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A settling torch
Today is Malala Day, the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, the young woman shot in the head for defying the Taliban and daring to work for girls’ access to education. Tweet with the hashtag #StrongerThan to show support for girls’ education … Continue reading
Posted in education, politics, spirituality
Tagged education, girls' education, inspiration, living with heart, Malala Yousafzai, nonviolence, peaceful change, peacefulness
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Colorado Gives–today!
Today is Colorado Gives Day, when your giving dollars go farther. Over a thousand nonprofits are participating, which means your faves are likely listed at ColoradoGives.org. If you don’t have faves, let me suggest a few: Friend of this blog … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature
Tagged Colorada Gives Day, environmental education, environmental journalism, philanthropy
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What are we teaching kids on Groundhog Day?
My relationship with Groundhog Day is complicated. On the one hand, I like this small piece of attention to the natural world. At what other time does anyone think about the adventures of groundhogs or any other rodent-sized earth dwellers? … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature
Tagged children and environment, experiential education, place-based education
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10 ways to give back to the Earth
The conversation around the table turned to the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the sense of powerlessness we all feel to do anything about it. We know our lifestyle is driving the need for oil. We know how … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature, politics, spirituality
Tagged attitudes toward nature, food, natural resource, organic, reciprocity, sustainability
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Where science and religion meet: The natural world
Update May 3: This post appears in the Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival hosted this week by marine biologist Kelsey Abbot at the Mauka to Makai blog. Check out some of the fascinating science writing available at the carnival, such … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature, spirituality
Tagged natural history, science, science and religion, science education
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Discovering horses
I’m at Prescott College (Prescott, AZ), where yesterday we were treated to a taste of the Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH) program at a ranch about an hour away from here. EAMH is code for hanging out with horses. We … Continue reading
Radicalized by a creek
A story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle pasted a huge smile on my face. It’s about the Butters Canyon Conservancy in Oakland, California, which recently passed a significant milestone—sealing the deal on the last for-sale property along a green stretch … Continue reading