Index to posts on Leadership, Collaboration, and the Human Community

This is very partial ... and poorly organized. But, if you're interested, it's a start. 

Goals, Dangers, and Challenges of Nature Preserve programs

Community Principles at Somme: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2018/02/principles-of-somme-woods-conservation.html 

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2024/04/eco-community-dynamics.html

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-vivid-peek-into-community.html

Book Chapter on Restoration, Volunteers, and the Human Community

A critical time in conservation history: 

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2016/05/after-miracle.html

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2021/06/nature-history-and-art.html

Field Seminars for Conservation Volunteers: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2024/10/field-seminar-for-conservation.html

Biodiversity history: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2019/04/some-history-of-biodiversity.html

A new steward tells what worked for her: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-power-of-helping-new-stewards-feel.html 

Conservationists Who Aren't Old: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2023/06/who-are-peregrines.html

Voices of Quest and Commitment: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2018/07/voices-of-quest-and-commitment.html

Doug Ladd on Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Us: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2022/08/biodiversity-grass-roots-climate-change.html

A long-needed band of stewards and advocates: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-birth-of-friends-of-illinois-nature.html

Individual conservationists

A key mentor of many, Dr. Robert F. Betz: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2021/04/what-kind-of-person-does-it-take.html

George Fell - An Impatient Hero: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2018/12/impatient-hero-of-natural-areas.html

Community leader, Tom Vanderpoel: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2017/08/tom-vanderpoel-make-something-better.html

A savior of turtles: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2025/07/three-kids-and-nine-turtles-stewards.html  

Lynn Margulis: https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2024/06/your-research-is-crap-dont-ever-bother.html

Christos Economou on his "Awakening": https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-day-in-unbroken-america.html

Nine Stories of Moral Ambition:

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2025/05/nine-stories-of-moral-ambition.html

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2025/05/nine-stories-part-two-small-group-mini.html

https://woodsandprairie.blogspot.com/2025/06/nine-stories-part-3-rise-and-fall.html