Tag Archives: nature writing

Where the Wild Creatures Roam :: Is It Sustainable?

Posted on 25/10/2015 by patwa

Wildlife Tourism  What can we do to prevent the massacre of wild animals?  Do humans actually still get a thrill from shooting wild animals?  What streak of evil condones and continues that practice? Does wildlife tourism help stamp out the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Sites

Posted on 01/12/2012 by patwa

So you believe there are places that shelter spiritual energy.  Are these locations protected? Executive Order concerning Sacred Sites, May 24 1996 Sacred Sites, Contested Rites/Rights, Journal of Material Culture, V.9: N. 3, 237-261 (2004)

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Residencies for Nature and Outdoors Writers

Posted on 01/11/2012 by patwa

Spring Creek – University of Oregon – writer in residence program Mesa Refuge, Point Reyes Station, California – writer’s residency Taos Summer Writer’s Conference – fiction and non-fiction writing conference Voices of the Wilderness  – artist’s residency Island Institute, Sitka, Alaska – resident fellowships … Continue reading →

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Study Resources :: The Environmental Movement

Posted on 22/06/2012 by patwa

Evolution of Conservation Movement in the United States of America Significant Authors: Edward Abbey Rachel Carson John Muir Gary Snyder Add your suggestions  — other authors whose writings have shaped the conservation movement in the United States.  Use  the comments … Continue reading →

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Nature and Spiritual Practice

Posted on 06/03/2012 by patwa

Spirituality in nature is implied, but not directly addressed. Nature has replaced the craving for a spirit presence greater than the self. Nature envelops and includes, while a named almighty being (God, Jesus, Zeus, Allah) is defined and apart from … Continue reading →

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Websites on Nature

Posted on 06/02/2012 by patwa

Selected Opportunities and Resources for Nature Writers Nature in Legend and Story (NILAS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, devoted to exploration of relationships between human beings and the natural world, reflected in folklore, literature and other cultural activities with spiritual … Continue reading →

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Environmental Issues and Nature Writing :: Self Directed Study

Posted on 06/09/2011 by patwa

Web resources on Nature Writing  — study on your own with a syllabus and course materials compiled by top universities. MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology — offers a free online course Writing About Nature and Environmental Issues.  The University … Continue reading →

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Environmental Movement in China

Posted on 28/03/2009 by patwa

Photos from China— Gulangyu Island where cars are not permitted …… and Shanghai, where cars rule. China’s Emerging Environmental Movement – Environment 360

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Nature Writing Exercise

Posted on 28/03/2009 by patwa

A few thoughts to start your thoughts about your relationship with nature and the natural world: What is your first memory of nature or the outdoors? What is the role of the writer in observing and reporting about the natural … Continue reading →

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Books About Nature Writing

Posted on 16/01/2009 by patwa

Productive mountaintop dialogue between conservationist Theodore Roosevelt (left) and progressive preservationistJohn Muir (right). photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Keeping a Nature Journal Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E. Roth, forward by Edward O. Wilson Storey Books, Pownal, Vt. … Continue reading →

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