As 2022 comes to an end, I am finally returning to my blog after a long hiatus. As pre-pandemic programming has slowly reemerged, I decided it was finally time to dust off my blog to share [...]
This post offers my latest reflections on the midterms, success stories from my nonprofit colleagues and other news from the fields of philanthropy, social change and environmental protection.
On South Farallon Island, my colleagues at Point Blue Conservation Science (formerly Point Reyes Bird Observatory) run a globally-renowned field station in partnership with the U.S. Fish and [...]
Two weeks ago, before the first autumn storm arrived in Northern California, the yellows and golds of the season lit up the canopies of big-leaf maples and black oaks in the iconic valley of [...]
Are you looking to expand your network, gain inspiration or gather knowledge from the field? Here's my latest roundup of events and resources for professionals and activists working at the [...]
In this spring edition of "news and notes" I highlight local groups I admire for their work to help us find a meaningful way forward amid a rapidly changing world. I also spotlight a recent [...]
The mountain lions of the Santa Monica Mountains draw copious amounts of publicity and support thanks to a widely-respected long-term research study and top-notch communications from the National [...]
Does your conservation organization have a citizen science program? Mary Ellen Hannibal, author of Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction, writes about the [...]
People came out in record breaking numbers for the 2017 Women’s March and sister marches on January 21, 2017. An estimated 2,600,000 people, worldwide, participated. My husband and I [...]
