May 4, 2019 As I sit in the airport waiting for my last flight back to North Carolina, I find myself thinking about how full of the life the Sonoran Desert is. My preconceived notionContinue reading
April 27-29, 2019
The Albatross Much of the time on our last camping trip was spent on the Prescott College boat, The Albatross. We took day trips from our base camp with our boat captain, Cosme, and ourContinue reading
Tiburon’s Treasures
April 24-26, 2019 24 April: Between the tides and mountains blue, lapped by rose-waters and a breath of dew Waking up at 5 on a cold, damp morning, a few early birds piled intoContinue reading
An Earth Day Spent with the Ocean, Stars and Desert
April 24, 2019 Orion and Canis Major over my tent Tuesday night. (Photo by Katie O’Donnell). Yesterday, we returned to Kino Bay from our camping trip on the Northern side of Tiburon Island. This areaContinue reading
Marriage on a Moonless Night
April 20-21, 2019 Tiburón Island, Gulf of California Students and Seri gathered around the fire under a starry sky (PC: Joshua Chin) Every night on our three-day camping trip on Tiburón Island, we gatheredContinue reading
A Prickly Disposition
April 19, 2019 Our first camping trip in the Sonoran Desert was marked by the phrase, “Don’t worry, we have pliers.” Despite the variety of critters that make their home in the desert, the thingContinue reading
A Taste of Puerto Libertad
April 17, 2019 Nestled between the Gulf of California and the mountainous landscape of the Sonoran Desert, lies Puerto Libertad. A beautiful town that has developed along the shores of the Gulf and isContinue reading
Conversations with Fishermen
April 19, 2019 On our first field day in Mexico, we set out around 11 a.m. to the working waterfront in Kino. Although our day was just beginning, these fishermen had been since hours beforeContinue reading
Four Must-Take Classes Before You Graduate
I am so grateful for everything I’ve learned at Duke and the classes I’ve taken. I am often asked for advice on choosing classes by younger Nic School undergrads and friends outside of the majorContinue reading
Trees and the Public Good
Without carbon dioxide uptake by trees, its concentration in the atmosphere would be rising nearly twice as fast as we observe today.