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Now Voyager: From Pacific to Andes—A Field Environmental Philosophy...
From December 26, 2016 to January 5, 2017, Now Voyager takes college students (& 18+ year olds) on an ecstatic journey through South-Central Chile, following the path of water from the Pacific...
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The Land Organism: Teacher Training in Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic
We fancy that industry supports us, forgetting what supports industry. —Aldo Leopold THE Problem: We are experiencing a paradigm shift precipitated by anthrogenic global warming. Many of the things we...
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On the Issue of “Race”: A Biocitizen’s Perspective of the Obama Presidency
In part 1, we learned that there is no scientific basis for “race” and “racism” and, therefore, both are “cultural constructs”—myths invented and used for centuries by European marauders to justify...
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What is “Field Environmental Philosophy”?
Field: This word comes from ecology, and the term “field study.” It is based on the distinction between research done indoors, in the lab, and research done outdoors, in the field. Environmental:...
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Position Announcement: Westfield River Fishways Public Education Intern
Background: Despite significant efforts to reverse historical trends, the survival of several Connecticut River species of migratory fish is imperiled. As a Leopoldian school of environmental...
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Playing with Fire: Permaculture Gardening with Invasive Species
1) The problem: what invasives are, botanically and culturally Weeds are plants that grow where we don’t want them to, and invasives are weeds we spread without control, altering ecosystems to such an...
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Now Voyagers 4 Corners
Now Voyager Four Corners Sun.-Sun. March 11-18 and Sun.-Sun. March 18-25 Expeditions to Utah’s Grand Staircase and Bears Ears National Monuments Explore a wilderness that might vanish— More...
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“Why I want to be a CIT”
Hard to believe but Biocitizen is 10 years old now! One of the deepest joys I (Kurt the director) have experienced is derived from witnessing our students develop from little kids, into adolescents and...
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Escalante- and Bears Ears- National Monuments Campaign of Witness
Now Voyager Four Corners is a field environmental philosophy expedition that prepares students to be environmental protection action leaders. Early announcements did not make this clear, so Biocitizen...
View ArticleBiocitizen’s Chilean Roots
Biocitizen has substantial roots in Chile that began growing in 1999 with the collaboration of biocultural conservationists Ricardo Rozzi and (advisory board member!) Francisca Massardo with Kurt...
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Biocitizen Welcomes Brigid Ryan, Westfield River Fishways public education...
Biocitizen is pleased to welcome Brigid Ryan onto the staff as our Westfield River Fishways public education assistant! Brigid is a recent graduate of UMass School of Natural Sciences...
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How do spring peepers know when to start singing?
How do spring peepers know when to start singing? They don’t have weather reports, or the ability to see the buds forming on trees, the snow melting, or teens walking around in shorts and T’s when it’s...
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Biocitizen Corps
The Biocitizen Corps is modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps and Scouts gets students engaged in long term biocultural conservation and restoration projects introduces students to the...
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Re-Presenting Nonotuck: The Landscape Paintings of Hitchcock and Gloman
“geology and the Bible speak the same language” “The undevout geologist is mad” “it is in the facts of the natural world that most strikingly discover to us the wonders of adaptation and design, and...
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Playing with Fire: Permaculture Gardening with Invasive Species
1) The problem: what invasives are, botanically and culturally Weeds are plants that grow where we don’t want them to, and invasives are weeds we spread without control, altering ecosystems to such an...
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Now Voyagers 4 Corners
Now Voyager Four Corners Sun.-Sun. March 11-18 and Sun.-Sun. March 18-25 Expeditions to Utah’s Grand Staircase and Bears Ears National Monuments Explore a wilderness that might vanish— More...
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“Why I want to be a CIT”
Hard to believe but Biocitizen is 10 years old now! One of the deepest joys I (Kurt the director) have experienced is derived from witnessing our students develop from little kids, into adolescents and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Escalante- and Bears Ears- National Monuments Campaign of Witness
Now Voyager Four Corners is a field environmental philosophy expedition that prepares students to be environmental protection action leaders. Early announcements did not make this clear, so Biocitizen...
View ArticleBiocitizen’s Chilean Roots
Biocitizen has substantial roots in Chile that began growing in 1999 with the collaboration of biocultural conservationists Ricardo Rozzi and (advisory board member!) Francisca Massardo with Kurt...
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