Blog

Last year, in an effort to be more reflective about what I am learning and how I am growing, I committed to 52 weekly wisdom posts on LinkedIn. Doing so made a huge difference in what I remember from all the webinars I’ve attended as a participant or facilitated myself. Intentional reflection has helped me […]

For the past two years, I have done extensive work on diversity and inclusion within the field of conservation, both internally and in action. I keep sensing extensive resistance to talking about power, privilege, and diversity. I also see and experience performative efforts (if you don’t know what that means, please look it up). I […]

At a recent training, I was prompted to reflect on the question, “What is the beauty of needs?” I am sharing my reflections with you in this blog and encourage you to answer the question for yourself. When I think of needs, I think that beauty is in the meeting. When needs are met, those […]

Early in my journey to develop a series on inclusion, I was asked by a prominent figure what data would be collected to prove the effort successful. As a wildlife biologist and scientist, I appreciate data. While in the archery industry, I was involved in almost every survey put out and enjoyed pouring over the […]