This bright green anole was catching some rays on a wooden bridge in the Eglin Air Force Base area of the Florida National Scenic Trail. I hiked over 12 miles that day, but this reptile remains one of the most interesting creatures … Continue reading Wildlife on the Florida National Scenic Trail
First published by the Duke Nicholas School of the Environment. In my house, car and office, one will find a wide variety of checklists and site passports. On my couch sits a bright blue passport book listing National Wildlife Refuges, complete … Continue reading The Allure of Site Passports and Stamps
My experience in the cat café was very much the opposite of my experience in the fish market. While the cat café was tiny, warm, and relaxing, the fish market was giant, cold, and jarring. Japan is expert-level at these … Continue reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Haiku Fish
First published by the Duke Nicholas School. In mid-January, I hopped on a boat from a Key West, Florida, harbor with my colleagues from the Natural Resources Leadership Institute. As the sun rose higher in the morning sky, we diligently … Continue reading Snorkeling in Key West
Remember those old cartoons where someone is making a decision, and there’s a devil whispering in one ear, and an angel in the other? That’s how I feel every time I’m presented with the opportunity for an up-close animal experience. … Continue reading Visiting One of Japan’s Cat Cafés
Zion National Park is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Utah is famous for its national parks. Most famous parks in Utah allow visitors to stand above beautiful canyons and rivers and look down; however, Zion is unique … Continue reading Scenes from Zion National Park
Blog first published by the Duke Nicholas School. It was just past 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning, but already a small crowd had gathered at the Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center in Okaloosa County, Florida. Based on the … Continue reading Birding with the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail
In 2014, a snowstorm took out power in parts of New England on Thanksgiving. Specifically, the part I was in. The innocent appearing snow globs that looked so pretty outside our windows in the morning had plopped their fat selves … Continue reading OptOutside on Thanksgiving
I acknowledged food poisoning as a price some people pay to eat outlandish food, just not me people. I don’t eat weird food, and no one ever got spaghetti-poisoning right? (If they did, don’t tell me). I figured I would … Continue reading Surviving Food Poisoning in Bangkok
VoicesforBiodiversity.org is both fundraising for new articles and looking for new writers! Through a Kickstarter campaign V4B will fully fund TEN new articles from around the world, from writing through production. Their pieces will include both videos and photos, and … Continue reading Voices for Biodiversity is Paying Writers and Looking for Stories
By John Chapman *Headlamp Dims* I am sitting on a stump in late fall at the Fryes Notch shelter with my feet up on the rocks that line the fire pit. It’s dark, minus the dim lamp illuminating my page, … Continue reading A Super Moon in Maine
Last March my grandmother and I traveled to Cuba. We had an amazing view of downtown Havana seen from Morro Castle, a fortress built in the 1700s to protect Havana. Traveling to Cuba feels like a trip to the American … Continue reading Spring in Cuba
One World, Two Feet 