by admin | Jun 9, 2020 | Children in Nature, Equity in the Outdoors, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Water connects us all, from watersheds to oceans, to wetlands. In the summer of 2019, students from Taiwan, the Kumeyaay Nation, and southern California participated in an environmental summit hosted by the National Wildlife Federation and the Ministry of Education...
by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Children in Nature, Equity in the Outdoors, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Wildlife
“We all have this shared experience where we have to worry about going into the field,” says Earyn McGee, a herpetology Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona and Black Birders Week co-organizer. Prejudice might drive police or private property owners to be...
by admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Children in Nature, Equity in the Outdoors, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Just four days after the encounter between a white dog walker and African American birdwatcher Christian Cooper, a group of approximately 30 Black scientists, birders, and outdoor explorers have created a new awareness campaign to encourage birding among more people...
by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | Children in Nature, Equity in the Outdoors, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Each month the International Dark-Sky Association features an IDA Advocate from the worldwide network of volunteers who are working to protect the night. This month we’re highlighting the work of IDA Delegate, Rosalía Lugo. Self-described as “a true believer in the...
