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Field Journal: The Excluded Middle, Carrie E. Kouts

Masters Theses

What does it look like to engage with organisms and landscapes at the periphery of anthropocentric value structures? How does one break the internalized myth that the “built” environment is excluded from the natural world? When does a hyper-mobile and hyper-commodified society confront the exponential crisis of animal death? Within this series of journal entries, field notes, collection observations, weird prose, and sensory musings, one will find questions on the nature of being human and the complex narratives of care we encounter in a world shared with more-than-humans. Each handwritten vignette and photograph from daily life weaves a non-linear and …

Mammals Of Cedar Breaks National Monument, S. Nicole Frey, Natalie D'Souza, Ethan Hammer, Bryan Larsen, Jake Nielson

All Current Publications

This document is the result of a study of the terrestrial mammals found at Cedar Breaks National Monument from 2017-2019. During this time, we conducted a survey of mammals using a series of trail cameras. We used survey results to provide an index of terrestrial mammals (excluding bats) within the park. Our goal is to provide a beginner’s guide to the mammals at Cedar Breaks National Monument. We include information regarding appearance, diet, habitat, and population status according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The guide represents the species a visitor to Cedar Breaks National Monument …

Review Of Farming And The Fate Of Wild Nature, Michael A. Anderson

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature explores social, political, agrarian and ecological issues surrounding two movements that both attract passionate followers: small-scale agriculture and environmental conservation. Both have long been notable grassroots movements. Yet in their attempts to be heard, they often unwittingly oppose each other in addition to their shared detractor, corporate exploitation - whose momentum continues to consume resources at an unsustainable rate. In this collection of over 20 essays by leading thinkers and practitioners in ecological and agrarian competencies, one thing is clear: these two movements must not only work together for efficiency’s sake, but because …

Curing Nature Deficit Disorder, Josh Bochniak

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

TI1e ideas behind Richard Louv's "nature deficit disorder" (NDD) are all too familiar to outdoor and environmental educators. Many quietly asserted that the children and nature interaction needed attention years before Last Child in the Woods came off the presses. The virtue of Louv's work is not in its novelty, but in its ability to communicate and attract attention from a wider audience. And this increased attention has provided an important moment for outdoor educators. At the New York State Outdoor Education Association' s (NYSOEA) annual conference in October 2006, a large group of practitioners sat to discuss nature deficit …

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment, or outdoor education. Some titles include:

State Requirements/ Bans on Environmental Education

Speaking of Non-indigenous Species ...

Chernobyl 1O Years Later

Diversifying The Conservation Workforce, Lisa K. Younger

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Recent studies conducted by the Environmental Careers Organization and SCA reveal that the supply and demand for women and people of color in the environmental field is critically unbalanced, and that America's environmental organizations are "ill-prepared" to recruit and retain talented people of color.

This lack of representation by women and minorities - who comprise a growing proportion of our nation's available labor force - inhibits not only the diversity and growth of the conservation workforce, but also its credibility and effectiveness. Such failures to keep pace with changing demographic realities leave the conservation movement and workforce unprepared to solve …

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education.

Spotlight, Glen Ruh, Conservation Career Development Program

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Contains articles highlighting current issues in the field. In this issue: Hunter Behavior Improves by Glen Ruh and Creating Diversity in the Conservation Field by the Conservation Career Development Program

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education.

Proceedings : A Forest Based Economy - Carrying A Tradition Into The Future, Blaine House Conference On Forestry (December 6-7, 1984)

Maine Collection

Proceedings : A Forest Based Economy - Carrying A Tradition Into the Future

Blaine House Conference on Forestry (December 6-7, 1984)

Department of Conservation, State House Station 22, Augusta, Maine 04333, August 1986.

Contents: Table of Contents / Letter of Transmittal / The Forest 2020--Visions Of A Sustainable Forest / Forestry Resurvey: What Does It Say? How Can We Use It? / Can We Improve Maine's Timber Supply? / Atmospheric Deposition And Forests Of The Northeast / A National Perspective: What Is Maine's Competitive Niche? / The Future of Hardwood Markets / The Future of Softwood Markets / The State …