Category Archives: Environment
News from LBSAC: Loyola Marymount U. Educates about Composting
Coming soon to Long Beach Senior Arts Colony in Long Beach, CA: composting! We are pleased that Lezlee Matthews, Ph.D., Director of Community Based Learning at Loyola Marymount University, has let us know that a CACC-CESF* fellow will develop leadership skills by … Continue reading
Eco-Conscious Retirement Communities
“Though eco-conscious retirement communities are still rare in the United States (exact figures are scant), they are expected to grow in number as baby boomers age and seek healthier, greener alternatives.” Click here to read about what “green” means (there … Continue reading
Gambler-Turned-Conservationist Gives Millions to Nature Trust
“. . . 70-year-old M.C. Davis proudly calls himself a tree hugger. . . . Davis has bought up 54,000 acres of land [in the Florida panhandle] — mostly from timber companies — and he’s restoring it to a … Continue reading
Earth Day: Gray is Green
If you’d like to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, check out Gray is Green (the Senior Conservation Corps), the leading environmental education, advocacy, and action organization for older adults. Gray Is Green serves as a clearinghouse for older adults interested … Continue reading
Jane Goodall: Over a Half-Century with Her Beloved Chimpanzees
In July of 1960, Jane Goodall, now 81, landed in Tanganyka on a mission: to study the wild chimpanzees. Her world-reknown research has had a significant impact. “Today the social lives of animals from whales to ants have been abundantly cataloged using Goodall’s … Continue reading
Jane Goodall Celebrates 80th Birthday
Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE, (born 4/3/34) is a British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Considered to be the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions … Continue reading
Oldest Park Ranger
Lyle Ruterbories, 93, “still hauls gravel, mends fences and wields a chain saw to clear fallen trees from the road to the most remote encampment a visitor can drive to in Glacier National Park.” He’s the oldest ranger in the entire … Continue reading
