Ellen Jakubowski

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$Discovery Childcare Centre child's garden drawing in A\J AlternativesJournal.ca$

Kindergardeners

Nov 2013 | IN Heroes 39.6 | BY Ellen Jakubowski

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Discovery Child Care Centre teaches kids to take their lessons from nature.

$Baby balkan lynx. A\J AlternativesJournal.ca$

Web Exclusive: Balkan Beauties

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Ellen Jakubowski

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There are only 60 Balkan lynx remaining in their natural habitat along the former Iron Curtain.

$Remnants of the Iron Curtain, now greenbelt, Austria. A\J Alternatives Journal$

The Green Curtain

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Ellen Jakubowski

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A 12,500-km pan-European pathway cuts deeply into military history, embattled biodiversity and the push for rejuvenation along the Iron Curtain.

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Snowy Safaris

Dec 04 2014 | IN Weather | BY Daina Goldfinger, Ellen Jakubowski

Getting bored of winter? Try these outdoor activities, or escape indoors with IMAX or exhibits in a city near you.

Gray spruce looper moth, family Geometridae

Midsummer Moth Magic

Aug 12 2014 | IN Wildlife | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Think moths are boring? Try moth-watching and you might be surprised.

An Ontario SwiftWatch volunteer peers into a chimney.

Giving Swifts a Lift

May 26 2014 | IN Research | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Biologist Carolyn Zanchetta climbs buildings to help stop chimney swift numbers from falling.

A Flurry of Owls

Feb 21 2014 | IN Technology | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Thousands of snowy owls are taking Eastern North America by storm.

Whooping Cranes in captivity at the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI.

The International Crane Foundation Celebrates 40 Years of Conservation Progress

Dec 22 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Ellen Jakubowski

The ICF's work with Whooping Cranes has become one of its best-known and greatest success stories.

Volunteers release puffin fledglings off the coast of Newfoundland.

Puffin Protectors

Nov 28 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Ellen Jakubowski

In Witless Bay, NL, volunteers save lives by getting flyaway fledglings back on course.

Fatal Fungus Wiping Out Bat Populations on East Coast

Aug 29 2013 | IN Research | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Scientists scramble to save bats as White Nose Syndrome spreads across North America.

$Two endangered Lear's Macaws in flight. Andy & Gill Swash. A\J.$

Conservationists of a Feather Flock Together

Jun 28 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Ellen Jakubowski

BirdLife International’s World Congress calls for action, inspiration and hope.

$Baby birds on a branch. Alternatives Journal – A\J$

Surviving Spring

May 22 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Ellen Jakubowski

How to live in harmony with nature and give wildlife a helping hand – the right way.

$Monarch butterfly migration. A\J Alternatives Journal$

Monarch Migration: Saving a Saga

Apr 24 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Between Canada and Mexico, our flagship butterfly is facing serious threats to its migration journey and habitat. Here's what people are doing to help.

Hope for Elephants

Mar 18 2013 | IN Environmental Law | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Ending poaching and ivory trafficking: takeaways from the CITES conference in Bangkok.

Bear's-Eye View

Feb 26 2013 | IN Research | BY Ellen Jakubowski

Get some perspective from Brandon Laforest, a PhD student working with polar bears of Southern Hudson Bay.

The Wild Side: One Falcon’s Uplifting Tale

Jan 30 2013 | IN Volunteers | BY Ellen Jakubowski

New blog, The Wild Side, kicks off with Ellen Jakubowski sharing a story of how people power saved a falcon and her species.

Reviews

School's Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten

Dec 12 2014 | IN Educators | REVIEWED BY Ellen Jakubowski

A forest kindergarten in Switzerland is dedicated to child-directed outdoor play – no matter the weather.

We Are Not Ghosts

Oct 25 2012 | IN Artists | REVIEWED BY Ellen Jakubowski

This earnest documentary weaves together stories of Detroiters who are rebuilding a vibrant community from scratch.

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