The Anthropocene: Delusion, Loss, and Immeasurable Joy

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Smithsonian) From ancient philosophers through the Enlightenment and today’s most eminent physicists and physicians, not a one of us can hold out our hand and say definitively where it ends, and the rest of the world begins. There is opportunity indeed in accepting both that in our human form, we cannot quite see clearly, and that eventually, every one ...

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How Science and Heart Can Make You a More Ecological Gardener

Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Have you ever wondered how plants and animals perceive the world around them? Unfortunately, in our urban areas, noise, light and odor pollution can have many unintended consequences. Learn how to expand your gardening focus beyond visual appeal to create landscapes that mitigate these disruptions and offer sensory refuges for wildlife. Speaker: Nancy Lawson, author, Master Naturalist, ...

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