A few weeks ago I went to the Wild Mushroom Show and was inspired to learn more about mushroom identification and everything mushroom really.
Mushrooms are such complex creatures. I want to start foraging but I can’t imagine relying on my own judgement to identify something as edible. But, as a start I bought this shitake […]
Filed under: grow, leisure on November 1st, 2011 | No Comments »
Woodland Park Zoo, a set on Flickr.
Filed under: zoo, leisure, eco-tourism, social justice on September 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
In a few weeks I will be leaving this city I’ve called home for six years. I’m returning for half a year to the state of my birth- Arkansas. There I will be working as a Park Interpreter for the Arkansas State Parks in Logoly.
A park interpreter’s goal is to make your experience as a […]
Filed under: parks, education, leisure, eco-tourism, fostering identity, natural landscape on April 6th, 2011 | No Comments »
The other day my good friends Michael and Gregory and I were talking about zoo environments. I said something about how when I was a child I remember the school trips to the zoo and how much I loved watching the animals’ every move. I remember learning about how flamingos are less pink when they […]
Filed under: leisure, education, eco-tourism, future, fostering identity, goals on June 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
In a world where an increasing number of people are able to spend money and time on things other than basic needs, the importance of understanding leisure- what people want to do voluntarily and outside of obligation- is increasingly important. How the world’s future inhabitants will spend their money, their time, […]
Filed under: leisure on June 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
The readings below will be/have been read in order to understand eco-tourism’s past, present and future.
Jackson, E.L. & Burton, T.L. (Eds.) (1999). Leisure Studies: Prospects for the 21st Century. State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc.
A major volume of collected and commissioned articles for a leisure studies textbook covering progress and future questions for leisure studies […]
Filed under: leisure on June 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
