Amazon
So, what’s your transformation story?
by Dr. Kelly Keena, Board President. I was sitting in the dark movie theatre watching Frozen 2 with my almost-adult daughter. The end scene is Olaf, a snowman made of…
Read MoreWhy Morpho?
by Dr. Kelly Keena, Board President We sat in the green and white wooden Explorama boat nosed into the bank of a small tributary stream. The dense branches had a…
Read MoreThe Power of Partnerships in the Amazon
by Dr. Nancy Trautmann, founding board member of the Morpho Institute As an environmental scientist and educator, my career has centered on helping educators reach beyond lectures and textbooks to…
Read MoreWhat a difference a month can make
One month ago. We were finalizing the roster for our 2020 Educator Academy in the Amazon. We were celebrating a fruitful collaboration with our conservation partners.We were hatching plans for…
Read MoreTaking Flight! Children’s Love of Birds Inspires Hope for the Amazon
Taking Flight! Children’s Love of Birds Inspires Hope for the Amazon Authors: Brian Landever, Director of CONAPAC & Christa Dillabaugh, Director of the Morpho Institute What happens when you mix…
Read MoreWhat did I learn from the Amazon?
Janet Ort, 2018 Educator Academy Scholar I have been to the rainforest many times: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, and of course the Peruvian rainforest almost 20 times. These trips span…
Read MoreA Bird in the Hand & A Mentor in the Jungle
Have you ever had one of those moments that stopped you in your tracks?
Read MoreInquiry in the Amazon: Orchid Bees
You never know where AWE will take you
Christa Dillabaugh Director, The Educator Academy in the Amazon [Updated 11/9/2021] This year marks the 28th anniversary of the first time I set foot in the Amazon as a middle…
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