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Dr. John Snow and Jack Maple, kindred spirits (Blog Post)
...nd have left a legacy that transcended their lives. Two wonderful books recount their achievements; " The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World ", written by Steven John...
Dugong oil vat, sand mining and Geoff Moore (Blog Post)
...ommunity Heritage Award for 2010, for the Online Heritage Trail . Geoff Moore volunteering at the museum. Geoff told the story of the large cast iron vat that the museum recently acquired. The vat was made in Falkirk, Scotland between Edinborough...
Earth’s Value (Blog Post)
Ecodrought on the east side of the Pacific Northwest (Blog Post)
... region. Since we held our first workshop on the west side of the Cascades, we joked that we had received the 'west side story'. Thus, we were in Boise to get the 'east side story'. This reference to the west side story inspired me to adapt the po...
Ecological drought in the Southeast U.S.: Forest fires, supermoon and new age libraries (Blog Post)
...cept to structure narratives, and the workshop participants quickly adapted their research concepts into this format. We storyboarded the workshop newsletter before breaking up. We were impressed with the Hill Library, but the workshop participant...
Ecosystem Transformation: Resilience in the Face of Change (Blog Post)
...in warming below 1.5 ° C. Sobering, the report is an immediate call to action. As has been the case throughout Earth’s history, with a shift in the climate regime comes subsequent shifts in the physical environment; a result of the interconnected...
Ending a NOAA partnership and beginning a new EcoCheck chapter (Blog Post)
...tural Resources and NOAA. Caroline Wicks, Heath Kelsey, Russell Callender, Bill Dennison, and Ken Barton with a framed history of EcoCheck's first phase. Eleven scientists worked for EcoCheck over the course of the partnership with NOAA. EcoCheck...
Engaged participants made the Indian River Lagoon Report Card workshop a pleasure to facilitate! (Blog Post)
...: Heath Kelsey facilitates the fish and shellfish breakout session. At the end of the workshop, we always wrap up with a storyboarding exercise that helps illustrate to the participants that the product coming out of the workshop is theirs. We nee...
Entangled with the natural world: Nature seen through culture’s eyes (Blog Post)
...e . 2016. Shutterstock. Vox . By Brian Resnick. Web. Kisser, Charles. " Finding God in the Wilderness – Part 1. " In the Storyline . N.p., 29 May 2013. Web. Mulcahy, Kate. " 10 Comparisons Between Chimps and Humans ." Listverse . N.p., 14 Feb. 201...
Environmental Literacy for Guanabara Bay, Brazil (Blog Post)
...eld, Jenny. When Rio fails, sister city shows sewage cleanup possible. Associated Press. Online. June 6, 2016. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d3943de029894db390f7acea156918c7/when-rio-fails-sister-city-shows-sewage-cleanup-possible ... Bill Dennis...
Environmental literacy for the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord Rivers (Blog Post)
...eary. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Walden Pond is an example of a kettle pond near the Sudbury River that has a lot of history. Thoreau spent 2 years, 2 months and 2 days living in a small cabin on Walden Pond in the Sudbury River watershed, resul...
Environmental Literacy: Determining the essential elements necessary for understanding a topic or a place (Blog Post)
... drivers for Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, 5) Chesapeake Bay supports unique cultures and livelihoods, 6) American history has been shaped by Chesapeake Bay, and 7) Chesapeake Bay is extremely well studied and intensively managed. Chesapeake B...
Everything Down the Drain - Why? (Blog Post)
...ciferous social reformer, also opposed the move. Hugo used his novel "Les Miserables" to make his case, interrupting the story of Jean Valjean and Cosette to do so. Human waste collected from Paris' cesspits provided the raw material for an indust...
Evolution’s hero vs. a historical footnote: A new Narrative Index sheds light on Darwin vs. Wallace (Blog Post)
...buried in Westminster Abbey and is widely considered the father of evolution and Wallace is relegated to a footnote in history. Funeral ceremony of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey, with Alfred Wallace as one of the pallbearers. Credit: Creativ...
Experiential education: Changing the way we teach (Blog Post)
...ield trips is the immersive nature of the experience. It is not one hour of language, one hour of math and one hour of history. It is the concentrated study of a single subject for a significant period of time (days to weeks to months). This conce...
Exploring "Down Under" (Blog Post)
... full speed into the interview process. Our goal was to collect interviews for the upcoming book “Healthy Waterways: The story of an amazing journey.” We would document the process of restoring the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, and how experts a...
Exploring Hawaii: arid zone ecology, vog and volcanoes (Blog Post)
...t to the Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site , where Ben Saluda , interpreter for National Park Service, told us the story of the wildfire that passed through the park and led to severe erosion after subsequent rains. We could see tree trunks...
Exploring New York Harbor: Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge (Blog Post)
...g across the Brooklyn Bridge ... As part of our involvement in the New York Harbor . I read " The Great Bridge: The epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge " by David McCollough . It was a wonderful read, providing historical context and...
Eyes on the prize: Looking beyond graduate school during the 2019 MEES Colloquium (Blog Post)
...tor, Tim Canty , addressed the full assembly of MEES faculty and students for the first time. He shared a very relatable story about how, as a graduate student, he felt frustrated about having to jump through hoops like building his own computer w...
Facilitating a Belmont Forum workshop in Washington D.C. (Blog Post)
...but therefore " template. Then, we brainstormed the common themes and recommendations for future efforts. We did a short storyboarding exercise to begin the process of developing a summary document from the workshop. Participants created the conte...

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