Initiatives¤We created and edit the Journal of Natural History Education ¤ and encourage your submissions! ¤ We foster dialogue about the revitalization of natural history Including: ¤ organizing a symposium, A Renaissance of Natural History in Human Ecology, at the annual meeting of the interdisciplinary Society for Human Ecology (Bellingham, Washington; September 2008) ¤ organizing an organized oral session, Natural History:The Basis for Ecological Understanding and a Global Sustainable Society, and a collaborative workshop, Next Steps Toward a Natural History Renaissance, at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (Albuquerque, New Mexico; August 2009) Click here for report from ESA Workshop ¤ helping initiate a Natural History Section within the Ecological Society of America ¤ We are sponsors of The Natural History Initiative: From Decline to Rebirth, a series of workshops funded by the National Science Foundation and the University of Washington College of the Environment’s Environmental Institute Click here for a summary of this project ¤ We are compiling a database of institutions that offer adult and family natural history programs ¤ We plan to coordinate a series of regional natural history gatherings |