"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined." -Henry David Thoreau
For the next ten days I will be working on a remote island off the coast of Maine to support the restoration of Atlantic puffin and Arctic tern habitat. I'd been invited by the Hog Island Audubon Camp, an independent offshoot of the Audubon Society, to come to the island as a guest instructor for …
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The story of climate change is a complex one and can be told from innumerous perspectives. I traveled to Antarctica in March 2017 to learn about a unique, lesser known perspective: how was climate change affecting even the farthest reaches of the planet, where human activity is at a minimum. The biggest lesson I learned …
On Endangered Species Day this year (May 19), I was asked by a friend for some quick tips on being more "animal friendly." There are innumerable things we can all do to protect wildlife and endangered animals around the world, but even though I work for an environmental nonprofit, I sometimes feel overwhelmed with everything …
Maggie Dewane 