Our Earth Household Our world needs regenerative cities as an antidote to the conventional industrial approach to urban living. Today it is estimated that 54.4 percent of the human population lives in cities. Approximately, 60 percent will live in cities by the year 2030. (1) This increasing shift represents a major migration of humans from…
Photo Above: The Wood Duck is one of the most beautiful birds but has suffered great population losses due to market hunting and loss of habitat. Fortunately, government regulations and the actions of private individuals have helped their populations to rebound but threats remain. (Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage) My wife has done…
America’s Last Vast Forest: Maine’s Appalachian Mountain Corridor Several friends of Biophilia Foundation have been working diligently to save this immense and immensely important corridor. Biophilia Foundation is pleased to share this content and video with its readers. Maine’s Appalachian Mountain Corridor, the largest intact forest in the eastern U.S., is also wedged between…
We Live In A Time Of Systems Change A system is a group of interrelated elements or parts that collectively both include and transcend the parts individually, creating a unique whole. Our families are systems, with individuals and the collective family unit. Our bodies are systems with all their various parts that together make a…
This essay originally appeared in Earth Island Journal BY PAULA MACKAY – MARCH 21, 2018 These apex predators returned to the North Cascades 10 years ago. Are we giving them a fair chance? Winter is not my favorite season. I lived in Vermont for too many years to get excited about snow, and I don’t like having to…
“Defender of the Everglades” Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) was known as the “Defender of the Everglades”. Her book, The Everglades: River of Grass, was published in 1947 and has become known as the definitive account of the beauty and mystery of the Everglades with more than 500,000 copies sold. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota…
The Desert Whispered To Me by Guest Blogger, Erin Blanding The first evening I walked into the Arizona/Sonora borderlands, I felt a companionship with the desert life that surrounded me. Countless stars overhead, so many I could never name them all. Noises I’d never heard before filled my ears, the chirping insects and night birds,…
Wildlife friendly fencing presents an alternative to standard livestock fencing Livestock fencing can present a significant hazard to wildlife. It can disrupt migration, separate herds and even kill wildlife. Fortunately, wildlife friendly fencing presents an alternative that helps contain livestock while also not presenting a mortal threat to wildlife. Some of the specifics of wildlife…
From Sophists to A New Pedagogy: Using Nature to Break Free “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir It seems the Sophists got the Western world off on the wrong pedagogy, the echo of which is still with us today. These educators-for-hire based their teaching on the…
The Practice Of Biophilia “Biophilia is the passionate love of life” In rapidly growing numbers, people around the planet are waking up to the challenges facing humanity. People are working across all domains of human endeavor to address the global scale of social, ecological, economic, and cultural challenges of the 21st century. Of this positive…