This semester I’m taking a class called Urban Ecology with Dr. James Heffernan. We’ve had some pretty good discussions about nature and cities in this class, and it’s made me think. I tend to thinkContinue reading
Category: climate
Reflecting on AAAS 2015
A few weeks ago I traveled to San Jose to attend the annual AAAS meeting, one of the largest science conferences around. Here’s my take on the meeting and the role science communication had to play.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
How do we get people to care about climate change? Maybe we need to throw away the graphs and start telling stories.
Where do you find inspiration?
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Environmental Impact of Leaf Season on the Blue Ridge Parkway
As leaf season comes to a close in the southern Appalachians, I ponder the environmental impact of ecotourism along the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway and what it means for conservation.