Meta
Web Links
-
Recent Posts
Topics
agriculture Asia Asia and the Environment Bard CEP bard college C2C Fellows carbon clean energy climate climate change communication conferences conservation development ecosystems education energy energy efficiency environment environmental economics espanol faculty food fracking intern international internship internships leadership LIASE Master's International National Climate Seminar natural gas Oaxaca peace corps policy politics Power DIalog Renewable Energy students sustainability The Power Dialog travel water Youth Voices on Sustainability
conservation Archive
-
![A new way to view conservation The recent J-term in Oaxaca provided me with a new way of viewing the motivations of conservation. A major part of the conservation in […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/02/51163526_780254482326639_2126085532520808448_n-115x115.jpg "Conservation through Celebration")
Conservation through Celebration
Posted on February 18, 2019 | No CommentsA new way to view conservation The recent J-term in Oaxaca provided me with a new way of viewing the motivations of conservation. A major part of the conservation in […] -
![When I started graduate school at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (CEP), I also started my student employment with Bard’s Office of Sustainability as the “energy intern.” Less than a […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/IMG_2509-e1524503379744-115x115.jpg "How data management is more challenging, and satisfying, than climbing mountains–by Holly Kistner")
How data management is more challenging, and satisfying, than climbing mountains–by Holly Kistner
Posted on April 26, 2018 | No CommentsWhen I started graduate school at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (CEP), I also started my student employment with Bard’s Office of Sustainability as the “energy intern.” Less than a […] -
![What do coastal resort towns and mountainous coffee farms have in common with peri-urban Oaxaca? Other than places visited by Bard CEP during our time in Mexico this January, they […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/02/IMG_20180124_160041204-115x115.jpg "Community conservation in Oaxaca: San Pablo Etla and La Mesita–by Emma Elbaum")
Community conservation in Oaxaca: San Pablo Etla and La Mesita–by Emma Elbaum
Posted on February 22, 2018 | 1 CommentWhat do coastal resort towns and mountainous coffee farms have in common with peri-urban Oaxaca? Other than places visited by Bard CEP during our time in Mexico this January, they […] -
![This January, Bard CEP students visited the state of Oaxaca, Mexico to study watershed management and sustainable development. While traveling to the Pacific coast, we met with Omar Gabriel […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/02/IMG_6690-e1518807842803-115x115.jpg "Creative Conservation in Huatulco–by Suzanne Flaum")
Creative Conservation in Huatulco–by Suzanne Flaum
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 3 CommentsThis January, Bard CEP students visited the state of Oaxaca, Mexico to study watershed management and sustainable development. While traveling to the Pacific coast, we met with Omar Gabriel […] -
![The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is tasked with the environmental protection of the entire state of New York. This protection comes in many forms, including environmental […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/06/NYSDEC_pic1_selfatdesk-115x115.jpg "Protecting the Environment of New York State: The Legal Arm of the NYSDEC")
Protecting the Environment of New York State: The Legal Arm of the NYSDEC
Posted on June 28, 2017 | No CommentsThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is tasked with the environmental protection of the entire state of New York. This protection comes in many forms, including environmental […] -
![Hydropower has a long history in New York State. There are more than 6,000 dams in New York, some dating back to the 1700s. Even through the industrial revolution of […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/04/NYdams-115x115.png "Microhydropower: Part of New York’s Clean Energy Future?")
Microhydropower: Part of New York’s Clean Energy Future?
Posted on May 8, 2017 | No CommentsHydropower has a long history in New York State. There are more than 6,000 dams in New York, some dating back to the 1700s. Even through the industrial revolution of […] -
![In the US, we use more than double the amount of water per person than any other country in the world. An estimated 57% of our public water supply is used for residential use. […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/05/IMG_1141-115x115.jpg "We’re gonna need a smaller boat: Re-imagining residential water systems")
We’re gonna need a smaller boat: Re-imagining residential water systems
Posted on May 3, 2017 | 2 CommentsIn the US, we use more than double the amount of water per person than any other country in the world. An estimated 57% of our public water supply is used for residential use. […] -
![Every time I drive down to New York City, the village of New Paltz and the Wallkill River show up on my GPS. Along highway I-87, you can see marvelous […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/04/wallkill-meeting-june4-115x115.jpg "From Mayor to Graduate Student, Jason West on Leadership in Local Communities")
From Mayor to Graduate Student, Jason West on Leadership in Local Communities
Posted on April 22, 2017 | No CommentsEvery time I drive down to New York City, the village of New Paltz and the Wallkill River show up on my GPS. Along highway I-87, you can see marvelous […] -
![Professor Monique Segarra is the lead faculty for our January Term in Oaxaca, Mexico. She wrote this letter on January 27, 2017. Dear All, We are having an amazing January […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-27-at-2.07.41-PM-115x115.png "Letter from Oaxaca, January 2017")
Letter from Oaxaca, January 2017
Posted on January 27, 2017 | No CommentsProfessor Monique Segarra is the lead faculty for our January Term in Oaxaca, Mexico. She wrote this letter on January 27, 2017. Dear All, We are having an amazing January […] -
![On November 15th, the Land Trust Alliance brought together leaders in land conservation across New England recognized for their outstanding performance. Twenty-five people from ten land trusts gathered at the […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/12/Hartford-Retreat-Collin-David-e1482164436830-115x115.jpg "At the Heart of It All: Lessons from Land Conservation")
At the Heart of It All: Lessons from Land Conservation
Posted on December 22, 2016 | 10 CommentsOn November 15th, the Land Trust Alliance brought together leaders in land conservation across New England recognized for their outstanding performance. Twenty-five people from ten land trusts gathered at the […]