A flash of orange streaked across my field of vision, landing at the top of a nearby tree. I whipped my binoculars out, then threw them down in favor of a camera with a long lens. Click click click. I snapped as many photos as I could before the bird disappeared into the canopy. Zooming in,…
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Audubon – College Students and Recent Grads Use Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor to Inspire Action on Critical Environmental Issues
Op-eds and Letters to the Editor are opportunities to tell your community – and elected officials – about environmental issues important to you. Short pieces of persuasive writing, these articles can introduce an idea, or comment on a policy, law, or project already under discussion. But how do you get started? How do you choose a…
Piecework: A Maker Ponders the Question, “Can You Make This for Me?”
The question appeared in my Facebook Messenger app a week before Christmas. “We are looking for a stocking for our daughter,” a friend explained. “Could you knit her one? We can pay you!” I stared at the query for a long time. I’m a people pleaser, and I really liked this young mother. Her daughter…