Happy Earth Day

To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a Global Deal for Nature
https://theconversation.com/to-solve-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-we-need-a-global-deal-for-nature-115557

Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg To EU Lawmakers: ‘I Want You To Panic’

“Our house is falling apart, and our leaders need to start acting accordingly,” Thunberg said during a meeting with politicians.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teen-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-to-eu-lawmakers-i-want-you-to-panic_n_5cb7344ce4b0ffefe3ba6287

May 14 - The Thing with Feathers

The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human by Noah Strycker

Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence has been little understood.
As scientists learn more about the secrets of bird life, they are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.

The Thing With Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, good deeds of fairy-wrens, influential flocking abilities of starlings, deft artistry of bowerbirds, extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, lifelong loves of albatross, and other mysteries – revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature.

This book made it to a New York Times bestseller list, has been translated around the world, and is illustrated with Noah’s own pen-and-ink bird drawings.

Plants and Birds Need Privacy Online, Too

Our enthusiasm for sharing birds, plants, and superblooms has unintended consequences. But we can use the same tools that made the problem to fix it.
https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/superbloom-california-nature-internet-collide-birds-poaching-science.html

Why Even a Little Nature Is Good for Your Brain

In a new study, mountain hiking had similar psychological and stress-reducing benefits whether or not there were signs of human habitation
https://www.outsideonline.com/2393049/nature-psychology-study?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Bodywork-04062019&utm_content=Bodywork-04062019+Version+A+CID_1fd4dc46b220b7c2cb8138f6d3c1a99a&utm_source=campaignmonitor%20outsidemagazine&utm_term=Even%20a%20Little%20Nature%20Goes%20a%20Long%20Way%20for%20Your%20Brain

5 Insects Everyone Can Eat

An excerpt from Ben and Penny Hewitt’s new book, 'The Young Adventurer’s Guide to (Almost) Everything,' reveals how your family can add a little buzz to your snacks
https://www.outsideonline.com/2392230/insects-everyone-can-eat?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dispatch-04022019&utm_content=Dispatch-04022019+Version+A+CID_6bfa227de5fe63ca8df9b670e400c0ce&utm_source=campaignmonitor%20outsidemagazine&utm_term=Youre%20Not%20an%20Adventurous%20Eater%20Until%20Youre%20Eating%20Bugs