Seals Galore: Protective Law Works
ABC News
April 28, 2013

More than 250 animals are on a waiting list for the Endangered Species Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Service will make decisions on many of them this year. John Munson and Joe Roman look at the impact of the Endangered Species Act, what it does, and why it can take years for animals to get on the list on Wisconsin Public Radio.

Joe discusses his work examining the ecological impacts of the great whales on the world’s oceans at a Gund Tea at the University of Vermont here.

February 6 (Wed.) 1:30 PM
Osher Lecture
Town and Country Resort
Mountain Road

February 7 (Thu.) 8 and 11:15 AM
Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course
Newport News Marriott
City Center

D.I.Y. Department
Elizabeth Kolbert covers an Eat the Invaders event at Williams College in The New Yorker. (Subscription required.)

An excerpt from an early afternoon in Kolbert’s yard digging up burdock: “For me, this is a way of educating people and also a chance to have a good meal,” Roman said as he turned over the rocky soil. He noted that foraging for wild foods has become so popular that some native plants, such as ramps, are being overharvested. With invasive species, this is not a concern: “The goal here isn’t sustainability.”

November 9 (Fri.) 12 PM
Gund Tea
Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
617 Main Street

Listed reviewed on Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio. Listen here.