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Jun 15, 2021

Fury to Publication: Decolonizing Conservation Science

Today my paper got published in the Journal Conservation Biology. It has been a year-long process and I wanted to hop on here and tell the story of how me getting angry in class led to two publications. For the last class of my conservation biology course as part of…

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Fury to Publication: Decolonizing Conservation Science
Fury to Publication: Decolonizing Conservation Science

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Mar 2, 2021

First Snow | Prometheus Dreaming

It snows all day while I am at work, and I spy the shifting skies from my station next to the bakery’s wood oven. The long-awaited first snowfall of the year. The colors that pour in through the window change all day: grey, blue, yellow, white. It’s grey in the…

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First Snow | Prometheus Dreaming
First Snow | Prometheus Dreaming

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Jan 24, 2021

Why is the homestead fantasy so common?

I have this dream of having my own land, a garden, a couple of cows, some chickens, and just living a quiet life homesteading and writing. I think this is a pretty common dream. Most of us probably indulge in some variation of it. So many fieldworkers, accustomed to a…

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Why do so many of us fantasize of having our own homestead?
Why do so many of us fantasize of having our own homestead?

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Jan 23, 2021

What is ecosystem stewardship without wilderness?

There is some kind of betrayal I feel when deconstructing the term ‘wilderness’ and coming after transcendentalists for their role in reinforcing the human-nature divide. Wilderness was idea I’ve been chasing since forever. I love learning about the natural world. I spent my entire childhood in trees. When I went…

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What is environmentalism without “wilderness?”
What is environmentalism without “wilderness?”

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Jan 23, 2021

How is “Wilderness” a Colonial Construct? — Organeyez

“Wilderness” didn’t always have the same meaning that we understand it as today. In Europe, 250 years ago, the connotations of wilderness were very different. It was generally associated with areas that were barren, desolate, deserted, and generally a wasteland (1). …

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How is “Wilderness” a Colonial Construct? — Organeyez
How is “Wilderness” a Colonial Construct? — Organeyez

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