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For several years, I worked as an animal caretaker at an outdoor education facility in New Mexico. Every day, I had the privilege of introducing children to the animals in my care: chickens, burros, sheep, goats, cows, and ponies. Some
We welcome your thoughts and reflections on how we may together find a new way of living in relationship with wildlife and nature. We publish selected contributions from Earthfire community members as Notes from the Earthfire Community. Send your submissions to submissions@earthfireinstitute. Thank you!
Since the start of the Conservation Conversations this Spring, I have been getting up in the middle of the night to participate. I live in Denmark, so it happens between 2 and 3 a.m. Denmark is a small country, still
I recently hosted an awareness and fundraising event for wildlife at my art gallery in Bozeman, Montana. Called “Where the Wild Things Were,” it included talks by grassroots conservationists and a seated farm-to-table dinner. I intended it to be a
We welcome your thoughts and reflections on how we may together find a new way of living in relationship with wildlife and nature. We publish selected contributions from Earthfire community members as Notes from the Earthfire Community. Send your submissions to submissions@earthfireinstitute. Thank you!
— by Deb Matlock M.A. — Recently in Yellowstone National Park, a couple of visitors from out of the country saw a baby bison laying by the side of the road. Fearing the baby was cold, they placed the baby
— by Jeffrey Callen — The sound of rustling papers caught my attention early in the evening, shortly after nightfall. The sound was coming from the back room, a storage space where we also keep the food and food bowls
Sometimes our blog posts and newsletters elicit feedback that includes stories and personal experiences that readers felt compelled to share. We wanted to share one such story sent to us by Diana Powers in response to our recent blog, Schooled by a Stag. We hope you enjoy it as much
For several years, I worked as an animal caretaker at an outdoor education facility in New Mexico. Every day, I had the privilege of introducing children to the animals in my care: chickens, burros, sheep, goats, cows, and ponies. Some of these kids had never met an animal besides their
We welcome your thoughts and reflections on how we may together find a new way of living in relationship with wildlife and nature. We publish selected contributions from Earthfire community members as Notes from the Earthfire Community. Send your submissions to submissions@earthfireinstitute. Thank you! Lately I’ve become a little too immersed in the coarsening
Since the start of the Conservation Conversations this Spring, I have been getting up in the middle of the night to participate. I live in Denmark, so it happens between 2 and 3 a.m. Denmark is a small country, still the duckpond Hans Christian Andersen wrote about in the fairytale,
I recently hosted an awareness and fundraising event for wildlife at my art gallery in Bozeman, Montana. Called “Where the Wild Things Were,” it included talks by grassroots conservationists and a seated farm-to-table dinner. I intended it to be a gathering to celebrate and protect our sacred connections to wildlife.
We welcome your thoughts and reflections on how we may together find a new way of living in relationship with wildlife and nature. We publish selected contributions from Earthfire community members as Notes from the Earthfire Community. Send your submissions to submissions@earthfireinstitute. Thank you! —by Miriam Trahan— May I speak to you for a
— by Deb Matlock M.A. — Recently in Yellowstone National Park, a couple of visitors from out of the country saw a baby bison laying by the side of the road. Fearing the baby was cold, they placed the baby in the back of their car and drove to a
— by Jeffrey Callen — The sound of rustling papers caught my attention early in the evening, shortly after nightfall. The sound was coming from the back room, a storage space where we also keep the food and food bowls for our cat and dog. When I got to the
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