Tag Archives: attitudes toward nature

Favorite Friday: Words and trees

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Note from Priscilla: You saw it once, but that blog post disappeared without making the Top Ten. Favorite Friday is a chance to revisit earlier posts and enjoy them once again. This post first appeared on March 17, 2010. This … Continue reading →

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10 ways to give back to the Earth

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

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 | 21 Comments

Even bindweed brings gifts

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

It’s the bane of gardeners throughout the arid West—the boa constrictor of the weed world, twirling nasty vines around other plants, stretching its stringy rhizomes underground for what appear to be miles. Gardeners in Boulder joke that “it’s all just … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, spirituality | Tagged attitudes toward nature, ethnobotany, native plants, TEK, traditional environmental knowledge, weeds | 19 Comments

Words and trees

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

This week is spring break at the college where I teach, and I’m enjoying a respite from the endless flow of words. (Ironic that I sit down to write a blog post.) For a person who deals in words, I … Continue reading →

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Mystical experiences—good for biology

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

People’s spiritual experiences of nature confer evolutionary advantages. The idea might be startling to those who think science and spirituality have little to do with each other. But recently I had the pleasure of hearing environmental scientist Terry Terhaar, a … Continue reading →

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Trusting the senses

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I haven’t been able to forget a comment David Abram made during his keynote at a conference I attended in the spring. He said even science, devoted as it is to studying the material world, in practice acts as if … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, spirituality | Tagged animism, attitudes toward nature, Brian Greene, David Abram, Descartes, Plato, science, science and religion | 10 Comments

Where is the passion?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m taking a break from the conference to come to my room, enjoy some peace and quiet, and reflect on the sessions so far. My panel members and I (who will present tomorrow) find ourselves wishing for something a little … Continue reading →

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