Welcome to part 2 of our field trip to the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. In this segment, Bill and Steve take a hike with Twan Leenders, Senior Director of Science & Conservation at the Institute. Twan has had a career in conservation that deserves to be made into a movie. From researching wildlife in the treetops of Central American rainforests to corralling ornery spiny softshell turtles in post-industrial rivers, Twan’s stories, as well as his personal philosophy on science communication, make for a fascinating listen. Enjoy!

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Find out more about the famed entomologist Terry Erwin.

Bill mentioned the journal called The Ecological Citizen. If you are interested in ecological philosophy, especially biocentrism, he can’t recommend it enough.

Explore Twan’s field guides and other books!

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Works Cited:

Kappel-Smith, D., 2002. Rereading: My Life with a Field Guide, American Scholar

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