by LouiseGund | Oct 1, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Organizations, Wildlife
Early in July 2020, environmentally minded Americans celebrated when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone regions of Wyoming and Idaho. Now, grizzly populations in the area will continue to be safeguarded under the...
by LouiseGund | Aug 13, 2020 | Acting, Broadway, Cast, Music, Play, Production
Theater actors, musicians, singers, dancers, directors—and audiences—often say that you’re never quite sure what a live performance is going to be like. There is always an element of surprise, and those surprises are frequently shaped not just by the energy of the...
by LouiseGund | Aug 11, 2020 | Conservation, Environment, History, Programs, Wildlife
Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau once called the Sea of Cortez “the world’s aquarium.” Ray Cannon, author of the 1966 book The Sea of Cortez, echoed Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge when he described it as a “painted ocean.” The gulf embraced by Baja California...
by LouiseGund | Aug 6, 2020 | Environment, Nature, Programs, Wildlife
Researchers in Japan have discovered a new way to address the effects of a global decline in the populations of bees and other wild pollinators: blowing bubbles. In 2019 American beekeepers lost about 40 percent of all their honeybee colonies. The honeybee species...
by LouiseGund | Aug 4, 2020 | Broadway, Legislation, Organizations, Programs
Among the many tragedies unfolding around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads is the one affecting the performing arts industry. The postponements, cancellations, and closures of performing arts venues have left an entire generation of actors, singers, dancers,...
