Today was the annual Christmas Bird Count in Hawaii. I’ve participated in a few of these over the years but never in Hanalei Valley where I was stationed today. As you may know, the event is hosted by the Audubon Society, getting its start in 1900 during the early days of the conservation movement. Because…
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#International Women’s Day: Protesting Fashion
Some women defy fashion trends. Like in the late 1890s when Boston socialite and visionary Harriet Hemenway would go birding—wearing white sneakers. The woman didn’t stop with footwear. She refused to wear hats with feathers, wings, or taxidermied birds, and this time, instead of flouting the fashion of the day, she outright fought the killing…
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