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organizations

9/24/2013

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The Center for Art + Environment
Exploratorium
Institute of Unstable Media

Wild Sanctuary

World Listening Project
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readings

9/15/2013

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absurd creature of the week
bees & drones
Cashel Man
golden lion tamarin
"You Are What You..." by Emily .
"One Meteorologist..." by Lindsay Abrams
immortal jellyfish
whale earwax plug

life from Mars

technology and nature

woman underwater
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/10/sylvia-earle-inquiring-minds-oceans

eating insects
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/05/22/3764772.htm


http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/absurd-creature-of-the-week-spork-elephant/

"The History of Deforestation" by Michael Williams

Elephant music

Disgustologist

"Ancient Fish Fossils Shed Light on Modern Jaws" by Rhitu Chaterjee

ancient maps

fermentation, pickling

Jeffrey Gordon

urbex
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volunteering opportunities

8/27/2013

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Forest Preserve District of Cook County
(multiple locations)
volunteering opportunities at FPDCC
E-mail: volunteerFPD@cookcountyil.gov
Phone: 773-631-1790
cassie.hatzfeld@cookcountyil.gov


The Grove National Historic Landmark
1421 Milwaukee Ave
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: (847) 299-6096

Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 8 am-4:30 pm
Sat.-Sun.: 9 am-5 pm
(Closed New Year’s Day, July 4, Christmas)

WeFarm America (Chicago)
volunteering opportunities

volunteermatch.com
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connections

8/24/2013

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Architecture
Biomimicry Institute

Business
wind farms

Design
Biomimicry Institute
Visual Art
Andy Goldsworthy
Robert Smithson


Open Up EU
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themes

8/22/2013

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Tracking Climate Changes
more forest fires
  • storms (more hurricanes, Superstorm Sandy)
  • changes in the animal kingdom: cannibal lobsters; bees (colony collapse syndrome); man o' wars in Spain

Are there boundaries between humans and nature that should not be crossed?
  • Humans raising certain animals as pets (e.g. Project Nim...
  • Humans interacting with certain animals, on a close / intimate basis (e.g. Grizzly Man)

Humans on the edge

Humans against nature

ancient dogs

extraterrestrials

Nature & technology
http://vimeo.com/74065419

Cognitive / communications between humans & animals:
connections between humans and animals, in terms of how we think, communicate, develop language skills
  • Talk is cheep! (Mail)
  • From the Mouths of Babes & Birds (NY Times)
  • Speaking Bonobo (National Geographic)
  • Gelada baboons (Global post)

Inspirations from nature:
  • zombie ants
  • biomimicry (bullet train, airplanes, cactus architecture)
  • music (Bernie Krause, David Bernstein, etc.)

Animal intelligence & emotions

elephant orchestra


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articles, books

8/22/2013

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"The Blank Page" by Carolyn

"Born To Bike" by Vickie

"The Brilliant Spark of Life" by Ken

"Celestial Clocks" by Michael

"The Colors of the Leaves" by Hannah

"The Dandelion Principle" by Moriah

"Earthworm Empathy" by Janet

"Everyone Should Visit One"
by Rob

"The Faces of Devil's Tower" by James

"A Feeling of Wildness"
by David Gessner

"Finding Meaning in a Moment" by Taylor

"Forty Acres of Freedom" by Corey Stiles

"The Kindness of Lights"
by Cherry

"Living Machine" by Zachary

"Nature as a Salvation" by David

"Nature Calls to Us" by Bryce.

"The Only Planet We Have" by Julie

"The Paradox of Savage Delight" by Alex

"Pink Moments in My Mountains" by Connie




"Reverence for Animals" by Brendan

"A Sacred Connection to the Sun" by Joy Harjo

"The Storms That Define Our Lives" by Daniel

"Sweet Pea Summer" by Rae

"Tending Garden and Cultivating Humanity" by C.L. Fornari

"There Is Poetry in Everyday Life" by Michiel

"This I Believe" by George Kimble

"Walking with Trees"
by Pamela Lowe

"We Are Inexplicably Linked" by David

"Welcome to the Age of Denial" by Adam Frank

"What Makes Me Feel Big" by J. Frank Dobie


"Wilderness of Thought" by Richard Davis

Lopez, Barry.

Thoreau, Henry David.

Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us.

Whitman, Walt

Your Inner


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topics

8/20/2013

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Nowtopia
Blotters
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resources

8/20/2013

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Note: This list was developed by Karen Roth. Thanks, Karen!

Baratian, M., Duffy, D.K., Franco, R., Hendricks, A., and Renner, T., Service-Learning Course Design for Community Colleges, Providence, RI, Brown University, Campus Compact, 2007.

Battistoni, R.M., Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum: a resource book for service-learning faculty in all disciplines,  Providence, RI, Brown University, Campus Compact, 2002.

Gelmon, S.B., Holland, B.A., Driscoll, A., Spring, A., and Kerrigan, S.  Assessing Service-learning and Civic Engagement: principles and techniques,  Boston, MA, Campus Compact,  2001.

Gray, C. J., Heffernan, J.M., and Norton, M. H.  Partnerships that Work:  the stories and lessons from campus/community collaborations,  Grantham, PA., Pennsylvania Campus Compact, 2006.

Jacoby, B. and Mutascio, P. (eds.).  Looking in Reaching Out: a reflective guide for community service-learning professionals,  Boston, MA, Campus Compact, 2010.

Kaye, C.B.,  The Complete Guide to Service-Learning, Minneapolis, MN, Free Spirit Publishing, 2004.

Lan Lin, P. and Wiegand, M.R. (eds.) Service-Learning in Higher Education: connecting the glogal to the local, Indianapolis, IN., University of Indianapolis Press, 2013.

Lester, C. and Robinson, G., An American Mosaic: service-learning stories, Washington D.C., American Association of Community Colleges, 2007.

Qualters, D. M. (ed.).  Experimental Education: Making the Most of Learning Outside the Classroom, New Dimensions for Teaching and Learning, San Francisco, CA, Josey-Bass, 2010.

Zlotkowski, E. Duffy, D. K., Franco, R., Gelmon, S. B., Norvell, K. H., Meeropol, J., and Jones, S.,  The Community’s College: indictors of engagement at two-year institutions, Providence, RI, Brown University, Campus Compact, 2004.
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leaders

8/20/2013

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C. Kevin Boyce
Edward Abbey
James Cameron
Chris Carlsson
Rachel Carson
Jacques Cousteau
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Frost
Werner Herzog
Henry David Thoreau
Edith Widder

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soundwalk

8/20/2013

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