As part of a staff appreciation day at the School of Forestry, the Student Activities Committee (of which I was “honored” to be elected a member) invited everyone out to the Yale farm where we cooked brick oven pizzas topped with vegis picked directly from the garden that afternoon. While the weather wasn’t optimal we … More Brick Oven Pizzas
No, not my field, I’m sad to say, but here are some photos from a quick expedition out into the Connecticut wilds to catch turtles for a friend’s long-term monitoring project. There’s almost no published data on turtles in CT so he wrote a little grant to put up a dozen or so turtle traps … More Photos from the field
I went to a fantastic symposium yesterday evening titled “The Art of Nature and the Nature of Art,” which explored the various connections both historical and present-day between art and the environment. My favorite three talks were by the artists Alexis Rockman, Mark Dion and James Prosek. Each gave interesting, personal accounts of their work … More The Art of Nature and the Nature of Art
A quick diversion: During a short trip home, my father, a beekeeper for as long as I can remember, decided it was time to try something new with his hives to see if he could get them to last through the winter. This year, we’re adding color! The thought is that darkly colored hives, instead … More Bee Houses
Billions of tweets are sent each month and we’re fast approaching 1 in 5 people globally signed up for a Facebook account. Yes, globally. Social media venues are here to stay and their users are ready and willing to spend a great deal of time and (increasingly) treasure in these internet realms. For all this … More Environmental Education and Social Media
Over dessert the other night my grandmother asked me “So, is a lizard a lizard a lizard?” This deceptively important question is a great place to start this next blog iteration because I’m grappling with that very question in my research right now. Let me give you a bit of background on the question, why … More Are all lizards just lizards?
To date I’ve used this blog to send out mass-emails to friends and family from trips abroad. As you can tell from the last entry date, it’s been a while since I’ve been in the field. In the interim I finished my Masters at Michigan (I won’t belabor the details now), was accepted at Yale’s … More And now for something completely different.
Alright, so one more post from the US. I am currently sitting at my gate with just a few minutes to spare before getting on my plane. It looks good and big so hopefully I’ll be able to stand up straight in at least some of it. Had a pretty long night last night trying … More JFK
Hello Everyone! This is my first (and last) post from the States! I’m in Boston doing some last minute re-organizing and packing and will be heading to the airport in a couple of hours! I’ll write more about my actual plans for this summer while I’m in the air (I’m going to have plenty of … More Boston
Colin Donihue 