Dragonfly Media
Dragonfly students, staff, and partners are doing inspiring work to benefit human and ecological communities throughout the world. Read articles and media by them and about them by scrolling through the links below.
Getting Kids Outdoors with Technology
Appeared 2018
Published in Edutopia
In "Getting Kids Outdoors with Technology" Global Field Program student and educator Samantha Betancur recommends some online, user-friendly tools -- including Journey North, Project Noah, Project Squirrel, iNaturalist, and Project FeederWatch -- that encourage students to get hands-on experience with nature.
A Sensory Walk in Nature
Appeared 2018
Published in Ithaca Child
In "A Sensory Walk in Nature" Global Field Program student Lisa Scanlon encourages families to go outdoors and experience the world in new ways -- using our senses to enjoy nature. Scanlon suggests trying an "alphabet hike" or mapping your favorite areas and much more.
Human-elephant conflict in western Thailand: Socio-economic drivers and potential mitigation strategies
Appeared 2018
Published in PLOS ONE
In "Human-elephant conflict in western Thailand: Socio-economic drivers and potential mitigation strategies," Global Field Program graduate Antoinette van de Water and Dragonfly master's programs associate director Kevin Matteson examine various ways to reduce western Thailand's human-elephant conflict.
Don’t believe everything you read about banning polystyrene
Appeared 2018
Published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser
Global Field Program student Colleen Murray Cole of Volcano, Hawai'i, shares her fact checking journey into the issue of banning polystyrene in her "Don’t believe everything you read about banning polystyrene" editorial for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Whatever the issue, Cole challenges us to do our own research, critically analyzing sources and checking the facts.
Seed Balls and the Circle of Courage
Appeared 2018
Published in Afteschool Matters
In "Seed Balls and the Circle of Courage" Advanced Inquiry Program graduate Annie Wenger-Schulman and others design and implement an environmental education program involving seed-ball workshops to meet the needs of urban youth and found that students gained a better understanding of the positive impact they can have on the environment and inspire others to do the same.
Time for compromise on Rocky Flats access
Appeared 2018
Published on DailyCamera.com
Advanced Inquiry Program student Kimberly Sereff contributed an op-ed to the DailyCamera.com weighs in on the state of Rocky Flats, a former uranium production facility and superfund cleanup site currently being considered a wildlife refuge. A former Rocky Flats worker, Sereff thinks it is "Time for compromise on Rocky Flats access."
You Can Be My Wingman
Appeared 2018
Published on Center for Humans & Nature's City Creatures Blog.
For Advanced Inquiry Program student Kristi Rivas of Lindenhurst, Ill., seeing a red-tailed hawk marked the beginning of a personal journey - "an awakening to how life in the skies is connected to choices we make on the ground." Learn how you can help red-tailed hawks and support conservation efforts for other birds of prey by reading Rivas' story, which appears on the Center for Humans & Nature's City Creatures website.