Tag Archives: conservation

Expose on a working-class Hawaii neighborhood- cinderblock decorating

Posted on June 16, 2011 by toby

“I’ve never seen so much cinderblock in my life,” I said, looking at the barren red dirt of a former pineapple field, held in check by several tiered walls of untreated, unpainted, unpretty cinderblock, the setting of our “fixer-upper” house … Read More

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The Conservation Warrior Returns

Posted on July 17, 2010 by toby

Guest Blog by Tawny Neal, Cellular/Molecular Biology Major and Intern I’m back from the misty jungle, tired and dirty but pleased. After a long week in another world, the return to civilization is jarring. It is one of the most … Read More

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In case the helicopter goes down…

Posted on July 9, 2010 by toby

“I need natural material shoes,” my daughter says, pacing nervously around the house as she packs for her first-ever helicopter trip. “I also need to wear all natural fiber clothes.” She’s packing for a week in the trackless jungle on … Read More

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