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![When your home suddenly becomes too hot to live in, your only options are to move or die. Sounds dramatic, but that’s the situation facing many fish species as ocean […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2020/04/Hawaii-MPA-115x115.jpeg "Where Have All the Fish Gone? Using Adaptive Management to Respond to an Emerging Global Crisis")
Where Have All the Fish Gone? Using Adaptive Management to Respond to an Emerging Global Crisis
Posted on May 5, 2020 | No CommentsWhen your home suddenly becomes too hot to live in, your only options are to move or die. Sounds dramatic, but that’s the situation facing many fish species as ocean […] -
![“But why can’t he be an outdoor cat? Maine coons are meant to be out in nature,” my brother said, eyeing Elijah, our then-new cat who has since […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2020/04/ferrals-115x115.jpg "Feral Cats, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cull")
Feral Cats, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cull
Posted on April 28, 2020 | No Comments“But why can’t he be an outdoor cat? Maine coons are meant to be out in nature,” my brother said, eyeing Elijah, our then-new cat who has since […] -
![On a day like any other, you take your lunch and stroll out to your favorite spot by your local lake to sit and watch the ducks while you eat. […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2020/04/Resized_20190724_121440-e1590969031746-115x115.jpeg "Doom and Gloom in Algae Blooms: New Technology Inspires Hope and a DIY!")
Doom and Gloom in Algae Blooms: New Technology Inspires Hope and a DIY!
Posted on April 27, 2020 | No CommentsOn a day like any other, you take your lunch and stroll out to your favorite spot by your local lake to sit and watch the ducks while you eat. […] -
![It’s a rainy day and you find yourself staring out the window. The rain hits ground and forms a puddle. The next day is sunny and warm and you forget […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2020/01/Picture1-e1579035964688-115x115.png "We All Live in a Watershed")
We All Live in a Watershed
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 2 CommentsIt’s a rainy day and you find yourself staring out the window. The rain hits ground and forms a puddle. The next day is sunny and warm and you forget […] -
![The climate change discussion has long focused on the disastrous consequences of rising temperatures: melting ice caps leading to starving polar bears, or increased droughts leading to widespread crop […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/04/GBR-sugarcane-map-115x115.jpg "We Can’t Rum from Climate Change, but We Can Get Involved")
We Can’t Rum from Climate Change, but We Can Get Involved
Posted on April 30, 2019 | 1 CommentThe climate change discussion has long focused on the disastrous consequences of rising temperatures: melting ice caps leading to starving polar bears, or increased droughts leading to widespread crop […] -
![In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to create a standard of quality for public water systems and protect citizens from waterborne disease. Faced with the costs […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/02/51236154_586214285124542_8070958266101792768_n-e1551813053602-115x115.jpg "NYC → OAX")
NYC → OAX
Posted on March 5, 2019 | No CommentsIn 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to create a standard of quality for public water systems and protect citizens from waterborne disease. Faced with the costs […] -
![Since returning from the BCEP trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, I have had time to reflect and appreciate the width and depth of my experiences. The food, the people and the […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/02/IMG_1440-e1549650612427-115x115.jpg "Ecological Restoration in Oaxaca")
Ecological Restoration in Oaxaca
Posted on February 26, 2019 | No CommentsSince returning from the BCEP trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, I have had time to reflect and appreciate the width and depth of my experiences. The food, the people and the […] -
![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 | 1 CommentA 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 […]