We shouldn't be afraid to take a walk in the woods. Unfortunately, blacklegged ticks have become a scourge. Dr. Rick Ostfeld will discuss: why ticks and tick-borne disease are on the rise, how wildlife influences our risk of getting sick, and ways that ecology can inform tick management and make the outdoors safer for people and pets.
Evolutionary biologist Alex Dehgan, founder and CEO of Conservation X Labs, and former chief scientist at USAID. Dehgan will discuss his new book The Snow Leopard Project.
Our upcoming workshop will give you the tools you need to understand the impacts of your management decisions on forest health and function, and put you on the path to wise stewardship of this critical resource.
From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain.
