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Summer intern sees two sides of restoration work

August 13, 2019September 4, 2019 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

By Jennifer Cronin My passion for the environment started in my high school environmental science class. I was blown away about the complexity of our Earth and how some of my actions harm it, without my even knowing it. That’s what inspired me to major in environmental science. And why I spent the summer supporting […]

Sustainability snapshot 1: Humans changed the environment and now can restore it

July 6, 2017August 9, 2017 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

When we hear the phrase “human environmental impacts,” many of us probably immediately think about climate change and causes of global warming. While those conditions contribute to environmental and ecological change, humans have played a significant role in changing our ecosystems. During a mid-June talk, Alice Brandon, Resource Programming Manager of the Forests Preserves of […]

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