On the Friday after Thanksgiving, I and many others were part of a movement. My actions were fairly simple: I went with my mother to the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, Maine to look for birds. We spent about … Continue reading Using Social Media to Start a Conservation Conversation: The Success of #OptOutside
I’ll never be certain, but I suspect I am the last person Juhan ever met for the first time before he passed. Continue reading Before You Take a Picture, Consider This
We all hear people say it: “Wait till you have kids, the way you spend your time will be completely different.” Well, right now, pre-children, I spend a lot of time birding. Given that birding generally requires patience, quiet, and … Continue reading Five Tips for Birding with Kids Under Five
Some of us are fortunate enough to travel for work, most commonly through all-day conferences and workshops. When these meetings take us to new places, we face a conundrum: how can we visit a city while remaining engaged in the … Continue reading How to Explore a City During a Conference: Three Quick Tips
What if you could never differentiate between need and want? How would your views of the world change? I found this to be an actual dilemma as I attempted to learn Malagasy (pronounced “mal-ah-gash”), the local language of Madagascar. The … Continue reading Learning the Malagasy Language: Tool for Conservation
When exploring, I tend to be a very active outdoorswomen. Time outside is an important part of my regular exercise, and on trips I try to rack up the miles. Most of the time, my constant movement works well. I’m … Continue reading How to See More Species Without Really Trying
One World, Two Feet 