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Environemental News Bits

A handful of interesting stories came across my desk today, so thought I’d post some “news bits” for the WILD readers! First off though, a few updates from WILD:

We had a great staff retreat on Monday, lead by Dr. Ian McCallum. The program, called “Wild Leaders,” lead us through the creation of earth, evolution of species, composition and workings of the human-brain, and personal leadership and communication styles (in a Myers-Briggs type study). The training related to his most recent book, Ecological Intelligence, for which he was awarded the Wild Writers Award during WILD9, the 9th World Wilderness Congress. At WILD9, I had the great honor of introducing Dr. McCallum and presenting the award. It was a great treat to see him again, and learn from his awesome and diverse experience in psychology, medicine and conservation.  Ian also presented at WILD9 on his “In the Tracks Of Giants” program…which WILD is pretty excited about.  More on that later.

On Tuesday, we had a phenomenal planning session for Nature Needs Half™.  Things are moving.  More on that soon too!

Other news bits:

In my newsletter from The Big Wild this morning, I read about a boy scout troupe from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) that hopes to collectively spend 1001 nights sleeping under the starts between now and the summer of 2011.   “1001 Bag Nights,” as they call it, is aimed at raising awareness and funds for the troupe to participate in the World Scouting Jamboree in Sweeden in 2011.  As a life-time girl-scout, with many fond memories of scouting trips, I think this is a pretty cool idea!  Read more about 1001 Bag Nights >

News from the Flathead Valley: great media coverage today in The Globe and Mail on exploring the Flathead Valley, following author Bruce Kirkby, Dave Quinn and John Bergenske on a hike through the Flathead Valley basin.  Great read, takes you on a tour through this beautiful and ecologically rich landscape. 

This week was National Environmental Education Week, an important week to recognize the important role of environmental education in building environmental stewardship among youth, and also to focus on the issues of water and energy, this year’s EE week themes.

And last, but CERTAINLY not least, US President Obama launched the “America’s Great Outdoors” initiative today during a brief speech at the Interior Deparment.  Our Senior Director of Project Development and Government Relations Julie Dunn attended and was excited about the new initiative.  “Even in times of crisis, we’re called to take the long view to preserve our national heritage — because in doing so we fulfill one of the responsibilities that falls to all of us as Americans, and as inhabitants of this same small planet,” Obama said. “And that is the responsibility that we are rising to meet today.”

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