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Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a 13,000-acre sanctuary with 2.25 miles of boardwalk, the Blair Audubon Center, Nature Store and Gallery Cafe, as well as education, research and resource management programs. More than 100,000 people visit Corkscrew each year, and Corkscrew enjoys the support of nearly 200 regular volunteers. The Sanctuary serves as an anchor for Audubon Florida’s policy advocacy in the Western Everglades and is a living laboratory for the study and restoration of Southwest Florida’s freshwater wetlands. In the next two years, Corkscrew will likely undertake a facilities expansion; this position will have a critical role in shaping the future of this jewel of the National Audubon Society and RAMSAR Wetland of International Significance.
Reporting to the Sanctuary Director, the Associate Director, Blair Audubon Center is primarily responsible for the oversight and management of staff, volunteers and budgets supporting Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the Blair Center visitor experience programs. They will provide leadership, ensure visitor and education programming and support Audubon’s mission and goals for the Sanctuary and greater Corkscrew, Big Cypress and Everglades ecosystems. They will plan budgets, project revenues and manage expenses associated with all programs related to visitor experience. Additionally, the Associate Director will play a lead role in marketing the Corkscrew experience to attract visitors and program participants, all while embracing and advancing Corkscrew’s mission which aims to influence conservation of the Greater Everglades.
The Campaign Organizer will organize the outreach, education, and engagement efforts around the Western Rivers Action Network (WRAN) in Arizona in order to build political power and execute the Western Water priorities of National Audubon Society. WRAN in Arizona has roughly 10,000 members, including Audubon chapters within Arizona, hunters, anglers, outdoor recreationists, businesses, tourism and economic development organizations, rural and urban leaders, and others with interest in protecting rivers and the habitat they support for people, local economies, birds, fish, and other wildlife. This role reports to the Policy Manager, Audubon Arizona.
**This is grant-funded position and is anticipated to last two years, with the potential to continue pending funding and programmatic needs.
**Only candidates who provide a cover letter submission will be considered for this opportunity.
Audubon’s coastal program seeks a current college student to intern in our Washington, DC office, to work on coastal resilience and marine conservation policy. The intern will work on various research, outreach, and creative projects to advance our coastal program’s goals, which include education, outreach, and influencing decision makers. MUST be able to receive college credit.
The Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) will provide crucial staff support across a suite of programs focused on volunteer-based restoration of native habitats in San Francisco Bay (mostly on/near RBACS) and engagement of community members in the work of the Program and Center. This position reports to the RBACS Center Director (CD) and will work closely with the San Francisco Bay Conservation Program Manager (CPM) in fulfillment of the following functions. The general schedule for this position is Tuesday through Saturday.
Candidates should include a cover letter when applying to this position.
Audubon’s chapter members, online advocates, and community activists are the key to our ability to influence decision makers on the biggest conservation challenges of today. Audubon’s Conservation Organizer will be tasked with strengthening and broadening our political power in this region, recruiting new advocates, and identifying members who can effectively participate in more active policy advocacy campaigns on Everglades Restoration and Climate Change. These positions will report to the Director of Everglades Policy and coordinate with the Director of Legislative Affairs. The Conservation Organizer is highly energetic, adaptable, relationship-oriented, and a results-driven team player who effectively engages volunteers, partners and nontraditional allies to achieve Climate Change Solutions and Everglades policy outcomes. They will be responsible for a number of activities, to include volunteer trainings, lobbying days, field trips, sign-on letters, opinion media, gathering signatures, regular statewide travel, and more.
We are looking for this person to be located in or around the West Palm Beach area.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a private not-for-profit Audubon Sanctuary encompassing 13,000 acres in Southwest Florida’s Western Everglades. The Sanctuary is open seven days a week year-round and attracts visitors from all over the world. Being a part of the Corkscrew team means making a difference for conservation. The Campus Host position is a part-time seasonal position assisting with essential end-of-day and after-hours functions related to guest safety, and facility support and security. Corkscrew closes to the public at 5:30 p.m. each night. Campus Hosts support the Blair Audubon Visitor Center by ensuring that all visitors have made it off the boardwalk at the close of business hours, and securing the gates and parking lot. Campus Hosts support the Facilities supervisor by serving as on-call resources on weekends and after hours for alarms or unexpected needs that arise from interns or visiting guests and scientists. Campus Hosts share on-call and closing responsibilities in shifts with others. Campus Hosts can expect to work an average of 1 1/2 hours per scheduled day. When not working, opportunities abound for Campus Hosts interested in volunteering in Resource Management, Facilities, the Visitor Center and Education.
Campus Host positions are filled by RV campers and are required to live on-site in their personal RV on one of Corkscrew’s two RV pads. RV sites are equipped with water, sewer and electricity hook-ups as well as a private outdoor patio and grill. Corkscrew is a remote sanctuary and is known as a dark-sky site. The RV pads are nestled in the pine flatwoods near the housing area. There are four seasonal positions (up to two people per RV) that require a minimum four-month commitment between October 1 and April 30. Applicants must own and operate their own RV, including having applicable motor vehicle licenses and insurance.
Under the guidance of the Facilities Manager, the Full-time seasonal Custodian is responsible for helping maintain and taking pride and ownership of the Blair Audubon Center and the surrounding Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary grounds and buildings. The primary emphasis is cleaning and maintenance of the Blair Audubon Visitor Center, including the restrooms, and office buildings scattered throughout the campus. There will be light duty-maintenance associated with keeping these buildings in good condition such as; using high ladders to change light bulbs, paint touch-up, A/C filter cleaning, lubricating/fastening hardware, repairing faulty plumbing parts etc.
Days are intended to be Wednesday through Sunday or any variation that includes full-time weekend coverage.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Audubon Louisiana, the Deputy Director will serve as second in command and a key member of the Audubon Louisiana team. S/He will be responsible for implementation of the office’s strategic plan with a key focus on its role in the Restore the Mississippi River Delta (MRD) Coalition. Based in the MRD offices in New Orleans, they will make regular visits to the Audubon offices in Baton Rouge and as needed to other parts of the state. Under the guidance of the Executive Director, they will be responsible for Audubon Louisiana’s work on the MRD Coalition, specifically around science, policy, outreach, and communications, in collaboration with partner organizations. Additionally, this role will create and execute the office’s strategic policy agenda designed to support Audubon’s national and local objectives to increase the conservation impact in Louisiana.
The Development Associate will play an important role in Audubon’s fund development program in Nebraska. This position will report to the National Audubon Society’s Director of Development, Audubon Nebraska and will work closely with Audubon Nebraska leaders and with development staff throughout the Central Flyway. This is a full-time position located in Omaha, Nebraska.
Please submit a cover letter along with your resume. A cover letter is required to be considered for this role.
As a member of Audubon’s national Development team, the Development Manager will play an important role in the success of the fund development program in Arizona. Reporting to the Vice President for Development overseeing the Pacific and Central Flyways, the Development Manager leads the development and expansion of the mid-level and major donor program for Arizona, both as a source of critical unrestricted revenue and as a pipeline for major and planned giving. Additionally, the Development Manager supports the Vice President for Development, the Executive Director of Arizona and volunteer leaders in their role as fundraisers. They will build and manage a portfolio of mid-level and major donors and for state based institutions, as well as state’s Grinnell Society program, which entails ongoing stewardship of donors who have included Audubon in their estate plans. The Development Manager directly and indirectly identifies, cultivates and solicits gifts from donors and prospects using a range of activities, including personal visits, written proposals, telephone, email, appeals, events and tours.
The Director of Development, reporting to the VP for Development, will assist in growing the major gifts program at Audubon through collaborative fundraising efforts in support of all Audubon priorities together with the state director and other conservation professionals working across the Audubon Network. His/her role is to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward high capacity donors toward gifts that support Audubon to achieve its ambitious local, state and national goals. S/he will manage a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects capable of giving $10,000 + annually, working collaboratively to leverage donors across projects in the state and the national organization with the goal of moving donors up the table of gifts. The Director of Development will partner across the organization to coordinate and coach various program staff and Board members engaged in fundraising as well as to identify giving opportunities. S/he must have exceptional written and oral communication skills and demonstrate a commitment to a collaborative workstyle.
In addition to their role as a frontline fundraiser, the Director of Development will devote 20 percent of his/her time supporting the development and implementation of sustainable revenue plans for all contributed income for Audubon North Carolina together with the VP for Development. The Managing Director will manage development staff in North Carolina. Together, he/she will oversee and execute comprehensive fundraising plans for Audubon North Carolina. They will help lead a resource development planning exercise in conjunction with the strategic planning exercise Audubon North Carolina is currently undertaking, which tie directly to the National Audubon Society’s three-year strategic plan.
Key metrics for success will include donor engagement (number of personal meetings with prospects and volunteers), revenue (value of gifts; number of solicitations; success rate of solicitations; and achievement of programmatic contributed revenue goals), increased board engagement and support for Audubon North Carolina, and the strategic deployment of Audubon North Carolina’s Executive Director and lead conservation professionals. The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial, result driven, development professional with success in closing five, six, and seven figure gifts and as well as management experience. This position requires up to 50 percent travel throughout North Carolina as well as occasional evenings and weekends.
Audubon North Carolina has retained Capital Development Services to assist with recruitment for this position. Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications should be submitted via email to firstname.lastname@example.org.
Candidates must provide a cover letter, resume, and list of three references. All materials will be kept confidential.
The Director, Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applies an interdisciplinary approach to manage and support priority projects, initiatives, and staff across National Audubon Society and its network. Reporting to the VP & Chief Scientist, s/he is responsible for managing an enterprise GIS consisting of server, desktop, cloud, and mobile infrastructure. The Director will also work to develop standards for GIS deployment and use, as well as provide oversight to enterprise GIS staff and fellows through Audubon’s Dangermond fund, ensuring they receive guidance and mentoring while accomplishing the duties of their roles. Additionally, s/he acts as the interface between Audubon, partners, and other parties in GIS-related interests and represents the Science Division at a variety of meetings, trainings and important events to further enterprise GIS projects and initiatives.
This position has opportunity to sit in NYC or Washington D.C.
Interested candidates should attach a cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.
The National Audubon Society is offering a crash course in how to create an award-winning magazine and website. As a full-time paid fellow, the journalist will have the chance to be a valuable member of our team, contributing both digital and print content and getting a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be an editor at a major publication. This fellowship is a training ground for a long-term, successful career in journalism. Ideal applicants will have a strong grasp of environmental science and conservation, impressive writing chops, and a willingness to think independently and hit the ground running. Immersed in the day-to-day operations, the fellow will hone the skill of creating fresh and accurate content on fast-paced deadlines and develop a stronger ability to tell longer, engaging narrative stories. The intent is for fellows to gain experience, published work, and job savvy that will help them land a staff job or launch a successful freelance career.
The paid fellowship is approximately 35 hours per week in Audubon's New York City headquarters and spans a period of up to six months, typically from January through June (currently recruiting for this season) and August to December.
To apply, please upload a one-page cover letter, one-page resume, and links to three to five writing samples. The links can be included in the cover letter.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a private not-for-profit Audubon Sanctuary encompassing 13,000 acres in Southwest Florida’s western Everglades. The Sanctuary is open seven days per week year-round and attracts visitors from all over the world. Being a part of the Corkscrew team means making a difference for conservation. The Education Intern is a full-time seasonal position assisting with essential environmental education duties including assisting with the implementation of a 2nd and 5th grade field trip program to the Sanctuary and with educating visitors to the Blair Visitor Center and boardwalk. The Education Intern will also assist with giving tours and presentations and other public education activities as necessary.
On-site housing is provided and required due to the relatively remote location of the Sanctuary and early work hours. Housing is a furnished one-level dormitory-style building. There are four private bedrooms, two bathrooms, two joined kitchens, a living room and a screened porch. Wireless internet, water and electricity are provided. Housing will be shared with other interns and/or visiting researchers. Corkscrew is a remote Sanctuary and is known as a dark sky site.
Interns are expected to assist with additional Sanctuary events and activities, as needed. An opportunity to pursue personal conservation-based interests (e.g. environmental education, environmental policy, or ecological research) is available through the completion (design, and execution) of an independent project with the guidance of Sanctuary staff.
The Sharon Audubon Center, located in Sharon, CT, is part of the New York/Connecticut State Office of Audubon. It features a visitor center and exhibit building, miles of trails, a wildlife rehabilitation clinic, resident raptor aviaries, and demonstration gardens for supporting birds and pollinators. Together with the nearby Miles Audubon Sanctuary, it comprises almost 3,000 acres of protected land, embedded in a landscape of several thousand additional protected acres. It has served for over 50 years as a flagship center and community hub for nature education, environmental awareness, sound land management, and wildlife rehabilitation, serving northwestern Connecticut, southwestern Massachusetts, and eastern New York State.
The Educator / Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for organizing and providing weekend/evening programs and events and for coordinating and overseeing a range of day-to-day operations of the Sharon Audubon Center and Miles Sanctuary. This is a full-time position that reports to the Center Director.
**The schedule will vary but will typically entail a Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday schedule, with occasional evenings.
**The Educator / Volunteer Coordinator will work both on-site and off-site, sometimes outdoors in variable weather conditions and terrain, and be expected to handle birds of prey and other wildlife as needed.
**Residence on-site is not required, but may be available.
Reporting to the California Director of Policy, the Outreach and Engagement Program Manager (OEM) acts as a key individual in building political power and advancing the National Audubon Society’s climate and conservation priorities in California. They will be responsible for organizing and mobilizing constituents in Audubon’s network (including reaching out to new constituencies and strengthening our current network of chapter members, partners, and volunteers) to help execute and win Audubon’s state-based policy campaigns, with a particular focus on climate goals.
The OEM is a highly energetic, adaptable, relationship-oriented, and a results-driven team player who effectively engages volunteers, partners and non-traditional allies towards policy outcomes. They will be responsible for a number of activities to include volunteer trainings, lobbying days, sign-on letters, opinion media, gathering signatures, regular statewide travel, and more. Additionally, the OEM works closely with Audubon’s state leadership and staff to bring the organization’s ambitious conservation focused strategic plan to life in communities from coast to coast, helping to contribute to the overall goal of becoming the most effective conservation network in America.
This person will be based in California, the specific location is open to the best candidate. Additionally, this role is grant-funded and anticipated to last three years, with the potential to continue pending funding and programmatic needs.
The purpose of the Facilities Assistant position is to provide support the Center Manager in all operational functions of the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary (RDAC). These operational functions include performing maintenance work for the buildings, grounds, equipment and vehicles at the RDAC or to contract to have the work done when necessary; collaborating with the staff on facilities use and planning; collaboratively manage and improve the site for wildlife with Center Manager and volunteers; and coordinating with volunteers, whenever possible, for gardening, building and grounds upkeep, trails maintenance and other tasks. The Facilities Assistant will regularly interact with the public and with diverse populations of visitors from around the world.
This is a seasonal, full-time position that reports to the Field Supervisor and comprises the ‘field crew.” This position exists to do the work of upland exotic control and rare habitat restoration. All work at the Starr Ranch is non-chemical (no herbicides used) and is guided by the research that is executed on-site.
The Field Assistants are required to reside on-site in housing provided by Audubon as a condition of employment. Residing on-site allows the Field Assistants to properly perform the essential functions of the position that begin during early morning hours (5AM) to avoid occasional high afternoon temperatures that may be in excess of 90 degrees. Living on-site will also afford the Field Assistants the opportunity to develop a first-hand understanding of the operation of a large conservation sanctuary.
Housing will be provided in the “Main House” located at 100 Bell Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679. The dwelling is in excellent condition and is the former lodging of the Starr family. The lodge-like building, built in the 1930’s, has a fireplace, redwood interior and five bedrooms. It is fully furnished and linens are provided. There are three bathrooms, two with a shower. Each field assistant has his/her own room. The Field Crew Leader has a room with a double bed and a bathroom. Double beds are provided in all but the smallest room that has a single bed. The house is professionally cleaned before the crew arrives and again in late spring. All bedrooms are occupied by one staff, no minors are allowed. Up to five adults can live in this residence. Utilities are paid by Audubon.
As a member of Audubon’s Finance Team, the Finance Associate is the business partner for Program Directors and will assist them in managing the day-to-day financial operations of their departments. The successful candidate will have an excellent grasp of financial and accounting concepts, and is able to communicate financial information clearly and concisely. He or she will thrive in a fast-paced environment and is able to juggle multiple projects with a positive attitude. The position requires sophisticated financial systems skills (especially budgeting systems) and the ability to create and analyze budget and variance reports. The Finance Associate is responsible for financial support, administration, and knowledge for New York Headquarters and Washington, D.C. based programs including Central Services, Development, Content, International Alliances, Policy, Education, and Science.
The Finance Associate will report to the Director of Finance and Planning and will be based at Audubon’s New York City Headquarters.
The Audubon Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Field Technician will be responsible for assisting with management of the colonial wading bird colonies along the central Gulf Coast of Florida and interacting with the boating and recreating public to prevent disturbance to nesting birds. This is a full-time, seasonal position that will begin approximately March 25, 2019 and last until the end of the nesting season (normally September 30th). The person in this position performs a spectrum of independent, bird nesting island conservation tasks with responsibilities that include:
•Posting sanctuary signs around bird island nesting sites and maintaining said posting;
•Patrol of nesting islands for evidence of disturbance or predation;
•Data entry as directed by supervisor;
•Protect sites from disturbance through stewardship activities, to include: training and coordinating with Audubon Colony Watch volunteers, educating the boating public about the nesting species and encouraging compliance with posted areas;
•Assist with restoration projects of the coastal sanctuary islands including non-native vegetation removal, native plantings and monitoring progress of offshore erosion control breakwater construction;
•Coordinate and assist with cleanups of the rookery islands to remove discarded fishing gear and other entangling debris;
•Interacting with boaters to avoid trespass on or closely approaching nesting islands;
•Additional Duties as assigned.
By implementing the Wild Indigo framework for collaboratively designing nature-based educational activities, the coordinator will seek to reestablish lasting connections between communities of color and local natural areas. With guidance from Audubon and local community partners, the Wild Indigo Coordinator will co-design a series of outdoor community events that will target diverse multi-generational audiences. Programs will incorporate community interests and concerns of the community (health, safety, education, and heritage, etc.), to demonstrate links between clean water, healthy fisheries, and birds habitats, while providing opportunities for stewardship and local advocacy. This project builds on Audubon Great Lakes’ wetland restoration efforts. This work focuses on marsh birds – key predators in wetland habitats— as indicators of health and also charismatic species that help visualize for residents environment health in the air, on land, and in our waterways.
This job requires a culturally competent, organized and responsible person who is an excellent communicator that can work effectively as part of a team and independently. The successful applicant must have an enthusiasm for the outdoors a willingness to learn, teach, and share actively with community groups. The position requires travel to community organizations and local natural areas throughout the communities of Detroit, Michigan.
**This is a year round part-time position not to exceed 25 hours / week. This is a grant‐funded position.
Pickering Creek is located on a tidal tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. The Center's 410 acres are a microcosm of Maryland's Eastern Shore. We seek an enthusiastic individual that is willing to inspire others about the natural world and take conservation action.
Pickering Creek Audubon Center seeks three part-time Teacher Naturalists to assist in growing our successful environmental education programs. The Teacher Naturalists will serve as integral to our education team; report to the center’s Education Manager; and work with additional center and state staff. They will maintain positive and friendly working relationships with the general public, volunteers, and local/regional community organizations and school groups.
This is a part-time position with hours varying seasonally, with 15-25 weekly hours likely during our busiest field seasons, September through November and March through May and 0-15 weekly hours likely December through February and June through August.
The Director of Policy will define and lead policy efforts and overall governmental affairs functions to advance Audubon’s mission and bird conservation objectives in New Mexico. Reporting to the Vice President and Executive Director of Audubon New Mexico, they will serve as part of New Mexico’s senior leadership team and work closely with the Director of Freshwater Conservation and Regional Network Action Manager. The Director of Policy will lead development and execution of a state policy agenda to advance both state and federal priorities, focusing on water, working lands, and climate conservation priorities as they relate to the conservation of at-risk bird populations. The Director is responsible for coordinating and implementing policy efforts with staff across National Audubon and New Mexico programs. This includes engaging chapters, grassroots, and partners, proactively communicating issues and positions, and helping attract contributions to execute successful policy campaigns and conservation outcomes. The Director of Policy will also be tasked with extending our digital reach to more effectively and efficiently organize our membership in New Mexico to take action on issues that impact bird populations in the state.
The ideal candidate is a skilled, experienced manager and strategic thinker with a working background knowledge of New Mexico wildlife conservation, environmental, and/or energy policy.
Only candidates who submit a cover letter will be considered for this opportunity.
Audubon Pennsylvania seeks a passionate candidate to support its work with the Alliance for Watershed Education (AWE), a network of 23 environmental centers spread across the Delaware River watershed that are interconnected by multi-use bike/pedestrian trails and waterways (rivers, streams, and creeks). This individual will assume leadership of AWE’s high successful Fellowship Program. Through this initiative, AWE’s goal is to engage individuals and communities that have not previously participated in watershed related programs, recreation or stewardship.
More than 80 individuals from diverse backgrounds have participated in this Program since 2017. With guidance from their local supervisor, Fellows develop projects that help centers expand their constituency, reflecting AWE’s values of equity, diversity and inclusion. Fellows are recruited from the communities which centers serve or seek to serve, participate in AWE sponsored trainings throughout their experience, and work towards the completion of a capstone project at their Center. Fellowships begin each May.
The Fellowship Program Associate will coordinate and direct all aspects of the Program, including assisting each center with recruitment, management, training and evaluation of active Fellows. He or she will also build the alumni network to keep former Fellows connected and engaged. The program goal is to foster watershed stewardship by establishing a cadre of ambassadors and building capacity for each of its centers to reach diverse and traditionally underserved constituents.
The Program Associate will be based at the Discovery Center in East Fairmount Park (Philadelphia), and will be directly supervised by Audubon’s Director of Centers and Operations. The Fellowship Committee of AWE will also provide direction regarding the development and implementation of Fellowship activities, as well as creative and hands-on support. The Program Associate will also support and be supported by other AWE-related staff.
**Significant day travel and some overnights is required.
**This is a grant-funded position made possible by The William Penn Foundation. Thirty months of funding is currently in place.
The goal of Audubon Florida’s Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) is to provide a co-mentoring experience for students and Audubon chapter leaders to bridge the generational gap and bring college students into Audubon. This two-way mentorship program helps Audubon leaders to understand what inspires young people to become involved with conservation and the students to learn more about Audubon’s mission and on-the-ground programs. Through this experience Audubon hopes to learn to better engage and communicate with the next generation of conservationists. CLI provides a unique networking and leadership experience for college students interested in entering the conservation field.
The Program Associate, CLI is a newly developed position to lead an expanded statewide effort in the recruitment of students, leadership training, program expansion and outreach efforts to engage the next generation of conservation leaders. This individual will recruit, engage with and coordinate events for CLI students and alums in effort to connect with Audubon leaders, programs and volunteer opportunities in the conservation field.
Audubon on Campus is a bold new initiative to develop Audubon chapters on college and university campuses and engage student ambassadors in leadership and career development opportunities in conservation and advocacy. The Program Manager, Audubon on Campus will lead strategic outreach, development, implementation, and evaluation for Audubon on Campus, growing it into a powerhouse program that connects a new generation to Audubon’s mission across hundreds of campuses. The Program Manager is experienced with college and university student engagement and program development and execution, including moves management or sales funnel management.
Reporting to the Director, Network Development and Strategy, the Program Manager will manage outreach staff; continue program design and development; identify and manage opportunities for training, grants, and scholarships; represent Audubon with faculty and administrators; and connect students and faculty with local Audubon staff and traditional chapters.
** Please furnish a cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.
Reporting to the Managing Director, Individual Giving (based in New York City or Greenwich Connecticut). The Regional Grant Writer will be an important member of Audubon’s development team.
This is an opportunity for a highly motivated development professional to build and manage a portfolio of institutional prospects and donors capable of making five and six-figure investments in Audubon’s work.
This position can be based in New York City or remotely. Possible travel 25%-40% of time in the northeast US. Please submit a cover letter.
The Senior Project Manager, Business Transformation reports to the COO and is responsible for supporting Audubon’s business leaders by helping to ensure the successful completion of major initiatives. The Senior Project Manager, Business Transformation is a key member of the Transformation Office within the Office of the COO. The Senior Project Manager, Business Transformation may support multiple initiatives for multiple business “clients” within Audubon. This Senior Project Manager, Business Transformation position will primarily support initiatives in the Conservation area and requires hands-on, detail-oriented, analytical capabilities.
The Senior Project Manager, Business Transformation is a fully engaged, objective team member who works closely with all project team members and stakeholders. They may also assist in coordinating external vendors/parties as needed to accomplish the project’s objectives.
The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial, results-driven, project management professional with a proven record of accomplishment.
This position will be based in Washington D.C. and will require some travel
The Williams Sisters Ranch is a 1200-acre historic cattle ranch along Skyline Drive near La Honda. A beloved property, the ranch manager has taken care of the land for over 60 years and is a San Mateo County treasure. Audubon is seeking, on a separate track, to identify and negotiate a long-term grazing lease to bring cattle back to the property. The temporary ranch assistant will work with the ranch manager for approximately 16 hours per week to maintain operations during the recruitment and negotiation period for the long-term lease. The candidate will be capable of completing day-to-day tasks, minor maintenance, and will be conscious of when additional capacity is needed.
The address of the ranch is:
19100 Skyline Blvd
Woodside, CA 94062
The Vice President for Community Conservation (the VP) will lead Audubon’s work to protect birds and their habitats in cities and towns through programs and partnerships that contribute to more just, resilient, and healthy communities in which every member benefits from the joy and value of nature. We call these Bird-Friendly Communities. This position offers an outstanding opportunity to reimagine communities’ relationship with nature by integrating disciplines including environmental justice, biodiversity conservation, grassroots organizing, and urban planning and revitalization.
Resident and migratory birds face great challenges in dense human communities, from lack of food and shelter to deadly hazards and pollution. Meanwhile, human residents themselves, especially low-income people and people of color, face exposure to toxins, human-exacerbated natural disasters, unjust land use, and disconnection from nature. In the coming years, U.S. cities and towns will expand significantly in both population and land cover, and increasingly, they will grapple with the consequences of a changing climate: All of these factors will heighten challenges for birds and people alike.
A visionary, skilled, and motivated leader, the VP will develop and lead a portfolio of programs and partnerships to transform communities and protect birds and the places they need. The starting points are existing nationwide Audubon initiatives like Plants for Birds and the successful work and partnerships developed by local Audubon staff and chapters across the country. These need more visibility, more resources, and more scale. However, the scope of the challenges also requires new and boundary-pushing approaches, partners, and ideas, and the VP will lead the way with bold action, a strong foundation in science, and a fundamental commitment to justice and equality for all people.
Reporting to the Chief Network Officer, the VP will work closely with all parts of Audubon and its network to ensure successful conservation delivery and outcomes in communities, including Audubon’s state offices and nature centers; its national conservation, policy, grassroots, science, marketing, legal, and communications teams; Audubon’s VP for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Audubon’s network of 450 affiliated chapters, including large staffed affiliates in major cities; Audubon’s partners, including international partners; and Audubon’s development (fundraising) team.
Based in Chicago and reporting to the Chief Development Officer at the National Audubon Society, the Vice President of Development, Upper Central & Mississippi Flyways, will be charged with increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of fundraising in the Upper Central & Mississippi Flyways, including the Rockies & Gillmor Sanctuary in Utah, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Great Lakes & Grange, Minnesota & Riverlands, and Arkansas, with a focus on managing a team of fundraisers who are responsible for securing funds for state programs, regional flyway initiatives and national programs aligned with the strategic plan. As a senior leader on the National Development team, s/he will carry a portfolio of qualified major gift donors and prospects in the region; will direct the strategy and fundraising staff within the Flyways; and will partner with state, regional, and national executives to maximize Audubon’s impact with existing and potential donors.
The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial, results-driven, senior development professional with success in leading development teams to success and closing six-figure+ gifts. This is a new and exciting opportunity to help influence and create value for an organization-wide fundraising initiative and act as a major contributor to one of the nation’s oldest and well-known leaders in the conservation arena. The Vice President will need to have a flexible approach to work, with some evenings and weekends being required, as well as a willingness to travel regionally and nationally up to 25% of the time.
Audubon is seeking three (3) strategic, collaborative and innovative leaders to serve as Flyway Vice Presidents to help develop and support its powerful grassroots network of state offices, local chapters, nature centers, volunteers and partners.
The Vice President will be an exceptional communicator who leads by example and brings deep experience and humility in managing high-performing teams to the role.
The Vice President will drive the organization’s strategic direction as a partner and manager to the state executive directors. The Vice President will lead through integration: making the field offices more effective and efficient by helping them solve problems and creating more informed strategies and processes with the national office. As a key member of the management team, the Vice President will deepen coordination and communication between the state offices and national office.
The Vice President will improve the integration, operations, and execution in the organization by playing a key role in advocacy, conservation, campaigns, fundraising, and budgeting in the states in their region. Working side-by-side with the state executive directors, the Vice President will help them implement and fine tune strategies, establish and meet goals and benchmarks, and navigate organizational processes and procedures.
The ideal candidate is a confident leader with a proven record of success as a manager of people and operations, a history of innovative work, a sophisticated understanding of the political process in key states and experience inside a matrix organization.
This is an incredible opportunity to serve in the leadership of an organization uniquely positioned to win conservation victories in the states and to transform communities and protect birds and their habitats.


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Simon Curtis – 8-Bit Heart
“There once was a boy who was made, not created. He wanted to learn. He wanted to indulge his senses, to understand pain. But most of all, he wanted to love. For only when he found true love would he become real.”
With those opening words begin “8-Bit Heart”: a beautifully twisted electronic fairy tale about a boy robot’s search for true love in a world of humans who “complicate the word”. An album released solely on the interwebs (for now, at least) back on 03/24/2010 by a young (and completely adorable) young talent named Simon Curtis.
I admit that prior to my seeing it posted on a blog I frequent, Curtis’ name was unfamiliar to me. While this is his debut studio album, he had previously released an EP called “Altar Boy and starred in the 2009 Nickelodeon musical TV movie “Spectacular”. For all you music prudes out there, don’t let that fact taint your opinion! One listen to “8-Bit Heart” is all one needs to see that Curtis is not your cookie cutter pop star, and this album is not like your standard pop fare.
In an industry and genre where there has been a waning focus on genuine talent over the last few years, the robotization of vocals has become almost expected. Sadly, many of the top artists out there can’t deliver the goods in a live setting and as a result it seems electronic music and the art of vocal processing and production have gotten a bad reputation.
On “8-Bit Heart”, the albums narrative seems to both demand and justify the use of heavy processing techniques on both the inventive (and sometimes unconventional) instrumentation and on Curtis’ versatile character-driven vocals. (He is, after all, the boy robot.)
The songs are solid; built on edgy beats that throb, pound and grind their way into your subconscious. Each track creates a new sonic landscape and though the album is cohesive as a set, none of the songs really sound alike. Vocally, Curtis is equal parts Darren Hayes and Blake Lewis. Lyrically, he often strays from the norm and a few songs are pleasantly disarming in their frankness. (Check out “Fell in Love With An Android” below; for the delicious diss “I hate to say it but I’d rather fuck a robot.”)
Cementing the concept/narrative of the album, the tracks often contain tongue-in-cheek references to other modern pop songs (Britney’s “If You Seek Amy”, Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone” and Gaga’s “Bad Romance” are all referenced) and lots of homage to technology.
Curtis is equally comfortable on and off the beaten path as the tracks often vary in their audible proximity to all out radio-friendly pop and a more transgressive fare, showing that while he is certainly an artist he has a great pop sensibility. This is definitely one guy to watch out for!
Recommended Tracks: “Fell In Love With An Android”, “Joystick”, “Super Psycho Love” and “Don’t Wanna Be Alone” (but I truly enjoy them all!)
“8-Bit Heart” is available for free download at http://www.simon-curtis.com/

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While other family members, including mom Kris Jenner, have seen Kim and husband Kanye West's bundle of joy, Kylie has yet to meet the newest Kardashian, RadarOnline.com can exclusively confirm.
"Kylie has no plans to see the baby," a family insider claimed, explaining that the expectant 20-year-old is still terrified of being seen with her massive pregnancy weight gain.
“She's really tired of having to stay inside all the time, but she cannot bear to go out into the world and have photos taken of her looking like this."
In lieu of a visit, Kim told Instagram followers that Kylie sent congratulatory roses instead.
As rapper Travis Scott's baby mama remains in hiding, she's "super relieved" her big sister's big news has taken the heat off her scandalous pregnancy.
“She’s just thankful that Kim’s baby took the attention off of her for a second," the source said.
Not only is Kylie refusing to leave the house, but she is also making it near impossible for anyone to visit her at momager Kris Jenner’s house, where she is staying until after the birth of her baby.
As RadarOnline.com reported, in addition to requiring all guests to sign an NDA and $10 million confidentiality agreement when going to see her, Jenner is also demanding that family and friends hand over their cell phones and go through security checkpoints before being granted access to her.
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By the end of 2009, the year in which Mexico first reported human infections with the H1N1 influenza A virus that then spread globally to cause a pandemic, 70 715 Mexicans had been reported with confirmed H1N1 infection of whom 1316 (~5%) had died. During this same period, though there were no official travel or trade bans from th,1e Mexican Government or international bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), Mexican tourism and trade in pork decreased both nationally and internationally. Temporal decreases in output from the pork industry contributed to a pork trade deficit of an estimated US$27 million, whereas an estimated loss of one million overseas visitors translated into an estimated economic loss of approximately US$2.8 billion.
The economic losses related to H1N1 outbreak in Mexico were clearly influenced by the unfounded perception by tourists and travel agencies that the risk of becoming infected with H1N1 was somehow greater in Mexico than elsewhere, even though the virus had spread throughout the world; and by a misunderstanding among pork trade partners that the pandemic was being amplified by infected pigs, despite the fact that it was human to human transmission, in which swine played no role, that was responsible for the global spread of the pandemic. In other countries, there were official recommendations, apparently based on this same misunderstanding that also caused negative economic impact. In Egypt, for example, slaughter of pigs was ordered by the Egyptian Government early in the pandemic, even though the H1N1 virus had already been demonstrated to be highly transmissible from human to human, and despite the recommendation of the World Health Organization for Animals that culling of pigs was not scientifically justifiable.
Countries around the world were affected as the H1N1 pandemic spread, and economies suffered. In Spain, for example, the direct economic impact of illness from H1N1 influenza on health services utilization, and indirect costs from work absenteeism, for example, has been estimated at €6236.00 per hospitalized patient. In Canada, it is estimated that the cost of the increased patient load to hospitals caused by H1N1 between April and December 2009 was Canadian $200 million.
The World Bank predicts that a pandemic caused by a different influenza virus, the highly infectious and virulent avian (H5N1) influenza virus, could cost the world economy as much as US$800 billion a year from direct patient costs, and indirect costs from lost lives, travel, and trade. The H5N1 virus is currently continuing to cause disease among poultry, but is only able to infect humans sporadically when they come in contact with infected chickens.
As influenza viruses are highly unstable, however, the H5N1 influenza virus could mutate or combine with other influenza viruses circulating in nature to a form that spreads easily from human to human, resulting in an influenza pandemic with much higher mortality than the H1N1 pandemic. To prevent such a scenario, attempts are being made to eliminate the H5N1 virus by culling entire flocks of infected poultry, mainly chickens. This precautionary measure, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization, is causing lost revenue and poultry-replacement costs that have been estimated to be in billions of US dollars.
Emerging infections such as H1N1 and H5N1 influenza are the newly identified infectious diseases in humans caused by viruses that have breached the species barrier between an infected animal and a human. They are by definition new, and sometimes they are called novel infections. As they are new they are poorly understood, and their full potential to cause disease and death in humans is not known.
Unlike influenza, there are other emerging infections that cause human disease but are unable to spread from human to human. Economic cost associated with these infections is due to patient management and decreased work productivity while sick; and if there is death, from the lost years of work. An example is rabies: humans are infected by the bite of a rabies infected animal, become sick and die, but do not spread the infection to other humans unless an organ is obtained from them postmortem, and grafted into another human. The direct cost of treating persons exposed to rabies has been estimated (conservatively) to be US$40 in Sub-Saharan Africa and US$49 in Asia, a cost that equals 5.8% and 3.9%, respectively, of the average annual per capita gross national income. Additional indirect costs attributed to persons with rabies occur because of death and permanent removal from the workforce. It is estimated that the economic impact from rabies each year in the United States is approximately $300 million, where an average of two human infections occur each year.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is another example of an emerging infection that does not spread from human to human. BSE, or mad cow disease, was identified in the United Kingdom (UK) during the 1980s. To rid cattle populations of infection, precautionary culling of herds with infected cattle was required. When it was understood that humans could be infected with BSE from cattle and cattle products in 1996, culling activity increased, and the economic loss in the UK during the following year was estimated to be US$1.5 billion. Countries that had imported cattle from the UK also culled infected herds at a considerable economic loss.
Another emerging infection – monkeypox virus in the United States – was caused by human contact with infected prairie dogs bought as pets. The prairie dogs had been infected with the monkeypox virus in pet shops by other animals imported from West Africa as exotic pets. The outbreak was stopped and there were no deaths. Though the overall direct costs for diagnosing and managing illness were not calculated, nor were the costs from the bans on pet sales by pet shops and their furnishers, they were significant to health insurance companies and to the trade in animals as pets.
Occasionally, an infection emerges at the human/animal interface, is able to spread easily from human to human, and then becomes endemic in human populations with long-term associated economic cost. HIV is one such emerging infection. Thought to have crossed the species barrier from nonhuman primates to humans sometime during the early twentieth century, it is spread from human to human mainly by intimate sexual contact. Owing to the long, symptom-free incubation period, HIV had already spread throughout the world’s population by the time it was first identified in 1981. Since then the cumulative economic impact of AIDS on GDP has been estimated by various economists with a wide range of costs – one of these, the estimated direct costs in 2009 to achieve universal access to treatment and care alone was US$7 billion.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): A Case Study On The Economic Cost Associated With Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks
An outbreak of an emerging infection, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus, occurred in the Guangdong Province of China in late 2002. In China, SARS spread from infected persons to other family members and to health workers, and from them to others in the community, causing an outbreak associated with severe illness and death. In February 2003, when SARS was still unrecognized as a new and emerging infection in China, it crossed the border from the Guangdong Province to Hong Kong in a doctor, who had been treating patients with SARS. He himself had become sick, and during a one-night stay in a Hong Kong hotel spread SARS to other hotel guests. Before they had any major symptoms, infected hotel guests travelled by plane to other Asian countries, North America, and Europe where they became sick and spread infection to others.
SARS had never before been seen in humans. There were thus no vaccines, medicines, or predetermined measures that could be used for its control. As the virus continued to spread from human to human, there was concern that like HIV, it would become yet another endemic infection, sustaining itself indefinitely in humans. Precautionary measures to prevent international spread of the infection were immediately recommended by the WHO – it was first recommended that persons who were ill with similar symptoms and contact with geographic areas where outbreaks were occurring defer their travel until they were well.
These precautionary measures caused a decrease in international air travel from geographic areas where outbreaks were occurring. Concern and panic ensued, however, among populations from other geographic areas as well – clearly demonstrated in a decrease in passenger movements through international airports. The precautionary prevention measures recommending that persons who were ill with SARS-like symptoms postpone travel resulted in a decrease of passengers who were ill, but many well passengers perceived the risk of travel as being great. This resulted in a steady decrease in passenger movement, clearly shown in Figure 1, where passenger movements at the Hong Kong International Airport decreased soon after the outbreak was announced.
When SARS spread throughout a major housing complex in Hong Kong, among persons who had not been in contact with each other it was hypothesized that SARS might be spreading through an environmental factor such as an insect or water in addition to face to face contact. This led to stronger precautionary recommendations – to postpone or cancel travel to areas where outbreaks of SARS were occurring and a human contact could not be identified as a source of infection for each person with SARS. When WHO made this stronger precautionary recommendation on 2 April, a sustained decrease in passenger movement occurred in Hong Kong throughout the month of April and until 23 May, when the WHO removed the precautionary travel advisory.
Overall, Hong Kong International Airport had had an approximate decrease of 70% in passenger movements in April 2003 compared with April 2002, and aircraft movements decreased by an estimated 30%. In April 2003, the number of flights cancelled each day was approximately 164, representing more than 30% of all flights cancelled, and resulting in an estimated loss in landing fees of a minimum of $3.5 million per day.
During this same period, income from restaurants, hotels, and retail sales decreased because of panic and misperception of the risk among the Hong Kong population that resulted in decreased consumer activity. Figures 2–4 provide clear examples of the decreases in economic activity that occurred.
The SARS outbreak caused ended in July 2003, with 8096 reported cases from 37 countries of which 1706 (21%) were fatal. The Asian Development Bank estimated the economic impact of SARS at approximately US$18 billion in East Asia – around 0.6% of gross domestic product. However, fortunately recovery was rapid once international spread had been stopped.
The International Health Regulations And International Spread Of Infectious Diseases
Attempts to limit the international spread of infectious diseases were first recorded in Venice in the fourteenth century when quarantine was used to keep ships and individuals at land border crossings in isolation for 40 days in an attempt to stop the spread of plague. Quarantine was widely used during the following centuries to attempt to limit the spread of plague and other diseases such as cholera, yellow fever, and smallpox; and during the nineteenth century a series of sanitary conferences within and between Europe and the Americas focused on these same four diseases demonstrated the concern. In the early twentieth century these sanitary conferences were broadened, under the League of Nations, to include all its member states. In 1969, the WHO Member States had agreed to a set of regulations aimed at ensuring the maximum security against the international spread of diseases with a minimum interference with world traffic.
The IHR 1969 were revised in 2005, incorporating many of the lessons learned during the SARS outbreak, and now ensure broader disease coverage, and in addition require countries to develop core capacities in public health laboratory and epidemiology in order to detect and respond to diseases where and when it occurs, and before it spreads internationally (Box 1).
Several disease threats have occurred since the revision of the IHR, including the H1N1 pandemic in 2009. The risk assessment when H1N1 first emerged was conducted by WHO and the IHR emergency committee. Though WHO recommendations based on this risk assessment clearly stated that travel and trade should continue as before, irrational trade and travel measures were imposed by several countries as described earlier in this article, and they resulted in the consequent economic losses described.
The outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) that caused hemolytic-uremic syndrome in Germany occurred after the revision of the IHR as well. Though the outbreak resulted in an unexpected direct economic burden on the German health system, it also resulted in a severely negative economic impact on the European agricultural sector. Initial laboratory testing wrongly suggested that the outbreak was associated with consumption of salad greens and tomatoes imported from various countries neighboring Germany, and with consumption of cucumbers imported from Spain. Once this link was published in the mass media, the market for cucumbers fell and Spanish farmers began to experience losses of up to an estimated US$ 200 million per week. Polish, Dutch, and Italian farmers had similar losses, and German vegetable farmers had a drop in real income of 2.8%.
At the same time, Russia banned vegetable imports from the entire European Union (EU), an annual 600 million Euro market for EU farmers. As the outbreak investigation continued, however, it became clear that the outbreak was linked to ingestion of bean sprouts from an organic farm in Lower Saxony and the EU then compensated farmers in the European vegetable industry with 200 million Euros.
These two outbreaks suggest that the IHR 2005 are not completely effective in clear and effective risk communication, nor in preventing unnecessary negative economic impact. A recent outbreak of a novel coronavirus in the Middle East, however, gives cause for hope that the revised IHR do indeed offer a means of ensuring maximum security against the international spread of infectious diseases, while minimizing interference with travel and trade.
Reports of persons infected with this newly identified SARS-like virus were made to the WHO from countries treating patients with origins in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. The initial reports originated at the time of religious pilgrimage for Hajj. An irrational response could have caused great confusion and a heavy economic and spiritual loss to pilgrims and to Saudi Arabia, which has increased its investment each year to provide for the health security of pilgrims.
An immediate and transparent risk assessment was made under the framework of the revised IHR, and the risk was then communicated widely. The Hajj was unaffected by the reports of the risk assessment, and surveillance of Hajj pilgrims for severe respiratory symptoms was conducted during the pilgrimage and after pilgrims had returned to their home country.
Only time will tell whether the new ways of working and communicating risk under the IHR will continue to help prevent unnecessary panic and confusion when an outbreak occurs and spreads internationally; and prevent the irrational reaction that increases their negative economic impact.
- BBC. (2011a). E. coli cucumber scare: Spain angry at German claims. Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13605910.
- BBC (2011b). E. coli: Russia bans import of EU vegetables. Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13625271.
- Bloom, E., de Wit, V. and Carangal-San Jose, M. J. (2003). ERD Policy Brief No. 42 – Potential economic impact of an avian influenza pandemic in Asia. Asian Development Bank. Available at: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/28082/pb042.pdf.
- Heymann, D. L. and Rodier, G. (2004). SARS: A global response to an international threat. Brown Journal of World Affairs, Winter/Spring X(2), 185–197.
- Smith, R. D., and Sommers, T. (2003). Assessing the economic impact of public health emergencies in international concern: The case of SARS. Globalization, Trade and Heath Working Papers Series. Geneva: World Health Organization
- The World Bank. (2005). Avian flu: Economic losses could top US$800 billion. World Bank News and Broadcast. 8 November 2005..

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Ready to embark on a journey beyond Earth? Imagine a future where humans can call Mars their second home. The concept of terraforming Mars has captured the imaginations of scientists, space enthusiasts, and science fiction lovers alike. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of terraforming Mars, exploring the steps, challenges, and potential benefits of transforming the Red Planet into a habitable environment. So, let’s strap on our metaphorical spacesuits and take a closer look at the possibilities that lie ahead.
Understanding Mars: Our Enigmatic Neighbor
Before we dive into the realm of terraforming, let’s get acquainted with our mysterious neighbor, Mars. Mars, often referred to as the “Red Planet,” has captivated scientists for centuries with its unique characteristics and potential for sustaining life. Its thin atmosphere, frigid temperatures, and lack of liquid water make it inhospitable to human life as we know it. However, recent advancements in space exploration have provided us with valuable insights into Mars’ composition and conditions.
Exploration missions, such as NASA’s Mars rovers and the recent Perseverance mission, have allowed us to understand Mars’ landscape, geology, and atmospheric conditions with unprecedented detail. We now know that Mars harbors vast amounts of frozen water at its poles and potentially underground. This discovery of water is a crucial factor in determining the viability of terraforming Mars.
Steps and Methods of Terraforming Mars: Paving the Way for Habitability
Terraforming Mars is no easy feat, but several proposed methods and technologies offer a glimmer of hope for transforming the barren planet into a thriving ecosystem. Let’s explore the step-by-step process that could one day make Mars habitable for humans.
1. Atmosphere Manipulation: Breathing Life into Mars
The first crucial step in terraforming Mars involves altering its thin atmosphere. Increasing the atmospheric pressure and introducing gases such as carbon dioxide would help trap heat and initiate a greenhouse effect. This process would gradually raise temperatures and create a more hospitable environment for life.
2. Melting the Ice: Unlocking Mars’ Water Resources
Water is the elixir of life, and on Mars, it exists in the form of ice. Melting the polar ice caps and extracting water from underground reservoirs could provide a vital resource for sustaining future colonies and kick-starting the Martian ecosystem.
3. Biological Intervention: Introducing Life
Introducing hardy organisms, such as extremophiles, to Mars is another proposed method. These organisms could help kickstart the process of transforming Mars’ environment by producing oxygen through photosynthesis and gradually modifying the soil composition.
4. Creating a Magnetic Field: Shielding Against Harmful Radiation
One of the major challenges of colonizing Mars is its lack of a global magnetic field, which leaves the planet vulnerable to harmful solar radiation. Scientists have theorized about creating an artificial magnetic field or using large-scale magnetic shields to protect the planet’s surface and any potential future inhabitants.
5. Terraforming the Land: Modifying the Surface
Modifying Mars’ surface to make it more habitable involves processes such as introducing nutrient-rich soil, planting vegetation, and establishing a self-sustaining ecosystem. This would create a stable food chain and enable future human settlers to thrive.
6. Sustaining the Environment: Maintaining Terraformed Mars
Once Mars has been terraformed, maintaining the habitability of the planet becomes crucial. Continuous monitoring, adaptation, and sustainable practices will be necessary to ensure the longevity of the Martian ecosystem and the well-being of its inhabitants.
Potential Impacts and Benefits of Terraforming Mars: A New Frontier
The prospect of terraforming Mars holds numerous potential impacts and benefits, ranging from scientific advancements to the expansion of human civilization to the stars. Let’s explore the exciting possibilities that await us.
1. Scientific Discoveries and Advancements
Terraforming Mars would provide an unprecedented opportunity for scientific study. The process itself would yield valuable insights into planetary engineering, atmospheric manipulation, and the potential for life beyond Earth. Moreover, a completely transformed Mars could serve as a natural laboratory for studying the effects of long-term space habitation and colonization.
2. Expansion of Human Civilization
Terraforming Mars would open up new frontiers for human colonization and habitation. Establishing a self-sustaining colony on Mars would not only serve as a backup plan for humanity but also pave the way for future interplanetary travel and the exploration of other celestial bodies.
3. Resource Extraction and Utilization
Mars is rich in resources that could potentially sustain future human colonies and even benefit Earth. From extracting minerals for construction and manufacturing to utilizing the planet’s ample solar energy resources, Mars could become a hub for resource exploitation and sustainable development.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can Mars even be terraformed?
- Terraforming Mars is a complex and challenging endeavor, but with advancements in technology and our understanding of the planet, it is considered a possibility for the future.
What are the risks and ethical considerations of terraforming Mars?
- Terraforming Mars raises ethical questions regarding the potential disruption of any existing microbial life and the responsibility of humans as planetary caretakers. Additionally, unintended consequences and long-term environmental impacts must be carefully considered.
How will terraforming affect the Martian ecosystem?
- Terraforming aims to create a new ecosystem on Mars, potentially introducing new species and altering the planet’s natural balance. Careful planning and monitoring would be necessary to minimize negative impacts and preserve the integrity of the new ecosystem.
How long will it take to terraform Mars?
- Terraforming Mars is a long-term project that could span centuries or even millennia. The timeline would depend on technological advancements, resources available, and the desired level of transformation.
What technologies are being developed for terraforming Mars?
- Various technologies are being explored, such as atmospheric manipulation techniques, advanced robotics, and biotechnology. Ongoing research and development are crucial for realizing the dream of terraforming Mars.
How will terraforming impact future human settlements on Mars?
- Terraforming would provide a more habitable environment for future human settlers, enabling the establishment of self-sustaining colonies and facilitating long-term habitation.
Conclusion: Boldly Venturing into the Future with Adrianbullers Photography
As we conclude our exploration of terraforming Mars, we marvel at the immense possibilities that lie ahead. The idea of transforming an inhospitable planet into a thriving oasis captivates our collective imagination. Terraforming Mars not only presents scientific and technological challenges but also raises philosophical, ethical, and environmental considerations.
Adrianbullers Photography is thrilled to be a part of this incredible journey towards unlocking the potential of Mars. By delving into the realms of digital and film photography, Adrianbullers Photography aims to capture the beauty of our world and beyond. Join us in this grand adventure as we continue to explore the wonders of the cosmos and share our photographic discoveries with the world.
Remember, the exploration of terraforming Mars is not a sprint but a marathon. It requires dedication, collaboration, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. Together, we can push the boundaries of human ingenuity and pave the way for a future where Mars becomes our second home.
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What’s this? Sanaa Lathan and French Montana spotted out together…again? Yep, the twosome is fueling dating rumors after being spotted at dinner together. Check out the video and peep flicks of Safaree Samuels and his new chick Zashia Santiago stunting for the ‘gram inside….
A video posted by TheYBF.com (@theybfdaily) on Aug 1, 2015 at 8:57am PDT
Yep! That’s Sanaa Lathan and French Montana enjoying a super fancy dinner together recently. Are these two an item? We’re not sure. But, we do know the two seem to enjoy spending time with one another these days.
Remember that eyebrow raising video of Sanaa stretched out on Frenchie a few weeks ago? We’ll blame it on the alcohol, but the Hollywood vet and the NYC rapper do seem like they’re warming up to each other.
Last week, the upcoming Perfect Guy star poked fun at the relationship rumors, following that video surfacing (thanks to Diddy). She posted up a photoshooped pic of The Perfect Guy poster with French on the left and Diddy on the right, taking the place of her real co-stars Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut:
A photo posted by Sanaa Lathan (@sanaalathan) on Jul 20, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT
Ha! Maybe chick is just having fun. We’ll keep an eye out.
The Perfect Guy hits theaters September 11th.
Speaking of the Coke Boy…
Looks like French is cooking up something big with R&B songstress Mariah Carey and Pop superstar Justin Bieber.
MiMi, French, JB and producer Eric Hudson were spotted at the Record Plant in Hollywood on Thursday. And it appears they trio may be releasing a joint track soon. Both MC and French posted flicks on IG with the caption “coming soon.”
Hmm…no word on where this alleged track will end up, but we’re interested in hearing how it turns out.
Elsewhere on the ‘gram….
After throwing shade at Meek Mill for his mediocre diss track “Wanna Know,” Nicki Minaj’s ex-fiancée Safaree Samuels is serving up a few hot coupledom shots of himself and his new girlfriend Zashia Santiago.
The hot new couple was all wrapped up in love as they posed it up for a few sexy flicks. And we can’t lie, they’re kinda hot! We’re wondering if it’s for a Calvin Klein ad in GQ magazine. Safaree mentions GQ in one of his captions.
In another caption, he writes, “Back to front…. We have 1 back to back ill save for a later time.. @jayflex #hardestpicoftheyear #stuntgang #calvinkleinneedsme #loveyou #rare #shewatchesmyback nothing like the feeling of tackling the world together… the other one”
Not mad. Do you boo.
Photos: Splash/Getty/Mariah’s IG/French’s IG/Safaree’s IG via @jayflex


- The rising cases of suicide among Nigerians has been blamed on economic frustrations, by senators
- The senators said the problem was being compounded by the worsening economic problems in Nigeria
- Consequently, the lawmakers urged the federal govt to urgently create awareness on how to control stress and depression and establish trauma centres across the federation
The rising cases of suicide among Nigerians has been blamed on economic frustrations, particularly the high poverty level in the country, by senators across party lines.
The lawmakers reached the conclusion in separate submissions during debate on a motion sponsored by Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia Central) and 15 others on “Rising Incidence of Suicides Amongst Nigerians” on Tuesday, July 9, The Guardian reports.
Legit.ng gathers that the senators said the problem was being compounded by the worsening economic problems in Nigeria, as well as poor understanding of the country’s political economy.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti Central) stated: “Poverty is one issue that is confronting us in the face and which must be addressed holistically by government.
“As a parliament, we need to collaborate with the executive in getting the political will to address the problem of poverty and unemployment in the land.
“The political economy of the worrying situation must be dissected and required solutions taken through proactive budgetary appropriations on a yearly basis.”
For Senator Francis Fadahunsi (PDP-Osun East), the phenomenon was being fuelled by unemployment and despondency.
In his contribution, Senator Matthew Urhoghide (PDP-Edo South) observed that economically, “things are getting worse and worse every day”.
He said people were being driven to take their own lives as a result of a bleak future, hunger, unemployment and other economic challenges.
On his part, however, Senator Rochas Okoroacha (APC-Imo West) said suicidal instincts were being triggered by a lack of happiness arising from all manner of frustrations.
He said: “Most of our citizens are not happy. Our nation is characterised with unhappiness. Many people commit suicide because they lack the ability to express themselves or to share their feelings with people.
“When a government has failed to guarantee the happiness of the people, that government has failed to meet their expectations.”
Other legislators, including Gabriel Suswam and George Thompson Sekibo, also agreed that the chief cause of suicides was the absence of political will to fight the pervasive poverty in the land.
The Senate’s attention had earlier been drawn to the fact that “the rising cases of suicide, particularly among young Nigerians in recent times, have become very alarming,” by Sen Orji.
According to the lawmaker, it was regrettable that “many people commit suicide out of ignorance and situations that could be addressed.”
Following the debate, the Senate urged “the federal government through the Ministry of Information, National Orientation Agency and the Ministry of Health to urgently create awareness on how to control stress and depression and establish trauma centres across the federation.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Senate urged the federal government to ban the production, importation or circulation of Sniper insecticide, a product currently used to commit suicide.
This followed a motion sponsored by Senator Theodore Orji and 15 others on the rising incidence of suicides among Nigerians.
Orji, while making his presentation, noted with grave concern, the rising cases of suicide, particularly among young Nigerians.
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Volunteers use COVID-19 grant to distribute wellness packs.
Reach Out and Read continues to make books and reading part of well-child visits during the pandemic.
A safe space in Greater New Haven for support groups, LGBTQ+ programming, advocacy work and activism goes virtual.
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc. (LEAP) counselors help young people stay engaged during the pandemic.
Greater New Haven community health agencies are staying connected with vulnerable clients and patients online and on the phone.
Local food agencies have have rapidly transformed their operations to ensure that the hungry continue to be fed during the COVID-19 crisis.
Clifford Beers Clinic is helping people feel connected during these times of social isolation with a new “warm line.”
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Hygiene on a Bicycle Tour
A question that often comes up when we tell people we wild camp for days or weeks on end is: “How do you shower?” In modern times, it’s normal and generally expected to shower every day or every other day, so people get a little freaked out when we tell them that we go long stretches without a shower.
There are a handful of ways that we maintain our hygiene while on tour, though none are quite up to the same standard as an actual shower. After awhile you get used to going a long time without bathing, and you realize that daily showering really isn’t necessary.
Comfort levels are significantly dependent on the weather and how much we’re sweating. Biking during the heat of the summer definitely accelerates the need for washing, and allowing too much sweat and dirt to accumulate can lead to painful saddle sores. Below we’ll go over our methods for keeping clean(ish) while on a bicycle tour.
Showers in Nature
The most straightforward solution is to bathe in streams or lakes, though we do this primarily when we’re in the mountains with easy access to clean water. This is also limited to the summer season in most places, unless you’re willing to brave cold water. Jenny hit a breaking point at Lago de Braies in Italy and took the plunge into a freezing alpine lake. Brutal but refreshing.
Note that you should NOT use soap when bathing in a natural water source. Even biodegradable soaps aren’t good to put into streams, so we only rinse off in these situations.
Makeshift Shower with a Water Bladder
We both have 4 liter MSR Dromedary bags for our water storage, and these are easy to turn into a makeshift shower. As long as we’re totally filled up on water and have plenty to cook with, we just hang the bladder up on a tree branch and use the hose attachment to spray down.
Baby wipes are an integral part of our toiletry kit. We use them at the beginning of every day to clean the important areas. It’s kind of amazing how much better you feel after a baby wipe shower. They’re not the most environmentally friendly, but it’s hard to beat the convenience, and we always pack them out rather than burying them.
Doing laundry is a regular chore on a bicycle tour since we bring a limited amount of clothing. We each have two pairs of underwear, which are rotated through the “wear one, wash one” cycle. Underwear is honestly the only clothing item that regularly gets washed – shirts and shorts can be worn for many days without being cleaned, though everyone has their personal preference for laundry frequency.
We do laundry at public fountains or in park restrooms. Traveling through the Alps was absolutely fantastic from a water perspective. Every little town had a public water fountain that was great for doing laundry and filling up on drinking water. We use Dr. Bronner’s for both laundry and body wash. It lasts forever and is a great multi-purpose soap, and we’ll be very sad when our tiny bottle runs out.
Neither of us carries deodorant at this point. It’s prone to melting during hot weather and just isn’t worth the hassle. The nice thing about bicycle touring is that we’re outside most of the time, so B.O. is less obvious than when we’re in an enclosed space. We sometimes get a few looks in the grocery store, but bicycle tourists tend to get looks whether they smell bad or not.
When you’re on a long bicycle tour and away from all the comforts of home, it’s important to take care of yourself and pay attention to your personal needs. We’ve gotten used to showering infrequently because we’ve dialed in a hygiene system that lets us maintain some semblance of dignity. Our routine allows us to wild camp for long stretches of time, which saves us money on hotels and gives us flexibility in our riding schedule. Leave a comment below if you’ve got any further questions!


As a train conductor remained unconscious Thursday afternoon after being slashed by rider at the Cypress Hills station on the J line, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said the incident only bolstered their demand more cops in the transit system.
But after three major events involving emotionally disturbed members of the public causing service disruptions, MTA officials were shocked when Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested at his Thursday morning press conference that police presence has actually softened in recent months.
“First, he seemed to suggest that he may have already pulled out the officers that were surged into the system. Following the tragic stabbings that had happened earlier this year, if that is the case, that is news to us. We did not know that those officers had been pulled out. I think New York City Transit and the MTA deserve an explanation,” interim New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg said.
Feinberg referred to the 500 police officers that NYPD deployed into the subway stations and trains in February in response to four stabbings targeting homeless people which killed two.
“The MTA isn’t just fearmongering anymore; they’re actively lying to New Yorkers about public safety,” Mitch Schwartz, a spokesman for the mayor, said. “The transit force is thousands strong – hundreds of additional officers have surged to the areas that need it most. It’s truly outrageous to lie to discourage people from using the subways, and it’s time for the MTA and the Governor to stop publicly rooting against New York City’s economic recovery.”
The conductor, Gerard Sykes, is in the surgical intensive care unit at Jamaica Hospital; as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, he was still unconscious and unable to describe the circumstances that led to the attack, which happened just before midnight.
“We cannot stand here and accept additional attacks like the ones that have happened this morning to Mr Sykes and others,” MTA Chairman Pat Foye said. “It will take real action from the city, and that action needs to come as soon as possible. Frankly, the city appears to have defunded the NYPD on the subways and has not made good on the commitments that have been made to increase police resources police resources and mental health resources.”
And it was not the only violent incident that went down in the night in the transit network; a dispute between two men in the Bronx resulted in one being stabbed with an ice pick.
“I don’t know what has happened to my nephew, but, Mr. Mayor, I am saying to you, it is not safe for the transit workers or the public to ride,” said Casandra Sykes, the aunt of Gerard Sykes. “This is not fair, now, this has happened to my nephew and I’m angry as hell. Something needs to be done.”
Sykes has already undergone a number of surgeries to save his life since the attack.
In response to the statement from Schwartz, MTA spokesman Tim Minton issued the following:
“The NYPD released a statement confirming the mayor misspoke this morning when he suggested additional officers that were surged into the subway system following fatal stabbings in February had been taken out. We appreciate the NYPD’s clarification that those officers remain every day — and would like to know the actual number of officers patrolling the system on a regular basis.”
Feinberg believes the ideal number of officers in the subways comes closer to how many total were in the system in the 1990s – about 4,300 across 472 stations as well as trains.
“The NYPD has made clear that they’ll make adjustments whenever needed. The officers that were surged into the subway helped address some real issues, and whenever they have to do that again, they will. But I want to be clear about the overall reality,” de Blasio said in his daily morning press conference. “Go back to before the pandemic, one index crime per million riders is where we were – a level of safety we had never seen before in the history of New York City subways. That’s what the NYPD achieved. And they’re going to continue that progress, especially as people come back.”
The presence of NYPD, as well as MTA Police, in trains as a crime deterrent became the object of debate during the April board meeting in which Transit Chief Kathleen O’Reilly stated that adding more police would not be worthwhile considering the a decrease in crime.
“We just went upstairs and we saw one of our members lying there, and he was all bandaged up on a respirator, all sliced up. And then you have a mayor who says, hey, they’re going overboard. There’s really no problem,” Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano said in a press conference in front of the hospital. “There is a problem. There is a problem because the mayor should go and tell the mother of this gentleman and the kids of this gentleman that there is no problem.”
According to the MTA, Sykes is the conductor who was on assignment to be a flagger and was riding the J train as any member of the public would be when the attack happened. While Sykes was conscious when he was admitted to Jamaica Hospital, that was not the case at the time of the press conference.
Wednesday was also difficult for transit workers and riders as a whole as three different incidents involving emotionally disturbed people caused service delays.


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Swedish band, The Great Discord, has launched a music video for “Darkest Day” single, taken from their upcoming album The Rabbit Hole.
The band issued following update:
We are very excited to give you the first single, entitled ‘Darkest Day,’ off our coming album, ‘The Rabbit Hole.’ As the titles reveal, this album is our take and our dark twist on a famous story by Lewis Carroll. Don’t worry, the story will unfold further as we go along and more songs and stories will see the light of day. Or not, depending on how you look at it. Stay vigilant!
For now, we invite you to join us on a journey into the stranger side of things, down in the rabbit hole. Get ready. More music will follow suit and the album will be released just as summer draws it’s dying breath.
Cover photo by Joakim Sjöholm