by Michelle Doerr | Oct 30, 2023 | Leadership
To be objective means to not be influenced or based on personal preference or bias. And yet everything we do is influenced by our experiences and beliefs. So, is there really such a thing as being objective? In September, I attended the opening plenary of the...
by Michelle Doerr | Sep 18, 2023 | Leadership, Outdoor, Wellness
As I take a healing lens to my work, I am imagining the future of conservation. I believe we can bring more healing to our field by incorporating a new mindset, practices, and relationships into our work. Previously, I described three elements of a healthy mindset:...
by Michelle Doerr | Aug 26, 2023 | Leadership, Outdoor, Wellness
As I take a healing lens to my work, I am imagining the future of conservation. I believe we can bring more healing to our field by incorporating a new mindset, practices, and relationships into our work. In my previous post, I described three elements of a healthy...
by Michelle Doerr | Aug 10, 2023 | Leadership, Wellness
I’ve worked in the field of conservation my entire career. I started in several biologist positions with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources before moving to the archery industry and then building my own business. Over time, I noticed a gap in our field....
by Michelle Doerr | Jun 7, 2023 | Leadership, Outdoor
In her essay, “The Ecology of Grief”, grief counselor Phyllis Windle includes a section entitled The Grief of Ecologists (Windle. P., 1992). She writes, “Ecologists are both blessed and cursed in seeing natural systems clearly. We see what is there and also what is...
