Archive for February, 2007
Natural history on the Maine coast
If you are already starting to think about summer travel… and why not?…. you might like to visit New England, and while you’re here, you might like to spend a few days at the Humboldt Field Research Institute at Eagle Hill on the coast of Maine, soaking up some natural history education.
You can study fish or waterfowl, learn to identify 50 different varieties of sphagnum moss (!), observe dragonflies in their natural habitat, get an intro to landscape restoration, or practice field ecology study methods. Many of the courses are meant for undergraduates or dedicated naturalists, but a …
Date: February 26th, 2007 |
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Go Pole To Pole For A Cause
Pole To Pole is an international project that aims to inspire youth with the challenge of travel. They have some well-known names on their advisory board, including Peter Hillary of New Zealand, Conrad Anker of the USA, and wildlife biologist Jane Goodall. They sent a group of young people on a round-the-world trek in 2000, and have just finished up a selection process for another upcoming pole-to-pole trek, traveling by human power the whole way. The Expedition Team will cross the Northern and Southern Icecaps, sail the Arctic and Southern …
Date: February 5th, 2007 |
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Eco Travel Forum Threads for the week of February 19, 2007
Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Eco Travel Forum at BootsnAll:
For the frequent US traveler, there’s a new environmentally-conscious airport car service.
Australia will be phasing out use of the traditional incandescent lightbulb in favor of the more efficient compact fluorescent. Good move, Oz!
Please contribute your thoughts and comments! And if you’re not already a member, sign-up here - it’s free!
Date: February 23rd, 2007 |
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Global Warming - The Day The Question Mark Vanished
That’s how the scientists in Paris today are presenting their results. It’s time to stop debating whether or not humans are affecting the global climate system, and start working together to minimize the damage — to ecosystems and to ourselves and to the humans of the future.
You can listen to the Paris press conference, or download the 21-page executive summary, at this IPCC site. “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and …
Date: February 2nd, 2007 |
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