Melanie wrote a new post, Marris Chapters 1&2, on the site Science &...
In the first two chapters of Emma Harris’ book, Rambunctious Garden, she states that the idea that the only true type of nature is “pristine” or untouched by humans is a misguided one. She argues that...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Marris Chapters 3&4, on the site Science &...
According to Marris, rewilding is essentially returning an area back to the state it would be in today if there were no humans. Although the intentions of rewilding are good, the idea of undoing the...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Assisted Migration, on the site Science &...
Following the concept of “rewilding,” Marris brings forth another controversial conservation idea: assisted migration. While rewilding attempts to recreate environments without human impact, assisted...
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Melanie wrote a new post, , on the site Science & Technology in NYC, Fall 2012
The High Line is a unique park situated on abandoned elevated railroad tracks parallel to 10th Avenue between 13th and 34th Streets. In the past, the tracks were considered an eyesore that lowered...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Marris Ch. 6 & 7, on the site Science & Technology...
Prior to chapters six and seven, Marris talks about the dangers of introducing invasive species to an ecosystem. In these two chapters, Marris tries to dispel the negative stigma of invasive species...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Marris Chapters 8&9, on the site Science &...
In chapters 8 and 9, Marris continues to criticize returning ecosystems to the way they existed before human intervention. She reiterates the idea, this time using designer ecosystems and once again,...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Marris Chapter 10, on the site Science & Technology...
In the final chapter of Marris’s novel, Rambunctious Garden, Marris gives seven new goals in conserving nature. The seven goals she lists are: protect the rights of other species, protect charismatic...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Questions, on the site Science & Technology in NYC,...
1. What kind of environmental factors affect the number of children born with Down Syndrome to mothers under the age of 35? 2. How do holes and cracks in buildings affect the types of pests that live...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Questions for Emma Marris, on the site Science &...
1. What do you think of the conservation efforts being made in New York City? How would you improve or change them? 2. Given the natural catastrophes (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes) in the last...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Downstate Stakeholders and Water Quality, on the...
As a downstate stakeholder, maintaining a safe drinking water quality is important. The water supply upstate not only is a vital resource for billions of people, but also is a defining marker of New...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Let's give this a shot..., on the site Hello...
This is an obligatory first post. I guess I'll be trying out this blogging thing now that I'm going abroad to document my time and thoughts there, almost like an online journal, if you please. So...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Leaving in 3 days., on the site Hello Copenhagen!
Things I need to do before then: Study and take 2 more finals GET READY AND PACK! Clean my room Oh goodness, it's going to be a long three days... Comments: 0
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Melanie wrote a new post, Plane and Moving In: 5/21-5/22, on the site Hello...
Ok, so even though it's technically been a couple of days, I'm going to backtrack and make each day a separate post. Just like I expected, I'm already a few days behind... Packing for Copenhagen was...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, The Dorm: Tåsingegade, on the site Hello Copenhagen!
My dorm is known as Tåsingegade (pronounced toe-SING-gale) since it is located on that street. It is about 25 minutes away from the DIS buildings via bus 1A. DIS has 2 floors in this building, floor 2...
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Melanie wrote a new post, Day 1: 5/23, on the site Hej Copenhagen!
Slightly jet lagged. My roommate and I had both set our alarm clocks for 7:30am since we needed to be ready to go in our lobby at 8:15am. Of course since our sleeping schedules were still off we ended...
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Melanie wrote a new post, Day 2: 5/24, on the site Hej Copenhagen!
Today was our first real day in class. We did an overview of the gender and sexuality field to get an idea of what we were going to be going over in the next few weeks. The field of gender and...
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Melanie wrote a new post, Day 4: 5/25, on the site Hej Copenhagen!
Yay, first weekend! The weather has still been a bit gross, raining on and off and cloudy all the time. This morning I tried to find the bike shop, but I must have gotten off at the wrong stop because...
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Melanie wrote a new post, Day 5: 5/26, on the site Hej Copenhagen!
Today was a pretty gross day since it rained on and off all day. So apparently if you're me, it's possible to fail to get a bike two days in a row. I managed to find the right address listed, but I...
View ArticleMelanie wrote a new post, Mini Vacation! (Off to Vienna and Munich), on the...
As if I wasn't behind enough on posts already, I will be going on a mini-vacation until the second session starts... Comments: 0
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Melanie wrote a new post, Day 6: 5/27, on the site Hej Copenhagen!
Today I FINALLY got the right address for the bike place from my roommate. I took a chance and went before class started. I used Rejseplanen.dk, a popular Danish website/app which roughly translates...
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