArguablyContinue reading
Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Rambles from Bali, Indonesia
Picture yourself exploring the largest Muslim country on Earth. Does your mind wander through scenes of sand dunes and camels, or crowded markets with burqa and tunic clad people? Can you almost hear the Imams calling theContinue reading
Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Baja California
A land of sea, sky and sand. Harsh deserts filled with tenacious botanical oddities emerge from a nutrient-rich sea pulsing with life. Thin strips of mangroves form the boundary layer between these two worlds withContinue reading
Snorkeling in Key West’s protected marine areas
In mid-January, I hopped on a boat from a Key West, Florida, harbor with my colleagues from the Natural Resources Leadership Institute. As the sun rose higher in the morning sky, we diligently applied sunContinue reading
How to create change: Citizens are heard on H.R. 621
It was the last afternoon in January and I was driving 45 minutes from a work meeting back to the office. Since I was in the car alone, I figured I’d make the most ofContinue reading
Why I Knit My Own Sweater
Over New Year’s weekend, I spent a very relaxing few days binge watching Downton Abbey and just taking it easy as 2016 rolled into 2017. I can never sit completely still while watching television, soContinue reading
Wait, is that a baby eagle?
It was the last few days of 2016, and I was in the office. Though I was lucky enough to take off a bunch of days around Christmas, I had to make up the hoursContinue reading
Dreaming of a White (but Sandy) Christmas
Growing up in Maine, I often experienced the classic, snow globe-esque Christmas seen in movies and television shows. After opening presents, my siblings and I would pull on our snow pants and coats and headContinue reading
Three Books to Add to Your Holiday Wish-List
We are all smack-dab in the middle of the gift-giving season, and I personally think there are few presents as enjoyable as a really good book. For all those ecologists, managers, and practitioners out there,Continue reading