by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Creative Work
Written by Quinn Pickering | A week ago, I was biking along a river and saw a man sitting on a bench looking out upon the water. The man was still, deeply immersed in the water flowing past him. The water welcomed his gaze, reminding him of all of the river’s...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Jack Meck Earth Day is a special day. It is one of my favorite holidays. I enjoy it so much because it is a reminder to be out in nature. Earth day is coming and if you need an idea, I’ll let you in on my favorite. Every year on Earth Day I like to...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Selena Easley Growing up in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania and attending school in Washington County, Pennsylvania, I have always been surrounded by the Ohio River-Valley extraction industry. As a young child, I remember driving through certain parts of towns and...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Julia Plasynski Truthfully, graduating college during a time of overwhelming uncertainty led me to complete a short ten months of volunteering, which thankfully brought me certainty during this pandemic. I graduated Washington & Jefferson College...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Benjamin Simon Three years ago I went on a trip to Belize with National Geographic. While we stayed at the Calabash Caye field station my group went out on the water every single day. We would snorkel and freedive for hours, some of us even scuba dove at...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Nickolas Bartel Imagine you are walking around campus and a prospective student touring were to ask you for a list of things to do to have an authentic W&J experience in a day. It would be quite challenging to do to boil the entire student experience...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Cameron O’Connor This past summer, I interned at Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park as a cavern guide. I drove a boat throughout the underground river system and educated the public on the geology and biodiversity of the cave and the wildlife park....
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Chibuike Ugwu Scientific Name: Addax nasomaculatus. Status: Critically Endangered. Threats: Uncontrolled hunting, drought, and the extension of pastoralism. Africa is a land that has been blessed with the most some of the most unique animals in the world....
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Jared Heller The Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York have been on my family’s annual adventure list for some much-needed soul searching and good vibes ever since my dad learned about the area through summer camp as a child. Letting some...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2021 | Earth Day, News
Written by Hannah Robart Wildlife rehabilitation is the caring of individual wild animals until they can be released back into the wild, but it can take a lot of time, work, and energy. So why put in this much effort into providing care for sick or injured...
