A Message for the Graduating Seniors from the Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff (7 minutes)
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Environmental Studies Thesis Student Final Presentation May 12, 2020
Environmental Studies Thesis Student Final Presentation May 12, 2020… Continue reading »
Fishing for Justice, Niaz Dorry
The topics of community, small farms, fishermen, and justice concluded the month’s log lunches. Niaz Dorry is the coordinating director of Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance and National Family Farm Coalition. She began her talk by explaining to everyone how she arrived to Williamstown from Gloucester, Massachusetts:… Continue reading »
Clark’s Nutcracker and the Whitebark Pine: Keystone Mutualism in the Face of Habitat Degradation
This week’s Log Lunch talk, given by Dr. Taza Schaming, was about the relationship between Clark’s nutcrackers and whitebark pine in the Northern Rockies. Whitebark pine is a high-elevation tree that is a keystone species in its mountain habitat. It fulfills many important ecological roles, including maintaining snowpack and… Continue reading »
The Dialogue Project, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Shira (left) Mohammed (middle) Sarah (right) For Log Lunch this week, Hannah Goldstein ’20 introduced the Dialogue Project by the Arava Institute, a school in the Southern Arava Valley of Israel. She had studied there for a semester and she started the talk by sharing with… Continue reading »
CES Funded Summer Adventures: Rosa Kirk-Davidoff ’21 and Summer-Solstice Thomas ’20
Rosa checking out seedlings! This week’s log lunch we heard about the CES-funded summer adventures of Rosa Kirk-Davidoff ’21 and Summer-Solstice Thomas ‘20. Rosa worked at the Paleoecology and Fire Ecology Lab at the University of Montana. She learned about the history of forest fires in Missoula, Montana… Continue reading »
Drinking Water Contamination in Hoosick Falls, Liz Moran
This past Friday Liz Moran, policy director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, shared the unresolved story of the Hoosick Falls water contamination. By sharing the story of the Hoosick Falls community, Liz helped raise awareness of the crisis that is still in the process… Continue reading »
Litigating Newark’s Lead Contamination Crisis
Nancy Marks ‘76 is an environmental lawyer for the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC). In her Log Lunch talk on Friday, she talked about the current lead contamination crisis in Newark, NJ and described NRDC’s work on the issue. She started her talk by asking the audience what… Continue reading »
Williams Students Present Complete Streets Options for North Adams, iBerkshires
Williams students Sofia Barandiaran, Julia Gunther, Cristina Mancilla, and Del Rose Hooker Newball speak to the City Council. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Complete Streets inventory project undertaken by Williams College students offered a number of scenarios for making a more pedestrian and bicycle friendly loop around the downtown,… Continue reading »
Bennington Banner: Williams students present ideas for Prospect Mountain
Williams College students present their recommendations for Prospect Mountain Ski Area in Woodford at the Bennington Free Library on Wednesday. BENNINGTON — Advancing Prospect Mountain Ski Area’s nascent snowmaking effort, installing a solar panel system atop the base lodge, posting mountain conditions more regularly online and expanding the… Continue reading »
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