Environmental Education

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Early in December when a lot of us were frantically planning hectic holidays, the Morgan family of Glen Ellen was out and about educating the world about the oceans, the land and how to conserve and save both. Angela Nardo-Morgan wears many hats, among them: Bouverie docent and coordinator of their Quercus Quarterly events, secretary of the Glen Ellen Historical Society and much more. In December, she planned a talk for the Bouverie Preserve featuring nationally recognized speaker Dan Imhoff on organic farming and environmental protection, through encouraging biodiversity.

The subtle rust and charcoal hues of the robin’s plumage told me it was a female, and her feathers shone fresh and porcelain smooth in the sunlight. She cocked her head, hopped, and then lunged forward to root at something in the soil. Tilting upright again, she suddenly launched skyward, turning sharply around a fence post and swooping up at an impossible angle to land on an alder branch. Perched there, the robin shook her tail and fluffed up her body feathers before letting everything settle back into place.

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Holding a square, plastic container, Kathleen Walker turned toward the captivated group of dozens of elementary school students seated before her.

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More than a decade ago, Robin Grossinger of the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) was giving a talk about the historical ecology of the Bay Area since colonization at a meeting of the Society for Ecological Restoration. When he asked for questions from the room of about 300, a hand rose at the back, and Chuck Striplen asked the one question Grossinger didn't have an answer for: what about historical ecology prior to colonization?