Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was originally posted in the Arizona Daily Star. “This message is for white people who are upset and feeling paralyzed right now. This message is not for people of color, black folks, indigenous, or other people suffering from institutional racism.” […]
Tag: Theresa Crimmins
You can take the person out of the natural area…
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published on Springer Nature Sustainability Community. “…But you can’t take the nature out of the person. Citizen science phenologists are persisting in observing, despite COVID-19 disruptions in site access.” […]
What do allergies, blueberries and the Masters Tournament have in common? Early spring
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020. This piece was first published on The Hill. “If you live in the Southern or Mid-Atlantic states, you are most likely well aware that this winter was very mild. January 2020 was the warmest ever recorded.” […]
Dark days are leading to something greener
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Thrive Global. “January: gray, dull, sluggish. Dark. The longest, dimmest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Stark, lifeless tree branches scrape a dull, sunless sky. In much of the country, it seems that all is inert outside our windows; the view is bleak.” […]
To ease climate anxiety, reconnect with the rythm of the seasons
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Scientific American. “Climate-related anxiety and depression is an increasingly common malady. Reestablishing a conscious awareness and a bodily connection with the ebb and flow of the seasons, by observing and documenting what’s happening outside our windows, is a grounding activity that can restore comfort.” […]
Real Tree or Fake? Reducing Your Holiday Carbon Footprint
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Arizona Daily Star. “Planting trees is trendy right now. A study published in the journal Science earlier this year proposed that massive-scale tree planting efforts, on the scale of reforesting an area the size of the United Sates, could compensate for up to two-thirds of […]
