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he Llewellyn Glacier is retreating which provides an opportunity to view depositional glacial features such as recessional moraines, and to observe patterns of vegetative succession in newly ice-free areas. Perhaps future Round River students will one day have the good fortune of conducting a rain-free vegetation survey at the Llewellyn terminus, but we made the most of our rainy days, and were content to fondly recount this trip’s adventures from the comfort of Phil’s couch.
Conservation is one language. To speak it is to approach the natural landscape through a valuable scientific lens. But we cannot account for the words our language misses. The cultural and historical connections, the footers at the end of the page. This highlights the importance of incorporating traditional ecological knowledge, such as Nyman’s, into conservation efforts. The more knowledge that can be compiled, the more likely we will be to truly conserve these landscapes in their entirety, not just in the language we understand.
by Kyle Weber, of Truman State University It’s only been a few days since the last blog entry, but in that time, it seems that so many lasts have happened. On Thursday we drove out to Consolation Creek to go on…
by Rain Keating, of Westminster University photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor We recently had the honor to spend day at the Haa Kusteeyí Celebration in Carcross, YT. The event is hosted by the T’lingit Nation to bring communities together…
by Joey Abreu, of Northland College photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor The confluence, where the light and the dark meet. We can learn from this. A river confluence, where two rivers meet and move forward together, is something…