A Senior Capstone Experience by Mirabelle White Submitted to the Department of Environmental Science and Studies and the Department of Biology Advised by Dr. Rebecca Fox and Dr. Jennifer Wanat Contributor Biography: Mirabelle White graduated from Washington College in 2024 with majors in Environmental Science and Biology. Description: Freshwater ecosystems, especially lotic systems (streams and…
Tag: Environmental Studies
Oysters: Tragedy of the Commons, Barwick’s Ordinary, and Chapel Branch
By Xavier Smalls ’25 Majors: Anthropology, Environmental Studies; Minor: Museum, Field, and Community Education Contributor Biography: The author is an aspiring cultural and environmental anthropologist with interests in music, nature, writing, and the nexus between environmental injustices and human cultures. Brief Description: This work of writing explores the actions of two people groups along the…
American Chestnut Restoration: Strategies, Challenges, and Future
A Senior Capstone Experience by Sharon Niedringhaus ’23 Submitted to the Department of Environmental Science and Studies Advised by Dr. Rebecca Fox Contributor Biography: Sharon Niedringhaus graduated summa cum laude from Washington College in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and minors in Biology and Chesapeake Regional Studies. Her SCE won…
Faculty in Focus: Scientific Writing is Challenging and Can Inspire Change
Robin Van Meter, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science/Studies and Biology. Dr. Van Meter researches the effects of environmental pollution on amphibians and reptiles and teaches a range of courses including Applied Ecology, General Zoology, General Biology II, Conservation, and Wetlands Ecology. Her current scholarship investigates the effects of pesticides and fertilizers on juvenile leopard frogs….
Rediscovering Empathy: Arguments for the Eco-Feminization of Traditional Masculinity
By: Dan Teano. Bridging the Gap What’s stopping man from getting closer to nature, practicing empathy towards animals, and considering their environmental costs to others (Tang and Luo, 2016) are both personal and societal forces. On an individual level, man thinks of himself as a “machine” in relation to nature (i.e. a lumberjack), and nature…
The Ecology of Possession
By: Emily Cross-Barnet Featured artwork: SCE Art project by Megan Dulin (6’x5’x10′) Just like every good environmentalist, I want to believe that I am not really part of the problem. I get my clothes at the thrift store, buy most of my produce at the farmers’ market, own a used Prius, recycle, and even…
Seeing is Caring
By: Daniel Teano Featured artwork: “Fatal Isolation” by Rachel Rahm No one can deny nature’s beauty. When the morning sun overcomes the night, fortunate spectators are stunned in amazement. Amidst nature’s canvas, they stand convinced that the morning sky strikes an equally powerful sensation to everyone around the world. Certainly, images such as the sunrise…
Opening the Door: A Discussion about Cultural and Biological Diversity
By: Kirstin Webb Featured artwork: “Left to Roast” by Anna Zastrow Cultural diversity creates a variety of worldviews and land use practices and behaviors that influence the evolutionary, morphophysiological, and ecological levels of biodiversity in an area, and play an important role in conserving, maintaining, and increasing biological diversity. Cultural models of traditional groups generally…
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