January 2021
Kent Nerburn: “Life Lessons from the Native Way” Virtual Talk
In this virtual Dinner on the Bluff event Kent will share stories and insights from his thirty years of working with Native America, focusing on what he has learned about the Native way of living wisely upon the earth.
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Tim Lewis: “The Canine View of the World” Virtual Talk
Dogs, domestic and wild, are readily distinguished from people. They do not just look different, they evolved quite independently from humans. Like humans, they functioned as pursuit predators living in social groups. Each species, however, evolved along very different paths. Dogs are optimized for a sense of smell, good vision in dim light, and hearing in ranges that best detect prey. Dogs, therefore, do not experience the world the way we do. Learning how their senses differ from ours will help you understand your dog better, and will give you a different perspective on the natural world around us with more than just a canine view of the world.
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Aimée Bissonette: “Nature Connections for Children: Why it matters” Virtual Talk
This presentation will include a mix of readings from the works of several children’s nature writers (including Aimée’s) interspersed with a discussion of academic writings and research about the benefits of exposing children to the natural world.
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