tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87730025723101593892024-03-04T23:47:08.228-05:00That's Amore!<i><b>
Nurturing our sense of community, responsibility
and environmental stewardship at Sandy Island.</b></i>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-17975690066735434492012-10-03T17:45:00.000-04:002012-10-03T17:57:12.617-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsWcEXf96MlTgxNvny92sgPPhROfyQ_fd6X9SeCd06d89MhOQBr5cHPUYBZuJ3UCKXX0KhO1VZ9N7Uc49jqq5O38fgbcMkxD5DTCQICgnVRiK3LdQvWEJScDPwXKDiFWAqg4lO9FqVFB7/s1600/100_0689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsWcEXf96MlTgxNvny92sgPPhROfyQ_fd6X9SeCd06d89MhOQBr5cHPUYBZuJ3UCKXX0KhO1VZ9N7Uc49jqq5O38fgbcMkxD5DTCQICgnVRiK3LdQvWEJScDPwXKDiFWAqg4lO9FqVFB7/s320/100_0689.jpg" width="239" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">SINDY HEMPSTEAD'S </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">SANDY ISLAND PLANT LIST 2012 </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR6CklZ5cd7dGpaN3l1RXRMbVhyS0dGb0VxdHpfWmc"><span style="font-size: x-large;">> LINK <</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My list of plants I found at S.I., updated to include 2012. I have
omitted the north shore list, as I didn't get there this year. You will
notice that quite a few species that were common in other years were
missing in 2012. I hope the managers figure out some way to limit the
deer population.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://caringforsandyisland.blogspot.com/2009/12/sindys-sandy-island-plant-inventory.html">Sindy's SANDY ISLAND PLANT INVENTORY</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://caringforsandyisland.blogspot.com/2009/12/sindy-hempsteads-plant-inventory-sandy.html">Sindy Hempstead's 2009 Plant Inventory </a></span></li>
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Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-36613456601494177502012-05-01T14:47:00.003-04:002012-05-01T14:48:00.922-04:00<a href="http://www.childrenandnature.org/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Children and Nature Network</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> http://www.childrenandnature.org/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=84bc8aed7ef3c95d84fa1e04b&id=77a7112b7c&e=c225108e14">The New Nature Movement Notes from a Nature-Centered Future</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.childrenandnature.org/blog/2012/04/28/the-bond/" target="_blank">THE BOND OF SHARED SOLITUDE: Family Connection in the Natural World</a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Richard Louv" border="0" height="60" src="http://www.childrenandnature.org/thumbs/60x60xCrop/uploads/louv-widget.jpg" width="60" />
Adapted from “The Nature Principle.” Boredom has its benefits.
So does solitude, that lost art in the age of wall-to-wall media. To
occasionally be alone — not lonely, but alone — is an important part of
parenting and of marriage.… </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.childrenandnature.org/blog/2012/04/28/back-to-the-summit-the-return-and-rise-of-family-nature-camps/" target="_blank">BACK TO THE SUMMIT: The Return and Rise of Family Nature Camps</a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="New Nature Movement" border="0" height="60" src="http://www.childrenandnature.org/thumbs/60x60xCrop/uploads/Robert%20Michael%20Pyle.jpg" width="60" />
On July 19, 2008, I marked my 61st birthday with the literal
high point of my Butterfly Big Year. I was counting butterflies all
over…
</span>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-29256247480884236412011-10-10T18:15:00.002-04:002011-10-10T18:15:44.619-04:00<span style="font-size: large;">In Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the <b>Kingswood Regional High School</b> <b>and Middle School</b> a recently rebuilt middle and high school go beyond LEED certification, and for the coveted <a href="http://www.chps.net/dev/Drupal/" target="_blank" title="CHPS certification">CHPS certification</a>. Aside from new synthetic and natural turf athletic fields as well as a Geothermal Ground Heat Exchanger piping system to serve the entire campus, the new school takes advantage of natural light, LED lighting when needed, energy sensors and other energy-saving efforts. But what really stood out to us? They have been smart enough to include reusable water bottle refilling stations right by the traditional water fountains on campus. Through their efforts, they are teaching the next generation the importance, the beauty, and the need to be green in our personal and public environments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-- http://www.bottlesupglass.com/3-creative-ways-to-kill-the-need-for-single-use-plastic-bottles/</span>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-40584953122516383272011-05-24T15:27:00.004-04:002011-05-24T15:29:45.684-04:00<h2><a href="http://www.childrenandnature.org/thumbs/91x91xCrop/uploads/135years.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nominate a Big Tree in Honor of National Walk in the Woods Day 5/21" border="0" class="inlinePhoto" height="200" src="http://www.childrenandnature.org/thumbs/91x91xCrop/uploads/135years.gif" title="Nominate a Big Tree in Honor of National Walk in the Woods Day 5/21" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Nominate a Big Tree in Honor of National Walk in the Woods Day 5/21</span></h2>American Forests – May 13, 2011 <i>By American Forest Foundation</i><br />
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Contact: Sheri Shannon, American Forests, (202) 737-1944 x250 sshannon@amfor.org<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nominate a Big Tree in Honor of National Walk in the Woods Day 2011</b></span><br />
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May 19, 2011- Washington, DC—American Forests encourages the public to get outside Saturday, May 21, and participate in National Walk in the Woods Day. The day-long occasion has been dedicated in celebration of the International Year of Forests, and is intended to inspire Americans to take time to enjoy the nation’s forests and outdoor spaces, and be reminded of our responsibility to be stewards of these critical natural resources.<br />
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While enjoying the outdoors, take part in American Forests’ Big Tree Challenge. Locate and measure a big tree by following the guidelines at www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees and see how it compares to the species’ national champion, as listed in the National Register of Big Trees. If you think the tree has what it takes to claim national champion bragging rights, click the link to submit its measurements online.<br />
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Since 1940, American Forests’ National Big Tree program has promoted the importance of planting and caring for trees. Every year, these majestic giants are honored in the Register, and American Forests relies on the public to submit possible contenders.<br />
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<b>About American Forests</b><br />
American Forests connects, educates, and inspires people to restore and protect rural and urban forests. Founded in 1875, the organization has served as a catalyst for many of the most important milestones in the conservation movement, including the founding of the U.S. Forest Service and national park system, the creation of the modern environmental movement, and literally thousands of forest ecosystem restoration and education efforts. Since 1991, American Forests has planted nearly 40 million trees in forests throughout the U.S. and beyond, resulting in cleaner air and drinking water, restored habitat for wildlife, and the removal of millions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere. Learn more at www.americanforests.org.<br />
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GROWING A HEALTHER WORLD WITH TREES SINCE 1875<br />
P.O.Box 2000 Washington, DC 20005 - PH 202/737-1944 - FAX 202/737-2457<br />
www.americanforests.orgEllie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-79161181030970883292011-04-18T14:00:00.001-04:002011-04-18T14:02:32.968-04:00Celebrate the Life and Legacy of John Muir<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://childrenandnature.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84bc8aed7ef3c95d84fa1e04b&id=34d292c868&e=c225108e14" style="color: #73833b; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">[>] Join the John Muir Discussion Online at C&NN Connect.</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://childrenandnature.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84bc8aed7ef3c95d84fa1e04b&id=4779dd87fa&e=c225108e14" style="color: #73833b; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">[+] Download the Family Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://childrenandnature.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84bc8aed7ef3c95d84fa1e04b&id=bae699d787&e=c225108e14" style="color: #73833b; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">[+] Download the Educators Guide</a></span></div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-88881621798805331972011-02-21T08:03:00.003-05:002011-02-21T08:04:40.850-05:00<h2 class="date-header"></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8773002572310159389&postID=8888162179880533197" name="2726820233465195143"></a> <br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://www.eeweek.org/">National Environmental Education Week: Ocean Connections April 10-16, 2011 </a></h3><div class="post-header"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading_educators.htm" target="_blank">Green Reading for Educators</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading_educators.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eeweek.org/<wbr></wbr>resources/green_reading_<wbr></wbr>educators.htm</a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"> The following books explore different philosophies of environmental education and different approaches to integrating environmental education into your curricula. Also see our list of <a href="http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading.htm" target="_blank">green reading for kids</a>. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eeweek.org/<wbr></wbr>resources/green_reading.htm</a></span></span></div></div></div></div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-28763644885885031162011-01-29T10:50:00.002-05:002011-01-29T10:52:30.698-05:00Island Water ProtectionJust wanted to share these resources from the Nantucket Land Council for Nantucket Island residents that educates about the link between their sandy soil, their water quality and pesticides/fertilizers. I hope there might be interest at Sandy Island in promoting awareness of the ecology of Sandy's water-well field and sewer system.<br />
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I especially like the information on Nantucket Island's Watersheds and Water Protection http://www.nantucketlandcouncil.org/WaterProt.html<br />
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"The Nantucket Land Council has mapped all the watersheds on Nantucket. You can find out which body of water, for example Madaket Harbor or Hummock Pond, the water under your house is flowing toward. Call us for a watershed map & brochure, or see it online at www.nantucketlandcouncil.org." She the <br />
Watershed Map: http://www.nantucketlandcouncil.org/WtrShedMap.html<br />
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Brochure<br />
<a href="http://www.nantucketlandcouncil.org/Reports/ORGANIC%20GARDENING-2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>nantucketlandcouncil.org/<wbr></wbr>Reports/ORGANIC%20GARDENING-<wbr></wbr>2010.pdf</a><br />
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Your Lawn, Our Water<br />
When rain falls, or when you irrigate your garden, excess fertilizers and pesticides will leach down into our sandy soils, eventually flowing into the ocean, a harbor, a pond or a drinking water well. The direction of the water flow on your property determines which “watershed” area you live in.Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-3917516433967540642010-06-27T08:06:00.000-04:002010-06-27T08:06:02.393-04:00Reading The Sea Around Us<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100626/OPINION/6260340/-1/NEWS06"></a> </h3><div class="post-header"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20100626/OPINION/6260340/-1/NEWS06&ct=ga&cad=:s7:f2:v0:i0:lt:e0:p0:t1277560707:&cd=GTmG03tKpA8&usg=AFQjCNGLSkXemUSmXbFlvIhbFOwzCVbXaA" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Revisiting <b>Rachel Carson's</b> 'The Sea Around Us'</a></span> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">SouthCoastToday.com</span></span><br />
<b>June 2010 is an especially poignant time to be teaching Rachel Carson's "The Sea Around Us" (1951) to teachers. </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="noindex" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="bylineExtra"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="by">By </span><span class="byline">LAURIE</span> ROBERTSON-LORANT, Dr. Laurie Robertson-Lorant, English Department adjunct, Bridgewater State College, is a Melville biographer and poet who has taught sustainability education at UMass Dartmouth.</span></div><div class="bylineDate"><span style="font-size: small;">June 26, 2010</span></div><div class="bylineDate"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div></div><div class="articleGraf" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">June 2010 is an especially poignant time to be teaching Rachel Carson's "The Sea Around Us" (1951) to teachers. The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a wake-up call to end our deadly addiction to fossil fuels and a tragic reminder of how little we have learned about the ocean since Carson's masterpiece appeared more than half a century ago. A masterful writer, marine biologist Carson combines informed observation, solid scientific knowledge and mindful contemplation of the geology, history and biodiversity of our ocean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100626/OPINION/6260340/-1/NEWS06%20">Read More</a></span></div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-78374257555197800232010-03-03T15:28:00.003-05:002010-03-03T15:32:47.728-05:00PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">While pollinators may come in small sizes, they play a large and often undervalued role in the production of the food we eat, the health of flowering plants, and the future of wildlife. A decline in the numbers and health of pollinators over the last several years poses a significant threat to the integrity of biodiversity, to global food webs, and to human health, according to scientists.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/" target="_blank">http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.<wbr></wbr>org</a><br />
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Includes great activities including:<span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<h3><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#1"> <b>Bee Hunt </b></a><img align="right" alt="Monarch
butterfly" height="343" hspace="8" src="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/images/Monarch.jpg" vspace="5" width="223" /><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#2"> <b>Bumble Bee Nest Survey</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#3"> <b>Goldenrod Challenge </b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#4"> <b>Great Sunflower Project</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#5"> <b>Hands on the Land</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#6"> <b>Journey North</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#7"> <b>Lost Ladybug Project</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#8"> <b>Monarch Larva Monitoring Project</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#9"> <b>MonarchHealth</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#10"> <b>Monarch Watch Tagging and Waystations</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#11"> <b>Project BudBurst</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#12"> <b>USA – National Phenology Network</b></a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/teacher/citizen.php#13"> <b>Vanessa Migration Project</b></a></span> </h3></div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-23257948019646088822009-12-15T08:17:00.000-05:002009-12-15T08:17:12.518-05:00Improving Children's Health Through Nature<span style="color: #009098; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Improving Children's Health Through Nature</span> <span style="color: #748b84; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> <div>NEEF's <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3yZyDyBFhfMTwIyceg3-pb3OAn-VHNaijAsRQ6UVwfjg7UbjCX1JCh_KT-7bT-SOQ3Voj8sNRCNIxUQHEhs7tUDMIh4LxRgNvQ-OLMVQwiaf0RRBgO5FFTs_gJPcv_caAXukfUgCu_4LPg==" shape="rect" target="_blank">Children and Nature Initiative </a>educates health professionals on health benefits for children who participate in outdoor activities and connect with nature. In partnership with the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3yakUHYEo91GkupTOx8oVKzc1HL23J9zUTb1aX3W7R3e9zPogl64llalwxISEi63Lxn_8A1tUNOUJ8zTTEwG5_wzz8J1536UgQyCduTLdkATGg==" shape="rect" target="_blank">National Audubon Society </a>and the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3yZi0riYl_5DCi7vf4-208JUR3rpw8CjGn42fFXys2078exyYORwQDzlSgBVBUm07tG0E3EneHeBTSnmFCIIX_ua0difCsRYVeVs2LddAj6SS6QttCfP7oRt" shape="rect" target="_blank">US Fish and Wildlife Service</a>, NEEF encourages pediatric health care professionals to "prescribe" nature to their patients in order to create and encourage opportunities for outdoor play in the natural environment. The initiative was presented at the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3yZDqjWY8U3Ja3WkujpnPvP2Xm4MBjIUUWh6on06cbKiGswK6rF2jdBoOb-uakA89HmMt8rLMhLmQMeRPT37WvDa58xTufbtyOMpg6dSwEM2RKYsADtLh8KY" shape="rect" target="_blank">Children and Nature Network's </a>2009 Grassroots Gathering in September. The initiative and related materials were also exhibited at the CDC's National<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3ybN2ndGSK6dnWFp9dUsNzOnAcL688y9I9gZuRFigXqR5BlTXtzHNGC5yD-w5r3cSJoBW0xD3TRipgeGHokSiG8MA1frJYhIldMNSymk_igJh_918SFyQRA8xm2YgqoWw76wkD7ptE-MHLXryjxIxbba4XRsFHfo3H6yCAq_19oOe_pwsTbjkHO5" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Playbook" border="0" height="119" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.482" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs077/1011253830005/img/482.jpg?a=1102792607634" width="160" /></a> Environmental Public Health Conference in Atlanta in October. The initiative was featured in Nickelodeon's <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3ybN2ndGSK6dnWFp9dUsNzOnAcL688y9I9gZuRFigXqR5BlTXtzHNGC5yD-w5r3cSJoBW0xD3TRipgeGHokSiG8MA1frJYhIldMNSymk_igJh_918SFyQRA8xm2YgqoWw76wkD7ptE-MHLXryjxIxbba4XRsFHfo3H6yCAq_19oOe_pwsTbjkHO5" shape="rect" target="_blank">Playbook</a> for World Wide Day of Play. Our article titled "Building on Partnerships: Reconnecting Kids with Nature for Health Benefits" highlights our Children and Nature Initiative. It has been accepted for publication in Health Promotion Practice and the abstract is currently available on <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102792607634&s=63316&e=001o49V-EIJ3ybcuPetNb2tSfrUnFSGUamJklP9R4UXFUinn5D3tNsw8GypKqeDRQWwTuTPlNirsEN0M5yiegu9MYDKYDqUe2mt57_8euf0T9MFQ7NwpwHBfdE1EMQs_lYUyiXuxEODXEIdnhllu5W2sl53F2JzIdPeCbrNhniyYfNquM6syfEybGdsoGsN5YRgtlcBnpH360MsvD4DmYzvZhY-SVfBSCmMjq1tJQEEh1EMhj6IVY0QngRrPuJZ4XGpAh67dzeORq8=" shape="rect" target="_blank">PubMed</a>.</div></span>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-72374720170296090892009-12-03T14:46:00.009-05:002011-04-11T10:28:17.197-04:00Sindy's SANDY ISLAND PLANT INVENTORY<div class="gmail_quote">This past summer Sindy Hempstead joined her family at Sandy Island. Thanks to Sindy we now have a comprehensive <b>Sandy Island Plant Inventory</b> that captures the exciting variety of Sandy Island's natural environment.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://caringforsandyisland.blogspot.com/2009/12/sindy-hempsteads-plant-inventory-sandy.html">http://caringforsandyisland.blogspot.com/2009/12/sindy-hempsteads-plant-inventory-sandy.html </a></div><br />
Sindy spent the week creating a fascinating list of Sandy's trees, bushes, shrubs, ferns, moss, seedlings and saplings in five different areas: East Shore North of the Lodge, the Micro-burst area, North Shore, Central Forest, and Southeast Corner/South Shore.<br />
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No one has looked so closely or so scientifically at our island since 1998 when students from the University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources did an ecology audit of Sandy <br />
While the Latin names are like tongue twisters, many of the English names are familiar friends such as Eastern Hemlock, Paper Birch, Red Maple and American Beech.<br />
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Many other names sound intriguingly strange-- Hop-sedge, Pipewort, Tall Rattlesnake-Root, Meadowsweet, Jewelweed, Daisy-fleabane, Boneset, Joe-pye-weed and many more. The list notes if a plant was native to Sandy and how rare or abundant each was. I’ve already spent several happy hours googling to find images so I can seek out them out next summer. </div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-35643423442281025482009-12-02T23:18:00.000-05:002009-12-02T23:33:48.902-05:00Sindy Hempstead's Plant Inventory, Sandy Island 8/22/09<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhrbnAorlzywnQy_bv4wwuSrwzeZHhG0yfLLq85cQSHcdSy6pHcOZk2U0Bh1otS0hoHeJUW2XM0xdAt8nd1nSkybauct5cMpkDAoHQ3pu_GGKgaOmgQT-WXmo4g4C4Yi62vVceWXTSERC/s1600-h/100_2335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhrbnAorlzywnQy_bv4wwuSrwzeZHhG0yfLLq85cQSHcdSy6pHcOZk2U0Bh1otS0hoHeJUW2XM0xdAt8nd1nSkybauct5cMpkDAoHQ3pu_GGKgaOmgQT-WXmo4g4C4Yi62vVceWXTSERC/s320/100_2335.JPG" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Key:</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> <br />
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N: native, I: introduced <br />
Abundance: 1=rare…4=very common <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Area 1, East Shore, N of lodge N/I Abun Notes</b></span><br />
Aster divaricatus White Wood-aster N 4 blooming<br />
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern N 4 <br />
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine N 4 <br />
Fagus grandifolia American Beech N 3 <br />
Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower N 3 <br />
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White Goldenrod N 3 blooming<br />
Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod N 3 blooming<br />
Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern N 3 <br />
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock N 3 <br />
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple N 2 <br />
Acer rubrum Red Maple N 2 <br />
Aster ericoides (sp?) Many-flowered Aster N 2 <br />
Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry I 2 INVASIVE<br />
Betula populifolia Gray Birch N 2 <br />
Carex lupulina Hop-sedge N 2 in marsh<br />
Eriocaulon aquaticum Pipewort N 2 emergent in lake, ca 3ft depth<br />
Eupatorium dubium Joe-pye-weed N 2 among rocks along shore<br />
Galium ap. Bedstraw N 2 in marsh<br />
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry N 2 <br />
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel N 2 <br />
Pinus rigida Pitch Pine N 2 <br />
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken N 2 <br />
Quercus rubra Red Oak N 2 <br />
Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod N 2 <br />
Trientalis borealis Starflower N 2 <br />
Vaccinium angustifolium Common Lowbush Blueberry N 2 <br />
Vaccinium pallidum Lowbush Blueberry N 2 <br />
Equisetum sp Horsetail N 1 vegetative phase<br />
Scirpus cyperinus Woolly Bulrush N 1 in marsh<br />
Quercus alba White Oak N 1 <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Area 2, Micro-burst area: saplings, shrubs, herbaceous plants</b></span><br />
Betula populifolia Gray Birch N 3 <br />
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Wood-fern N 3 blooming<br />
Fagus grandifolia American Beech N 3 <br />
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine N 3 blooming<br />
Acer rubrum Red Maple N 2 <br />
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch N 2 <br />
Euthamia graminifolia Grass-leaved Goldenrod N 2 <br />
Fraxinus americana (sp?) White Ash N 2 <br />
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel N 2 <br />
Mitchella repens Partridge-berry N 2 <br />
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen N 2 <br />
Quercus alba White Oak N 2 can be invasive<br />
Rhus glabra (sp?) Smooth Sumac N 2 <br />
Salix bebbiana Beaked Willow N 2 <br />
Spiraea alba Meadowsweet N 2 <br />
Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern N 2 <br />
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock N 2 <br />
Veronica officianalis Common Speedwell I 2 <br />
Epilobium coloratum Eastern Willow-herb N 1 <br />
Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco N 1 <br />
Prunus serotina (sp?) Wild Black Cherry N 1 <br />
Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry I 1 <br />
Scirpus cyperinus Woolly Bulrush N 1 <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Area 3, North Shore <br />
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Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder N 3 <br />
Aster divaricatus White Wood-aster N 3 <br />
Fagus grandifolia American Beech N 3 <br />
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry N 3 <br />
Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower N 3 <br />
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern N 3 <br />
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine N 3 <br />
Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern N 3 <br />
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock N 3 <br />
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry N 3 near North Dock<br />
Viola sp Violet N 3 <br />
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple N 2 <br />
Acer rubrum Red Maple N 2 <br />
Athyrium filix-femina (sp?) Lady Fern N 2 <br />
Betula lenta (sp?) Sweet Birch, Black Birch N 2 <br />
Equisetum sp Horsetail N 2 vegetative phase<br />
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen,Teaberry N 2 <br />
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel N 2 <br />
Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco N 2 <br />
Lycopus uniflorus Common Water-horehound N 2 <br />
Mentha arvensis Wild Mint I 2 near North Dock<br />
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper N 2 near North Dock<br />
Prenanthes trifoliolata Gall-of-the-earth, Tall Rattlesnake-root N 2 blooming<br />
Quercus rubra Red Oak N 2 (seedlings) near North Dock<br />
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White Goldenrod N 2 <br />
Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum Moss N 2 <br />
Spiraea alba Meadowsweet N 2 near North Dock<br />
Thalictrum pubescens Tall Meadow-rue N 2 <br />
Vaccinium pallidum Lowbush Blueberry N 2 <br />
Abies sp. Fir N 1 sapling<br />
Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry I 1 <br />
Erigeron strigosus Daisy-fleabane N 1 near North Dock<br />
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen,Teaberry N 1 <br />
Impatiens capensis Jewelweed N 1 near North Dock<br />
Mitchella repens Partridge-berry N 1 <br />
Scutellaria galericulata Common Skullcap N 1 <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Area 4, Central Forest: large, tall trees, sparse understory of mostly tree seedlings and saplings </b></span><br />
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine N 3 <br />
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock N 3 <br />
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple N 2 seedlings/saplings<br />
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple N 2 <br />
Betula populifolia Gray Birch N 2 <br />
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Wood-fern N 2 <br />
Fagus grandifolia American Beech N 2 <br />
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch N 1 <br />
Fraxinus sp. Ash N 1 <br />
Monotropa hypopithys Pinesap N 1 <br />
Monotropa uniflora Indian Pipe N 1 <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Area 5, Southeast Corner and South Shore <br />
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Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry N 4 <br />
Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower N 3 <br />
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine N 3 <br />
Quercus rubra Red Oak N 3 <br />
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple N 2 <br />
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple N 2 <br />
Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry I 2 INVASIVE<br />
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch N 2 <br />
Fagus grandifolia American Beech N 2 <br />
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel N 2 <br />
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White Goldenrod N 2 <br />
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset N 1 <br />
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen N 1 saplings<br />
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken N 1 <br />
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</div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-52287686237141735242009-11-16T18:13:00.000-05:002009-11-16T18:17:55.568-05:00Beyond the Classroom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/images/ProdImages/EE-3034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 299px;" src="http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/images/ProdImages/EE-3034.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/BEYOND-THE-CLASSROOM-Exploration-of-Schoolground-and-Backyard-P290C1113.aspx">Beyond the Clasroom: Exploration of Schoolground & Backyard</a><br />Roth, Cervoni, Wellnitz, Arms. Inspired collection of 33 field trips that require neither special equipment nor buses. This complete resource book provides lists of materials and procedures and a review of the process skills learned during each 15-40 minute session. Activities are inquiry-oriented and can be performed on schoolgrounds or in parks, fields, or backyards. 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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: small;">In <i>A Place for Wonder</i>, Georgia Heard and Jennifer McDonough discuss how to create "a landscape of wonder," a primary classroom where curiosity, creativity, and exploration are encouraged. For it is these characteristics, the authors write, that develop intelligent, inquiring, life-long learners.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: small;">The authors' research shows that many primary grade state standards encourage teaching for understanding, critical thinking, creativity, and question asking, and promote the development of children who have the attributes of inventiveness, curiosity, engagement, imagination, and creativity. With these goals in mind, Georgia and Jennifer provide teachers with numerous, practical ways—setting up "wonder centers," gathering data though senses, teaching nonfiction craft—they can create a classroom environment where students' questions and observations are part of daily work. </span><br />
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<a href="" name="abio"></a> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: small;"> </span>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-57210493384404211252009-08-01T10:09:00.000-04:002009-08-01T10:13:41.735-04:00The Sense of Wonder<div class="postmetadata"> <b>Posted </b> <!-- post author --> <b>by Diane Kinney</b> <!-- the date and time --> on July 31, 2009, 12:25 pm <br /><span style=""><span style="color:green;"><a style="color: green;" href="http://www.bowkerreads.com/" title="http://www.bowkerreads.com/" target="_blank">Bowker Reads - http://www.bowkerreads.com/</a></span></span><br /> </div> <h2><a href="http://www.bowkerreads.com/reviews/non-fiction/family/the-sense-of-wonder/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The Sense of Wonder"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-553" title="The Sense of Wonder" src="http://www.bowkerreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/thesenseofwonder1.jpg" alt="The Sense of Wonder" height="156" width="110" /></a></h2><h2><a href="http://www.bowkerreads.com/reviews/non-fiction/family/the-sense-of-wonder/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The Sense of Wonder">The Sense of Wonder</a></h2> <h2><a href="http://www.bowkerreads.com/reviews/non-fiction/family/the-sense-of-wonder/"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.bowkerreads.com/reviews/non-fiction/family/the-sense-of-wonder/</span><br /></a></h2> <div class="entry"> <ul class="post-meta"><li><span class="post-meta-key">Author(s):</span> Rachel Carson</li><li><span class="post-meta-key">Contributor(s):</span> Kaiulani Lee</li><li><span class="post-meta-key">Publisher:</span> Blackstone Audiobooks</li><li><span class="post-meta-key">ISBN:</span> 9781433207235</li><li><span class="post-meta-key">Release Date:</span> c. 1956; 2007</li></ul> <p>This lovely reading of Rachel Carson’s <em>The Sense of Wonder</em> serves to reinforce the knowledge that having the capacity to appreciate the beauty of nature affects our lives in countless positive ways. I listened to this half-hour-long CD on at least five separate occasions and each time came away with something new. Renowned for her influential work <em>Silent Spring</em> and credited widely as the founder of the modern environmental movement, Carson is no less of an inspiring force nearly a half century after her death. <em>The Sense of Wonder</em> relates her experiences of sharing the joy of outdoor discovery with her young nephew, Roger, and is part homage to the wild landscape of Maine and part parenting manual. </p> <p><span id="more-551"></span>Contending that the importance of adult encouragement of natural discovery to a child’s development cannot be overstated, the author feels that all too often mothers and fathers are discouraged from doing so either due to the “inconvenience” of these adventures and/or a feeling of ignorance about how to teach things they themselves do not know. Carson strongly believes that whether or not a particular star, animal, or plant is correctly identified by name misses the point entirely—the true appreciation of nature stems from perception rather than knowledge. The struggle to combat materialism and indifference is centuries-old, of course, but I still found it hard to believe that <em>The Sense of Wonder</em> wasn’t written recently. Though a short work, it is extremely powerful, and I highly recommend it for all.</p> </div>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-1497313653783784852009-07-09T14:49:00.000-04:002009-07-09T14:50:38.289-04:00Australian town set for ‘world-first’ bottled water banAn Australian town was set to ban bottled water on Wednesday over concerns about its environmental impact, in what is believed to be a world first. <a href="http://lists.grist.org/t?r=2&c=4968&l=16&ctl=42312:3287441A16884816534CA15AF9E580BA&" style="color: rgb(16, 85, 117);" target="_blank">Read more</a>.Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-58901030138595859582009-06-05T08:45:00.001-04:002009-06-05T08:47:45.515-04:00EARLY SPRING<h2 class="subtitle" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World</h2> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 0pt;">by Amy Seidl<br />reviewed by Alison Hawthorne Deming (http://www.orionmagazine.org)<br /></h2> <h3 style="border: 0pt none ; margin-top: 0pt;">Beacon Press, 2009. $24.95, 192 pages. </h3><br /><div style="margin: 5px 10px 10px 0pt; padding: 15px; float: left; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807085847/oriomaga20" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0807085847.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Image" title="purchase from Amazon.com" /></a></div> <p>HOW ARE WE TO SEE OURSELVES as characters--as actor--in the enormous story of climate change and the planet's diminishment? How do we change our role in the drama from consumer to caretaker? How are we to think and feel about our bewildering moment in natural history, when the complexity of change is occurring on a scale not observable to the plain eye? Amy Seidl's <i>Early Spring</i> brings complexity home to the author's garden, family, and community in northern Vermont. She moves gracefully among roles as mother, ecologist, neighbor, and thoughtful witness of the everyday. She shows us where to look to see local change in circadian rhythms of both nature and culture: the date the lilacs first bloom or robins arrive, the forestalled annual ice-fishing derby or sugaring-off celebration in maple country. To a trained eye, these changes speak volumes about how creatures, plants, and human communities are being pressed into adaptation.</p> <p>Seidl writes wonderfully detailed descriptions of complicated processes, such as the "pillow and cradle" features of her local landscape, the process of caterpillar metamorphosis and the peril of Bt toxins, and how plant chemistry responds to increased ultraviolet rays. She shows the value and mechanism of sustained looking: the family journal that spans three generations of data on ice-out on Lake Damariscotta, Maine; the woman in Michigan who observed birds from her kitchen window and recorded their visits for over forty years; and the woman in Massachusetts who kept track of what she saw on daily walks for forty-two years--"when the wood ducks arrive at her pond, the first time she heard the peepers' chorus, and when the wood anemones bloomed"</p> <p> These compulsive note-takers do more than add information to our overburdened hoard. They are "recording the rhythm of life" around us, Seidl writes, a rhythm that has its analogue in our consciousness. The lilacs in her backyard bloom eight to sixteen days earlier than when she was born, and by the time her daughters are her age they will bloom fourteen to twenty-eight days earlier. We are engaged in a transformation that requires new calibrations of feeling and reflection's well as policy and action.</p> <p>Seidl's tutelary spirit is Rachel Carson, whose words introduce the chapters of this book. The title <i>Early Spring</i> suggests one of the challenges here: many people in cold climates would be darned happy to have an earlier spring. At this book's conclusion, that benign phrase will begin to have the poetic resonance and urgency of Carson's catalyzing work in <i>Silent Spring</i>. </p>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-23023041128281795122009-06-05T08:31:00.000-04:002009-06-05T08:35:11.214-04:00Childhood and Nature<h1><a href="http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/review/4703">Childhood and Nature</a></h1><h1>Design Principles for Educators</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:85%;">by David Sobel, reviewed by K. Meagan Ledendecker</span></h2> <h3 style="border: 0pt none ; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stenhouse Publishers, 2008. $17.50, 178 pages. </span></h3> <h3 style="margin-top: 1em;">Review published in the <a href="http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/mag/issue/4676/" class="issue_link">May/June 2009</a> issue of <em>Orion</em> magazine</h3> <div style="margin: 5px 10px 10px 0pt; padding: 15px; float: left; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157110741X/oriomaga20" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/157110741X.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Image" title="purchase from Amazon.com" /></a></div> <p>IN HIS NEW BOOK, <i>Childhood and Nature</i>, veteran educator and place-based education advocate David Sobel asks the big question: what’s the most effective way to educate children so that they will grow up to behave in environmentally responsible ways?</p> <p>To answer, Sobel offers tools and inspiration applicable to anyone whose life intersects with the lives of children. He argues convincingly against inundating children with factual information about nature, insisting instead that children need experiences that will allow them to muck about and (to paraphrase Robert Michael Pyle) get earth under their nails and a sense of place under their skin. Yet so often schools, not to mention home environments, divorce children from play in natural settings.</p> <p>Children need experiences in nature that allow them to form connection, affinity, and ultimately love for the natural world. These experiences, which Sobel terms “transcendent experiences,” are more important than learning facts about nature and are actually prerequisites for environmental concern. Simply put, “Talking to trees and hiding in trees precedes saving trees.”</p> <p>Sobel’s theories about children and nature education emerge from his natural-history-style observations of children at play. Sobel identifies seven “play motifs” based on these observations, which he translates into design principles for how to guide children’s experiences. The power of these principles lies in how Sobel has identified them. All too often those working with children fail to first observe children’s behavior, and then to use those real-life observations to enhance children’s experiences.</p> <p>The design principles—adventure, fantasy and imagination, animal allies, maps and paths, special places, small worlds, and hunting and gathering—are illustrated throughout a series of Sobel’s essays that comprise the second section of the book. Although the essays were published previously, they remain surprisingly fresh, in part due to the introduction Sobel provides to each chapter, as well as Sobel’s conversational tone. </p> <p>Sobel writes for his readers as if he has sidled up to share stories with fellow educators, parents, and observers of children. While offering inspirational tales of children engaging with their natural and human communities, Sobel hands us the tools we need to offer our children similar opportunities. “Won’t you come too?” he asks. How can we not want to accept Sobel’s invitation, join in the fun, and provide children with the “experiences that allow love to slowly take root and then flourish”?</p>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-49405192281515881962009-03-21T12:08:00.000-04:002009-03-21T12:10:33.491-04:00What is Green<h2 class="DeptTitle">What is Green?<br /></h2><h2 class="DeptTitle">(from www.greendepot.com/)<br /></h2> <div class="iconLeft"> <h3 class="iconSubTitle">Icon System</h3> <p>Our Green Depot Icon System is designed to show at a glance why we call a particular item green. First, we decided that for us, a "green" product offers among five basic environmental benefits: it improves indoor air quality, conserves resources, stimulates the local economy, saves energy, and is manufactured responsibly. We then defined icons to identify every product that meets one of the above criteria—half-tone if it performs better than most conventional products yet there's room for improvement, full-tone if it truly meets or exceeds our standards.</p> <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.greendepot.com/greendepot/assets/images/whyisitnecessary.gif" alt="why is it necessary" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div> <div class="iconColContainer"> <div class="iconCol"> <img src="http://www.greendepot.com/greendepot/assets/images/icon_airquality.gif" alt="air quality" /><br /> <ul><li>NON-TOXIC</li><li>NON-ALLERGENIC</li><li>NO OR VERY LOW VOCs</li><li>NO COMBUSTION GASSES</li><li>NO PARTICULATES</li><li>MOLD FIGHTER</li><li>AIR PURIFIER</li><li>SOUND INSULATOR</li></ul> <br /> <a href="http://www.greendepot.com/greendepot/dept.asp?dept_id=13">More »</a> </div> <div class="iconCol"> <img src="http://www.greendepot.com/greendepot/assets/images/icon_conservation.gif" alt="conservation" /><br /> 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src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/0/d/d/0dd7e6c583/9f2077e1e1/6f72981db6/library/CN_Logo_sm2.jpg" alt="CN_Logo_sm2.jpg" border="0" height="86" width="221" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="522"> <div align="left"> <p><b>News from the Children & Nature Network March 2009<br /></b> <a href="http://oi.verticalresponse.com/f2af/v4/send_to_friend.html?ch=9f2077e1e1&lid=261000282&ldh=7e40ceec24" target="_blank">Forward this to a friend</a></p> <p>This special update from the Children & Nature Network provides a behind-the-scenes look at what we're doing, where we've been, and what we have planned for the months ahead.</p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_AwarenessMonth">Second Annual Children & Nature Awareness Month</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_toolkit">Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit Greeted with Enthusiasm and Praise</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_Obama">C&NN signs request asking for Obama's support for Great Outdoors Month</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_JuanMartinez">Natural Leaders Coordinator, Juan Martinez, Introduces Salazar at PowerShift '09</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_Yusuf">C&NN BOD member Brother Yusuf is Honored by Albanyâ& #128;& #153;s Commission on Human Rights</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_BC">Charles, Louv, LeBlanc, and Chawla Venture North To Help Get Canadians Outside</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_louv">From Richard Louv: Orion Article and His Newest BLOG</a></p> <p><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#1201522de83eb7ea_chicago">The Chicago Zoological Society brings Louv to Illinois on March 18th</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-55642523194654375212009-03-17T12:17:00.001-04:002009-03-17T12:17:45.326-04:00New Hampshire Estuaries Project<span style="font-size: medium;"></span> <p style="border: 0pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 1.5pt 5pt; padding: 2pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; clear: none;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">S </span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://unh.edu/users/unh/acad/colsa/marine-program/nhep/resources/links.htm"><b>New Hampshire Estuaries Project</b></a></span></p>Ellie Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477807120705576291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773002572310159389.post-22912985870422075522009-03-13T13:23:00.000-04:002009-03-13T13:37:33.649-04:00Ocean Trash<div id="e2520_entryBody" class="entryBody"> <p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://lists.grist.org/t?r=2&c=4361&l=16&ctl=3CBDD:3287441A168848162EECBE6296620112" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Awash in junk.</a> A volunteer army takes on oceans of trash <em>by Jonathan Hiskes</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lists.grist.org/t?r=2&c=4361&l=16&ctl=3CBDD:3287441A168848162EECBE6296620112" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.grist.org/images/images/home/2009/03/10/trash-beach_h150.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="110" hspace="0" vspace="3" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 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