"Eating Animals" a Must Read
If you haven't read Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer, you really should check it out. I've been vegetarian for about ten years, with periods of veganism or near veganism during that time. As a...
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Wildflower Soul
Today was something like my ideal day. I biked to the Bay to map sensitive plants, hit two other parks, and spent the rest of the afternoon tending my garden with my cats. If you don't live in the Bay...
View ArticleLet's Talk about Amtrak
I do my best to avoid air travel. I flew a lot for my master's: first from Atlanta to London, then round trip between London and Tenerife for a field study, then from London to San Francisco. These...
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Wildflower Walk Saturday, April 17th at 11am on Bernal Hill
Raindate: Saturday April 17th, 11 AMIf you're in the Bay Area you should join me this Sunday for a nature walk on Bernal Hill. I'll be walking and talking about flowers and landscapes. A few flower...
View ArticleRain Date: Wildflower Walk This Saturday, 11AM
The rain date for the walk is going to be this Saturday, April 17th at 11AM.Meet at the water fountain by the South Gate. For more details, scroll down!hope to see you there!
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Snake Season!
Today I took a walk in Glen Canyon with my friend, Mira to look at wildflowers and wildlife. I was supposed to be in a meeting about GIS this afternoon but a last minute cancellation allowed me to take...
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What's in Your Garden?
For many parts of the temperate world, it's time to plant a garden. Here in San Francisco, it's time to plant new things in our year round gardens. Last year my house mate planted corn, peppers, and...
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Spill Massive Spill
The BP oil spill off the Louisiana coast is absolutely devastating. I hope McCain, Palin, Chuck Norris et al are feeling the searing pain of shame for their unforgivably ignorant 'drill baby drill'...
View ArticleOil spill article gets tough on driving
Check out this article on automobility and oil by Jason Henderson, a geography professor at San Francisco State University. Though I never took his classes, I know Jason from SFSU Geography and the...
View ArticleNature's Acres This Sunday!
If you're in the Bay Area you should check out Nature's Acres for you plant needs! They don't have regular business hours at the moment, so this weekend's open house is a great opportunity. Otherwise,...
View ArticleOil Spill Map
If you're trying to follow the oil spill in the Gulf and are having a hard time dealing with the news coverage, I recommend this mapping tool provided by NOAA. As a geographer and GIS consultant, I'm...
View ArticleThanks Science
Science has a good cluster of coverage on the oil disaster on it's website. Check it out here: http://news.sciencemag.org/oilspill/.There's a ticker at the top called "By the Numbers". The number that...
View ArticleMoving
My best friend and I are moving out of our place, where we've (mostly) lived for the last 6+ years. Since I left for London in summer of 2008, this will be my 3rd move in two years. But it's the last...
View ArticleHot Summer
We did it. We moved. So glad it's over.Now Blake and I are in Phoenix ... the summertime epicenter of unsustainable development. But wait, it's too hot to talk about how hot it is here. So I'll back...
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Amtrak and New Orleans
Here are some pictures from Amtrak in Texas and today in New Orleans, where we're stopped for the night.Juarez, Mexico from Amtrak in El Paso, Texas.Pecos River, TexasBench in New Orleans Garden District.
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Family Time
Blake and I got to Georgia on Wednesday night after a few days on Amtrak. I like Amtrak so much better than flying. So much.Now I'm chilling in north Georgia at my parents' house. Well, chilling is...
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GIS in Mobile? + the Southern Coastal Cities/Mountains Tour
Looks like I might have found a place to volunteer some GIS and GPS skills in Alabama. I've signed up for a training this Friday so I'm hoping there will be space for an out of towner. The form said...
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First Day
So what happened to the rest of my Summer and Fall?Long story, but here goes:When I left San Francisco in July I had just applied to take a civil service test for a gardener position in San Francisco....
View ArticleThis Sunday: Free University 'Class' and Art Project
This Sunday I'm helping with a class (of sorts) for the Free University of San Francisco's first teach-in weekend. I'll be assisting Sharon Beals, who is an awesome nature/wildlife photographer, and...
View ArticleWildflower Walk Sunday at 11AM, Bernal Hill
I'm going to lead a wildflower walk this Sunday starting at 11AM on Bernal Hill in San Francisco. We'll look at early wildflowers, including a locally rare population of star lilly's (Zigadenus...
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