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Lukas Gschwandtner
August 4, 2017August 7, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerconservation, environmental health, environmental policy, students, travel

The Ethics of Zoos, a Conservation Conundrum

Zoos have a controversial history among conservationists. Some ethical frameworks praise zoos for increasing the intrinsic value of animals and expanding our knowledge in conservation biology to save threatened species, while others find the cagingContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
July 18, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerstudents, travel

Alice Paul and the Importance of National Heritage Sites

A few weeks ago, my team and I visited one of the newest national parks sites: The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.

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Lukas Gschwandtner
July 6, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerstudents, travel

Fort Monroe & Field Work

One of my favorite aspects of my internship with National Parks Conservation Association is the emphasis on getting out into the field and visiting the national parks we are fighting so hard to protect. OneContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
June 23, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerconservation, environmental health, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water

Durham, Denmark, and now D.C.

I am in my fourth week as an intern at the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), an internship that I found through the Nicholas School’s Stanback internship program I talked about in an earlier post.Continue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerconservation, environmental health, students, travel, water

Assateague Island: A Much-Needed Finals Getaway

Amidst the tumultuous week that is finals week, I decided to take a trip to Assateague Island National Seashore. In 1962, the national seashore was established to protect the 37 miles of beach that stretchesContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
April 24, 2017April 21, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerenvironmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, water

Critiques of the Safe Drinking Water Act

Throughout my course, ENV212: U.S. Domestic Environmental Policy, I have been studying various United States policies centered around environmental issues. I have learned how to take a critical lens to some of these policies, oneContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
April 6, 2017April 3, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerstudents, travel

North Carolina Spring Breaks

One of my favorite parts about attending school in North Carolina is being so close to the Appalachian Mountains to the west of Duke and beaches like the Outer Banks to the east. A few weeksContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
March 21, 2017March 20, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtneralumni, energy, environmental policy, students, sustainability, water

The Stanback Internship Program

One of the most unique parts of being an undergraduate in the Nicholas School is the opportunity to participate in the Stanback Internship Program. I completed an internship with the program last summer and discoveredContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
February 17, 2017February 15, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerconservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, water

Guest lecturer highlights ‘America’s dirty secret’

What makes a great guest lecturer? In past courses, guest lecturers meant an excuse to spend the entirety of the class session checking Facebook and answering emails. However, all of those past perceptions changed whenContinue reading

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Lukas Gschwandtner
February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 Lukas Gschwandtnerconservation, environmental policy, marine studies, students

How a turtle inspired me to get into environmentalism

Meet Lukas the Turtle (pictured below). Lukas is a loggerhead sea turtle who’s about 50 years old and lives in the Mediterranean Sea. The photo below shows Lukas suffering from a traumatic blunt force to hisContinue reading

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About Lukas

My name is Lukas Gschwandtner and I am a junior undergraduate student working on my B.A. in Environmental Science and Policy and a minor in History. Growing up in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, sparked my interests in marine conservation and environmental policy which I have carried into my studies at Duke. Read More >

Discovery: Durham to Denmark

Throughout this blog I will document the effects of climate change in Denmark and other parts of Europe, as well any other fascinating finds I stumble upon during my travels.

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