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    609 results for "story":

    • Oklahoma Song Book
      ...ou know it’s a lie Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, you give me all of your projections to make a climate story All your data and your information too Well, you know you love it baby When you tell me, maybe That some day, well we'll...
    • On the River with Darion and Tre
      On the River with Darion and Tre ... Classified as “the nation's river”, the Potomac River is a source of history and culture, and is an ecological keystone in the Chesapeake Bay. On June 7th, we embarked on our journey to visit this...
    • On the trail of iconic Parisian scientists
      ...ion on the streets of the Marais " provided me with an insight into the Paris of Lavoisier's time. Bill's blog tells the story of Lavoisier's encounter with an angry mob during the heated days of the French Revolution . I also visited the Musee de...
    • One Planet One Ocean conference in Barcelona, Spain
      ...does not make We need to pull together like a crew So that we integrate science like tiramisu. Shin-ichi Uye told a story about jellies They stopped folks from getting fish into their bellies He modeled the Asian marginal seas To help fisherm...
    • Over the river and through the woods to release the Upper Potomac Headwaters Report Card, we go!
      ...r class. We then invited several guest lecturers to join us on our weekly conference calls, and learned about the rich history of the land and how it has changed over time, and also about how the local people use and relate to their landscape. Tow...
    • Parramatta River Study Tour
      ... urban footprint of the city of Parramatta and yet experience a very natural setting for the swimming area. This success story occurred on Australia Day, on 24 January 2015, after 72 years of the lake being closed to swimming due to pollution. On...
    • Peter Oliver's top ten books about science
      ...different places in the world where this approach is being used. Shouldn't Our Grandchildren Know? An Environmental Life Story , Graham Chittleborough Chittleborough was a scientist with CSIRO in Western Australia who wanted to show his grandchild...
    • Pigs in Water: living underwater with Susan Williams
      ...ams ... Aquanauts Bruce Nyden, Bill Dennison, Susan Williams and Chuck Gross (L-R) at Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum reception standing in front of Hydrolab display. The year was 1984. Ronald Reagan was running for President again...
    • Players and Problems: Socio-Environmental Management in the Chesapeake Bay
      ...oratory. (2015, June 1). Study shows harmful algal blooms in Chesapeake Bay are more frequent. https://www.umces.edu/hpl/story/2015/jun/01/study-shows-harmful-algal-blooms-chesapeake-bay-are-more-frequent National Geographic. Sea Rise and Storms o...
    • Politics As Usual…
      ...cene setter” for environmental injustices to take place. During his lecture, Dr. Michael Paolisso focused on the history of power and the juxtaposition between capitalists and proletariats in the context of ecological degradation, pollution,...
    • Practical visual literacy for science communication
      ...anced by mocking up a design in which text and visual elements are laid out as they will appear in the final product. A 'story-board' approach can be used to provide an overall 'look and feel' of a product, as well as identify the various visual e...
    • Presentation dialog
      ...isn't scientific. R: Aren't you trying to communicate the science, not show us how smart you are? B: I have an important story to tell here. If you take the annual rates of seagrass loss, extrapolate into the future, you can . . . R: Maybe what yo...
    • Previewing NY Harbor exhibit at the New York Aquarium on Coney Island
      ...destructive wave energy. There will be multiple interactive opportunities throughout the exhibit. A small laboratory and story kiosk will be included to showcase the Billion Oyster Project. It is due to open during the summer of 2019. Ocean Wonder...
    • Protecting Our Waterways: What You Should Know About Harmful Algal Blooms
      ... L., Smith, J. L., Solow, A. R., & Trainer, V. L. (2021). Marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States: History, current status and future trends. Harmful algae , 102 , 101975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.101975 Harmful Algal...
    • Putting it all together
      .... Prior to getting started with InDesign, students were assigned to watch video tutorials on how to use InDesign, and to storyboard documents related to their research. These documents included brochures, posters, and fliers for a range of audienc...
    • Queensland floods; 2011
      ...ourtesy of AP: Dave Hunt. The flood levels were roughly equivalent to the 1974 event which was a defining point in the history of the region. In 1974, a degraded tropical cyclone (the Southern hemisphere version of a hurricane) dumped a lot of wat...
    • Rachel Carson versus the Zombie Horde
      ...ccessful writer drive her to take on the zombie horde? Carson draws readers in by beginning Silent Spring with a mystery story, a fable of a once-vibrant town infected by a strange blight. The story unfolds with descriptions of how the blight saps...
    • Randy Olson’s new book: “Houston, We Have a Narrative”
      ... Randy Olson has really knocked a home run with his latest book, “ Houston, we have a narrative: Why science needs story ”. Randy’s previous book, “ Don’t be such a scientist: Talking substance in an age of style...
    • Recommendations for effectively communicating science: Part 1
      ...e the essential information needed to convey meaningful information. The process of weaving these visual elements into a story combined with text in which all terms were defined, wording carefully chosen to promote understanding by non-specialists...
    • Reflecting on water monitoring and citizen science at the Maryland Water Monitoring Council conference
      ... (SAV) management, moderated by my colleague, Brooke Landry . Speakers presented on a variety of topics, including the history of SAV restoration in Maryland, seed harvesting and planting, microplastics in SAV beds, and remote sensing and citizen...
    • Reflections on teaching a global course on developing environmental report cards
      ...Taking the first steps toward developing a basin report card ' by Nancy Sheehan , posted on 15 Nov 2017. 2) ' What's the story in your report card? ' by Jodie Mehrtens , posted on 22 Nov 2017. 3) ' Defining report card indicator thresholds to achi...
    • Reginald Truitt: The origin of Chesapeake Bay science in support of management
    • Release of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Report Card
      ..., we are nearing our 100-year anniversary. We have been using science to inform management and policy over this entire history, but now we are excited to be embarking on an effort to create a Chesapeake Global Collaboratory to combine the best sci...
    • Remembering Bob Simon: A class act
      ...adness. I had the good fortune of spending some time with him when I was living in Australia and Bob was there to film a story on the Great Barrier Reef . I know the exact day I met Bob Simon : 10 April 1999. The reason I remember this day so well...
    • Report cards aren’t just for school anymore
      ...tems overgrown by algae) plenty of life can be present, but it may not be the type of life we desire. At this point in history, all ecological systems are somewhat managed. Should we focus on making them productive for our means, or on returning t...