Posted in sustainability on Jan 6th, 2013
Conservation Magazine recently reported that a new study has confirmed what you’ve probably suspected for awhile: Spending time in nature without computers, phones, and other electronic devices makes people more creative. The study published in PLoS ONE and called, “Creativity in the wild: Improving creative reasoning through immersion in natural settings” followed 56 people as they [...]
Posted in taimen on Nov 3rd, 2012
Many of you who have been following this series on my work with Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen) in Mongolia may not be aware that this species is actually one of five taimen species that exist in the world. A recent International Union for Conservation of Nature report titled, “Largest Salmon in the World Edges Toward Extinction,” [...]
Posted in ecology on Sep 19th, 2012
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Posted in planning on Sep 6th, 2012
There’s a new term for nature’s ecological services: Green Infrastructure. These green systems are beginning to replace “gray” systems in cities like Seattle. Green infrastructure can be restored wetlands, rooftop gardens, or permeable pavement that trap and filter pollutants before water flows into streams and rivers and is carried to bays and estuaries. A recent [...]
Posted in humor on Apr 12th, 2012
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Posted in conservation on Feb 7th, 2012
Environmental pride in local resources is a conservation approach that works. Rare’s mission is to conserve imperiled species and ecosystems around the world. Rare inspires people to care about and protect nature. Rare’s signature Pride campaigns are now used by local conservationists and organizations across the globe. It’s Rare’s method for motivating behavior change and [...]
Posted in policy on Nov 9th, 2011
Writing in the journal Nature, a team of 19 researchers called on conservationists to stop bad-mouthing introduced species, and accept the fact that ecosystems will increasingly be a melting pot of “long-term residents and of new arrivals.” The controversy, coined “eco-bigotry” has been addressed in two follow-up articles in Conservation Magazine. The researchers said that [...]
Posted in stewardship on Sep 13th, 2011
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Posted in sustainability on Jul 27th, 2011
With heavier than normal snow and rain events this year it’s not surprising that the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay would be the end recipents of extra runoff. Ironically, a couple of centuries ago the extra influx of natural nutrients would have been a boon for these productive estuaries. But today that extra runoff [...]
Posted in fish on Jun 7th, 2011
“Soon after I embraced the sport of angling I became convinced that I should never be able to enjoy it if I had to rely on the cooperation of the fish.” – Sparse Grey Hackle “Be patient and calm – for no one can catch fish in anger.” – Herbert Hoover “If people concentrated on [...]
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