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THE HARVARD ENVIRONMENT NETWORK BULLETIN
Volume 15, Issue 3, September 19, 2003
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The HEN Bulletin is published each Friday of the month by the Harvard
University Center for the Environment. Please note the deadline for
submissions is the Tuesday prior to publication. Listings should be
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INDEX TO LISTINGS
--------------------LECTURES, SEMINARS, EVENTS---------------------
Saturday, September 20
#1 Leaf-peepers and Frost-heaves on the Information Superhighway:
New England, Conservation Biology and the Internet
#2 Tom Long, Boston Globe Columnist and Author
#3 Lower Mystic River Coastsweep Cleanup
Sunday, September 21
#4 The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University 23rd Annual Fall
Plant Sale
#5 Intensive Bird Drawing
Monday, September 22
#6 Fourth Annual Regional Sustainable Development Forum:
Resources for Achieving Sustainable Development
#7 Earth and Planetary Sciences First-Year Symposium
Tuesday, September 23
#8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Symposium on
Nuclear Energy and the Hydrogen Economy
Wednesday, September 24
#9 Renewing Democracy and Reclaiming the Environment: New
Strategies for Poverty and the Environment
Saturday, September 27
#10 Kayak to Choate Island
#11 Basic Tree Identification (HOR 106)
Tuesday, September 30
#12 Tracing the Past, Shaping the Future: Buried
Floodplains, Urban Watersheds, and City Design and Development
Wednesday, October 1
#13 Twilight to Dark Canoe Trip
#14 Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality
Risk
#15 Shrubs with Fall and Winter Appeal (HOR 104)
#16 Fall Planting and Winter Care of Trees and Shrubs (HOR 335)
Thursday, October 2
#17 The Global Fund: Where it is and Where it is Going
#18 Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage
Friday, October 3
#19 2nd Annual Massachusetts Tree Steward Training
Saturday, October 4
#20 2003 Green Buildings Open House
#21 Life as a Conservationist: Collective Experiences of Harvard
Alumni
#22 Environmental Justice Conference-Lessons from the Community:
A Conference to Promote Partnerships for Environmental Health and
Justice
#23 Pruning Basics for Woody Ornamentals (HOR 301)
#24 Exploring the Arboretum - for Educators (EDU 220)
Sunday, October 5
#25 Insect Artisans and Architects
Wednesday, October 8
#26 Endogenous Minimum Participation in International
Environmental Treaties
Thursday, October 9
#27 Population Policy Dilemmas in Europe at the Dawn of the
Twenty-first Century
Friday, October 10
#28 Country Matters: Understanding Management and Policy from
Ecological History
#29 Beaver Fun in the Setting Sun
Saturday, October 18
#30 Earth Connections Badge Day for Junior Girl Scouts
Sunday, October 19
#31 Seabird and Waterfowl of Manomet Point
#32 Field Sketching Perspectives and Proportion
----------------NEWS, OPPORTUNITIES & ANNOUNCEMENTS---------------
#33 Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) 2003 WWW
Site
#34 Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) Faculty
Research Project Award Competition Announcement
#35 System for Analysis, Research and Training (START) /
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Call
for Proposals 2003
#36 Internship with Green Corps
#37 Ecopsychology: Health Care Theory and Practice in the Larger
Context
#38 Harvard NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Call for Pilot
Project Applications
#39 Innovations in Building Envelopes and Environmental Systems
Fall 2003 Conference
#40 Harvard University Recycling Information Hotline
#41 Harvard University September Recycling Update
#42 Harvard University Free Surplus Furniture
#43 Harvard University Campus Nature Watch
#44 Living On Earth
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--------------------LECTURES, SEMINARS, EVENTS---------------------
Saturday, September 20
#1 Leaf-peepers and Frost-heaves on the Information Superhighway: New
England, Conservation Biology and the Internet
A New England Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology
Symposium. The Internet has been a mixed blessing for biodiversity
conservation. On the one hand, the Internet has been a driver for
troublesome demographic and land-use trends that are of fundamental
importance for ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity. On the other
hand, the Internet has been a nexus through which scientists,
educators, and activists have expanded their voice and influence. This
symposium focuses on the Internet's positive aspects, specifically
asking the question: What can the Internet do for you in promoting
biodiversity conservation in New England? Speakers: Paul Cavanagh,
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences; Nancy Cole, Union of
Concerned Scientists; Blake Henke, Earthspan; Larry Master,
NatureServe; Sharon McGregor, Contributor to Conservation in the
Internet Age; Harold McWilliams, TERC Dan Perlman, Brandeis University;
Mike Powers, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Rob Stevenson, UMass Boston
and Janice Stone, MassGIS. Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Location:
Lesley College, Marran Auditorium, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Attendees
will be welcome on a first to sign-up basis. Rain date of September 21st
at Noon - 3 p.m. A $10 donation is suggested, but also not required.
For more information email: cchester at attbi.com.
#2 Tom Long, Boston Globe Columnist and Author
Tom Long, Boston Globe columnist and author of the recently released
book, New England Nature Watch, will appear at Mass Audubon's Ipswich
River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield from 10 a.m. - Noon. The book is
a month-to-month guide to the natural world that encourages us to get
up from our TV sets, go out in our backyards, and discover the nature
that is all around us. Tom will talk about the making of the book,
discuss what's going on in the natural world in September, and then
lead a walk to observe firsthand the buzz of activity in nature on a
September morning. Illustrated by Wildlife Artist Jay Johnson of
Hamilton. Copies of the book will be available for sale and
autographing after the program. FEE: $12 ($10/Mass Audubon members).
Advance registration is required. For more information call the
Sanctuary at 978-887-9264.
#3 Lower Mystic River Coastsweep Cleanup
Volunteers from around Massachusetts are preparing for the annual
shoreline COASTSWEEP, a statewide beach cleanup. Clean the 1/2-mile of
shoreline along the Lower Mystic River adjacent to the Assembly Square
Mall. Refreshments and cleanup materials will be provided. Location:
Lower Mystic River, Somerville (Behind the Assembly Square Mall, and
near the Winter Hill Yacht Club). For directions contact Janet at 781-
316-3438 or email: janet at mysticriver.org. Sponsored by the Mystic River
Watershed Association, Somerville Conservation Commission, The Boston
Harbor Association, Mystic View Task Force, Boys and Girls Club of
Middlesex County, with support from the Winter Hill Yacht Club, City of
Somerville, Department of Conservation and Recreation, MA Office of
Coastal Zone Management.
Sunday, September 21
#4 The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University 23rd Annual Fall Plant
Sale
This sale is a benefit of membership and will be open only to Friends
of the Arnold Arboretum. (If you are not a member, you may join on the
day of the sale and receive free plants.) Plants will be woody,
Arboretum-grown material. Members at the sustaining level ($100) and
above will be admitted to the sales tent at 8 a.m.; all other members
may enter at 9 a.m. Time: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., Location: Near the Dana
Greenhouses at the Arnold Arboretum. Members of the Arboretum's living
collections department will be on hand to answer plant-related
questions and give tours of the Leventritt Garden for sun-loving shrubs
and vines. Parking will be available inside the Arboretum. For more
information, or to request a sale catalog, call 617-524-1718.
#5 Intensive Bird Drawing
Sponsored by the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. This 3 part series
of classes with artist and natural history illustrator, Sandy
McDermott, focuses on drawing birds. Further your knowledge of bird
anatomy, including bone structure, feathers, shapes, proportions, and
behavior. No prior drawing experience is necessary. FEE per class: $30
($25/Mass Audubon members). Fee for the series: $79 ($66/Mass Audubon
members). Limited to 15. September 21: Bird Bones. Study bird
skeletons, draw a complete skeleton, and gain an understanding of what
lies beneath the muscles and feathers. September 28: Shapes and
Proportions. Compare the variety of shapes and proportions of birds and
the purposes for these variations. Draw from mounted bird specimens as
well as photos and drawings. October 5: Feathers, Scales and Bones.
Create the textures, colors, and patterns with a variety of techniques.
Advance registration is required. Time: 9 a.m. - Noon. For more
information call the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary at 978-887-9264.
Monday, September 22
#6 Fourth Annual Regional Sustainable Development Forum: Resources for
Achieving Sustainable Development
Title Sponsors: NEI, LISC, MACDC, Tellus Institute, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), AIG Environmental, Main Street
Resources, Massachusetts Renewable Trust. Reception Sponsors: Fleet
Community Banking Group, HMFH Architects, and Massachusetts Energy
Consumers Alliance. Supporters include: Federal Home Loan Bank Boston
and Mazonson LLC. This year's forum will focus on the resources -
academic, financial, technical, civic, political - for supporting
sustainable development projects of every kind. Details on topics and
presenters are available at: www.newecology.org/4th_forum.htm. Time: 8
a.m. - 5 p.m., Location: MIT, Building 10, Room 250, Cambridge, MA. For
more information email: forum at newecology.org.
#7 Earth and Planetary Sciences First-Year Symposium
You are invited to attend the two-part First-Year Symposium on Monday,
September 22 and Tuesday, September 23 at 4 p.m., Location: Harvard
University, 20 Oxford Street, Haller Hall, Cambridge MA. A pizza
reception will follow around 5 p.m., on the 4th floor of Hoffman on
both days. This year, nine G2s are presenting research. They are:
Monday, September 22: Colleen Dalton: Imaging Surface Wave Attenuation
in the Upper Mantle; Jonathan Gero: Towards SI Traceability in Climate
Science; Michael Ranen: New Views on Lunar Mare Basalt Sources and the
Cumulate Structure of the Moon; Sunita Shah: Using Molecular Biological
Methods to Investigate Biogeochemistry of a Freshwater Lake; Diana
Valencia: Jumping from Terrestrial Planets to Extrasolar Planets.
Tuesday, September 23: Noelle Eckley: Global Transport of Mercury
Compounds; Ian Eisenman: Westerly Wind Bursts: ENSO's Driver or Slave?;
Tzung-May Fu: Using Remotely-Sensed Data and Global Chemistry Models to
Improve Understanding of Biogenic VOC Emissions and their Impacts on
Oxidant Chemistry; Lucy Hutyra: Carbon Cycling at the Harvard Forest:
Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches.
Tuesday, September 23
#8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Symposium on Nuclear
Energy and the Hydrogen Economy
Sponsored by the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems of the
Department of Nuclear Engineering at the MIT. The Symposium will be
held in the Wong Auditorium (Tang Center/Bldg. E51) at MIT in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, from Tuesday, September 23 through Wednesday,
September 24, 2003. The invited experts of nuclear energy development
and hydrogen development will present topics regarding high temperature
nuclear reactors usable for the production of electricity and hydrogen.
One of the main objectives of the Symposium is to assess the role that
Nuclear Energy might play in a hydrogen-based energy economy. Website:
http://web.mit.edu/canes/symposia/h2/hydrogensymposium.html. For more
information email: kgibson at mit.edu.
Wednesday, September 24
#9 Renewing Democracy and Reclaiming the Environment: New Strategies
for Poverty and the Environment
An open panel discussion will be held from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., 7th floor -
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University, Medford Campus. Panel
will Feature: Greg Watson, Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust;
Roseann Bongiovanni, Chelsea Green Space; Marc Breslow, Massachusetts
Climate Action Jim Boyce, Political Economy Research Institute. This
event is co-sponsored by The Global Development And Environment
Institute at Tufts & The Political Economy Research Institute at UMASS/
Amherst. Light refreshments to follow. This event is open to the
public. For further information contact 617-627-6871, Mary Knoble or
email: mary.knoble at tufts.edu.
Saturday, September 27
#10 Kayak to Choate Island
Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield is
offering several canoe and kayak trips for adults this fall.
Participants must be able to swim and have basic canoeing or kayaking
skills (instruction is provided only if noted in the program
description). All equipment is provided. Confirmations with information
on what to bring and directions (for kayak trips) will be sent. Advance
registration is required. For more information on the program call the
Sanctuary at 978-887-9264. The five islands and surrounding salt marsh
in the Essex River estuary are a kayaker's and naturalist's delight.
The forested islands provide resting and feeding lookouts for migrating
raptors, and the rich mudflats draw a variety of shorebirds. Join
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Naturalist, Bob Speare, and guides
from Essex River Basin Adventures on this kayak trip. We will pull out
and walk Choate Island, also known as Hog Island, to observe fall
butterflies and migrating monarchs, view the historic houses, and enjoy
the sweeping view from the top of the drumlin. Participants should have
some prior kayaking experience. Limited to 12. FEE: $89 ($74/Mass
Audubon members). Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
#11 Basic Tree Identification (HOR 106)
Sponsored by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and the New
England Wild Flower Society. Instructor: Carol Govan, Naturalist and
Artist. Using simple keys and understanding essential characteristics
for identification of trees, observe both coniferous and broadleaved
species. The morning will be spent looking at plant samples indoors to
get a clear picture of the details necessary to identify various trees
and any interesting secondary characteristics. After lunch, venture
outside to practice keying in the field. Required books: Tree Finder,
May Theilgaard Watts, and Eastern Trees, George Petrides, a Peterson
Field Guide. Fee: $47 ($38 members), Time: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.,
Location: New England Wild Flower Society, 180 Hemenway Road,
Framingham, MA. To register call: 617-524-1718, ext. 160.
Tuesday, September 30
#12 Tracing the Past, Shaping the Future: Buried Floodplains, Urban
Watersheds, and City Design and Development
Sponsored by the Boston Environmental History Seminar. This event is
the 1st meeting of the 2003-2004 academic year. Keynote address by Anne
Whiston Spirn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Reception at 5
p.m. followed by lecture at 5:30 p.m. Location: Massachusetts
Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. For more
information email: cwright at masshist.org.
Wednesday, October 1
#13 Twilight to Dark Canoe Trip
Discover the magic of an autumn evening on the Ipswich River on this
canoe trip with Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Director, Carol
Decker, and Master Naturalist, Bob Speare. Watch for ducks and herons
coming into a freshwater marsh for the night, and bats flitting above
the water catching insects. Keep eyes open for beavers, muskrats, mink,
and other animals that frequent the river and its shores. As the sun
sets, listen for owls and experience the sounds of the nocturnal river
habitat. The trip includes a stop on Perkins Island to allow time for a
stretch and enjoy some refreshments. Limited to 18. FEE: $30 ($25/Mass
Audubon members). For more information on the program call the Mass
Audubon/Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary at 978-887-9264.
#14 Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk
Part of the Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy course.
Supported by The Savitz Family Fund for Environmental and Natural
Resource Policy and the Department of Economics. Speakers: James
Hammitt, Harvard School of Public Health, and Jin-Tan Liu, National
Taiwan University. Time: 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Location: Harvard
University, 79 JFK Street, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Littauer 332, Cambridge, MA. For more information contact: 617-496-
8054, Jennifer Shultis or email: Jennifer_shultis at harvard.edu.
#15 Shrubs with Fall and Winter Appeal (HOR 104)
Instructor: Tom Ward, Manager, Dana Greenhouses, Arnold Arboretum.
Gardens can hold interest well beyond the growing season. In this
class, Tom Ward will highlight some of the many shrubs that make their
presence known in the fall and winter landscape. With walks on the
grounds, lectures, and quizzes, Tom will introduce the basics of woody
plant identification and then use these concepts to help you
distinguish among a variety of shrubs. He will cover a selection of
deciduous and evergreen plants, both native and exotic, that grow well
in our New England climate. Fee: $96 ($80 members). Dates: 4
Wednesdays, October 1, 8, 15, 29/ from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Location: Dana
Greenhouses at the Arnold Arboretum, 1050 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain,
MA. To register call: 617-524-1718, ext. 160.
#16 Fall Planting and Winter Care of Trees and Shrubs (HOR 335)
Instructor: Tom Akin, Assistant Superintendent of Grounds, Arnold
Arboretum. Early fall is the preferred time to plant many trees and
shrubs. Learn from a certified arborist how to proceed with fall
planting, which trees and shrubs to plant at this time of year, and
what you can do to help your woody plants survive the winter. Tom Akin
will discuss planting techniques, proper watering schedules, and winter
protection for your plants. He will also try to debunk some of
the myths and sales pitches for unnecessary products. Fee: $26 ($22
members). Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Location: Hunnewell Building,
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA. To register call:
617-524-1718, ext. 160.
Thursday, October 2
#17 The Global Fund: Where it is and Where it is Going
Speaker: Vinand Nantulya, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.,
Location: Center for Population and Development Studies, Bow Street,
Cambridge, MA. For more information email: suzyq at hsph.harvard.edu.
#18 Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage
Join Deborah Cramer, author of the critically acclaimed book, Great
Waters: An Atlantic Passage, for a slide lecture and discussion of her
recently published book. Based in part on her journey on the research
vessel, Corwith Cramer, from Woods Hole to Barbados, Great Waters
explores how earth's life-giving oceans nourish and sustain us, and how
humans are altering the seas finely tuned balances. In a rapidly
shrinking world, understanding the intricate and vital connections
between land and sea becomes critical. Deborah will discuss these
aspects of the book, show some slides, and share some passages from the
book. Copies of the book will be available for sale and autographing
after the program. All proceeds from the program and book sales the
night of the program benefit the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary's
educational and ecological programs. Fee: $10/Mass Audubon Members;
$12/Non-members. Advance registration is encouraged. Time: 7:30 p.m.,
Location: Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield,
MA. For more information call: 978-887-9264, ext. 7707, Susan Baeslack.
Friday, October 3
#19 2nd Annual Massachusetts Tree Steward Training
Help spread the word and register now. Deadline September 26! This two-
day training is geared toward community tree board members, tree
activists, interested citizens, tree wardens and other green
professionals. It will provide foundation training in tree physiology,
tree care, hazard tree assessment and urban and community forestry
management issues with the aim of developing better tree stewardship in
Massachusetts communities of all sizes. Location: Fisher Museum at the
Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts. To register and for
information visit the Branching Out portion of the Urban and Community
Forestry web site:
www.state.ma.us/dem/programs/forestry/urban/urbanBranch.htm, or
contact, Paul Jahnige at 413-577-2966, email:
paul.jahnige at state.ma.us.
Saturday, October 4
#20 2003 Green Buildings Open House
Throughout the Northeast, homes and other buildings that use renewable
energy and green building materials will be open for the general public
from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visitors to sites will have the opportunity to
see solar and wind power at work, recycled and sustainable building
materials, Energy Star certified and LEED rated buildings, straw bale
construction, earth sheltered homes, and much more. Mark your calendars
today! NESEA organizes the Green Buildings Open House in the six New
England States, DE, NJ, NY and PA. For building listings and
information about the event visit: http://www.nesea.org or call 413-
774-6051 ext. 22.
#21 Life as a Conservationist: Collective Experiences of Harvard Alumni
The conservation of global biodiversity is one of the most daunting yet
important challenges facing humanity today. Many Harvard alumni have
entered this fascinating field and become leaders in respective
organizations in the process. A select group of these conservation
trend-setters will be coming to Harvard to share with you their
experiences in this non-traditional, but highly rewarding, career
paths. The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, OEB,
the Harvard University Center for the Environment, and the Museum of
Comparative Zoology invite you to learn what these alumni are doing,
how a Harvard education helped them, and what role you could play in
helping to conserve the world's biological heritage. Speakers:
Professor E.O. Wilson, Department of OEB; Peter Frumhoff, Union of
Concerned Scientists; Adrian Forsyth, The Moore Foundation; Dan
Perlman, Brandeis University; Richard Primack, Boston University; Jaime
Cavelier, World Wildlife Fund; Gabriela Chavarria, National Wildlife
Federation; Andrew Torrance, Fish & Richardson P.C.; Claudia Sobrevila,
The World Bank; Adriana Moreira, The World Bank; Renee Gonzalez-
Montagut, Mexican Nature Conservation Fund; Professor Michele Holbrook,
OEB. Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Location: Room 102, Fairchild Biochemistry
Building on 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Please RSVP by
Oct. 1. However, walk-ins are welcome. For more information and to
register email: adam_geremia at harvard.edu or visit:
http://environment.harvard.edu.
#22 Environmental Justice Conference-Lessons from the Community: A
Conference to Promote Partnerships for Environmental Health and Justice
Participants will engage in dialogue for maximizing community and
campus resources to address environmental justice issues, discuss ideas
for youth leadership and development, and participate in interactive
panel discussions and workgroup sessions. The keynote speaker will be
Peggy Shepard, the executive director and co-founder of West Harlem
Environmental Action, Inc. (WE ACT). Sponsors: Boston Urban Asthma
Coalition, Boston Public Health Commission, Dudley Street Neighborhood
Initiative, Environmental Careers Organization, Longwood Green Campus
Initiative, Harvard Medical School - Office for Diversity and Community
Partnership, Community Outreach Programs, Harvard School of Dental
Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry. Register on line! www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/outreach/. Time: 9
a.m. - 3 p.m., Location: People's Baptist Church, 132 Camden Street,
Boston, MA. For more information: 617-432-1847 or email:
joyce_johnson at hms.harvard.edu.
#23 Pruning Basics for Woody Ornamentals (HOR 301)
Instructor: Stephen Schneider, Horticultural Technologist, Arnold
Arboretum, and Massachusetts Certified Arborist. Are you intimidated by
overgrown landscapes? Knowing what and when to prune, and how to do so,
is essential. This presentation will demonstrate pruning tools and
methods that will aid the homeowner in maintaining well-balanced
specimens. Learn the basic techniques of structural pruning to enhance
the beauty of small ornamental shrubs and trees. Fee: $36 ($30
members). Time: 9 a.m. - Noon, Location: Dana Greenhouses at the
Arnold Arboretum, 1050 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA. To register
call: 617-524-1718, ext. 160.
#24 Exploring the Arboretum - for Educators (EDU 220)
Instructor: Nancy Sableski, Children's Education Coordinator. Do you
plan to bring a group of children to the Arnold Arboretum? If so, why
not learn how to make your visit more than a walk in the park? Nancy
Sableski, children's education coordinator, will share some of the
teaching techniques and lessons that she uses in the Arboretum's
programs for school groups. She will suggest ways to explore a family
of trees, to run a scavenger hunt, or to focus a lesson on trees from
around the world. She will introduce the possibilities that lie in
different sections of the Arboretum and what can be taught based on the
season. This is a great opportunity for educators, home-schoolers,
after-school program teachers, and parents to enrich their visits to
the Arboretum. The activities and lessons are geared toward elementary
and middle school children, but could be helpful in planning a visit
for any age group. Fee: Free but advance registration is required.
Time: 1 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Location: Hunnewell Building, Arnold
Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain. To register call: 617-524-1718,
ext. 160.
Sunday, October 5
#25 Insect Artisans and Architects
Take an easy walk to look for galls, nests, cocoons, bark beetle
engravings, and carpenter ant galleries. Through arts, crafts, and
other activities, learn about these fascinating structures and the
animals that build them. Rain or shine. Dress for the weather. Advance
registration required. FEE: $9/adults, $7/children (Mass Audubon
members: $7/adults, $6/children). Time: 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Location:
Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, MA. For
more information call: 978-887-9264, ext. 7707, Susan Baeslack.
Wednesday, October 8
#26 Endogenous Minimum Participation in International Environmental
Treaties
Part of the Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy course.
Supported by The Savitz Family Fund for Environmental and Natural
Resource Policy and the Department of Economics. Speaker: Carlo
Carraro, University of Venice. Time: 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Location:
Harvard University, 79 JFK Street, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Littauer 332, Cambridge, MA. For more information contact:
617-496-8054, Jennifer Shultis or email: Jennifer_shultis at harvard.edu.
Thursday, October 9
#27 Population Policy Dilemmas in Europe at the Dawn of the Twenty-
first Century
Speaker: Paul Demeny, Population Council. Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.,
Location: Center for Population and Development Studies, 9 Bow Street,
Cambridge,MA. For more information email: suzyq at hsph.harvard.edu.
Friday, October 10
#28 Country Matters: Understanding Management and Policy from
Ecological History
Sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) History
Faculty and program in Science, Technology and Society. Part of the
Modern Times, Rural Places: Seminar Series at MIT. Speaker: Conevery
Bolton Valencius, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Program
in American Culture Studies, and Program in Environmental Studies,
Washington University. Time: 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Location: MIT,
Building E51 Room 095, Cambridge, MA.
#29 Beaver Fun in the Setting Sun
For nearly two centuries, beavers were absent from the Massachusetts
landscape. Now these amazing animals once again populate many of our
wetlands. Join naturalist Scott Santino for a crepuscular adventure
hike in the Sanctuary's wetland boardwalks in search of beavers and the
signs of their residence. See beaver lodges and dams, chews, scent
mounds, and, maybe even a beaver or two. Advance registration required.
FEE: $10/adults, $8/children (Mass Audubon members: $8/adults,
$7/children). Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information call: 978-887-
9264, ext. 7707, Susan Baeslack.
Saturday, October 18
#30 Earth Connections Badge Day for Junior Girl Scouts
Conduct a detailed study of an ecosystem at the Ipswich River Wildlife
Sanctuary, plus several other activities. Advance registration
required. Rain or shine. Limited to 30 scouts per session. FEE:
$9 per scout (includes cost of badge). Time: 9 a.m. - Noon or 1 p.m. -
4 p.m. For more information call: 978-887-9264, ext. 7707, Susan
Baeslack.
Sunday, October 19
#31 Seabird and Waterfowl of Manomet Point
Join Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Director, Carol
Decker, and expert birder, Warren Tatro, for a full day of birding on
the South Shore during the fall waterfowl migration. Manomet Point
offers opportunities to view lines of scoters migrating along the coast
as well as eiders, long-tailed ducks, red-breasted mergansers, loons,
northern gannets, common terns, and Bonaparte's gulls. Travel inland to
a number of productive birding areas to observe a variety of other bird
species. Van transportation provided. Limited to 12. Advance
registration is required. FEE: $60 ($50/Mass Audubon members). Time:
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. For more information call: 978-887-9264, ext.
7707, Susan Baeslack.
#32 Filed Sketching Perspectives and Proportions
How do you make the sides of that barn look like they're in the
distance? How do you make that path look like it's turning away and
trailing into the woods? It's all a game of illusions, but you must
first understand a few basic principles in order to create the
illusion. Join natural history illustrator, Sandy McDermott, for this
class and learn and practice these principles. Some prior drawing
experience is necessary. Complete class description and equipment list
will be mailed. Advance registration required. Limited to 15. FEE: $30
($25/Mass Audubon members). Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. For more information
call: 978-887-9264, ext. 7707, Susan Baeslack.
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#33 Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) 2003 WWW Site
The HUCE WWW site (http://environment.harvard.edu) provides on-line
resources for those interested in environmental studies at Harvard. The
site includes descriptions of degree programs, certificate/executive
education programs, fellowship opportunities, student groups, library
resources, and seminar/lecture series. The site also offers: a
searchable database of environmental courses; information on HUCE
funding opportunities; a regional environmental events calendar;
electronic lists for conference notices, job opportunities and
publication announcements; a searchable database of Harvard
environmental dissertations; and other links to environmental resources
at Harvard.
#34 Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) Faculty
Research Project Award Competition Announcement
The HUCE is conducting its second Faculty Research Project Award
competition this coming academic year. The Center's Faculty Research
Project Awards are intended to facilitate team-based, interdisciplinary
environmental research at Harvard University. Awards are designed to
assist teams of Harvard faculty members in the preliminary exploration
of environmental issues that show promise for intellectually exciting
interdisciplinary scholarship. Background information, proposal
guidelines and selection criteria, and a proposal cover sheet are
accessible by calling 617-495-0368, or visiting the Center's website
at: http://environment.harvard.edu. Please note that the deadline for
proposals is September 30, 2003. The awards will be announced in
November 2003.
#35 System for Analysis, Research and Training (START) / International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Call for Proposals 2003
A Call for Research Proposals related to Global Environmental Change
and Vulnerability. START, in partnership with the IIASA, and with the
financial support of the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, invites
applications for Institute Fellows to participate in an Advanced
Institute on Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change. The Advanced
Institute is to have three components: a three-week long Seminar to be
held 3-21 May 2004 at IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria; one-year research
grants for successful Institute Fellows; and a culminating workshop
that will follow completion of the research. Deadline: 15 October 2003.
The Advanced Institute will be multi-disciplinary and applicants with
backgrounds in social science, natural science, engineering, management
and public policy are welcome. Applicants must at a minimum have a
Masters degree or equivalent experience and it is expected that most
successful applicants will have completed a PhD degree or be enrolled
in a PhD program. Further details can be found at: www.start.org, under
What's New. Questions can be directed to Ms. Sara Beresford at
sberesford at agu.org. Application materials should be sent to start-
apps at agu.org.
#36 Internship with Green Corps
Green Corps is a non-profit field school for environmental organizing.
Internships with Green Corps can provide the undergraduate and graduate
with valuable experience in the non-profit and environmental fields,
and also impart skills transferable to many post graduate positions.
Skills include event planning, administrative assistance, non-profit
management, and media work. All internships are unpaid and are
flexible with regard to the student's academic commitments. Green
Corps can provide assistance in achieving course credit for
internships. The Positions for fall and spring are with the recruitment
team. Interns work with the Recruitment Director and staff to organize
our annual recruitment drive. Create materials, contact career centers
and professors across the country, gain valuable skills in event
planning, and get first hand experience with a non-profit organization.
For more information visit: www.greencorps.org or call 617-426-8506.
#37 Ecopsychology: Health Care Theory and Practice in the Larger
Context
Harvard Department of Psychiatry fall course. Sarah A. Conn, Ph.D.,
Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Co-Founder, The
Ecopsychology Institute of The Center for Psychology and Social Change
Mondays, 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m., September 29 - December 22, 2003. Central
Street Hospital, Somerville, MA. This twelve-week course for health
care and related professionals will explore the individual human in
larger cultural and natural contexts, with focus on the human place
within the earth as a living system. Through readings, theoretical
discussion and experiential exploration, we will examine the ways the
human psyche is programmed by modern culture to individualize and
pathologize difficulties in living. We will consider "individual
symptoms" as signals from and information about the larger contexts,
and explore human ecological identity through interconnections within
culture and nature. For information contact Sarah A. Conn at 781-646-
8446 or email: ecopsych at drsconn.com.
#38 Harvard NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Call for Pilot
Project Applications
The Harvard NIEHS Center for Environmental Health is seeking
applications from Harvard faculty for twelve-month pilot support for
environmental health projects. The goal of the pilot program is to
offer seed money for new ideas and projects in environmental health for
which expanded funding is likely. The seed money should be used to help
determine the feasibility of the project and to provide preliminary
data to make a future application more competitive. These funds are
designed to facilitate successful applications for independent funding.
This mechanism strengthens the Center's long-term mission by providing
the leverage to obtain funding for research activities in occupational
and environmental health. Pilot project funds will be made available to
Center investigators or other faculty members involved in environmental
health-related research at Harvard School of Public Health, Channing
Laboratory, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, and the
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. Faculty members from outside the
Center should consult a Center investigator for potential collaboration
opportunities. The application and support documentation (along with
the names of possible reviewers) should be submitted directly to
Timothy Sloate (SPH1, Room 1411) no later than Wednesday, October 15,
2003. For more information contact 617-432-3483, Timothy Sloate or
email: tsloate at hsph.harvard.edu.
#39 Innovations in Building Envelopes and Environmental Systems Fall
2003 Conference
BuildingEnvelopes.org is pleased to invite you to participate in their
Fall 2003 Conference. This conference is hosted in collaboration with
EPFL Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (LESO-PB) and the
Swiss Association for Windows and Facades (CSFF). The joint conference
will cover a large science and application spectrum, from research and
technological development to the implementation of novel construction
elements. Date: Wednesday, October 8 and Thursday, October 9, 2003;
Location: EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. For more information visit:
http://envelopes.cdi.harvard.edu/conference2003/.
#40 Harvard University Recycling Information Hotline
The Harvard University Facilities Maintenance Department has activated
a phone line to provide recycling information to University members.
Call: 617-495-3042 for more details.
#41 Harvard University September Recycling Update
New record for recycling collection in FY03! Harvard surpassed 4,550
TONS RECOVERED for recycling last year! Recovery of wood, compostables
and computers showed the biggest increases. Had all this not been
recycled, disposing of it would have required a conga line of 450
bumper-to-bumper garbage trucks from Currier House down Mass. Ave. to
the Great Dome at MIT! HARVARD HABITAT RAISES OVER $10,000 in Earlybird
Stuff Sales! Student and office move-ins generate a CARDBOARD
CORNUCOPIA this month! Those new computers, books, food and office
supplies all come in boxes! Let's see if we can break last September's
record of 29 tons. Please flatten all boxes to conserve space and keep
pickup areas tidy! SURPLUS HEROES donating furniture this month include
Zak Gingo of FAS Physical Resources and Russell Keyes of the Law
School! Beneficiaries included the Massachusetts Coalition for the
Homeless, Accept Education Collaborative, Empower Africa, and several
Harvard departments!
#42 Harvard University Free Surplus Furniture
If you are interested in seeing any of the items now available, come to
the Recycling and Surplus Center at 175 North Harvard Street in Allston
any Thursday from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. For a street map visit:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J3AA250B3. For a more detailed map email:
rob_gogan at harvard.edu. PLEASE RESPECT the need to maintain safe traffic
flow around the Recycling and Surplus Center, and park only where the
monitors designate! A PARTIAL SAMPLING of materials available as of 9-
2-03: vertical FILE CABINETS: 4-drawer (80), 5-drawer (3), 3-drawer
(4); 45 OFFICE DESKS (steel), 25 LONG TIN METAL BEDS with mattresses; 3
STUDENT DESKS (wood); 3 (3-DRAWER) WOODEN DRESSERS (29 X 48 X 27), 2
ROUND TABLES (5' round); STEEL BOOKSHELVES (3); LOCKERS: 1 (18-door
one-foot cubes); BEVERAGE DISPLAY COOLER, glass door, (3' x 3' x 6'
tall); WEIGHT-LIFTING EQUIPMENT, Goldberg EZ Hub FILM REELS (28 inch
diameter) and assorted other video equipment, ASH DINING CHAIRS with
cherry finish (15); LOUNGE END TABLES, (3) brown formica, 3-foot
cylinders; and wooden PALLETS! Bring your vehicle and park it out of
the way! First come, first served!
#43 Harvard University Campus Nature Watch
BROWN BATS nap atop light fixtures in three Yard buildings; white-
coated GRAY SQUIRREL re-appears at the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences; squirrels in the Yard scamper to collect first WHITE OAK
acorns; three-foot-tall WILD TURKEY rests on back stairway of an office
building near Rowland Institute in Kendall Square; MOCKING BIRD feeds
its squealing young in a tree by the Cronkhite Center; three RED-TAILED
HAWKS launch from atop Holyoke Center, and then soar, swoop, and call
to each other over the building during the height of afternoon rush
hour; young red-tailed proudly clutches captured pigeon and noisily
defends it from another juvenile hawk; prey slips and slides down the
roof and is stopped at the edge by snow grating, where original captor
re-takes the pigeon, pauses to stare at human observer inside the
window, then flies off with the prize; red-taileds mature and juvenile
also soar over Sever Hall, Matthews Hall, Memorial Hall, Memorial
Church, and Cronkhite Graduate Center; GRACKLE perches in shrub behind
Wadsworth House; four large shimmering dragonflies circle over Pusey
Library; small white and large brown butterflies dash from the Yard to
the Barker Center; MONARCH butterfly flits from Tercentenary Theatre to
between Weld and University Hall and onto the dogwood there briefly;
large brown butterfly with a big orange spot gets trapped inside the
Davis Center where a human friend catches it with a cup and card, takes
it to the window and sets it free; Seen in Littauer Circle: DRAGONFLY
flies in quick right angle around Doric column of Gannet House; HOUSE
SPARROWS feed on birdfeeder on second floor of Littauer Center; pink
BEGONIAS bloom beneath KOUSA DOGWOOD tree; LONG-LEGGED FLIES cast
delicate shadows through its leaves... Seen blooming on the banks of
the Charles near Peabody Terrace: YELLOW LOOSESTRIFE, but only a few
sprigs of purple; JEWELWEED (aka touch-me-not); QUEEN ANNE'S LACE; a
bit of CHICORY; and great quantities of BINDWEED climbing over all; at
the base of a great oak in front of McKinlock Hall, large polypore-like
mushroom works its way up the trunk; brown EUROPEAN LINDEN fruits roll
underfoot like ball bearings at Canaday... Please let us know if you
see any interesting campus wildlife! rob_gogan at harvard.edu. Thanks to
Nature Watchers Gary Alpert, Jen Audley, Jamie Ciocco, Marge Fisher,
Zak & Gretchen Gingo, Sonia Ketchian, Kara Lewis, & Joe Rebeiro!
#44 Living On Earth (LOE)
Join host Steve Curwood of National Public Radio every Sunday by tuning
into Boston's WBUR 90.9 FM radio station at 11 p.m. - 12 a.m. The LOE
environmental radio program now offers a Monday through Friday web-only
audio show, in addition to the weekly Sunday broadcast. To listen in to
the daily web show click on the upper right corner of the homepage
http://www.loe.org.
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