Comments for Emma Marris http://www.emmamarris.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on Rambunctious Garden by Elephants on the grass « Indaily's Blog http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-1066 Elephants on the grass « Indaily's Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-1066 [...] Indeed, the threats of global ecological crisis has led some thinkers about the environment crisis to let go of the old orthodoxies and opened their minds to a new nature. [...] [...] Indeed, the threats of global ecological crisis has led some thinkers about the environment crisis to let go of the old orthodoxies and opened their minds to a new nature. [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by Once Upon a Time | Amy Mathews Amos http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-1060 Once Upon a Time | Amy Mathews Amos Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:54:44 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-1060 [...] Marris, many of us will never look at the world in quite the same way again.  In her recent book, Rambunctious Garden:  Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World, Marris upends some of the most cherished assumptions in ecology and conservation.   In doing so, [...] [...] Marris, many of us will never look at the world in quite the same way again.  In her recent book, Rambunctious Garden:  Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World, Marris upends some of the most cherished assumptions in ecology and conservation.   In doing so, [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by PHILOPOLIS – Marris Talk & Opening Reception | SoPhiA Concordia http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-1016 PHILOPOLIS – Marris Talk & Opening Reception | SoPhiA Concordia Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:27:33 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-1016 [...] by Emma Marris (http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/), followed by the opening Wine & Cheese of Philopolis Montreal 2012 [...] [...] by Emma Marris (http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/), followed by the opening Wine & Cheese of Philopolis Montreal 2012 [...]

]]> Comment on An essay in High Country News: mourning for the idea of pristine wilderness by Randy Tindall http://www.emmamarris.com/clips/an-essay-in-high-country-news-mourning-for-the-idea-of-pristine-wilderness/#comment-894 Randy Tindall Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:10:25 +0000 http://www.emmamarris.com/?p=188#comment-894 That was a beautifully written piece, reminiscent of Bill McKibben's "The End of Nature", but cheerier in many ways. It is true that we seem to think of "pristine" nature as nature minus humans, but as a former physical anthropology student, it's hard for me not to think of humans as part of the system. The issue for me is, I guess, that at some point we crossed a technological or cultural boundary that gave us tremendous power to shape the system, far more than any other species. One could argue just when that happened-----whether with the evolution of stone tools or with the advent of powerful, modern machinery, or even with the invention of the written word----but we are more than just "parts". The word "pristine" is kind of like the word "unique". The more one thinks about it, the slipperier the concept becomes. Randy That was a beautifully written piece, reminiscent of Bill McKibben’s “The End of Nature”, but cheerier in many ways. It is true that we seem to think of “pristine” nature as nature minus humans, but as a former physical anthropology student, it’s hard for me not to think of humans as part of the system. The issue for me is, I guess, that at some point we crossed a technological or cultural boundary that gave us tremendous power to shape the system, far more than any other species. One could argue just when that happened—–whether with the evolution of stone tools or with the advent of powerful, modern machinery, or even with the invention of the written word—-but we are more than just “parts”.

The word “pristine” is kind of like the word “unique”. The more one thinks about it, the slipperier the concept becomes.

Randy

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by The Forest We All Know « aroundback.birdloft http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-796 The Forest We All Know « aroundback.birdloft Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:59:33 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-796 [...] http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by Spaceship Earth? | EcoTone http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-777 Spaceship Earth? | EcoTone Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:56:34 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-777 [...] (Emma Marris, Lisa Naughton-Treves) in Achenbach’s new wave prefer the old garden metaphor for natural (and [...] [...] (Emma Marris, Lisa Naughton-Treves) in Achenbach’s new wave prefer the old garden metaphor for natural (and [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by » The “It” Problem Tending to Wild http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-521 » The “It” Problem Tending to Wild Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:59:45 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-521 [...] (sort of) leads to the second thing: This morning, Emma Marris (whose book, Rambunctious Garden, I’ve been meaning to read) and a few others published an op-ed in the New York Times on the [...] [...] (sort of) leads to the second thing: This morning, Emma Marris (whose book, Rambunctious Garden, I’ve been meaning to read) and a few others published an op-ed in the New York Times on the [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by Critical Wit Podcast » Blog Archive » Critical Wit #37 – Rambunctious (not Ragamuffin) Gardens: Ecosystem Innovations http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-516 Critical Wit Podcast » Blog Archive » Critical Wit #37 – Rambunctious (not Ragamuffin) Gardens: Ecosystem Innovations Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:07:38 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-516 [...] Marris is a freelance science writer and author of Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World.  In this episode, Emma talks about her book, describing how the perspective in which humans have [...] [...] Marris is a freelance science writer and author of Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World.  In this episode, Emma talks about her book, describing how the perspective in which humans have [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by Cirrus 111208 | Clyde Street http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-512 Cirrus 111208 | Clyde Street Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:00:17 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-512 [...] listened with interest to Emma Marris‘s discussion of The Rambunctious Garden on Radio National’s Counterpoint program and thought about eco systems and learning. Humans [...] [...] listened with interest to Emma Marris‘s discussion of The Rambunctious Garden on Radio National’s Counterpoint program and thought about eco systems and learning. Humans [...]

]]> Comment on Rambunctious Garden by Native Plant Cultivars That Are Good For Wildlife http://www.emmamarris.com/rambunctious-garden/#comment-436 Native Plant Cultivars That Are Good For Wildlife Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:49 +0000 http://emmamarris.webfactional.com/?page_id=4#comment-436 [...] landscape specimens of these native trees played a crucial role in the survival of the species.  It DOES matter what we plant along our streets, in our parks, and at our homes.  Creating metapopulations of rare and/or [...] [...] landscape specimens of these native trees played a crucial role in the survival of the species.  It DOES matter what we plant along our streets, in our parks, and at our homes.  Creating metapopulations of rare and/or [...]

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