Gaining A Deeper Understanding of Public Lands
Because I am professional photographer, my husband and I always plan our vacations around beautiful places. For us, this generally means visiting national parks, monuments, preserves or state parks. I have always looked at the landscape for its visual aesthetic; what compels and draws my eye. My husband, the naturalist, turns over rocks, identifies insects, [...]
In ‘Flight Behavior,’ the Climate Brings Butterflies and Change to a Rural Town
Barbara Kingsolver’s latest novel, “Flight Behavior,” is a tale of how people in rural Tennessee react to climate change. The protagonist, Dellarobia Turnbow, is a stay-at-home mother of two young children in a farming community in the hills. The story begins as she’s hiking up the farm’s back mountain for a rendezvous with a lineman [...]
Weekly Environmental News – March 17 – 23, 2013
World Water Day and the International Year of Water Cooperation March 22nd is the United Nations World Water Day, a day to call attention to water issues around the globe. 2013 is also the International Year of Water Cooperation, highlighting the importance of water as a global resource. Check out this list of worldwide events [...]
Professor Profile: David Curson, Bird Man
David Curson teaches two courses in the AAP Environmental Sciences & Policy program: Principles of Ecology and Field Methods in Ecology. He is Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Maryland-DC, which is a state office of the National Audubon Society. He spoke with us about his job, a project underway on the Eastern Shore, and [...]
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